Appendix 1
LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: 2 Time: 1:30 – 2:45 Date:17/06/19 Students’ Prior Knowledge:
Learning Area: Children are able to follow instructions
Science – Compost Bin Children work positively with other students
Children are able to work in different
Strand/Topic from the Australian Curriculum environment’s
Children can collaborate with others
Earth’s resources are used in a variety of Children can form questions
ways (ACSSU032) Children can work YouTube
People use science in their daily lives, including
when caring for their environment and living
things (ACSHE035)
General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative thinking behaviour Social understanding
competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
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:
Students will be able to create a compost bin that reuses food scraps, garden waste, paper and cardboard.
Students will be able to create a diagram of their compost bin and labels the waste materials that will be
added.
Students will be able to conduct an investigation to find out how often waste materials should be added to a
compost bin and how often the compost should be mixed
Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:
PowerPoint Edith – Individual educational plan
YouTube o Focus on letter sounds and actions
Project steps sheet o Small, easier chunks of work
QR code Tyde - Individual educational plan
Assessment Sheet o Focus on letter sounds and actions
Reflection notes o Small achievable goals
Notes
Charlie B - Individual educational plan
Marking Rubric
o Focus on letter sounds and actions
Reflection
o Small achievable goals
LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)
Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:
Did the children show understanding of content?
Were the children able to complete the tasks given?
What will the students need to work on in the next lesson?
Was the activity helpful and useful?
What tasks did the students find difficult?
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Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:
Were the students interested in the lesson that you presented them with?
Did each student participate?
Were all objectives met?
What aspects of the lesson did the students complete?
How can this be improved?
[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:
LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the
1. Have the children get a mini whiteboard each and place it in front of segment where they will
them on the mat ready to begin the lesson. be introduced.
1:30
2. Explain to children “we are learning to” (WALT): PowerPoint
Find out how a compost bin works
YouTube
3. Watch “Reduce, reuse, recycle, to enjoy a better life”
“Reduce, reuse, recycle, to enjoy a better life”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OasbYWF4_S8
4. Now get the children to get their whiteboards out ready to answer
questions that are on the PowerPoint.
Once the children have had the opportunity to write their answers
on their boards say “Chin it in 3, 2 and 1”. Scan the room to see
which children are understanding.
Project steps sheet
Ask 2 or 3 children what their answer is, then have them show
their partner and then tell the window what the answer is.
When asking children pull their name out of the bowl
Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):
QR code
1:45 1. Read through project brief:
The plants at the school are starting to die. They need to be given Assessment Sheet
more nutrients to help them grow and blossom, but the school
gardener can’t afford to keep buying fertiliser. How can the
gardener add nutrients to the garden?
2. Discuss different ways the gardener can add nutrients – fertiliser,
creating a worm farm or composting.
3. As a class, read through the ‘project steps’ Students investigate more
Reflection notes
about composting and reusing waste from books
4. Have students write questions to interview parents/grounds keeper.
Investigate
5. Have the children scan the QR code on the project sheet. There the
children will learn about composting, they will find out how often
ingredients need to be added and how often compost should be
mixed.
Scan QR code on project sheet (“Composting for kids”).
Design, plan and manage
2:05 6. Give the students their assessment sheet and have them complete it.
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They will use the knowledge they gained from the previous video. If
needed the children can watch the video again.
Notes
7. Students plan their compost bin and create a diagram of it, labelling Marking Rubric
the waste materials that will be added to the compost bin.
8. Provide a copy of “compost ingredients” to provide further information. Reflection
Display a copy of “Compost Ingredients”.
Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)
2:35 1. Before next lesson, students can:
2. Use their interview questions to question parents and find out more
about composting.
3. Collect the materials necessary to make their compost bin. Remind
students about resource management, conserving resources and
ensuring that resources are shared. Check off what steps they have
2:45 completed on the ‘Project steps’ sheet.
Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)
1. Ask the children to pack and stack.
2. Once they have done this invite them back to the mat until the siren
goes to go home.
Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
1. Write anecdotal notes throughout the lesson and make comments
where needed.
2. Complete your own reflection on how the children went and how the
lesson went.
