LESSON PLAN FORMAT

The following is a sample of the lesson plan format used by the University.
Lesson Topic/Focus:

Childrens Rights Poster

Date:

21st November
2014

AusVELS Domain(s):

English

Year level(s):

5/6

AusVELS strand (s):

Literacy

Lesson duration:

35 minutes

AusVELS sub-strand(s):
AusVELS Dimension(s) or
Religious Education
Guideline:
Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s)/Objective(s):
Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting
arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions
At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will know/understand that:
Students will be able to discuss, share and evaluate ideas and information regarding childrens rights
At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will demonstrate the skills/strategies of:
Forming a discussion regarding information they listened to in the video. Students will also be capable of speaking
about their chosen right.
Assessment:
The Childs right posters and observing how well the students listened throughout the video by presenting some
rights they heard on the video.
Assessment criteria for analysis:
I will be looking for a neat and clear idea of the child right presented on their posters. Students must state in bold the
right they are fighting for. With bright colours and expression across the page.
Teaching focus:
A.
the pre-service teacher's teaching skill for observation by Associate Teacher;
or
B.

teaching skills that the pre-service teacher would like to personally develop.

Making sure the students are listening and reading before I start speaking.
Background to the learning:
A.
References for teacher background knowledge
B.

Identify students current knowledge

Lesson resources:
- You tube
- Laptop
- Working books
- A4 white pieces of paper
- Coloured drawing materials
Lesson content:
A.
Introduction
__5__ mins
Tuning in with the video and asking students to, Listen for 5 rights they hear spoken about within the video

B.
Development
__3__ mins
Ask students to present the Child rights they heard from the video. One Right each and continue around the room
until everyone has spoken about every right heard in the video.
Ask the class:
Why are rights important?
Why are child rights important?
C.

Consolidation, practice, extension

_20___ mins
Working in groups of 2, students must create a poster presenting a childs right one that wasnt heard on
the video
Students must be trying to encourage people to vote for their right and they must prove to everyone why
this is important for a child. Using colours and bold writing along with some pictures.

D.
Closure
__10__ mins
Groups are to stand up at their tables and show their poster and say why this right would be important

Post-lesson review and evaluation:

Student achievement:
- Students Posters were creative
- Not all students finished will continue during next lesson
Teaching effectiveness:
- Loud voice
- Video was easy to follow, students enjoyed the task
- Gave time to checks so students knew when to pack away
- Had to get students thinking about deeper ideas for their posters. Some students appeared to be very
lazy
Lesson/activity transition:
- Students gave posters up and transitioned to next lesson with Joel and after that lesson they transitioned
into recess

ASSESSMENT GRID
Outcome/Standard/Objective
Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and supporting
arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions

Student name
(Three focus students
for this lesson)

Assessment criteria
1

Contributed to
Discussion
following the
video

Was able to share

information
regarding what
was heard in the
video

A well presented
poster

James

Michael

Marcus

Purpose of assessment
To inform future
lessons and student
learning

To ensure
coverage of
AusVELS
standards

To discuss with
parent

To inform 1:1
conference with
student
including
setting future
learning goals

Evidence for school

report