SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

TOPIC/FOCUS:
History
of DATE: 19-06-2014
Melbourne
YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: Year 9 LESSON DURATION: 100 minutes
History
NO. OF STUDENTS: 18
AusVELS: (Strand/Domain/ Dimension) The Making of the Modern
World/ Australia and Asia/ Making a Nation
GOALS:
To provide an overview of Melbournes structural history in terms of
settlement, buildings and streets and roads.
Allow students to explore a map of Melbourne in pairs in order to
identify specific landmarks similar to what they need to find on their
excursion.
Encourage students to participate in group work (pairs)

LESSON OUTCOMES AND INDICATORS

The student will:
Be able to complete the worksheet task of identifying landmarks on
the map successfully in pairs
Be able to identify one fact they learnt during the lesson at the end
of class
TEACHING MATERIALS AND PREPARATION - VISUALS
PowerPoint presentation
TEACHING MATERIALS AND PREPARATION - EQUIPMENT
Copy of Melbourne Map
Melbourne History Question Sheet
Melbourne History summary sheet

LESSON PROCEDURE
Introduction/focusing activity (The lesson begins with this activity.)
Teacher
Write objectives on the board: Map Task, History of Melbourne
(readings and question sheet), state one fact you learnt about
Melbourne and its history
Get students settled in the class before introducing myself and what
they will be doing today
Class game of getting into groups of 3,4,7,etc
Students are to get into pairs and complete the map worksheet which
will be handed out to them
Answers of the worksheet will be followed by this task, students will
be asked to correct their own work

TIME
Students
Students are to listen during this
time
Students need to try to get into the
numbers of the group provided by
the teacher, if they are left out, they
need to sit back down
Students are to complete this task
with some discussion with their
partner
Students are to correct the answers
as they go along

Lesson development
Teacher
A hand out of the readings will then be given to each student and they will
be asked to read and follow along while a PowerPoint presentation is
shown by the teacher. Ask the students to fill out section 2 of the
worksheet
Answers to the handout will be discussed when this task is completed

1
minute
3
minute
s
6
minute
s
40
minute
s
5-7
minute
s

Student
Students are to read along with the
teacher and fill in any answers of section
2 when they can

30
minute
s

Students are to correct their own work

15
minute
s

Formative Assessment (Questions or actions used throughout the lesson to check on student understanding
and application of information)
What have you remembered or learnt during this lesson?
Do you think the map activity will help you navigate your way through the city more effectively?
Did something surprise you about Melbourne and how it was established?
Closure (Options include: summarising or reflecting on the learning achievements/analysing errors; the
presentation of selected students work/preparation for future lesson/s etc.)
Teacher
Student
Ask each student to stand up and answer what Tell the teacher one thing they learnt today
they learnt about Melbourne and its history
during the lesson before sitting down. Highlight
the importance of raising hands and being
respectful of others.

5
minute
s

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Was the stated Standard Formulated as a Student Learning
Outcome with Indicator/s achieved by all students or only some students?)

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example,

review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or your explaining skills in
information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example,
giving instructions, encouraging student participation etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future

lessons. (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about effective learning
and teaching and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next
Direct Lesson Plan.

ASSOCIATE TEACHER FEEDBACK

Pre-service Teacher preparation for lesson, use of resources, teaching
strategies, class room management. Lesson introduction and closure.
Acknowledgement of individual learning styles.