Value
Adding
Developed as
part of the
2008 Schools
Project
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Fill in the blanks lesson plan
Find-a-word lesson plan
Poster making lesson plan
Word bubble lesson plan
Y chart lesson plan
Thinking sheet lesson plan
Scenarios lesson plan
Picture drawing lesson plan
Body words lesson plan
Unjumble hands lesson plan
Sit down circle lesson plan
Lesson Title:
KLA:
English
Fill in the blanks
Stages: Stages 1, 2 and 3
Grades: 1 - 6
Duration: 20 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
This activity focuses on students reading and writing skills.
Outcomes and Indicators:
Stage One
Stage Two
TS1.1
TS2.1
TS1.2
RS2.5
RS1.5
Resources: copied worksheets, pens and pencils
Stage Three
TS3.1
RS3.5
Assessment:
Lesson evaluation:
Child presents and discusses completed
Quizzing students on understanding of
sheet with class.
targeted value.
Time
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduction
Discuss target value.
Indicate the words to be
used are down the bottom
of the page.
Body
10 minutes
Body
Teacher to assist students
with inserting correct
words in spaces.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
Students to present
completed worksheets to
class.
Extension: Provide sentences with gaps but omit word list from bottom. Students to
come up with words to fill in gaps that still match the value.
Lesson Title:
KLA:
Values Find-a-word
English
Stages: 1, 2 and 3
Grades: 1 - 6
Duration: 30 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
This quick and quiet activity works to expand the students’ vocabularies with regard to
specific values.
Stage One
Stage Two
RS1.5
RS2.5
RS1.6
RS2.6
Resources: Copied worksheet, pens, pencils, textas
Assessment:
Discussion of specific words found in the
puzzle and how these words are
associated with the chosen value.
Stage Three
RS3.5
RS3.6
Lesson evaluation:
Chatting with student about their
understanding of words associated with
the chosen value.
Time
Task engagement
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduction
Discuss and brainstorm
target value. Write words
on board.
Body
20 minutes
Body
Complete find-a-word
activity.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
Ask children to sit in a
circle and discuss words
found. Are these the same
as the brainstormed words.
Teacher’s notes
Extension: Students to complete worksheet at another time if not finished during
lesson.
Lesson Title:
Poster Making of Values
KLA: English
Stages: 1, 2 and 3
Creative & Practical Arts
Grades: 1-6
Duration: 30 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
Allowing children to be involved in presenting what they believe a value means
and how to display that value within the classroom.
Outcomes and indicators:
Stage One
Stage Two
Stage Three
TS1.1
TS2.1
TS3.1
TS1.2
TS2.2
TS3.2
VAS1.2
VAS2.4
Resources: pen, paint, paper, samples from garden
Assessment:
Lesson evaluation:
Discussion about what sort of words
Chatting with the students about their
and examples that are included on the
chosen value and making sure that they
posters and how they are relevant and
understand that values have the ability
displayed within the classroom
to change due to their context. For
environment.
example the way values are displayed
in the classroom may be displayed
differently at the canteen.
Time
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
Introduction
2 minutes
Split the class up into to
three groups and provide
them with one of the
three school values.
Instruct them to write
under the heading what
they believe the value is
and how to display that
within the classroom.
Body
20 minutes
Body
Students talk within their
groups about the value
and fill the posters with
ways of displaying that
value within the context
of the classroom.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
As a whole class discuss
values in context and
display the poster within
the classroom.
Lesson Title:
KLA:
English
Word Bubbles
Stages: Stages 1, 2 and 3
Grades: 1 - 6
Duration: 20 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
This task requires students to read words and phrases presented on a piece of paper
and differentiate between the words/phrases that demonstrate the target value and
those that do not.
Outcomes and indicators:
Stage One
Stage Two
Stage Three
TS1.2
TS2.1
RS3.5
TS1.3
RS2.5
RS3.6
RS1.5
RS2.6
RS1.6
Resources: worksheets, coloured pencils (2 colours per student)
Assessment:
Lesson evaluation:
Correct differentiation between words
Class discussion regarding understanding
that match the value and words that do
of targeted value.
not.
Time
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduction
Discussion on related arget
value. E.g. respect and
responsibility. Colour (in
one colour) the words
related to the target value.
Body
10 minutes
Body
Complete word bubble
exercise.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
Students to present
completed worksheets and
discuss which words were
coloured and why.
Extension: Students given worksheet with value in the middle and blank bubbles
– students to write in words that do or do not match value and colour
accordingly.
Cut and past words instead of colouring.
Lesson Title:
Value Y chart
KLA: English
Stages:1, 2 and 3
Creative & Practical Arts
Grades: 1-6
Duration: 15 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
This activity requires students to think about how values feel, look and sound in the
school and outside environment.
Outcomes and Indicators:
Stage One
Stage Two
Stage Three
TS1.2
TS2.1
TS3.1
RS1.5
RS2.5
RS3.6
RS1.7
VAS2.2
VAS3.4
VAS1.4
Resources: pen, paint, paper, worksheet
Assessment:
Lesson evaluation:
Discussion about values within the
Chatting with students about the
school environment and also outside
different ways values can look, sound
environment such as home.
and feel.
Time
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
Introduction
3 minutes
Discuss chosen vale with
students. Brainstorm as a
whole class.
Body
9 minutes
Body
Complete Y chart.
Closure
3 minutes
Closure
Discuss with children why
values look, sound and
feel different within
different environments.
Lesson Title:
Values picture drawing
KLA: English
Stages: Early Stage 1 and 1
Creative & Practical Arts
Grades: Kinder, 1 and 2
Duration: 15 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
Students are required to use drawing and presentation skills to present what they
believe care and fairness to be.
Early Stage One
Stage One
TES1.1
TS1.1
RES1.7
TS1.2
WES1.9
VAES1.1
VAES1.1
VAES1.4
VAES1.4
Resources: coloured pencils
Assessment:
Students make a visual representation of
a value.
Time
Introduction
2 minutes
Body
10minutes
Closure
3 minutes
Lesson evaluation:
Showing the class other children’s
pictures and chatting about the different
ways care and fairness can be presented.
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
Provide instructions and
discuss chosen value with
class.
Body
Allow children to draw
and chat about what they
are drawing.
Closure
Talk with the children
about all the different
ways the value can be
represented.
Lesson Title:
KLA:
English
HISE
Value Scenarios
Stages: Stages 2 and 3
Grades: 3,4,5,6
Duration: 30 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
This task involves listening to/reading a range of scenarios related to respect and
responsibility within the school and outside environments. This simple task requires
the students to think about the scenarios and what they should do compared to what
they would do in that particular scenario.
Outcomes and Indicators:
Stage Two
Stage Three
TS2.1
TS3.2
TS2.2
RS3.5
RS2.5
CUS3.4
CUS2.4
SSS2.8
Resources: worksheets, pens and pencils
Assessment:
Lesson evaluation:
Discuss why students would or should do Determine increase of understanding of
each thing.
intentions and actions.
Time
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduction
Describe activity to class.
Get the students to split
into equal groups. Read a
scenario to the class and
ask the class to discuss in
their groups what they
would and should do if
they found themselves in
this situation.
Body
20 minutes
Body
Students to discuss the
particular scenario their
group has been given.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
Students to present their
scenarios to the class.
Extension: Students to create posters of ‘what I would do’ and ‘what I should
do’.
Role play
Lesson Title:
Values picture drawing
KLA: English
Stages: Early Stage 1 and 1
Creative & Practical Arts
Grades: Kinder, 1 and 2
Duration: 15 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
Students are required to use drawing and presentation skills to present what they
believe care and fairness to be.
Early Stage One
Stage One
TES1.1
TS1.1
RES1.7
TS1.2
WES1.9
VAES1.1
VAES1.1
VAES1.4
VAES1.4
Resources: coloured pencils
Assessment:
Students make a visual representation of
a value.
Time
Introduction
2 minutes
Lesson evaluation:
Showing the class other children’s
pictures and chatting about the different
ways care and fairness can be presented.
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
Instruct children to draw
pictures that
represent/show care and
fairness.
Body
10minutes
Body
Allow children to draw
and chat about what they
are drawing.
Closure
3 minutes
Closure
Talk with the children
about all the different
ways the value can be
represented.
Lesson Title:
Body Words
KLA: English
Stages: 2 and 3
Creative & Practical Arts
Grades: 1-6
Duration: Teacher determined
Aim of the lesson:
During this activity, students are required to cooperate with each other to create
specific words using their bodies.
Outcomes and indicators:
Stage Two
Stage Three
TS2.1
TS3.1
TS2.2
TS3.2
IRS2.11
GSS3.8
COS2.1
COS3.1
GSS2.8
INS3.3
INS2.3
DMS2.2
Resources: pen, paint, paper, worksheet
Assessment:
Lesson evaluation:
Students are required to spell different
Chatting with children about the
words as specified by the teacher using
importance of working together as a
their bodies. Children need to work
group and teamwork.
together to complete activity.
Time
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
Introduction
Teacher determined
Revise co-operation and
participation values.
Body
Teacher determined
Body
Children work together to
create the word using their
bodies.
Closure
Teacher determined
Closure
Ask the children to talk in
small groups about their
performance of working as
a team.
Extension: Put a time limit on the activity. Make a race between groups to spell their
word.
Lesson Title:
KLA:
Unjumble hands
English
PDHPE
Stages: 2 and 3
Grades: 1 - 6
Duration: 15 minutes
Aim of the lesson:
This activity is fun and physical. This is a great activity to include in physical play
time or sport. To complete this activity, students must work together to unjumble their
hands.
Outcomes and indicators:
Stage Two
Stage Three
TS2.1
TS3.1
TS2.2
TS3.2
IRS2.11
GSS3.8
COS2.1
COS3.1
GSS2.8
INS3.3
INS2.3
DMS2.2
Resources: Nil
Assessment:
Students work together to unjumble their
hands.
Time
Lesson evaluation:
Discuss students’ understanding of how
working together helped solve the
problem of being jumbled.
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduction
Discuss and revise cooperation and participation
values.
Body
10 minutes
Body
Students to break into
equal groups and stand in a
circle. Students to then
randomly hold two other
people’s hands. Students
to unjumble themselves
without letting go of
hands.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
Students to discuss the
importance of working
together.
Extension: Put a time limit on the activity.
Lesson Title:
KLA:
Sit down circle
English
PDHPE
Stages: Stages 2 and 3
Grades: 1 - 6
Duration: teacher determined
Aim of the lesson:
This activity focuses on students’ communication, participation and co-operation
skills.
Stage Two
TS2.2
TS2.2
IRS2.11
COS2.1
GSS2.8
INS2.3
DMS2.2
Resources: Nil
Stage Three
TS3.1
TS3.2
GSS3.8
COS3.1
INS3.3
Assessment:
Students work together to complete the
task.
Time
Lesson evaluation:
Discuss students’ understanding of how
working together helped form an
unbroken ‘seated’ circle..
Task engagement
Teacher’s notes
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduction
Teacher to describe
activity to students.
Body
10 minutes
Body
Students to form a circle
standing up (all facing the
back of the person in front
of them). Students to then
sit on each others’ laps.
Closure
5 minutes
Closure
Students to discuss how
working together helped
achieve the goal.