Professional Practice 2 Assessment 1

Lesson Plan Cooking Space Rocks

Learning Development Area: Year level: Kindy
Communicating
Active learning Learning Area: Numeracy
Wellbeing
Connectedness Implementation Date
Identity Thursday 02/11/2017 (Group A)
Context for learning: and
Routines & transitions Friday 03/11/2017 (Group B)
Real-life engagements
Play Duration
Lesson 20 minutes
Cooking 15 - 20 minutes

Does this build on prior experiences?

Students will have observed their parents/carers cook at home
Students made honey joys last term so have been introduced to some cooking at school

Interests of the children?

Space rocks relates to the space theme that the students are interested in at the moment

WA Kindergarten Curriculum:
Identity -
Interact with others with care, empathy and respect
o Participate positively as part of a group
Learning and Thinking
Engage in and extend numeracy in personally meaningful ways
o Develop knowledge of number and algebra
o Develop knowledge of measurement and geometry
Communicating
Interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
o Build aural and oral language

EYLF:
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding
of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

NQS:
1 Educational program and practice
2 Childrens health and safety
2.1.3 Effective hygiene practices are promoted and implemented
3 Physical environment
5 Relationships with children
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What is the focus?

Numeracy measuring, counting and following a sequence of steps (directions)

About what am I being intentional?

Relating to the space them to capture the students imagination and engagement
Using a fun activity that incorporates numeracy language that would be used in the real
world (recipe, ingredients, equipment)
Making sure every student has a turn and help with the process of taking turns and waiting

Will I observe/record information?

Class observation of oral language and participation in lesson

Guiding Behaviour:
Chairs will be placed around where ingredients and mixing will take place so everyone can
see and stay seated
Students will be reminded that everyone will be having a turn, and everyone will be getting
a space rock to eat
Oral language will be used that is supported by visual aids such as the recipe, ingredients
and equipment

Resources:
Recipe for space rocks
Ingredients (flour, baking powder, egg replacement, sultanas, butter, sugar, space dust)
Equipment (bowls, measuring cups, stirring spoon, oven trays)
Baking paper
Oven

Differentiation strategies:
All students will be involved and given a task to do to make the biscuit dough
2 Students will work with teacher to roll dough into balls and place onto baking tray

Introduction: I have a recipe to show you. What do you think we might need a
recipe for?
(2 minutes) Wait and choose some students with hands up either yes your right
or Ill give a clue show picture.
We are going to make space rocks oh yum!
Before we start cooking what do we have to do? Pause and wait
pick students Wash Hands!

Transition ask student to wash their hands and to come and sit on
the chairs

Body: What is the first thing we need to make our space rocks? Pause and
wait pick different students Ingredients
(15 minutes) The recipe says flour (read from recipe) can you see any flour?
Go through each ingredient on the list repeat steps
Have we got all the ingredients on the list? Yes
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What else do you think we need? How are we going to measure?

What are we going to mix our ingredients in? Use various questions

Pick 1 student from end of row to come and help with 1 task. Repeat
and try to get all students to come and do something.

Praise for making good choices and encourage waiting for their turn.

Once mixture is ready to roll tell students that they will be rolling
their own space rock with the teacher in the activity session.

With teacher
Ask students to wash their hands again.
1-2 students at a time will roll dough into balls and put onto tray
lined with baking paper and students name.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Sprinkle with space dust when taken out of oven let cool.

Conclusion: Show students recipe and ask them do they remember what it is
(3 minutes) called. Ask various questions based on what has been covered
through making space rocks.
How did we make them? Who can remember what we did? What did
we have to measure out? How did we measure out?
Show students the cooked space rocks that they created. Praise them
for doing a fantastic job.

Hand out space rocks at the end of the day when they are leaving.

Evaluation / Reflection:

Notes:
6-7 x students ingredients
6 x students method
Safety considerations equipment, oven, allergies
*Eggs and butter have been replaced with allergy friendly alternatives
Oven will be turned on and used by the Education Assistant only
All ingredients will be on teachers desk ready to be measured to be covered up
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Ingredients
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter (nuttelex)
2 eggs (*allergy free replacement)
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup sultanas
Space dust (coloured sugar)

Method
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
2. Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
3. Use your fingers to rub the butter into the flour mixture until it
resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Add the eggs and sugar, stirring together until you have a stiff
dough.
5. Stir in sultanas.
6. Use your hands to roll small balls of dough
7. Place balls on a greased baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes
until golden brown. Makes approximately 15 cosmic crunchies
8. Sprinkle with edible space dust