LESSON 1 CONTENT: 50 Minutes

Tim
e
3
min
s

Tim
e
5
min
s

15
min
s

Introduction
:
Introduction
to the unit
of
Celebration
s around the
world
inclusive of
an
explanation
of what will
be required.

Main
Content:
Students to
list as many
days /
events their
family
celebrates
as they can
in 5
minutes.
Class
Discussion /
Brain
storming
session

Teaching Approaches
Whole class to sit on the floor, teacher to use the 5L (Legs,
Lap, Lips, Look and Listen) strategy to obtain maximum
student attention.
Talk through created PowerPoint to present the course of the
lesson. Slides 1 & 2 (Videos are all linked up to power point)

Teaching Approaches
Teacher to hand out a page of pad paper to each student,
once received each student goes back to their table to
complete the task.

Students to come back to the floor for class discussion,

teacher to use the 5L (Legs, Lap, Lips, Look and Listen)
strategy to obtain maximum student attention.
Students to discuss their own thoughts about different days /
events their own family celebrates. Start to include questions
linking what their family does to what families do in other
parts of the world. Students are encouraged to lead the class
discussion under the guidance of the teacher.
Using the interactive white board, Information and ideas
provided by the students is to be written up

20
min
s

Students to stay on the carpet.

Watching of
all three
videos
inclusive of

Student engagement strategies to prevent boredom should

be used such as pausing the video and asking
comprehension questions such as Who has heard of this
celebration? or Have you ever seen this celebration? Tell us
about it?

5
min
s

quick class
discussion in
between
each video

Talk about the Corroboree Video, what did the students

notice?
Add ideas and observations onto the list displayed on the
interactive white board.

Indigenous
Perspectives

Tim
e
2
min
s

Conclusion:

Teaching Approaches

Packing up
time Brief
Class
Discussion

Students to quickly glue their list of celebrations into their

HASS work books then come back to carpet, quick discussion
on what to expect next lesson.

Teacher Reflection:
1/ Was the lesson outcome in relation to the unit achieved?
2/ How did the students engage with the lesson, what can be done better?
3/ Were the resources I used sufficient for student learning?
4/ Were the diversity of my students catered for sufficiently so I can move
forward with minimal issues into the next lesson?