LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

KLA: Date: Time: Class: School:

Science N/A N/A Year 2 N/A
APST FOCUS AREA: 3.1 - Establish challenging learning goals: Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
Syllabus Outcome (Code and descriptor):
ST1-4WS - Investigates, questions and predictions by collecting and recording data, sharing and reflecting on their experiences and comparing what they and others know.
Objective / Learning Intention:
To have the students explore the local flora that is immediate to their school surroundings with a focus on leaves and the parts that make up a leaf.
Background and / or Prior Knowledge (Significance):
Knowledge of the school grounds and knowledge of their environment (leaves fall off trees when they begin to die - life cycle).
General Capabilities:
Literacy Numeracy Information and Communication Technology Critical and Creative Thinking Personal and Social Capability
Ethical Understanding Intercultural Understanding
Quality Teaching Framework
Intellectual Quality Quality Learning Environment Significance
Deep Knowledge Higher Order Thinking Explicit Quality Criteria Social Support Cultural Knowledge Connectedness
Deep Understanding Meta Language Engagement Student Self-regulation Knowledge Integration Narrative
Problematic knowledge Substantive Communication High Expectations Student Direction Inclusivity See above
Timing Procedure Preparation/Considerations Differentiation Assessment – students
Strategies
INTRODUCTION (O):
15 mins Make sure that students are Prompt students who Formative: Observation as
Under supervision from the teachers, the students will walk completely aware of their are having trouble students ask questions while
around the school picking up leaves and flowers that have fallen expected behaviour while selecting their leaf. they are selecting their leaf.
to the ground. walking around the school.

Make sure that students

don’t select leaves that are
falling apart or that have lots
of small parts that come off.
 BODY (G & E):
Make sure that the students Assist students who Formative: Observation of
Once the class returns to the ELC they will be sat down in the full are aware of their need help setting up students who talk about
20 Mins class group and a few students will be selected to talk about the expectations while listening their leaf to draw (Some their leaf.
leaves they have chosen and why they chose them. to other students speak. of the younger students
may try to draw just the Formative: Informal
The students will then take out their thinking books and attempt Have dye and containers stem or try to trace the conference with students as
to draw the leaves or flowers that they have collected. While this ready. As this will not take leaf). you walk around the room.
is happening the teacher will set up come containers filled with long there is time to wander Ask students why they chose
water and food dye. around the class and observe Ask for assistance with the leaf, what is interesting
the students’ progress. the containers of dye to draw on the leaf, etc.
Once the students have drawn the leaves they will pack away from students who
their thinking books and gather as a group on the floor where the Prepare a bin for all the finish quickly.
food dye containers will be set up. leaves to go into at the end.

The students will be asked what they think will happen if the ends
of the leaves are left in the food dye over the weekend.

CONCLUSION (R):
10 Mins Make sure that students are Choose the students to Formative: Observation of
The students will share their ideas firstly with each other and quiet and respectful of each answer who you have answers that students share.
then a select few students will share their ideas with the class as a other while sharing. noticed have been
whole. The leaves will be put in the containers and left aside thinking critically about
somewhere safe for the weekend. the answer as they talk
between themselves.