Pre service Teacher: Meg Weatherley

Mentor Teacher: Steph Cameron

School: Guthridge Primary
Year level: 2
VELS Level: 2
Unit Title: Collecting and Displaying Data
Unit Duration: One week
Strand

Domains

Dimensions

Childrens Prior Learning (Prior Knowledge)

Standards

Most children are aware of many different kinds of graphs

such as a bar graph, pie graph and line graph. The lower
abilities children have limited knowledge of what a graph is.
Students do not know how to articulate the purpose of a graph
and do not understand what data is.
Students are unsure of the different properties of a graph and
how to display data.

Key Unit Resources

Smart board
Rulers
A3 paper

VELS Unit Plan Template

Key Teaching Strategies

Notes

Lots of group discussion is important in this unit. students need to understand

WHY they are collecting and displaying data and what the point is of it all.
focus groups are important for the students who will really struggle with
aspects of this unit, particularly students that find it difficult to rule lines and
use rulers.
there must be discussion of tasks but lots of modeling from both the teacher
and other students to allow different kinds of learners to benefit from the
instruction.

Evaluation of the Unit

Monitoring (Assessment)
This unit was a huge success.
the students really enjoyed how hands on this maths was and
in class discussion
loved coming up with their own data collection questions.
written work
there was a lot of really fantastic discussion that took place
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data.

Sequence of Lessons (Activities)

No.

Duration

1 hour

Preparation &
Learning
Environment
Classroom and
other classrooms
in the
building.
Smart board, A3

VELS Unit Plan Template

VELS
Strands

Domains

Dimensions

Standards

Lesson (Activity)

Maths

Data
representati
on and
interpretatio
n

Identify a
question of
interest based
on one
categorical

Discuss upcoming party with students. We

want to get one balloon each in one of our
favourite colours.
How can we collect the information on our
classs favourite colours?

Assessment &
Evaluation

paper

variable.
Gather data
relevant to the
question
(ACMSP048)

Maths

Data
representati
on and
interpretatio
n

Collect, check
and classify
data
(ACMSP049)

Maths

Data
representati
on and
interpretatio

Create
displays of
data using
lists, table and

VELS Unit Plan Template

How can we record that information?

Think pair share.
Discuss tally marks and model them on the
board, getting different children up to
model them.
Discuss making a graph for our favourite
colours. discuss the need for only a few
options to fit on our graph and how you
can only vote once. complete a class tally
of five favourite colours.
Discuss other elements of a graph (title,
key etc)
Discuss DATA. what data could we collect
rom other classes? how could we word the
questions? what options could we give the
students? how could we make sure that it is
accurate and fair?
Break into pairs and brainstorm data to
collect and what to call their data
collection
Approach different classes and record
classes data in tally marks. come back to
the class and record different facts about
the data they have collected (the most
popular option was.the least popular
option wasnobody liked this option.etc
Do a gallery walk of other students data.
Sit on the floor and view a picture graph.
discuss the elements. model drawing up the
axes and how to space the different
columns. have more competent students
complete a picture graph and work with a
focus group on the floor.
Reflect on picture graph and interpret
other students graph data.
Model a table graph on the smart board.
Have students create a table graph on

picture graphs
and interpret
them
(ACMSP050)

another pairs data and stick these graphs

on a large piece of picture. underneath the
graphs, write interesting facts about the
data.
Reflect on what we have learnt, what we
found challenging, and what we would like
to learn next.
Complete 2 stars and a wish.

Add extra rows as necessary

Pre service Teachers Evaluation (including teaching skill development)

I have become much more confident with my maths lessons.
I find it very difficult to remember to assess during lessons, but this is so valuable and a skill that I am focusing on and feel that I have improved
on during this unit.
Student management was not even slightly an issue during this unit and I feel that when students know a lesson is well prepared and hands on,
they are much less likely to get off track and much around.
I enjoyed teaching this unit and believe I got a lot out of the kids.

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Mentor Teachers Evaluation

Meg, you have come such a long way this year!
I love how you always use focus groups, even when it is difficult!
I am happy to see you using checklists during class, and I love the time that you saved for reflection during these lessons.
Your time management of lessons is wonderful and you never seem rushed anymore.
Even having kids coming and going for intervention and photos did not throw you at all, you go with the flow and are so comfortable with the
students.
Well done on a great unit!

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