HistorySequenceofLessons

Howhasthelandatthefrontofschoolchangedovertime?
Whatwouldyouliketobebuiltthereinthefuture,andwhy?

Lesson1

Lesson2

Lesson3

Lesson4

Focus

Todistinguishbetweenthepast,present Tosequencefamiliareventsusinga
andfutureusewordslikethen,now,
timelineofdrawings.(Level1)
yesterday,today,past,present.(Level1)

Tousearangeofcommunicationforms
anddigitaltechnologies,incorporating
writingintotheirdrawings.
(Foundation/Level1)

TuningIn

Askstudentsiftheycanrememberwhat
thelandatthefrontoftheschoolusedto
looklike.Explainthatthiswasinthe
past.Howlongagowasthis?Aweek
ago?Adayago?
Modeldrawingandlabellingwhatitused
tolooklikeinthepast/amonthago.

CreatesimplecollaborationYchart,
gettingstudentstoarticulatewhatthey
thinkworkingcollaborativelylookslike,
soundslike,feelslike.Putstudentsinto
pairs.

Gooutsideandlookatthechangesfrom
lastweektothisweek.Comebackand
discussandrecordthechangeson
posterpaper.Discusswhatatimelineis
andhowweusetimelines.

WholeClass Gooutsidewithstudents.Withintheir
ActivityA
pairs,turnandtalk,tellingeachother
[Support]
whattheycansee.Teachertotakesome
photos.Comebackinside,

Gooutsideandhavealookatthe
changesthathaveoccurredtothefront
oftheschoolsincethelasttimewe
looked.Comebackanddiscussand
recordchangesonposterpaper.

Studentsdrawapictureofwhatthey

thinkwillbeconstructedinthespaceout
atthefrontofschool.Alsohelpstudents
toscribeWHYthismightbeagood
additiontotheschool.(Nextlesson,
studentswillusetheirpastpresentand
futurepicturestocreatetheirtimeline.

Tousearangeofcommunicationforms
anddigitaltechnologies,incorporating
writingintotheirdrawings.
(Foundation/Level1)

WholeClass Asaclassstudentswillbrainstormallthe Studentswilldrawacompletepictureof Studentswillgooutsidewithintheirpairs

ActivityB
differentthingstheycanrememberinthe whatthespaceoutsidelookedlikeinthe andseehowthelandhaschangedsince
[At]
past.Gooutsidewithstudentsandthe
pastwithlabels,aswellas,whatitlooks thelasttimewewentoutside.Allow
teacherwilltakesomephotostoreferto likenow.Thesepictureswillbeused
students10minutestodrawapictureof
duringthelesson.Onceinside,students latertocompletethetimelineof
whatthespacelookslikeinthepresent
willbepairedanddiscussnewthings
drawings.
withlabels.
thattheycanseeoutsidethatwasnt
After,studentswilldiscusswiththeir
therebefore.Inpairs,studentswilldraw
partnerwhattheythinkthisspacewillbe
andlabelthingstheysawinthepastand
inthefuture.Inpairs,theywillcometo
whattheyseenow.
anagreementtowhatthespacewillbe
usedforandwilldrawandlabelwhat
theythinkitmightbe.
Discusswhatatimelineis,show

studentswhatitlookslikes.Studentswill
thensequencetheirpicturesinorderto
createatimelineoftheirown.
WholeClass Gooutsidewithstudents.Withintheir
ActivityC
pairsturnandtalk,tellingeachother
[Extension] whattheycansee.Teachertotakesome
photos.Comebackinsidestudents
drawapictureofwhattheysawoutside
withtheirpartner.Labelthepicture.

Askstudentstobrainstormintheir
groupswhattheythinkthespaceoutside
thegradeonebuildingisgoingtobe
madeinto.
Studentsaretodrawwhattheythinkthe
areawillbeandlabelthepicture.

Givestudents510minutestofinishoff
theirpicturesfromthepast2weeks.
Ensurethattheylabelallofthepartsof
theirpicture.
Askstudentsiftheyknowwhatatimeline
is?Showthemanexampleofatimeline.
StudentsuseiPad(OurStoryApp)to
maketheirownbookputtingtheir
picturesinatimelineofeventswith
simpledescriptivesentences.

Teacher
GroupA

Teacher
GroupB

Teacher
GroupC

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