Lesson Plan

Lesson Topic/Focus: Team Building

Date: 19 November

AusVELS Domain(s): Interpersonal Development

Year level(s): 3/4

AusVELS strand(s): Building social relationships

Lesson duration: 30 minutes

Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s): students can identify the qualities of a friend and demonstrate care for other
students in a context that contributes to the development of positive social relationships.
Assessment: formative assessment/roving
Students can successfully write down one quality of a friend during the activity
Students are actively participating to further develop positive social relationships
Teaching focus:
A. The pre-service teachers teaching skill for observation by Associate Teacher
OR
B. Teaching skills that the pre-service teacher would like to personally develop

Time management ensuring that the 30-minute lesson runs according to schedule.
Background to the learning:
A. References for teacher background knowledge
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B. Identify students current knowledge
Students have previously been involved in activities that promote interpersonal development. The AT has recognized
that the class needs further activities/lessons that promotes team building within the class and to enhance the
development of better social relationships.
Lesson resources:
Paper x24 OR tablets
Pencils
Whiteboard
Whiteboard markers
Lesson content:
A. Introduction
B. Development
5 mins
As a class we will discuss the qualities of a good friend and the importance of building positive relationships. Create a
concept map to record the students responses.
What is friendship?
Why is it important?
What makes a good friend?
Think-Pair-Share: allow students to share with a partner an example of a time when they were being a good friend.

C. Consolidation, practice, extension

20 mins
Todays lesson will encourage students to identify the positive qualities of their fellow peers. Students must either use
their tablets or on a piece of paper; with their name in the centre. They will then be instructed to pass the paper to the
person on their left, this person must write one positive characteristic of the person whos name is on the paper. It is
important that students are encouraged to write a variety of different qualities and to not simply copy what someone
else has written. By the end of the session students will have 24 positive and different qualities written about them. This
activity supports students to demonstrate their care for their peers and the development of positive social relationships.
Think of positive characteristics of the person.
You can write an example of when he/she was a good friend.
How does this person show you that they are a friend?
What are his/her strengths?
What is your favourite thing about this person?
D. Closure
5 mins
Re-group the students in the learning area. Allow students to share their favourite quality that someone has written
about them. Summarise the key issues of the lesson referring back to the concept map.
What are some new qualities that you have identified of what makes a good friend?
What could we add to our concept map?
What is something new you have learnt about friendships?

Lesson Plan
Lesson Topic/Focus: Team Building

Date: 20 November

AusVELS Domain(s): Interpersonal Development

Year level(s): 3/4

AusVELS strand(s): Building social relationships

Lesson duration: 30 minutes

Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s): students can successfully demonstrate positive thinking in response to a range
of issues that often have a negative perception.
Assessment: formative assessment/roving
Students can respond to each question with a positive answer
Students can work cooperatively and maintain a positive attitude to their learning
Teaching focus:
A. The pre-service teachers teaching skill for observation by Associate Teacher
OR

B. Teaching skills that the pre-service teacher would like to personally develop
Instructing students appropriately in regards to equipment and expectations before they begin to work.

Background to the learning:

A. References for teacher background knowledge
B. Identify students current knowledge
Students have previously been involved in activities that promote interpersonal development. The AT has recognized
that the class needs further activities/lessons that promotes team building and highlights the importance of developing
positive relationships with others as it is the underpinning to creating a positive learning environment.
Lesson resources:
A3 poster paper x8
Pencils
Textas
Lesson content:
A. Introduction
B. Development
5 mins
Students will be informed about the activity they are going to participate in. Essentially, there are 8 A3 poster papers
spread across the classroom. Each piece of paper has a question on it that can often be answered negatively. The aim of
the activity is to encourage students to develop positive thinking by responding to the questions with an optimistic
outlook.
The questions are:
! What is one good thing about your class?
! What is one good thing you have done today?
! What is one good thing about your mum or dad or someone in your family?

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What is one good thing about the work we do at school?

Tell about a time when you hoped something would happen and it did.
What is one good thing you are looking forward to?
What is one thing your good at?
What is one good thing about the cold weather?

Read out each question

Arrange students into groups of 3 by numbering them off
Instruct a group to a question one-by-one
3 minutes at each station.

C. Consolidation, practice, extension

Students will work in their groups to develop positive thinking in response to the questions.

25 mins

D. Closure
5 mins
Students from each group will share some of the responses written down for that groups particular question.
What was the purpose of this activity?
How are the eight questions similar to one another?
Were most responses negative or positive?
Why were they mostly positive?
How did the questions support positive thinking?