Tane and the Stars – A Tane me ngā Whetu

A music unit plan for years 4–8

by Catherine Short, Music Adviser, University of Waikato

This unit explores the creating and playing of aspects of music. The lesson sequence contains four teaching sessions, which include activities related to sound compositions that are inspired by the story Tane and the Stars – A Tane me ngā Whetu by R. Bacon and M. Smith.

Contents

Following are the components of this unit, which can be accessed by clicking on the links:

1. Achievement objectives
2. Learning intentions, knowledge and skills
3. Resources
4. Lesson sequence

Chart of unit plan

Apart from the lesson sequence and the images, most of sections 1, 2 and 3 is also provided within a chart version of the unit plan. To print this chart, select from Word or PDF formats:

• Chart of 'Tane and the Stars' unit plan (Word, 69kb)
• Chart of 'Tane and the Stars' unit plan (PDF, 49kb)