FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

TERM/WEEKS: Term
YEAR LEVEL: PreEYLF
Responsiveness to
Learning through
1/Week
7
Primary
PRACTICES
children
play
1. Secure,
2. Partnerships
respectful &
reciprocal
relationships
OUTCOMES
1.Children have a strong
sense of identity

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: English/ICT

PRINCIPLES

Intentional
teaching

Learning
environments

Assessment for
learning

3. High
expectations &
equity

4. Respect for
diversity

5. Ongoing learning & reflective practice

2.Children are connected with

and contribute to their world

3.Children have a strong

sense of wellbeing

Cultural
competence

Continuity of
learning &
transitions

4.Children are confident and

involved learners

Holistic
approaches

5.Children are effective

communicators

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities: NA
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures

WEEK/
LESSON

Week 7
Lesson 1
(Harriet
Maingard)

Critical and creative

thinking
Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Language-Sound
and letter
knowledge

Students can
write their names
in different forms.

Recognise the
letters of the
alphabet and
know there are
lower and upper
case letters.
(ACELA1440)

Students can
demonstrate
writing upper and
lower case
letters.

Teacher will look

at students
participation in
the lesson and if
they are
engaged and
answering
questions.

Students can
recognise a letter
in upper and
lower case form.
Students know
the letters in their
names and the
sounds the letters
make.

Ethical Behaviour

Teacher will
have an
objective
checklist that
they can tick off
when they
observe
particular
students.
Teacher will use
annotated notes

Personal and social

Competence
Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

Motivation and introduction:

The introduction of the lesson
will be an activity seated on
the mat, focused on using the
interactive whiteboard.

Intercultural
Understanding

During the introduction of the

lesson, the teacher will need to
explain to the students that the
focus of the lesson is the
students names and the
letters in their names.

The teacher will have software

on the interactive whiteboard
when you can get the
whiteboard to speak out what
is written.

The teacher will use this

software or game for the

KEY
QUESTIONS

Do any of you have

these letters in
your name? (Name
a few)
Does anyone know
what a name has
to start with?
Can anyone tell me
whose name starts
with an H or an M?

RESOURCES

Interactive
whiteboard

and a checklist.
(The teacher will
be recording
students
answer for
assessment
purposes.)

introduction, where the teacher

will ask each student to write
their name on the interactive
whiteboard, with the teacher
making it speak their name
back to them.

This activity will get the

students motivated about the
lesson and learning about the
letters in their names.

The teacher can end the

introduction by explaining each
activity at the activity tables,
instructing particular students
to go to each table.

Whole class activity on the mat

in front of the interactive
whiteboard.

Activity 1: play dough

This activity is a constant
positive activity in the lesson;
hence this activity does not
include ICT.

Group table top activity. (5 or

so students).

The focus of this activity is

making letters of the childrens
names out of the provided play
dough.

There will be laminated

templates of the childrens
names for the children to find
and make their name out of
play dough.

How many letters

do you have in
your name?
What letter does
your name start
with?
What letter does
your name end
with?

Laminated
templates of
the students
names
Play dough
enough so that
each student
has a sufficient
amount

Extension introduction to
their first letter group
(s,a,t,p,i,n) and there will be
laminated templates of these
letters.

To add to the extension,

students can start to make
things that begin with these
letters, for example a snake or
an apple.

Activity 2: Beebots game

This activity is an ICT activity
including Beebots which are a
programmable floor robot in
which you can program to
move in different directs, by
pressing the arrow buttons
located on the back of the
bees.

Group activity on the mat. (5 or

so students).

In this activity, the children will

sit in a circle and will be asked
to use the Beebots in an
activity where they will
program these devices by
using the arrows to move
towards students whose
names start with particular
letters.

There will be a laminated list of

letters that the students can
look at as a prompt to chose
what letter they will use. For
example a student may say: I
am going to move my Beebot
to Jessica who starts with a

Does anyones
name start with the
letter A, M, D etc.?
(Vary the letters)
How many buttons
did you have to
press to get your
Beebot to Hannah?
(Or whoever)
Did anyones
Beebot have to go
every direction?

Beebots
(enough for
each student
at least 5)
Laminated
templates of
the letters to
prompt
students

J.

This activity will need an

Educational Assistant in order
to prompt and direct the
students to ensure that they
stay on task and are assisted
with the ICT device (Beebots)
when necessary.

The ICT is used to support the

topic of lesson: Letters.

Activity 3: iPad App

Reading Jets A-Z:
o The App Reading Jets
A-Z is a powerful way
for children to learn the
letters and sounds of
the alphabet. The App
is designed for children
aged 3-7 years old.
o

The App has the option

for an Australian and
American voiceover,
which the students or
teachers can select.

Reading Jets A-Z

makes learning fun,
motivating and
enjoyable for children.
It features three
educational games for
each letter, including
letter tracing of
uppercase and
lowercase letters,
identifying sounds with
pictures and memory.

What letter did you

find the most
difficult to write?
What activity was
the most fun?
What activity would
you add in if you
could?

iPads
enough for 1
per student (at
least 5)
iPads need to
have the App
installed

Children can easily use

this app by themselves
a robot guides the
children through each
of the space-themed
games and provides
them with verbal and
written support
throughout.

Group tabletop activity. (5 or

so students).

The table will have an iPad for

each student, where they will
be asked to practice the letters
in their names using the
games in the App.

It is important that the students

have an Educational Assistant
with this group so that they
stay on task and are practicing
the correct letters.

This activity uses ICT to

support the learning topic:
Letters.

Activity 4: Creative table

This activity is a constant
positive activity for the lesson;
hence this activity does not
use ICT.

Group tabletop activity. (5 or

so students).
This activity involves the
students tracing their names
with creative materials
including pom poms and

How many different

materials did you
use to create your
name?
What was your
favourite material?
Did anyone use all
of the materials or
just one?

Glue Sticks
Scissors
Cut up crate
paper
Glitter
Sequins
Buttons
Confetti
Laminated
templates of
the students

buttons.

There will be printed out

templates of the students
names for the students to glue
on the creative materials.

This activity will help to

reinforce the letters in the
students names, and practice
writing their names in a
different way that is hands on
and fun.

Conclusion: Book Creator

Teacher will have a book made
with all the students names,
sorted by beginning letter.
(iPad app bookcreator)

Teacher will bring the children

back to the mat by saying 1-23-eyes-to-me and instruct the
students to come and sit
quietly on the mat.
The teacher will ask the
students a few questions
about the activities that they
have just completed, reflecting
on the lesson.
The teacher will read the book
to the students and explain
how the names are sorted.

names

Can anyone think

of something that
begins with a B/A?
(whatever letter the
page is on)
Did everyone enjoy
the activities?
What was your
favourite activity?
Did anyone find
any activity
difficult?
What activity would
you like to do
again?

iPad
iPad needs to
have the app
Book Creator
with the book
already made

WEEK/
LESSON

Week 7
Lesson 2
(Georgia
King)

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

Language-Sound
and letter
knowledge
Recognise the
letters of the
alphabet and
know there are
lower and upper
case letters.
(ACELA1440)

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

Students can
name all focus
letters.
(S/A/T/P/I/N)
Students can
demonstrate
writing upper and
lower case
letters.
Students can
recognise a letter
in upper and
lower case form.

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Teacher will look

at students
participation in
the lesson and if
they are
engaged and
answering
questions.

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

Motivation and Introduction

Teacher introduces the focus

letters (S,A,T,P,I,N) by playing a
you-tube video
Teacher explains to the students
what ICT devices they will be
using
Teacher explains the activities
they will be participating in today

KEY
QUESTIONS

RESOURCES

Do you think you

can sing along with
the You-tube
video?

Does anyone
know a word that
starts with this
letter?
(S,A,T,P,I,N)

Lesson Steps
This lesson is broken into four
activities; students are divided into
groups and will rotate to a different
activity every seven to ten minutes.
Activity 1: play dough
This Play-dough activity will be
set up on a group table of
approximately 5 students
The students will be provided
with a laminated sheet of paper
that has an upper and lower
case letter of each of the letters
in S,A,T,P,I,N. They can use this
as a template to trace the letters
with play-dough to assist them
with creating the letters.
Early finishes are allowed to
make something that starts with
the letters in S,A,T,P,I,N. For
example: a student may create a
snake for the letter S.

Projector
Computer
You-tube clip:
Santos, D.
(2012).
Jolly Phonics
Group 1. (DVD
Recording).
Retrieved from
https://www.yo
utube.com/wat
ch?
v=1he7WQ0N_M

What animal starts

with the letter S?
What food starts
with the letter A?

Can you make an

animal that starts
with the letter S?

What did you

photograph here?

Play dough
Play dough
letter tracing
mats.
Words and
picture cue
cards.

Teacher will use

annotated notes
and a checklist.
(The teacher will
be recording
students
answer for
assessment
purposes.)

Activity 2: iPad Photo activity

This activity will also be set up
on a group table and will need
a teacher or teachers
assistant for this activity
The teacher prior to the lesson
will need to stick around the
room printed words starting
with the letters in S,A,T,P,I,N
and will also have to place
some objects around the room
which start with the letters
The students will be provided
iPads
The students will need to use
iPads, individually or in pairs,
to take photographs of things
they can find around the room
which start with the letters in
S,A,T,P,I,N.
Once the students have found
a word or object for each of
the letters, they need to show
the teacher who will then
approve them to start writing.
The students will then need to
write out the letter, and then
list the object/words they found
for each of the letters.
Activity 3: writing practice
Students will practice writing
the letters (in S,A,T,P,I,N) by
sticking materials onto a piece
of paper to trace the letters.
This activity will be set up on a
group table of approximately 5

What letter does it

start with?

iPads
Printed words
starting with
the letters in
S,A,T,P,I,N and
objects

Variety of
materials:
pebbles,
glitter, buttons,
sequins, pom-

What materials
have you used to
create the letter
P?

students
The students will be provided
with different materials, such
as little pebbles, glitter,
buttons, sequins, pom-poms
and confetti, glue sticks,
scissors and a template that
has the letters (in S,A,T,P,I,N)
written on it as well as words
starting with each of the
letters.
The students will have to
create the letters in S,A,T,P,I,N
(both upper and lower case)
by sticking materials onto the
template.
Early finishers will need to
create the words at the bottom
of the worksheet, which are
words that start with the letters
in S,A,T,P,I,N. For example:
For a word starting with S, an
example of the words at the
bottom of the page, may be
she, snake, saw, seal

Activity 4: Book creator

This activity will be set up on a
group table of approximately 5
students
The students will be provided
with an iPad to use
individually. Students will need
to go onto the iPad app called
Book Creator, which is a fun
and interactive app, allowing
for students to create a book

poms, confetti
Glue sticks,
scissors
Template that
has the letters
S,A,T,P,I,N on
them

Can you draw an

upper case S?
What letter have
you drawn here?
What can you
draw for the letter
I?

Pencils

iPads App
called Book
Creator

with both text and drawings.

The students task will be to
create a book that includes the
upper and lower case of each
of the letters in S,A,T,P,I,N and
a drawing of something
starting with that letter.

Lesson Closure
Teacher regains students
attention
Teacher asks students to
come and sit on the mat
The teacher prior to this lesson
will have created a book with
all the letters in S,A,T,P,I,N on
the same iPad app the
students used in todays lesson
(book creator).
The teacher can get the
students to help her read the
book, by sounding out the
letters and looking at the
pictures.
If there is any extra time
teacher will replay the youtube video that was seen at
the start of the lesson.

WEEK/
LESSON

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

What letters did

you learn today?
Did you enjoy
learning these
letters?

KEY
QUESTIONS

iPads App
called Book
Creator

RESOURCES

Week 7
Lesson 3
(Lesson
presented
to
Fremantle
Primary
School)

Language-Sound
and letter
knowledge
Recognise the
letters of the
alphabet and
know there are
lower and upper
case letters.
(ACELA1440)

Students can
name all focus
letters.
(M/R/H/E/D/C/S/A
/T/P/I/N)
Students can
demonstrate
writing upper and
lower case
letters.
Students can
recognise a letter
in upper and
lower case form.
Students know
the letters in their
names and the
sounds the letters
make.

Teacher will look

at students
participation in
the lesson and if
they are
engaged and
answering
questions.

(Other group)
Motivation and Introduction

Teacher plays students the

alphabet song.
Introduce focus letters. (M, R,
H, E, D, C)
Teacher uses interactive white
board to introduce focus
letters.
Students repeat letter name
and sounds.
Explain ICT devices students
will be using.
Explain Activities.

Do you think you

can sing along with
the alphabet song?
Does any ones
name start with this
letter? (M, R, H, E,
D, C)

Does any one

know a word that
starts with this
letter? (M, R, H, E,
D, C)

Interactive
white board.
White board.
White board
marker.
Timer.
ABC Splash
Alphabet townhttp://splash.a
bc.net.au/hom
e#!/media/162
6868/alphabettown

Lesson Steps
This lesson is broken into four
activities; students are divided
into groups and will rotate to a
different activity every seven to
ten minutes.
(Ellie, Georgia, Harriet)
Activity 1: Play dough
Students make letters (Upper
and lower case letters) and
words out of play dough.
Students who finish early can
make objects using the picture
cards as cues.

(Ellie, Georgia, Harriet)

Activity 2: Metal detector game

What is the name

of the letter you
made?
What sound does
the letter make?

What object did

you make and what
letter does it start
with?

Play dough
Play dough
letter tracing
mats.
Words and
picture cue
cards.

Metal
detectors

Teacher will use

annotated notes
and a checklist.
(The teacher will
be recording
students
answer for
assessment
purposes.)

Students use metal detectors

to find letters hidden in the
sand.
There is a range of different
cards hidden in the sand so it
caters to all students abilities.

(Ellie, Georgia, Harriet)

Activity 3: QR code game
Students are provided with a
set of 5 QR Codes each and a
matching set of laminated
photos, letters and words.
Students have to scan the QR
Code using an app on the
iPad.
Once students scan the QR
Code, students will be
provided with a question or a
statement and the students will
have to find the matching
photo, letter or word.
If students finish early they
can use the iPads to take
photographs of things around
the room starting with the
focus letters.
(Other group)
Activity 4: Beebot Game
Students have to role to the
dice and move their BeeBots
and collect letter along the
way.
Students have to collect the
different focus letters and sort
them into upper and lower
case letters.

Letter (Upper
and lower
case, picture
and word
cues.

QR Codes.
Letter (Upper
and lower
case, picture
and word cues
QR Codes
Kaywahttp://qrcode.k
aywa.com/

What letters did

you find in the
picture?

BeeBots
BeeBots letter
board game.

(Other group)
Activity 5: Microscope game
Students have to find the
letters hidden in the picture
using the microscope.
Students have to pick an
object out of the mystery bag
and tell the teacher what letter
the object starts with.
(Ellie, Georgia, Harriet)
Lesson Closure: sorting activity
Teacher regains students
attention.
Teacher asks students to
come and sit on the mat.
Students have to help the
teacher sort the focus letters
into the right letter tray
If there is any extra time
teacher will replay the
alphabet song.

WEEK/
LESSON

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

What is your
mystery bag
object? What does
the letter does that
object start with?

Did everyone enjoy

the activities?
What was you
favourite activity?
What tray should
this picture go in?

KEY
QUESTIONS

Microscope.
Hidden letter
page.
Mystery bag.
Mystery
objects.
Laptop.

Letter trays.
Letter (Upper
and lower
case, picture
and word cues

RESOURCES

Week 7
Lesson 4
(Ellie
Moore)

Language-Sound
and letter
knowledge
Recognise the
letters of the
alphabet and
know there are
lower and upper
case letters.
(ACELA1440)

Students can
name all focus
letters.
(M/R/H/E/D/C/S/A
/T/P/I/N)
Students can
demonstrate
writing upper and
lower case
letters.

Teacher will look

at students
participation in
the lesson and if
they are
engaged and
answering
questions.

Motivation and Introduction

Students can
recognise a letter
in upper and
lower case form.

Students know
the letters in their
names and the
sounds the letters
make.

Students seated on the mat in

front of the interactive
smart/white board.
Teacher gains students
attention by clapping hands or
singing a song.
Teacher introduce todays
lesson is about letters names
and sound, in particular
focusing on the letters
M/R/H/E/D/C/S/A/T/P/I/N.
(Letters learnt in previous
lessons.
Teacher uses the Interactive
whiteboard to open the
Interactive Alphabet ABCs
App.
Teacher invites students to
sing along with the alphabet
phonic song.
Teacher continues using the
interactive smart board, and
together as a class students
will play alphabet games.

Does any one

remember what
letters we have
been learning?
(After saying a
letter teacher will
ask) What sound
does that letter
make? Or What is
a word or picture
that starts with the
letter?

Teacher will use

annotated notes
and a checklist.
(The teacher will

Lesson Steps
This lesson is broken into four
activities; students are divided into

Interactive
white board.
YouTube
option 1https://www.yo
utube.com/wat
ch?
v=hq3yfQnllfQ
YouTube
option 2https://www.yo
utube.com/wat
ch?
v=ffeZXPtTGC
4
Interactive
Alphabet
Apphttps://itunes.a
pple.com/au/a
pp/interactivealphabetabcs/id383967
580?mt=8
Alphabet
gamesGame 1http://www.abc
ya.com/alphab
et.htm
Game 2http://www.ear
obics.com/ga
megoo/games/
pawpark2/paw
park2.swf

be recording
students
answer for
assessment
purposes.)

groups and will rotate to a different

activity every seven to ten minutes.
Activity 1: Interactive Bingo
Students are given a bingo
sheet.
Using the interactive white
board teacher pulls out letters
and writes the letter on the
board.
Students will then look at the
board, repeat the letter name
and sound and then put a
mark on the letter if they have
it on their bingo sheet.
When student wins bingo
teacher will play bingo
YouTube.
Activity 2: Cookie decorating
Students will decorate cookie
using the first letter of their
name.
Cookies were made using a
letter cookie cutter, earlier in
the day.
Once the students have
decorated their cookie they
need to wash their hands.
At the end of the lesson
students will be able to eat
their cookies.

Does any one have

BINGO?

What are you

putting on your
cookie?
What is your first
letter name in your
name?
What sound does
the letter make?
How many letters
do you have in
your name?
What are some
other words that
start with you first

Bingo the dog

YouTubehttps://www.youtube.c
om/watch?
v=dC7tUcRCS58

Cookies
Decorations

letter of your
name?
Activity 3: iPad App
Students practice their
handwriting by using iPads
and a letter worksheet.

Does any one

know how to write
the letter H?

Activity 4: Memory game

Alphabet memory gameinvolves students having to
match the same cards to make
a pair.
The cards will be broken up
into 2 letter groups
M/R/H/E/D/C and S/A/T/P/I/N.
Students will have to match

Handwriting
Apphttps://itunes.a
pple.com/au/a
pp/letterschool
-learn-towrite/id435476
174?mt=8
The app that
students will
be using is
called Letter
School- Learn
to write letters
and numbers.
This app
allows
students to
practice
essential skills
as they play
four exciting
games per
letter.

upper and lowercase letters,

letters to pictures or letters to
words.
Student will take turns and if
they make a correct match
they get to keep the pair, the
student with the most pairs
wins.

Conclusion
Students asked to pack away
their activities.
Teacher asks students back to
the mat.
Teacher reads class letter
book.
Students can eat their
decorated cookies.

Did everyone have

fun decorating their
cookies?
Teacher will ask
certain students for
example what was
their favourite
activity?
Teacher will ask
students a word
and ask what is the
name of the first
letter.

Book creator
Apphttps://itunes.a
pple.com/au/a
pp/bookcreator-foripadcreate/id44237
8070?mt=8