LESSON PLAN

Lesson Topic/Focus:

TIME- Lesson 2 of 5

Date:

19th June 15

AusVELS Domain(s):

Mathematics

Year level(s):

1/2

AusVELS strand (s):

Measurement and Geometry

Lesson duration:

60 mins

AusVELS sub-strand(s):

Using units of measurement

AusVELS Dimension(s) or
Religious Education
Guideline:

Use a calendar to identify the date and determine the number of days in each
month (ACMMG041)
Name and order months and seasons(ACMMG040)

Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s):
Students can compare different calendar formats.

Assessment:
Assessment criteria for analysis:

Students can use the different calendar formats to find similarities and differences.

Teaching focus:
Personal development time management. Ensure the lesson runs smoothly and time efficient. Provide
students with a timeframe.
Background to the learning:
Identify students current knowledge students know the days of the week, students know the months of
the year, students know the four seasons, students know 30 days has September, students know how to
use PowerPoint presentation, students know what a calendar is.
Lesson resources:

Whiteboard

Whiteboard markers

Students pencils

Maths book

Types of calendars. printed sheets, diaries, calendars, online calendar, mobile calendar, ipad calendar,

Time PowerPoint rubric (early finishers)

Who am I sheet (early finishers)

Month/day poster (early finishers)

Memory game (early finishers)

The following clips can be shown to refresh students memory (if needed)

ABC Splash (first 1.30)- http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1566152/what-s-in-a-year

Youtube Clip (second half) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJb3fTD1Ki0&feature=youtu.be

Youtube clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4FHihbwNuo

Lesson content:
A.
Introduction
_5___ mins
Gather students to the floor
Youtube Clip (second half) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJb3fTD1Ki0&feature=youtu.be
Recap over the days of the week and months of the year, seasons and days in each
month.

We are going to explore calendars. Does anybody know what a calendar is? Why we
use calendars? The format or layout of a calendar?

B.

Development

C.

Consolidation, practice, extension

__10__ mins
Explore daily, weekly, monthly, annually calendars. Hard copy and online.
What is the same? What is different?
Model one similarity and difference.
Develop a Venn diagram with students to map out similarities and differences
__40__ mins

Students are to list the types of calendars.

Students use the calendars to develop a Venn diagram and write three similarities and
three differences.
Students are encouraged to not use the modelled similarities and differences.

Title Calendars
Short date
4 types of calendars
3 similarities
3 differences

D.

Closure

_5___ mins

Students can share their similarities and differences between calendars.

Ensure students understand the use, information from a calendar and benefits of a calendar.