ICT

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University of
Notre Dame

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Weeks:
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TERM/WEEKS:

YEAR LEVEL:

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC:

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM ICT

General Capabilities:
Literacy
4

Numeracy

ICT
2

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
Cultures

WEEK
/
LESS
ON

SPECIFIC LESSON
OBJECTIVE

Introduce the
topic nocturnal
animals.

Students will
reflect on their
learning by
playing an
interactive
game.

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Critical and creative

thinking
2

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

Personal and social

Competence
Sustainability

KEY
QUESTIONS

Read students the book Night

Animals by Gianna Marino on the
smart board.

What are some

nocturnal animals
you know of?

As a whole class, students and

teachers brainstorm nocturnal
animals. Discuss what similarities
they have and what makes them
different to animals who sleep during
the night.

What features do
these animals have?

Activity:
Students divide into small groups of
3-4 and play charades, acting out
different nocturnal animals,
describing their features.

What makes them

different to animals
that sleep during
the night?

Activity:
The students will be asked to sit on
the mat in order to start a game. The

Intercultural
Understanding

RESOURCES

Night animal
books.

What makes these

nocturnal animals
the same?

28 x Torches
What kind of
habitats do these
animals live in?

Animal sounds of
iPad

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Use iPads to
capture photos
of nocturnal
animals.
Take photos of
nocturnal
animals
habitats.

Teacher
observation,
anecdotal
notes and
photo/video
evidence.

teacher will give each student a torch

and make the classroom as dark as
possible. The teacher will then play
animal sounds of the iPad, whilst
directing the students to turn their
torches on if they hear a nonnocturnal animal sound and off if
they hear a nocturnal animal sound.

1. Students will make their way to

the bus to begin their day.

2. Students will be allocated into

small groups of five with a
nominated parent or teacher.

3. Once arrived at the zoo the

class will separate into their
small groups and begin to
explore the environment.

4. Students will be encouraged to

take photos of the nocturnal
animals and the habitats they
live in.
5. Students will then meet at an
allocated time for lunch.
6. Return to the bus for the drive
back to school.
7. Brainstorm and reflect zoo
excursion.

Can you
describe the
animals
habitats?
What do you
think the
animals will be
doing?
What is one
thing that you
have learnt
today?
Do you have a
favourite
nocturnal
animal?
What makes
nocturnal
animals
different to
non-nocturnal
animals?

Ipads x23
Writing materials
for anecdotal
notes
Name badges
(for parent
helpers)

Take
photographs of
QR codes and
find key facts
about chosen
animal.

Draw their
chosen nocturnal
animal.

1. Students will take photographs

of QR codes and find key facts
about chosen animal.
- What they are
- What they look like
- Where they live

Take photo of
drawn nocturnal
animal.

2. Students will draw their chosen

animal based on the facts they
have found out using black card
and white chalk

Upload drawing
to pic collage
and snip.

3. Students will then take a photo

of their drawing using the iPad.

Find photo of
habitat of their
chosen animal
through
searching web
images (through
the app).

Students can

4. They will upload their drawing

to pic collage and snip around
it.
5. Once this is done they will
search for their chosen animals
habitats and find an
appropriate one for their
background and upload it to Pic
Collage.

Did you know

this about this
animal
already?
Why do you
think they live
in this kind of
environment?
Why do you
think they
have these
type of
features?

QR Codes
IPads -

Black Card
White Chalk

IPad app
Pic Collage

IPad app
Chatter Pix

Do you feel
comfortable
using the
Ipad?

add a text and

sound effect
through chatter
Pix.

6. For early finishers, the students

will be directed to upload a
sound that their animal makes
and write one key fact that they
have learnt on the app.
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Reflect on what
they have learnt
about nocturnal
animals in
previous lessons
Write a creative
short story using
descriptive
language.
Write a creative
short story using
correct grammar
and punctuation.

Students will write a short creative

story about the nocturnal animal they
created in the previous lesson, and
his adventures.
As a class discuss ideas and
requirements:
- What kind of habbitats could
they be in?
- What kind of adventures can
they go on within that habitat?
- When was it?
- Why did they do it?
- How did they feel about it?
Teacher brainstorms common
describing words and write them on
the board for student prompting.
Students are to use full sentences,
grammar and punctuation.