Term 1: Week 1

Internship : Whole Class Lesson Plan (Foundation level)

Pre-primary
Number of students 26
rd
3 Feb 2015
Time of lesson
1.20 2.00 pm
History
Knowledge and Understanding

Year level
Date of lesson
Lesson Area
Sub-strand
(Australian Curriculum)

Topic
Content descriptor

Chinese Zodiac : Whats Yours

How they, their family and friends commemorate past events that are important

to them (ACHASSK012)
Prior knowledge and Students are capable of :
background
Teaching/Learning
Purpose

Preparation
Resources
Learning
experiences

and

Knowing themselves as an individual (self-identity)

Carrying out fine motor skills (cutting, pasting and positioning)
To enable students to:

be familiar with the story explaining the choice of the 12 zodiac animals
understand that each animal of the calendar symbolizes certain character

traits
know that the Chinese associate the traits of each zodiac animal with

people born in that year

know their own signs within the Chinese zodiac
PowerPoint slides: Chinese Zodiac
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-dcg-_oBAw
Chinese Zodiac Sign Template
Introduction
1. Introduce myself and background (to be related with Chinese culture)
2. Make them wonder about animals used as symbols for characteristics
Main body of lesson
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Read the story of The Race of the Chinese Zodiac

Have a guess who might win the race
State moral values learning from the story
Students encouraged to plot their own Chinese zodiac signs

Closure:
7. Reinforce that the Chinese New Year calendar follows the Lunar year.
Let students know it runs in a cycle and that this year will be the year of
the Monkey.

8. End session with video presentation

Assessment
Evaluation

and Using the template provided (Learning Experience Evaluation and Daily
Reflection), I would record notes of any interesting response or behaviour
during the lesson presentation.
*Photographs are also taken for assignment documentation purpose only

Reference: http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/