LessonPlan1

Learningarea: History Grade:5

Topic: Colonisation Time: 60minutes

LearningObjectives:

Oncompletingthislessoneachstudentshouldbeableto:

ReinforcetheirunderstandingofcolonisationandwhypeoplecametoAustralia
Evaluatethestudentsunderstandingofcolonisation

LearningOutcomes:

ThereasonspeoplemigratedtoAustraliaandtheexperiencesandcontributionsofa
particularormigrantgroupwithinacolony(ACHASSK109)

StudentEvaluation:

Multiplechoicetest

StudentsPriorKnowledge:

Studentshavecompletedmultiplelessonsoncolonisationandwhypeoplemigratedfrom
EnglandandothercountriestoAustralia.

StudentshavestudiedAustralianHistoryinpreviousyearsofprimaryschool.

PreparationandResources:

ButcherspaperforGraffitiactivity

Differentcolouredpens

Multiplechoicetests

Whiteboard

Procedure:

Introduction

10mins. 1.Givethestudentsaquickoverviewofwhathasbeencoveredin
previousclasses.

2.Explainwhatthislessonwillconsistof,lettingthemknowthat
therewillbeamultipletesttowardstheendofthelesson,makingit
knownthatthetestisjustpartoftheassessmentforthewholeterm,
anddoesnotdecideonthetotalmarkthestudentgets(toalleviate
pressure).
 3.Brainstormwhatthemainideasareinthepreviouslessonsandput
theseideasontheboard.

Body

40mins. 4.Writethesemainideasonthebutcherspaper,makingsuretowrite
oneideaoneachpieceofpaper,andinthecentreofthepage.

5.Usingsignaltobegin,tellthestudentswhatyouwantthemtodo
andgivethemabout10minutestocompletethetask.Walkaround
theclassroom,encouragingstudentsasyougo,especiallywhenyou
canseeastudentputtingdownagoodpoint.Assistthosethatmaybe
strugglingtoputsomethingdown,askingquestionstofindoutwhat
theyknow.

6.Spendthenext10minuteswiththeclass,goingaroundtoeach
pieceofpaper,readingandmakingcommentsonsomeofthegood
wordsandstatements.

7.Handoutthemultiplechoicetestsandgivestudents15minutesto
completethem.Letthestudentsknowthatiftheyfinishthetestearly
toturnoverthetestanddosomesilentreading.

8.Whenthe15minutesisup,getthestudentstoswapwiththe
personnexttothemandmarkthetests.

9.Oncetestsaremarked,getstudentstogivethetestsbacktoeach
other.

Conclusion

10mins. 10.Allowthestudents5minutestohavealookattheirteststosee
wheretheywentwrongandwhattheygotright.Answerqueriesthat
studentsmayhaveaboutthetests.

11.Packawayquietly

 LessonPlan2
Learningarea: History Grade: 5

Topic: SignificanthistoricalAustralianFigures Time: 60minutes

LearningObjectives:

Oncompletingthislessoneachstudentshouldbeableto:

HaveanunderstandingofsomesignificantfiguresinAustraliashistory
GainadeeperknowledgeofaparticularsignificantfigureinAustraliashistory
Provideinformationinanextendedwrittenresponseontheirsignificantfigure

LearningOutcomes:

Therolethatasignificantindividualorgroupplayedinshapingacolony
(ACHASSK110).
StudentEvaluation:

Extendedwrittenresponses

StudentsPriorKnowledge:

Studentshavecompletedmultiplelessonsoncolonisationandwhypeoplemigratedfrom
EnglandandothercountriestoAustralia.

StudentshavestudiedAustralianHistoryinpreviousyearsofprimaryschool.

PreparationandResources:

ButcherspaperforPlacematactivity

Pens(ofdifferentcolours)

5extendedwrittenresponsequestions(oneforeachmemberofthegroups)

HandoutswithinformationonsignificantfiguresinAustraliashistory(bothwhiteand
indigenousAustralians)

Procedure:

Introduction

10mins. 1.Introducethetopictothestudents,byprovidingthestudentswith
thehandouts,andtalkingaboutwhatqualitiescanmakeapersona
significantfigureinhistory(i.e.theiractionsandtheoutcomes,
personalityetc)

2.Explainwhatthislessonwillconsistofandwhywewillbedoingthe
activities.Alsosplitthestudentsintotheirgroupsandexplainthatthe
 groupstheyareinwillbetheregroupsfortherestoftheproject.
NominateasignificanthistoricalAustraliantoeachgroup.

Body

40mins. 3.Handoutthebutcherspaperandinstructthestudentsonhowto
drawuptheplacemat,ensuretheynominateonepersonfromtheir
grouptodoit.

4.Givethestudentstime(about5minutes)toreadthehandoutabout
theirAustralianfigure.Allowtimeforthosethatmaybeabitslowerat
reading.

5.Presenteachstudentwiththeirextendedwrittenresponse
question,makingsuretheyknowthattheyarenottowriteonthis
pageuntillater,butthatthequestionissothattheyknowwhat
informationthattheyneedtowriteontheirplacemat.

6.Givethestudentstime(about10minutes)tomakenotesonthe
placematabouttheirsignificantAustralianfigure,makingsurethey
areawarethattheyneedtomakenotesthatrelatetotheirspecific
question.Walkaroundtoensureallstudentsareparticipating,
encouragingstudentswhereneeded,assistingthosewhomaybe
strugglingtofindthingstoputdown.

7.Afterallowingtimefortheplacemat,spend5minutesreiterating
thestructureofanextendedwrittenresponse(andkeepingthis
structureontheboard,visibletoallstudents)andthenallowabout25
minutesforthestudentstocompletetheirextendedwritten
responses.

Conclusion

10mins. 8.Allow2minutesforthestudentstofinishupthesentencetheyare
onandthenaskthemtoputtheirpensdown.

9.Getonestudenttocollectalltheplacematsandanothertocollect
alltheextendedwrittenanswers.Providefeedbackonhowwellthe
studentsperformedduringtheactivity,andanythingtheycan
improveuponnexttime.