LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION

Year Level: 2 Time:0930-1030

Date: 20/02/2015
Learning Area: English
Strand: Literacy
Sub-Strand: Creating Texts: Construct texts
featuring print, visual and audio elements using
software, including word processing programs.
(ACELY 1674)
Early Years Learning Framework Outcomes

OUTCOME 1:
Children have a
strong sense of
identity

OUTCOME 2:
Children are
connected with and
contribute to their
world
(*.*)

Childs/Students Prior Knowledge:

Students are accustomed to working
collaboratively in groups and sharing
information to create and to problem solve.

(states specific aspect of the outcome)

OUTCOME 3:
Children have a
strong sense of
well being

OUTCOME 4:
Children are
confident and
involved learners
(*.*)

OUTCOME 5:
Children are
effective
communicators

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will collate information about trees and construct
individual non-fiction texts.

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

Set up resources in learning area.

Make sure interactive whiteboard and
marker is set up for brainstorming activity.
Ensure all i-pads are fully charged for use
in photographing activity.

Provision for students at educational risk:

Spend additional time with students
struggling with finding the information they
need to complete the lesson.

Motivation and Introduction:

Introduce the lesson: Teacher: Today we are going to use our computer skills to create our
own short books about our science topic Trees. We are going to work in groups of four to create
our books.
We will use our class i-pads to:

Take photographs,
Write the information (facts) we have collected and
Publish our e- books using a My Story App

LESSON DELIVERY

Time
0930

0942

Resources/References

Lesson Steps
Watch Classroom Rainforest Tour Parts 1 and 2

You-Tube Clips:
Rainforest Tour Parts 1 and 2
and Rainforest Tour part 3
https:www.youtube.com/watch?v=m=NmplWhYw (5 min) and Rainforest Tour
Part 3 (7min)
on Integrated Whiteboard (whole class activity)
https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=_27issjCBUs

Educator: activates prior knowledge about trees via

questioning and giving some examples. Teacher
brainstorms students ideas on the Interactive White
Board and students use Groupboard Collaborative
Whiteboard on the i-pads in pairs to enter facts from the
interactive brainstorm.
Focus Questions:

What are the features of a tree? Trunk,

branches, leaves, flowers, roots, fruit, nuts.
What is a large area of trees called? A forest
Why are trees so important in our
environment? They provide clean air for us to
breathe, they keep the environment clean, they
provide shade.
What do trees need to grow? Water, soil,
sunlight
What are some different trees you can
name? Gum trees, pine trees, willow trees,
apple trees
What are trees used for? To provide homes
for birds and animals, to provide wood for
building furniture and houses.

Interactive whiteboard and

marker
i-pad for each pair of students
(four students work together
with 2 i-pads between them)
Groupboard Collaborative
Whiteboard App installed on
the class i-pads

Teacher: You might like to consider some of these

facts from the you-tube clips or the brainstorm
activity on the whiteboard to make headings for your
pages in your e-books.

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Students go outside into the school yard and

surrounds (with teacher and education assistant
supervision) to take photos for their e-book.
Students save their photographs to their pictures
file and either:
1) Add text (word facts) to pages of their book via

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the App My Story at:

https://itunes.apple.com.au/my-story-book-makerfor-kids/id449232368?mt=8 or

1) Record their voice on each page of their ebook using:

www.apps4kids.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1-Draw_e1329916900502.png
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1020

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Students save their story as a PDF file and

upload it to their Kidblog individually.

Individual logins to the Year 2

class Kidblog @
http://kidblog.org/home

Lesson Closure:
Teacher will:
Review lesson objectives with students in a
whole class discussion and
Assist individual students who need it to finish
uploading their work to the class Kidblog site.
Watch the e-book Where the Forrest meets the
Sea as a class at youtube.com/watch?
v=LjwbvomcXLI

Interactive Whiteboard

Assessment:
The lesson objectives will have been met if students
have successfully researched, collated and uploaded
information about trees and created a My Story e-book.
These will be judged according to students uploaded
stories on the class Kidblog site.
Students use of print, audio software and word
processing programs will be marked from their My Story
blogs.

Lesson Closure: (Review lesson objectives with students)

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor: