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TERM/WEEKS: Term 3, Week YEAR LEVEL: 1 LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: Science

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EYLF Responsiveness to Learning through Intentional Learning Assessment for Cultural Continuity of Holistic approaches
PRACTICES children play teaching environments learning competence learning &
transitions
PRINCIPLES 1. Secure, respectful & 2. Partnerships 3. High expectations & equity 4. Respect for diversity 5. Ongoing learning & reflective
reciprocal relationships practice
OUTCOMES 1.Children have a strong 2.Children are connected with 3.Children have a strong 4.Children are confident and 5.Children are effective
sense of identity and contribute to their world sense of wellbeing involved learners communicators

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and creative Ethical Behaviour Personal and social Intercultural Understanding
thinking Competence

General Capabilities:
Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

WEEK/ EYLF AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM SPECIFIC LESSON ASSESSMENT TEACHING & LEARNING KEY RESOURCES
LESSON Prin Prac O/C LINKS OBJECTIVE (what & how) EXPERIENCES QUESTIONS
(include learner diversity)
Week 1, 3, 2, Science Design a seven-day The educator Introduction: What did you Weather
4, 2 4 3 Earth and Space Sciences weather forecast. will assess using - The educator will gather the notice about matching
lesson Observable changes the weather students onto the mat by asking the weather cards
4 occur in the sky and Present the seven- forecast chart them to echo back the words. in the past (created in
landscape (ACSU019). day weather the students week? prior
- The educator will place all the
forecast as a report have created as lesson).
Planning and Conducting filmed on the iPad. a work sample weather matching cards the
Use informal with a rubric students have made previously
measurements to collect alongside the in the middle of the mat.
and record observations, work sample. - The educator will sing with the
using digital technologies There will be a students “make a circle” to
as appropriate column gather the students into a circle.
(ACSIS026). allocated for the
 report filmed on - The educator will give the Did it rain?
Evaluating the iPad. students time to match the Was it
Compare observations picture cards with the correct windy?
with those of others Was the sun
season.
(ACSIS213). shining?
- The educator will ask the What type of
students to think about what the clothes did
weather has been like. you wear?
- In the previous lesson last week, What
the educator had asked the happened to
students to record the weather the plants and
trees?
for the past week.
- The educator asks the students
key questions.

Lesson Body:
- The educator explains that the
students will be creating their
own weather forecast chart using
their information collected from
the past seven days.
Paper
- The students are to create their
Pencils
own weather forecast for the Ruler
past seven days in a format of Coloured
their choice. markers
- The educator gives the students Coloured
time to plan and create their What paper
seven-day weather forecast. happened in Scissors
the sky?
 - The educator ensures the What
students are aware that they happened to
must include seven days, the plants and
trees?
explore the weather conditions
and state the day. Were there
- The educator then instructs the clouds? Were IPad
students that in small groups they dark big
they will record one another clouds or just
reading out their weather report. little clouds?
- Students must explain the
weather conditions each day
using their chart as a guide. What do we
notice about
Conclusion:
each video?
- The educator gathers all students
onto the mat and students that Was the
are wanting to share their video weather
may share their weather report different or
with the class. the same for
each of us?
Health and safety considerations:
- Appropriate supervision when Does it
using scissors. change
- Adequate space for all students depending on
where we
to work collaboratively.
live?
- Appropriate supervision when
students are moving in and out
of classroom when recording
their report (parent helper).
 - Adequate lighting.
- Adequate ventilation.

Learner diversity:
- Enabling: Students being given
the opportunity to gather
information from home to assist
them in recording the weather.
- Presenting the weather forecast
in any format is allowing the
students the choice.
- Utilising the weather matching
cards from the introduction of
the lesson, the students may use
picture cues.
- Extending: encouraging students
to use their creativity to present
their weather forecast in any
format.
- Students recording their weather
forecast giving them the
opportunity to further their
knowledge by explaining each
weather condition in the past
week.
Assessment:

Objectives Demonstrated Working towards Additional comment

Design a seven-day weather
forecast.

Include all seven days.

Provide a visual representation of
the weather each day.
Present the seven-day weather
forecast as a report filmed on
the iPad.

Explained the weather conditions

of each day.
Utilised the weather chart created
earlier.