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TERM/WEEKS: Term 1
Week 7 Lesson 1
(Tuesday)
EYLF
PRACTICES

Responsiveness to
children

PRINCIPLES
OUTCOMES

Learning
through play

1. Secure, respectful &

reciprocal relationships
1.Children have a strong
sense of identity

YEAR LEVEL: Pre

Primary

Intentional
teaching

Learning
environments

2. Partnerships
2.Children are connected
with and contribute to their
world

LEARNING AREA/TOPIC: English/ICT/ Letter

formations

Assessment for
learning

3. High expectations &

equity
3.Children have a strong
sense of wellbeing

Cultural
competence

Continuity of
Holistic approaches
learning &
transitions
4. Respect for diversity
5. Ongoing learning & reflective
practice
4.Children are confident
5.Children are effective
and involved learners
communicators

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
General Capabilities:
Literacy

Numeracy

ICT

Cross-curriculum priorities:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and Cultures

WEEK
/
LESS
ON

Term
1
Week
7
Lesso
n1
(Tuesd
ay)

EYLF
Prin
O/C

Prac

AUSTRALIAN
CURRICULUM
LINKS

(ACELA1440)
Recognise the letters of
the alphabet and know
there are lower and upper
case letters

Critical and creative

thinking

Ethical Behaviour

Asia and Australias engagement with Asia

SPECIFIC
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

letters using
different materials
and methods
identify letters and
categorise
accordingly

ASSESSMENT
(what & how)

Anecdotal notes

Personal and social

Competence

Intercultural Understanding

Sustainability

TEACHING & LEARNING

EXPERIENCES
(include learner diversity)

Re- cap of last weeks letters that were

learnt. Allow each child to take turn in
writing a letter from last week on the
interactive white board.

KEY
QUESTIONS

RESOURC
ES

Can you draw

the letter
with your
finger in the
air?

Introduce this weeks letters MRHEDC.

Break class up into groups of 5-6
students to travel through the stations.
Station 1: finger painting, students will
be given direction to make a page of art
using those letters. ( experimenting with
patterns, using capitol and lower case)
Station 2: qr code hunt. Link the qr code
station (s1, s2 ect) to the letter (m,h,r ect)
pictures of letters represented differently.
Station 3: play dough, on the laminated

What letters
have you
painted?
What pattern
have you
created?

Art
supplies,
paint,
aprons,
paper,
easels.
Laminated
qr codes

paper form the letters with play dough

and write with a white board marker
above corresponding play dough letter.
Station 4: magazine hunt, search
throughout the magazine for the chosen
letter cut out the letter and paste it on
paper in the shape of that letter. (student
explore the letter representation in many
different shape sizes colours and fonts).

around the
room.
Ipads with
app to
process qr
codes.
Different
play dough
colours.
Laminated
paper a3
stack of
magazines,
scissors,
glue.