LESSON PLAN FORMAT

The following is a sample of the lesson plan format used by the University.
Lesson Topic/Focus:

Childrens Rights

Date:

28th November
2014

AusVELS Domain(s):

English

Year level(s):

5/6

AusVELS strand (s):

Speaking and Listening

Lesson duration:

40mins

AusVELS sub-strand(s):
AusVELS Dimension(s) or
Religious Education
Guideline:
Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s)/Objective(s):

Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing and
supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions
At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will know/understand that:

They must voice their opinion in order to support their arguments

At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will demonstrate the skills/strategies of:

Sharing and evaluating ideas and supporting their own thoughts and arguments with these ideas
Assessment:

Assessment criteria for analysis:

Teaching focus:
A.
the pre-service teacher's teaching skill for observation by Associate Teacher;
or
B.

teaching skills that the pre-service teacher would like to personally develop.

Instruction and clarification of the lesson, so students have a clear understanding of what they
are supposed to be doing
Background to the learning:
A.
References for teacher background knowledge

B.

Identify students current knowledge

Lesson resources:

Work books
You tube Kid President
Childrens rights Posters

Lesson content:
A.
Introduction

__5__ mins

Allow students to work on their posters for 5 minutes

Childrens and Young Peoples Rights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJggYdw3I0k

This Is Me: Article 31 and a Child's Right to Play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tjRPWPhIfA
Stop the video and tell students these are the examples of why this right is important
The video states why this right is important. Get the students to repeat some of the
reasons for the importance of this right

B.

Development

__10__ mins

1. Show this video on Childrens rights to play - Tell the students that this is an example of how
to promote a childs right
2. Discuss with students that they will be working together to promote both their rights.
3. In 6 lines students must create reasons to promote their rights.
- Explain to your government why your rights are most important
4. Put students in groups of 4 (2x Rights in each group)
C.

ANY QUESTIONS?
HANDS UP IF YOU UNDERSTAND
Consolidation, practice, extension

__15__ mins

- In your group you must allocate a scribe and a speaker

- Make your points in your sentence strong so they stand out from everyone elses
- Students must argue their point with reasons and examples (Remember you are taking these
rights to your government and explaining to them why it is important)

D.

Closure

__10__ mins

Each groups nominated speaker will stand in front of the class and try to persuade the
listeners and the government of the importance in applying this right

Post-lesson review and evaluation:

Student achievement
Teaching effectiveness
Lesson/activity transition:

The first class worked well in their groups and seemed more engaged. Where as the
second group were a touch off topic and mucking around
The lesson content proved to be engaging yet the second group were a touch restless
when it came to doing the actual thinking

ASSESSMENT GRID
Outcome/Standard/Objective

Participate in and contribute to discussions, clarifying and interrogating ideas, developing

and supporting arguments, sharing and evaluating information, experiences and opinions

Student name
(three focus students
for this lesson)

Assessment criteria
1

Contribute to
discussions

Support own
arguments

Voice their opinion

within their group

Played role in group

discussion

engaged within the

group

Erisha

Spoke during
presentation very
clearly

Zac

Seth

Purpose of assessment
To inform future
lessons and student
learning

To ensure
coverage of
AusVELS
standards

To discuss with
parent

To inform 1:1
conference with
student
including
setting future
learning goals

Evidence for school

report