Treasure Island

Lesson Plan
Investigations

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Discussing how places provide people with their basic needs, for example, water, food and
shelter

Describing the direction and location (near and far, above and below, beside and opposite) of
familiar places

Comparing the qualities and properties of materials and select appropriate applications to
represent something

Participating in informal situations, for example play-based experiences which involve the
imaginative use of spoken language

Learning Focus: Develop vocabulary associated with the topic eg. positional language & extend
childrens knowledge in geography and the world around them through play-based experiences
Resources: Desk, container, paper, arts and crafts resources (varying dependent on childrens choices
of what they decide to use to represent certain elements)
Time: 1 Hour
Beginning
Prepare resources on desk before beginning of lesson
Hook: How many different ways did the pirates hide their treasure?
Do you remember what you have been making with Christine this week?
Where do you think we could hide treasure chests?
1. Explain activity to children- We will be building and creating a Treasure Island
2. Establish prior knowledge- What do we know about Treasure Islands?
3. Make a list- What would we find/What would we see?
Middle
1. Discuss construction materials. Create a list with children of what we would need to develop
our treasure island
2. Collect materials as children suggest them and begin to develop Treasure Island
Questions

If you were going to hide treasure where would you hide it?
What could we use to dig for treasure?
How could we draw a Treasure Island map?

End/Reflection
1. What have you learnt about Treasure Islands/Chests that you didnt know before?

Questions to consider
How to make the lesson engaging throughout? Consider questions to ask

Reflection on Teaching

Lesson was very popular, it proved difficult at times to be able to communicate effectively
with the children

Quite a successful lesson as children were engaged and had many interesting ideas

Had to remember the investigation aspect is crucial to the learning and not let children get
carried away with the play side of it.

I really enjoyed implementing this experience with the children and i definitely felt more confident
and comfortable in that learning environment. I feel that I need more practice at managing large group
lessons rather than small group lessons in order to develop my confidence and competence as an
effective educator.

Treasure Island Lesson Continued

Questions to prompt extension on activity

Do you remember how we were making our Treasure Island yesterday?

What do you think our treasure island is missing?
Should we make treasure boxes to put our treasure inside of?
Do you want to help me decorate this one or would you like to make your own?

Children make and decorate their own treasure boxes to hide treasure in
Developing Skills: Fine motor

Once treasure boxes are made we could also bury treasure and make treasure maps
Developing Skills: Positional language