# Australian Curriculum v9 / Queensland Prep crosswalk

The [QCAA dedicated Prep Media Arts v9 alignment](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/aciqv9/the-arts/curriculum/ac9_media_arts_prep_as_cd_alignment.pdf) gives these exact Foundation rows. Queensland calls Foundation **Prep**. Checked 2026-09-29. The [QCAA Media Arts v9 page](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/p-10/aciq/version-9/learning-areas/p-10-the-arts/media-arts) supplies jurisdictional context. [ACARA’s Media Arts examples](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/support-resources/learning-area-resources/media_arts_examples_of_knowledge_and_skills) discuss media concepts and production stages as suggestions, not compulsory extra codes.

| Code | Exact curriculum wording | This starter may support | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AC9AMAFE01 | explore how and why the arts are important for people and communities | Day 49 maker/purpose question if a school-selected real media work is authorised and actually encountered | Invented geometric/audio examples are not authentic cultural or community media. |
| AC9AMAFD01 | use play, imagination, arts knowledge, processes and/or skills to discover possibilities and develop ideas | Days 41–50 choose one/two/quiet cues, align an original visual card, give an equivalent printed or tactile cue | A quiet paper response demonstrates planning, not hearing or producing sound. |
| AC9AMAFC01 | create arts works that communicate ideas | Days 46–48 child-made or child-directed original picture-and-cue paper card; optional actual gentle sound separately observed | Printed notation, live sound and a stored audio file are distinct forms of production. |
| AC9AMAFP01 | share their arts works with audiences | Day 49 only if an actual willing person sees/hears/receives the child’s work | Rehearsal/pass and a hypothetical listener do not count as actual audience sharing. |

The [QCAA comparison PDF](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/aciqv9/the-arts/curriculum/ac9_arts_media_prep_comp.pdf) appears to print `AC9ADA` prefixes in one Media Arts column; the dedicated alignment uses `AC9AMA`, which governs this pack. Ten sessions do not cover the full achievement standard. **Paper choices evidence cue planning**; an actual optional sound must be heard/produced in the session to claim it occurred, and a viewer’s reaction must be asked, not guessed. A **puppet-only rehearsal/pass** does not establish an actual audience. Authentic source study needs **a school-selected, authorised work** and maker statement; otherwise keep it on hold.