Lesson Plan (Primary)Lesson title: Let's Recycle Together Date: 22/09/2014 Year level: FoundationTopic: Sustainability- recycling Duration of lesson:

Links to the Australian Curriculum:

Learning areas Strands & sub-strands Content descriptors

Sustainability

English-Literacy

Mathematics

Information Computer

Technology [ICT].

(VCCAA 2014 & ACARA,

2014)

Sustainability:Strand- SystemsSub-strand- Organising Idea [OI] 3:

Literacy:Strand- LiteracySub-strand- Interacting with others

Mathematics:Strand- Number and AlgebraSub-strand- Patterns and alegebra

(VCCAA 2014 & ACARA, 2014)

Sustainability:

OI 3. Sustainable patterns of living rely on the interdependence of healthy social, economic and ecological systems.

English

Literacy:Listen to and respond orally to texts and to the communication of others in informal and structured classroom situations (ACELY1646)

Mathematics:

Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications. Copy, continue and create patterns with objects and drawings (ACMNA005)

ICT:Identify, use and explore digital systems(hardware and software

components) for a purpose (ACTDIK001).

(VCCAA, n.d & ACARA, 2014)

Lesson rationale: What influenced your lesson choice? e.g. student interest, global/local event. citizenship objectives

Students background knowledge: What is your starting point – what do the students already know, what have they done before, how does

Teacher focus: What areas will you concentrate on yourself? e.g. classroom management, voice, body language, student motivation.

this lesson connect to or build on their existing knowledge?

Learning objectives: What will the students learn? USE SMART GOALS.

Learning environment and resources: Where will this lesson take place? e.g. indoors or outdoors. What resources will you need to have prepared?

Laptop Interactive whiteboard Access to internet for video files Access to Ipad to download Lunchtime Legends Application Connector for digital whiteboard for laptop and Ipad Props for demonstration Make a template for recycling activity Collect containers for activity Scissors and Textas.

Assessment strategies: How will you identify what the students have learnt and how will you record this?

Stage of lesson Approx.time

Pre-service teacher’s actions Student actions/tasks

Stage 1 IntroductionHow will you gain the students’ attention, engage the interest of the students and introduce the concept(s)?

First I will ask the students if they know what a recycling is and what goes into the recycling bin. I will hold up the recycling bin in the classroom.

I will play a fun and engaging song about recycling. I will tell the students to look for objects that can be recycled.

(Orrick, Phillippe & Urquhart, Recycle It, 2011)

After the video I will get students to tell me what objects they saw that could be recycled and I will pull these objects out of my sack and put them on the table.

The students will be sitting in group circle around the interactive whiteboard. They will be watching the 'Recycle It' clip and recalling what objects they saw which can be recycled.

They will name the objects I put out on the table from my sack.

(Reeves, K, Sack of Recyclable Goodies, September 17. 2014)

Stage 2 Body of lessonDescribe each activity and the order in which it will be undertaken.

I will instruct the students to go to their desks and I will hand out small plastic containers and a worksheet.

I will instruct students to trace their recycling symbol on the front and cut out only the objects that can be recycled, and place them into their recycling bin.

I will then go around and see who understands and can correctly classify, and extend on those who need help.

Students will be tracing, cutting and placing the recyclable objects that go into the bin, and leaving the other objects out (for example, the pizza does not go into the recycling bin).

(Reeves, K, Recycling Container and Worksheet, September 17, 2014).

Stage 3: Conclusion

I will ask the children to name the objects they have put into their recycling bins to assess who has understood the concept.

I will tell the children they did such good work that with a partner they can take turns at using the Ipad application Lunchtime Legends to practise putting the correct recyclables into the recycling bin.

(Brisbane City Council, Lunchtime Legends, September 17, 2014).

The children will name the objects they have put into their recycling bin.

The children will work in pairs and play Lunchtime Legends on the Ipad to further concrete what they have learned about recycling.

Evaluation and self reflection of the lesson:

Follow up: Are there any areas that you feel you need to follow up with the students?

References

Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority (n.d). F-10 Curriculum. Cross-curriculum priorities. Sustainability. Australia: Education Services

Australia. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/CrossCurriculumPriorities/Sustainability

Orrick, M, Phillipee, R & Urquhart, S (2011). Let's Go Green Kids: 'Recycle It'. [video file]. San Rafeal,Canada:LetsGoGreenKids.com. Retrieved from

http://www.letsgogreenkids.com/videos

Orrick, M, Phillipee, R & Urquhart, S (2011). (2014, September 19). 'Recycle It'.[photograph].Retrieved from http://www.letsgogreenkids.com/videos

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (n.d). Cross Curriculum priorities. Sustainability. Retrieved from

http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/CrossCurriculumPriorities/Sustainability