Author: Dr Danielle Hradsky
Danielle is a drama/arts educator and researcher, gardener, and bushwalker. She is passionate about the power of the arts to create change in education, particularly in the areas of (re)conciliation, de/colonisation, and sustainability. Danielle lives and works on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nations.
Year Level
Primary F-6
Secondary 7-10
Learning Areas
Drama
Science
Geography
Sustainability areas
Earth’s resources
Ecosystems
Futuring
Habitats
Human impact
Species introduction/removal
Warm-up description
These warm-ups take classic Drama games and give them a sustainability twist. Each warm-up will take a minimum of 15 minutes, but could be stretched into an entire lesson.
Predator-Prey Balance (Musical Chairs) helps students understand the need for balance within ecosystems, and how humans have and can impact that balance. You will engage with the sustainability concepts of systems and futures.
Timeframe
15 minutes (minimum)
Resources
- A large open space (indoors or outdoors)
- Chairs (same number as students)
- Signifiers for dingo and kangaroo roles (masks, tags, etc.)
- Music