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Students will be able to: - Represent places and features on a pictorial map by the end of this lesson.

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Lesson Plan 6

Students will be able to: - Represent places and features on a pictorial map by the end of this lesson.

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Lesson Plan

Date: 20/04/2015

Time: 30 minutes

Unit: Geography Mapping

Lesson: 6

Level: Foundation Year


Curriculum
Geography
Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

The representation of the location of places and their features on maps and a globe (ACHGK001)

Collecting, recording, evaluating and representing


Represent the location of features of a familiar place on pictorial maps and models (ACHGS003)

Mathematics
Location and Transformation
Describe position and movement (ACMMG010)
General Capabilities
Literacy
Level 1e
Personal and Social Capabilities
Level 1

Lesson Objectives:
By the end of this lesson students will be able to:
-

Represent places and features on a pictorial map


Verbalise where different buildings are on their pictorial map

Students Prior Knowledge:


- Students have previously walked around the school locating different buildings
- Students have learnt different geographical terminology (under, over, around, through, between)
- Students have previously done one on ones with either the teacher or Student Officer

LESSON STRUCTURE:
Time

Introduction & Motivation:

5mins

Time

Gain students attention clapping sequence.


Invite students to sit down in front of the interactive
whiteboard.
Ask students if they remember walking around the
school and looking at important features of the
school. Ask students what they saw?
After students have shared their answers, teacher
shares a picture of a map of the school. Discuss
with students the building they see, and how and
where it is positioned on the map. Remind students
of the prepositional language students learned in the
previous lesson. Sing the Prepositional Song to
remind students of prepositions.

Main Content:

10mins

Discuss with students what they see when looking at


the map.
Explain to students that in this lesson we will be
creating a pictorial map of the school using recycled
material.
Show students some of the recycled material that you
have. Ask students how they might use it to create a
map.
As a class create a map of the classroom using the
recycled materials for students to visualise what is
expected of them. Ask students one by one to come and
add things to the map.
Discuss the map with students, and ask students why
they put things in particular places.
Remind students of the importance of putting things in
the right position.
Upon completion, explain to students that this is what
they will be doing individually. Tell students to do their
best work, because you will be taking pictures of them
for their Star Books (Portfolios).
Ask students if they have any questions to clarify what
you have said.
Send students back to their desks.
Students are to work individually for twenty minutes to

Teaching Approaches &


Resources
Map of the School
Interactive Whiteboard
Preposition Song
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=AWrxScpWnc
Blooms Taxonomy to
scaffold students
thinking when asking
questions.

Teaching Approaches &


Resources
Recycled materials
- cans
- cardboard
- boxes
- pipe cleaners

complete their pictorial map. Teacher is to walk around


the classroom scaffolding students knowledge by
asking questions such as:
- Why did you put that there?
-What made you put library next to the prep
classroom?

Support and/or Extension


Activities
Support Activity:
For students that need more
support in this activity they
will be assisted by the Teacher
Aide. The Teacher Aide will
provide some pictures of the
features they took on their
walk around the school, to
remind students of the features
they need to include.
Extension Activity:
For students who finish early
and finish their work to a high
standard, they will be given an
iPad and using the app
Smartboard required to give
instructions using
prepositional words
directing a new student from
the classroom to the
playground.

Time
5mins

Conclusion:
Invite students to be seated on the floor with their
pictorial maps.
Teacher is to give directions using prepositional

Teaching Approaches &


Resources
Blooms Taxonomy to
scaffold students

words instructing students to go from point A to


point B:
- Using your map show me how you would get from
the Prep Classroom to the office.
- Using your map show me how you would get from
the Playground to the Oval.
- Using your map show me how you would get from
the Oval to the Prep Room.
Congratulate students on any achievements.

thinking when asking


questions.

Assessment of Learning
Assessment of Learning (Diagnostic)
The teacher will walk around the classroom marking off a checklist of what has been included
in the students work.
Anecdotal notes and photographs will be taken based on what students say about their work.

Evaluation/ Reflection
Once the lesson is complete it is important to reflect on how the lesson went. The following questions
should be conceded:
-

Did students find the lesson engaging?


Were students able to follow the directions to get from Point A to Point B?
Were the lesson objectives reached?

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