Lesson Title: Excursions Date: KLA: English Stage: Early Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Grade: K-6 Duration: 30 minutes Aim of the lesson: To provide opportunities for the students to share their experiences of a school excursion through a narrative recount. Other areas that these worksheets focus on include: - Spelling –Stage ES1, 1, 2, 3. - Correct use of prepositions – Stage 2. - Correct word order (syntax) – Stage 3. - Identifying nouns, verbs and adjectives – Stage 3. 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: Excursions Worksheets Pen or pencil Assessment: Early Stage One - Form meaningful sentences by inserting an appropriate word. - Spelling. - Word order and structure of a sentence. Stage One - Form meaningful sentences by inserting an appropriate word. - Singular and plural words. - Spelling. Stage Two - Narrative recount. - Prepositions. - Word order (syntax). Stage Three - Recount past events. - Spelling. - Proof reading. - Sentence structure. - Noun, verb and adjective identification. 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 - 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 - contribute to class discussions. encouraging creative thinking about issues and problems. accept roles in group activities.