Activity Two

Year Level: One

Time: 40 minutes

Curriculum Area:
Geography

Curriculum Links:

Teacher Background Knowledge:

Historical Knowledge and

Understanding:
How the present, past and
future are signified by terms
indicating time such as a
long time ago, then and
now, now and then, old
and new, tomorrow, as well
as by dates and changes
that may have personal
significance, such as
birthdays, celebrations and
seasons (ACHHK029)

This lesson, and the associated

activity, takes place at the
beginning of the unit. The students
have had a lesson where the
explored terms such as a long
time, then and now, old and new.
Activity Objectives:
By the end of this lesson,
students will have an
opportunity to demonstrate
their ability to:

Historical Skills:
Distinguish between the
Student Intentions:

We will words such as: a

long time ago, then and
now, now and then, old
and new within our
everyday talk.
We will separate the past
from the present and future.
We will order objects in
accordance to their use in

To implement language such

as a long time ago, then
and now, now and then,
old and new within their
everyday vocabulary.
Distinguish between the past,
present and future.
Sequence objects in
accordance to their use in the

Activity:
Students participate within a sequence game activity, where they sequence
toys in order from the oldest to the newest. The students will do this by
ordering images of toys from a variety of years in to a sequence- starting
from the oldest toy to the newest toy. Once that concludes, the teacher is to
bring the students to the carpeted area, and show them a variety of YouTube
clips. At the end of each clip the students decide whether the toy is old,
new, from now or from a long time ago. At the end of each of the
videos, the teacher is to select a student to pretend to be a person from that
era, and prompt the class to ask the students about that specific toy.

Assessment of, for, and as Learning:

Aa
Assessment for Learning: Assessment for learning: Assessment for
learning involves teachers using evidence about students' knowledge,
understanding and skills to inform their teaching. With this activity, the
teacher is able to assess students on the ability to appropriate object, in this
scenario toys, in the old, new, from now or from a long time ago.
The teacher should then be able to identify whether students need to spend
more lessons on the topic, or whether they are ready to continue through
Connections to the General Capabilities:
Literacy: This activity connects to the general capability of literacy through:

Listen and respond to learning area texts.

Interpret and analyse learning area texts.

Critical and Creative Thinking: This activity connects to the general

capability of critical and creative thinking through:
Pose questions.