Appendix 1

LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level:

Time:9-10.30am

Date: 31/03/2016

Learning Area:
Humanities and social sciences - Geography

Students Prior Knowledge:

Students have covered (ACHGK005) in class over last
several weeks.
Able to work independently and in small groups
Students are familiar with ICT devices specifically
iPads

Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum

The natural, managed and constructed features of places,
their location on a pictorial map, how they may change over
time (e.g. erosion, revegetated areas, planted crops, new
buildings) and how they can be cared for (ACHGK005)
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Critical and
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
competence

creative thinking

Ethical
behaviour

Personal and
Social
competence

Intercultural
understanding

Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

Sustainability

Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

Retell a story using time lapse recording and imovie on Ipads to digital representation of changes that can
occur within a man made environment.
Document the beginning, the middle and the end of the book.
Participate in group work collaboratively.

Teachers Prior Preparation/Organisation:

-

Develop QV name tags to establish working

groups, http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Access to at least 4 classroom Ipads with imovie
installed and able to record with time lapse and
access Dropbox
Props for newsreaders; hat, jacket, microphone,
glasses, desk & chair?
Poster size coloured card, grey
Assortment of cut out shapes to represent
buildings, people, plants, flowers
Book The Chimpanzees of Happytown by Giles
Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees

Provision for students at educational risk:

No special needs students,
However with approx. 6-8 ND student assisting in the
lesson, we will be able to assist all students individually
if required. One student will be allocated to each
working group.

Set up two areas, one on verandah for recording

news report and one inside at tables for scene
collage

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Motivation and Introduction:
Natalie
5 mins

5 mins

7 mins

Seat children on mat area as a group.

Introduce ourselves and tell children why we are in their classroom.
Acknowledge students previous work with their own teacher on the
management of and changes within our environment.
Ask them to share information. Turn to the person next to them and share 2
things that they have learnt about the environment around them and how it
can change. Give students 1 minute to discuss.
Ask one student from each pair to share something.

Resources/References
Mat area

Lesson Steps:
1.
Introduce book, The Chimpanzees of Happytown
Ask students What they think the story is about? Showing them the front
cover.
Read the book.
Talk about what has happened in the book, ask students questions;
Example questions:
What was happening in the story?
Does the town look very happy? Why?
What do you think Chutney is going to do with the seed?
What has changed on this page? Are the chimpanzees still sad?
Does Happytown look happy now?
What changes can you see from the first picture and the last picture?

Book The
Chimpanzees of
Happytown by Giles
Andreae & Guy ParkerRees


Tammy
5 mins

2.
Get an idea of what previous knowledge students have had with ipads &
imovie.
Ask students to put hands up if they have used an ipad before?
Ask students to keep their hands up if they have used imovie?
Last, ask students to keep their hand up if they have seen timelapse video
before?

Ipads show imovie

icon and camera icon

Show our video using timelapse, on Smart board or Ipad.

10 mins

Explain to students what we want them to do

Retell the story as a news report, using imovie. Show reminder
prompt
Each group will create a background scene using collage materials
and ipads to record using timelapse, Show reminder prompt.
and a news report of the story recording with ipads and imovie. Show
reminder prompt
Need to include the beginning, middle and end of story. Prompt
Ask students to tell us what happened at the start, in the middle and
at the end of the story record on whiteboard.

Separate into two groups, using QV tags. Each student will take a
QV card and scan it using an ipad to be designated into their news
groups, including extra ND students
QV cards will delegate student roles:
-

30 mins

10 mins

QV cards, Ipad and

news badges

news reporter- responsible for retelling story to the camera

screen writer x2 establishes a story line
props & costume dresses the news reporting for
presentation
camera person 1 records news report
camera person 2 records time lapse video of scene
changes
scene creator x3 create the scene using collage
Director x4 ND students

3.
Once in groups ND students will help students begin their task, as described
above.
Ask students if they have any questions, in relation to the task.
Teacher (Natalie, Emma & Tammy) to move around groups observing and
assisting where needed.
Asking questions and providing positive feedback

Emma

Smartboard for
presentation of prompts
to remind students of
what they need to do

4.
Pack away time, give all students 5 minute warning by speaking with each
group individually. At the end of 5 minutes, 1,2,3 eyes to me, and ask
students to begin packing away and return to mat.
5.
Teacher (Tammy, Natalie & Emma) to compile news report, put time lapse
video with news report

Set up two areas, one

on verandah for
recording news report
and one inside at tables
for scene collage

Ipads with recordings on

them, Dropbox/internet
access to transfer data


15 mins

Lesson Closure:
Regroup on the mat
Ask questions:
How was the experience?
What did you enjoy most?
Show videos
Ask questions:

Can we get imovie onto

smart board?
Alternative to show on
ipad

Did did the news today tell us?

What changes in the environment scene did you notice?
Has this experience made you think differently about your environment?
What behaviour might you change in the future?
How could improve your environment at home?

2 mins

Transition:
Thank the students and teacher for having us in their classroom and being
such wonderful students
Hand students back over to classroom teacher for further instructions
Assessment:
Rubrix