Australian Prime MinisterYear: 3

OVERVIEW: Lesson 8/ 12By the end of Year 3, students explain how decisions can be made democratically. They recognise the importance of rules. They describe how people participate in their community as active citizens.Students pose questions about the society in which they live. They share their views on an issue. They present their ideas and opinions using civics andcitizenship terms.

TIME DURATION / RESOURCES:30-60 minutes

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM:

How and why decisions are made democratically in communities(ACHCK001)

How and why people make rules (ACHCK002)

Interact with others with respect, share views and recognise there are different points of view (ACHCS007)

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/humanities-and-social-sciences/civics-and-citizenship/curriculum/f-10?layout=1

LESSON OBJECTIVE:

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to identify who the Prime Minister of Australia is and what his job title consists of. They should also understand the concept of voting and that the Prime Minister only stays in power until the Australia government and peo

ADAPTATION/ SPECIAL CONSIDERATION:

This lesson consists of visual aids, including table and videos to adapt to the inclusion and awareness of visual learners.

The lesson is adapted for the kinesthetic learners who require hands on tasks and constant movement and motion to understand concepts.

STUDENT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:

Based on the prior lessons, students should be expected to know what “ruling” is and what it is consists of. The concept of making rules for everyone, that are based on the students within the class. Understand the concept of a society evaluating how decisions made affect that society. The students should also understand the concept of voting for a decisions based on majority.

INTRODUCTION:Asking the students to reflect on last lessons and what they thought about the concept of voting and deciding on the leader based on the election. Showing the images of the prime minister at the top of the chain of command. Introducing Tony Abbott as the Prime Minister. Showing images of Tony Abbott.

5-10 minutes

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BODY:Introducing role playing with the use of the prime minister.Taking it in turns students have to pretend they are the prime minister and make a new rule about something of their interest to the rest of the class. The rest of the students are allowed to ask questions to the “acting” prime minister at the time. Once all the students have participated and had a turn, ask students to return to their desks and discuss their opinions about being prime minister. Discuss what they liked and disliked about the job and if they thought the work were harder then expected.

The leader of that party is then classified as the most senior person in the party. Therefore to be adapted for the classroom, the student who is the oldest in the party is selected as the prime minister.

As the Prime Minister they must stand in front of the classroom and answer yes or no the certain questions. These questions are:

Should the school have a uniform?Should the class be given homework?Should the school have the subject sport?Should the school do more arts/music?Should the school have more trees?

After asking each question, by the teacher, the acting prime minister must first decide his opinion, then go to a class vote. The class must then either agree with the prime minister or not agree with the prime minister. If the class is in agreement then the new rule will be implemented. If in non agreement with the prime minister but majority rules, then it must be demonstrated that the people can out vote the Prime Minister.

15-25 minutes

CONCLUSION:The students are then asked to write a sentence about if they liked being Prime Minister or if they didn’t like being Prime Minister. Then the students will be asked to write a dot point labeling what they would change if they were Prime Minister of Australia.

10 minutes

SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE:

Students move safetly around the classroom

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