e5 Phase : Engage

Week

Week ONE

Learning Intentions
Success Criteria
Learning intention lesson one
Class intention
To find out what we already know about
the continents
Teacher intention
To measure a starting point or the
amount of pre-existing knowledge on the
course topic
To compare with the starting point of a
post-test
Success Criteria lesson one
-I understand what we are going to be
learning.
- I can identify what I already know about
the continents.

Blooms Taxonomy : Knowledge

Activities/Tasks

Assessment
Formative
Summative

Lesson One
Pre Test
INTRODUCTION
-Students begin on classroom carpet in front of
the teachers chair, here they will receive the
instructions on the following task.
-Announce to students that we are beginning a
new unit in humanities. It is called the continents.
-Explain to students that the following task is
going to be test for you as the teacher to
determine what they already know about the new
unit so that you can teach them and facilitate
some more knowledge.
-Explain to students that is a silent activity. There
is to be no talking at all and eyes on your own
work only
I want to know what you know, and if you dont

Summative Assessment
Pre test (lesson one)

- I can identify what I want to know about

the continents.
- I completed my test.

know thats okay because we are going to learn

-Explain to students that you are not focusing on
spelling for this test just having a go at labelling
the continents the best they can.
-Inform students they will have 5 minutes to
complete the test.
-Instruct students to move quietly back to their
tables.
-Instruct students to get their pencil out and hand
them the map out-line face down, instruct
students to write their name.
Ask students to put their hands on their nose
when these 2 steps are completed.
-remind the students they have 5 minutes to
complete test.
-Instruct students to begin test and start timer.
MAIN BODY
-During the main body for this task, students will
be silently attempting to complete the test.
-during this time teacher should be roaming

classroom to ensure students are not talking or

looking at other students work.
-Dont answer questions as it will not give a clear
indication or evidence of what the individual
student knew/now knows on completion of unit.
-After 3 minutes give students a 2 minute
warning, so that students are aware of how much
time they have left and students who appreciate
clear transitions are aware that in 2 minutes they
will finish and move on to something else.
-Repeat above step at 1 minute left.
-Inform students that time is up and instruct for
pencils down.
CONCLUSION
-Ask students to bring their test to the carpet and
give it to you and sit down.
-When all students are engaged and sitting on the
carpet, ask students how they felt about
completing that test?
-Was it easy / hard?
-Do you think it looks like an interesting topic?
-Where there any continents you think you are

certain of? (This is hinting for Australia, we want

most to all students to be aware of where
Australia is in the world, so if no one says it, hint
to it... Where do we live? begin to sound it out,
and point to it on classroom globe (If no one was
able to verbally identify it).
-Inspire students with the notion that if they were
unsure of a few or all of the continents they will
be experts by the end of the unit.
Finish witch picture story book Walk this world,
By, Jenny Broom.
Learning intention lesson one
Class intention
To find out what we already know about
the continents
Teacher intention
To measure a starting point or the
amount of pre-existing knowledge on the
course topic
Success Criteria lesson one
-I understand what we are going to be
learning.

Lesson Two
What do we know about the continents?
Teacher and students create a class knowledge
poster encompassing information the students all
ready know about the continents.
Write information in the students words.
Ask the students if Australia is a continent.
Ask students what they want to know about the
continents.
Display poster in the classroom.

Formative Assessment.
Class Knowledge Poster (lesson two)
What do we already know?
What do we want to know?

- I can identify what I already know about

the continents.
- I can identify what I want to know about
the continents.

*Use you tube clip, the continents song to

engage auditory learns and learn the names of the
continents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apIzM6rywf0
* Use Acrostic tool to remember the continents
Erin ate nine sticky apricots at april's for visual
learner.