Task 4
Task 4
English
Science
Biological
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Mathematics:
By the end of Year 2, students represent multiplication and
division by grouping into sets. They perform simple addition and
subtraction calculations using a range of strategies. They collect,
organise and represent data to make simple influence.
Achievement
Standard from
all subjects
included in
unit (just the
relevant
section)
English:
By the end of Year 2, students identify text structures and
language features. They read texts and recognise that images
provide extra
information. Students create texts, drawing on their own
experiences, their imagination and content learnt. Students use a
variety of strategies to engage in group and class discussions
sharing their ideas and experiences and make presentations. They
accurately spell familiar words and attempt to spell less familiar
words, using punctuation correctly. They have the ability to use
self-correcting strategies to edit their own work.
Science:
By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects,
materials and living things. Students pose and respond to
question about their experiences and predict outcomes of
investigations. They use informal measurements to make and
compare observations. They record and represent observations
and communicate ideas in a variety of ways.
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
Ethical Behaviour
Intercultural
Understanding
Sustainability
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Skills:
DEEP UNDERSTANDINGS:
Living things grow, change and have offspring.
Sustainability
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What defines a living thing?
How does a living thing then grow, change and have offspring?
During the duration of this unit students will complete two performance tasks, one will be their published short stories whilst the other
will be their dioramas. Performance task one (short stories) will assess students understanding of text structure and purpose, it will also
assess their content and presentation skills. Performance task two (diorama) will assess students knowledge around the life cycle of a
frog. It will assess students ability to recognise and understand how a living animal (frog) changes and grows during the course of its
lifetime. Two different forms of assessment have been used so students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding for
the topic using different formats; written and creative. Students will have developed this knowledge through a range of hands on lessons
implemented throughout this unit plan.
Other evidence of learning will include a marking rubric and a marking checklist. The marking rubric will be used to assess performance
task one (short stories) whilst the checklist will be used for performance task two (diorama). Daily observations and informal feedback
will be used throughout the duration of the unit to assist and guide students knowledge and understanding.
Daily observations include:
- Students contributions to discussions
- Students ability to work effectively in a pair or small group (this will determine if all students are contributing to work load evenly)
- Students ability to use ICT effectively
- Students ability to present to the class
Using daily observations will help me identify students knowledge and understanding around the topic. It will help me identify the
students who have grasped and understood the concept and those that may need a little more support or assistance. Notes from these
observations will help me plan and guide future lessons to ensure they are aimed at an appropriate level that allows all students to
achieve.
Diagnostic assessments will be used at the beginning of new topics to assess what students know. Summative assessments will then be
used at the end of the topic to see what students have learnt. Summative assessments will then be compared to diagnostic assessments
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Feedback:
Students will be given both verbal and written feedback from the teacher to aid in the progression of their learning, through both
informal and formal means. Verbal feedback will be given during discussions and lesson tasks to address both correct and incorrect
student knowledge. It is important for teachers to correct any misconceptions students have to ensure learning caps are not created.
Written feedback in a formal means will come about through their performance tasks and the comments that are both positive and
constructive of their understanding.
Students will also receive feedback from their peers, this is implemented through the English program where students will use the
sandwich strategy and peer editing.
Self-assessment:
Students will use self-assessment through the WILT (discussed below) approach at the conclusion of each lesson. Students will also have
the chance to self-assess and reflect throughout the unit as their knowledge is expanded and they find the concepts clearer, indicating
that they are progressing towards the desired learning outcomes.
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How will you engage students at the beginning of the unit? (motivational set)
Students will become engaged within the unit through exploration and hands on learning experiences. Students contribute and construct
their own knowledge through an inquiry approach where students see the relevance and purpose in their learning. New topics are
introduced to students through the implementation of engaging hooks where students are eager to learn more. A range of strategies will
be implemented throughout the plan to keep students engaged such as:
- Conducting lessons outside the classroom, encouraging students to explore and observe their outside environment.
- The interactive whiteboard will be used and students will be asked to come up and demonstrate their knowledge or act as a recorder
(for example when solving math problems or recording data).
- Students collaborate with peers.
- In some lessons students get to choose their own partner allowing students to work with who they wish.
- Students create a habitat for tadpoles where they are hands on in this process and gain excitement as they get to watch the tadpoles
grow,
develop and change.
- ICT is used in a variety of lessons.
- Students are given freedom to make their own decisions and create something complete original (for example their living character).
- Students are involved in creative tasks (for example creating a diorama).
Lesson
Title
Learning
Area
ENGLISH
Introduce
Book The
Very Hungry
Caterpillar.
Lesson Activities
CCPs and
GPs
GP: Literacy
and critical
and
creative
thinking.
Resources
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ENGLISH
Discussion
and drawing
pictures to
represent
transformatio
ns.
ENGLISH
Lets look at a
short story.
ENGLISH
Research
animals.
ENGLISH
GP: Literacy
and critical
and
creative
thinking.
GP: Literacy
and critical
and
creative
thinking.
In pairs (teacher selected) students will research animals and how they
grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves.
- Each pair will be given an animal to research, with each pair researching
something different.
- Students will be given a template with specific questions to guide their
research.
- Students will record their findings on the worksheet which can also be used
to draw pictures.
At the end of the lesson each pair will present their findings to the class.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
GP: Literacy
and critical
Computers (one
per pair)
Students will
need their
English
workbooks and
stationary.
Whiteboard and
markers.
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Create your
own living
animal.
ENGLISH
Create a short
story.
ENGLISH
Finish off
short stories
and edit.
and
creative
thinking.
GP: Literacy
and critical
and
creative
thinking.
Marking rubric.
Students will
need their
English
workbooks and
stationary.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
Students will
need their
English
workbooks and
stationary.
Students will
need a red and
blue pencil.
Blank white
paper (one per
person) .
Students will
need their
English
workbooks and
stationary.
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ENGLISH
Create final
copy.
ENGLISH
Present
stories to the
class.
10
MATHS
Introduce
repeated
addition and
multiplication.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy and
critical and
creative
thinking.
Computers (one
per person).
Microsoft Word
software
installed on all
computers.
Coloured card.
Students will
need stationary.
Stapler
Students will
need their
completed
stories.
Marking rubric.
Stuffed teddies
- 4 different
animals and 2
of each (8 in
total).
Whiteboard and
markers.
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11
MATHS
Solving word
problems.
12
MATHS
Creating word
problems.
13
MATHS
Introducing
data
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy and
critical and
creative
thinking.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy,
critical and
creative
Whiteboard
Pre - prepared
word problems
written on the
whiteboard
Students will
need
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary
Whiteboard and
markers.
Students will
need their
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary.
Butchers paper.
Permanent
markers.
Students will
need
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14
MATHS
Discovering
how data can
be
represented
using graphs.
15
MATHS
Collecting
data in the
- Ask students:
Who has dogs? (Those students with dogs will raise their hand, the recording
student will put a line for each student who has their hand up).
Who has cats? (Follow some process as above).
Who has fish? (Follow some process as above).
How many people in our class have another living animal at their house?
Pose question to students:
- How can we show tally marks so they will be easier to count later?
- Ask students to share their ideas.
- Lead students to recommend that every fifth tally be a slash through the
first four existing tallies. This offers an easy method for skip- counting by
fives.
- As a class tally results.
Students independently copy data into their Mathematics workbook. This will
be referred to in future lessons.
thinking
and
personal
and social.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy and
critical and
creative
thinking.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy,
critical and
Mathematics
workbook and
stationary.
Computer with
speakers.
Interactive
white board.
YouTube Video
https://www.you
tube.com/watch
?
v=oYXmY5axC2
I
Data collected
from previous
lesson.
Students will
need
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary.
Whiteboard and
markers.
Butchers paper.
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school
environment.
16
MATHS
Creating a
graph using
video
observations.
17
MATHS
Investigate
whether dogs
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy and
critical and
creative
thinking
Pose Question:
- Are dogs or cats more popular in our learning block? (There are four, year
two classes that are all together in a block).
Facilitate whole class discussion through guided questions:
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy,
critical and
CCP:
Sustainabilit
y
Permanent
markers.
Observation
sheet (one per
pair).
Students will
need
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary.
Computer with
speakers.
Interactive
whiteboard.
YouTube video
https://www.you
tube.com/watch
?
v=bLJw9yPusak
Students will
need
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary.
Whiteboard and
markers.
Data worksheet
created as a
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or cats are
more popular
in Year 2
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
class.
Data worksheet
photocopies
(one per
person).
*NOTE: This has been pre-arranged and organised between the classroom
teacher and other year two teachers.
18
MATHS
Evaluate data
and present
in bar graph.
19
SCIENCE
Time to
create a
tadpole
habitat.
GP:
Numeracy,
Literacy and
critical and
creative
thinking.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
CCP:
Sustainabilit
y
Data collected
from all Year 2
classes.
Butchers paper
and markers.
Students will
need their
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary.
Pictures of
tadpoles.
Materials for
creating tadpole
habitat such as
large tank,
large rocks,
weeds, shade
and water.
Students will
need Science
workbooks and
stationary.
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SCIENCE
Frogs grow
and change.
Over the course of the year, every fortnight students will look at their wet
area and observe.
Every fortnight students will record their observations and will make
comments on the growth and changes they have witnessed. Students will be
asked to use written explanations and drawings to support their
observations. This will be completed in students Science workbooks.
Increase students knowledge around tadpoles and frogs
- Watch YouTube video froggy froggy
Discuss elements of the video
- How do we know a frog is a living thing?
- Does a frog change over the course of its life time? How?
- How many stages is there in a frogs life cycle?
- What does camouflage mean?
In pairs (teacher selected) students will use ICT to research further into
what each stage of the frog life cycle means, taking particular notice as to
how a frog changes and grows.
Students will use this information to independently create a poster that
shows a frogs life cycle.
Students will then label their poster writing a short description as to how the
frog changes and grows.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
CCP:
Sustainabilit
y
SCIENCE
Creating a
diorama.
GP:
Literacy,
critical and
creative
thinking
and
personal
and social.
CCP:
Sustainabilit
y
Computer with
speakers.
Interactive
whiteboard.
YouTube video
https://www.you
tube.com/watch
?v=JrXww4oZrsI
Students will
need
Mathematics
workbooks and
stationary.
Computers
(one per pair)
Blank white
paper (one per
person)
Materials to
create diorama
such as boxes,
paint,
magazines,
scissors, glue,
modelling clay,
small figurines
or models
(frogs), paper,
cardboard and
so on.
Marking
checklist.
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