Professional Documents
Culture Documents
English
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Maths
-
Chinese
calendar
- Chinese
numbers
and
days
of
the
week
- Word
problem
- Tangram
Art
- Sagwa
Tangrams:
Ancient
Chinese
Puzzles
- Working
with
money
from
red
envelope
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Geography
History
Refer to Spiderscribe
- Lion Dance
- Fortune cookies
Traditional Chinese game
The Arts
-
Lion Dance
Making lanterns
Making Dragon
-
Chinese drum
-
Making traditional costumes
-
Chinese calligraphy
-
Make a dragon puppet
-
Chinese music exposure
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Making a fan
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- make a red envelope
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TERM/WEEKS: 1/1-3
YEAR LEVEL: 3
General
Capabilities:
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
Cross-curriculum
priorities:
Aboriginal
and
Torres
Strait
Islander
histories
and
Cultures
LESSON
AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Historical
Historical
Skills
Knowledge
&
Understanding
ACHASSK06 ACHASSI05
5
2
SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE
1.
2.
3.
Ethical Behaviour
Students
will
identify
different
celebrations
themselves
and
other
cultures
around
the
world
celebrate.
Students
will
explore
the
celebration
of
Chinese
New
Year
including
the
symbols
and
customs
behind
the
celebration
Students
will
use
iPads
and
various
technology
tools
to
complete
the
tasks.
ASSESSMENT
(what
&
how)
Intercultural
Understanding
Sustainability
Anecdotal
notes
Lesson
One:
Celebrations
around
the
world
and
on
students
introduction
to
Chinese
New
Year.
participation
in
Introduction
class
and
answer
a) Discussion
on
the
mat
in
front
of
the
IWB
about
garden
discussion.
celebrations
around
the
world.
a. Celebrations
are
a
big
part
of
human
life.
Everyone
will
experience
many
celebrations
each
year.
What
are
some
celebrations
that
you
take
part
in?
i. Birthdays,
birth
of
a
new
baby,
baptism,
weddings,
New
Years
ii. Australian
celebrations-
Anzac
Day,
Australia
Day,
Sorry
Day,
NAIDOC
week.
iii. Cultural/religious
celebrations-
Christmas,
Easter,
Ramadan,
Chinese
New
Year,
Diwali,
Moon
Festival,
St
Patricks
Day,
Bastille
Day,
Hanukkah,
Rosh
Hashanah.
b. Students
will
watch
video
that
teacher
has
made
on
iMovie
c. Students
use
their
iPads
to
access
the
class
history
website.
i. They
go
to
the
lesson
one
link
and
the
answer
garden
brainstorm
is
embedded
on
the
page.
KEY
QUESTIONS
-What
are
some
celebrations
that
you
take
part
in?
-How
does
your
family
celebrate
the
New
Year?
-Who
has
celebrated
RESOURCES
-IWB
-1-to-1
iPads
-Computer
-iMovie
previously
made
by
teacher
-Class
history
website
(
http://year3hist
ory.weebly.com/
)
-Answer
Garden
-Padlet
-KidBlog
-Videos
-QR
Code
Generator-
http://www.qr-
code-
generator.com/#
Lesson
Steps
b) How
does
your
family
celebrate
the
New
Year?
i. The
students
then
go
onto
the
class
website
and
use
the
Padlet
to
post
their
New
Years
experiences.
Students
have
the
option
to
upload
relevant
photos.
c) Students
then
write
a
short
blog
post
on
KidBlog
on
a
celebration
they
have
experienced.
d) Discussion
with
students
about
Chinese
New
Year.
a. Who
has
celebrated
Chinese
New
Year
before?
b. When
is
it
celebrated?
c. Why
is
it
celebrated?
d. What
symbols
and
are
associated
with
Chinese
New
Year?
e. We
celebrate
new
years
at
the
end
of
the
year
in
December.
The
Chinese
celebrate
their
New
Year
at
the
beginning
of
February.
e) Watch
videos
on
history.com
website
about
Chinese
New
Year
a. http://www.history.com/topics/holidays
/chinese-new-year
b. http://www.history.com/topics/holidays
/chinese-new-year/videos/history-of-
the-holidays-chinese-new-year
f) Students
will
be
separated
in
to
groups
of
three.
These
groups
will
be
used
for
all
the
following
lessons
on
Chinese
New
Year.
In
groups,
students
create
QR
codes
that
connect
to
a
fact
of
Chinese
New
Year.
a. Students
use
their
iPads
to
create
the
code
on
http://www.qr-code-
generator.com
b. Students
then
move
around
the
classroom
scanning
other
codes
and
reading
the
other
groups
facts.
Conclusion
g) Class
discussion
about
the
facts
they
have
scanned
h) Discussion
about
the
different
traditions
of
the
15-day
celebration
Chinese
New
Year
before?
When
and
why
is
it
celebrated?
What
are
some
symbols
or
stories
of
Chinese
new
year?
What
are
some
of
the
facts
you
scanned
about
Chinese
New
Year?
Had
you
heard
about
any
of
the
facts
before?
What
are
some
of
the
parts
of
the
15
day
festival
for
Chinese
New
Year?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Learning
diversity:
a) Student
hard
of
hearing.
Earphones
will
be
supplied
for
the
video
and
app.
Additional
subtitles
on
the
video
if
needed.
Students
will
be
placed
at
an
appropriate
distance
to
the
computer.
b) Personalised
reward
system
for
student
with
Autism.
c) Extension
for
gifted
students,
to
work
through
the
games
and
activities
on
the
early
finishers
tab
on
Weebly.
General
Capabilities:
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
Cross-curriculum
priorities:
Aboriginal
and
Torres
Strait
Islander
histories
and
Cultures
LESSON
AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Historical
Historical
Skills
Knowledge
&
Understanding
ACHHK06
ACHHS071
4
Ethical Behaviour
SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT
(what
&
how)
1.
Students
will
identify
the
different
Chinese
Zodiacs
and
explore
their
origin.
2.
Students
will
engage
in
the
meaning
underpinning
the
zodiacs
and
the
morals
attached
to
them,
using
an
interactive
app
and
Popplet.
3.
Students
will
design
an
Avatar
to
represent
a
new
sign
in
the
Chinese
Zodiac
and
to
create
a
myth
or
legend
about
the
symbol.
4.
Students
will
use
ICT
skills
to
upload
Avatar
and
narrative
on
to
Kidblog.
Detailed
Popplet
KidBlog
Entries
Completed
TitanPad
Intercultural
Understanding
Sustainability
KEY
QUESTIONS
RESOURCES
Computer
https://www.yo
utube.com/watc
h?v=_u-R-aIq3_E
-1-to-1
iPads
https://itunes.ap
ple.com/au/app
/emperors-
quest-at-
chinese/id88608
8798?mt=8
http://popplet.c
om/app/#/hom
e
5.
Students
will
reflect
on
lesson
using
TitanPad.
6.
Students
will
engage
in
cooperative
group
work.
When
developing
your
zodiacs
think
what
morals
you
would
like
them
to
have
or
any
other
interesting
characteristics.
Learning
diversity:
d) Student
hard
of
hearing.
Earphones
will
be
supplied
for
the
video
and
app.
Additional
subtitles
on
the
video
if
needed.
Students
will
be
placed
at
an
appropriate
distance
to
the
computer.
e) Personalised
reward
system
for
student
with
Autism.
f) Extension
for
gifted
students,
to
work
through
the
games
and
activities
on
the
early
finishers
tab
on
Weebly.
http://www.buil
dyourwildself.co
m/
http://kidblog.or
g/home/
https://titanpad.
com/
General
Capabilities:
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT
Cross-curriculum
priorities:
Aboriginal
and
Torres
Strait
Islander
histories
and
Cultures
LESSON
AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS
Historical
Historical
Skills
Knowledge
&
Understanding
(ACHHK06 (ACHHS068)
4)
(ACHHS071)
Ethical Behaviour
Intercultural
Understanding
Sustainability
SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT
(what
&
how)
KEY
QUESTIONS
RESOURCES
1.
Students
will
identify
and
explain
important
traditions
of
Chinese
New
Year.
2.
Students
will
demonstrate
topic
knowledge
using
ICT
tools.
3.
Students
will
engage
in
cooperative
group
work.
Anecdotal
notes
about
students
understanding
of
Chinese
New
Year
during
the
class.
Completion
of
SpiderScribe
&
PicCollage/KidBlo
g
Quiz
results
from
Kahoot.
What
can
you
tell
me
about
Chinese
New
Year?
What
are
some
of
the
traditions
involved
in
Chinese
New
Year?
What
is
the
significance
of
your
assigned
tradition?
Research
its
meaning,
why
it
is
used
and
when
it
is
used.
-1-to-1
iPads
Computer
https://www.spi
derscribe.net/
http://pic-
collage.com/
https://kahoot.it
/#/
i)
Learning
diversity:
a) Student
hard
of
hearing.
Earphones
will
be
supplied
for
the
video
and
app.
Additional
subtitles
on
the
video
if
needed.
Students
will
be
placed
at
an
appropriate
distance
to
the
computer.
b) Personalised
reward
system
for
student
with
Autism.
c) Extension
for
gifted
students,
to
work
through
the
games
and
activities
on
the
early
finishers
tab
on
Weebly.