Lesson Title: Cross Country
Date:
KLA: English
Stage: Early Stage 1
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Grade: K-6
Duration: 30 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
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To provide opportunities for the students to gain exposure to narratives through
recounting past events.
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To provide opportunities for students to focus on spelling and grammar.
Outcomes and Indicators:
Early Stage 1:
RES 1.5
RES 1.6
WES 1.9
WES 1.11
WES 1.12
WES 1.14
Stage 1:
RS 1.5
RS 1.6
RS 1.7
RS 1.8
WS 1.9
WS 1.10
WS 1.11
WS 1.12
Stage 2:
RS 2.6
WS 2.9
WS 2.10
WS 2.11
WS 2.12
Stage 3:
RS 3.6
WS 3.9
WS 3.10
WS 3.11
WS 3.12
Resources: Cross country Worksheets
Pen or pencil
Assessment:
Early Stage One
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Form sentences by filling in the missing words.
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Understanding the relationship between words.
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Grammar.
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Spelling.
Stage One
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Form sentences by filling in the missing word.
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Form simple sentences based a recount of a past event.
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Understanding the relationship between words.
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Grammar.
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Spelling.
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Proof reading.
Stage Two
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Recount past events in a cohesive manner focusing on grammar and spelling.
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Form sentences by filling in the missing word.
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Increase semantic awareness (words related through meaning e.g. cross country,
run, tired, fun, water bottle and sun).
Stage Three
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Recount past events in a cohesive manner while also focusing on spelling.
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Proof reading.
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Identify the correct homophone (words that sound the same but are spelt
differently) from within a sentence.
Time:
Introduction
5 minutes
Body
20 minutes
Closure
5 minutes
Task engagement:
Introduction: Explanation
of task and topic.
Teacher’s notes
Body: Worksheet.
Closure: Collecting /
putting away worksheets.
Extension: Give the student the worksheet at the stage that they are working at. This is not
always the equivalent year level.
If a student is finding the worksheets too easy increase the difficulty by one stage.
Stage 3 B students – ask them to write a narrative on the topic if they need extending.
Values:
Integrity
- trusting others to work independently.
- doing what you say you will do.
- teachers mark students work consistently to agreed standards.
Excellence
- reaching personal best performance.
- maintaining high learning expectations.
- setting and meeting high standards.
- persisting through challenges and difficulties in learning.
Respect
- accepting the right of others to hold different views to your own.
- listening to others without interrupting.
- obeying school rules.
- acknowledging the strength and abilities of students.
Responsibility - self discipline.
- modelling expected behaviours.
- involvement in strategies to encourage compliance with school rules.
Cooperation
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accepting class protocols for group work and working with others.
working well with others outside immediate friendships.
initiating problem solving.
identify issues and possible solutions to help reserve conflict.
Participation
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contribute to class discussions.
encouraging creative thinking about issues and problems.
accept roles in group activities.