LESSON: Health

Lesson 1

CONTEXTUAL DETAILS
Year Level: 5 & 6 Estimated Duration of Activity: 50 minutes
Location: Classroom

LEARNING AREA: Health

TOPIC: Sun Safety

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Students provide prior knowledge in brainstorm activity.

CURRICULUM LINKS:
Year 5 & 6
Personal, Social and Community Health
Plan and practice strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing ACPPS054.
Elaboration; selecting and practising appropriate responses to promote safety in different
situations. (Sun safety).

LEARNING INTENTION: Students will explore the potential benefits and harmfulness of the
sun. They will investigate ways in which they can protect themselves from the sun and
how they can promote sun safety to others.
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES:
 To develop an understanding on how the sun affects us- benefits / harms
 To develop an understanding of UV radiation and sunlight.
 To investigate ways in which to promote sun safety.

PREPARATION/ORGANISATION
PROCESS RESOURCES & TIME

Engage:
What am I? 5 minutes
Teacher to write on board a what am I
question. Students to try to guess.

Introduction:
Question:
What do you know about sun safety?
Draw a concept map listing ideas.
Record student’s answers on white board.
Why do we need to worry about sun safety.

Development:
Elements of the sun: 10 minutes
Good / bad effects of the sun. Power point slides.
In your life have you seen any information
about sun safety? Where?
Watch slip, slop, slap, slide, shade ad.

What ways can we protect ourselves from

the sun?

Task: 20 minutes
Design a poster that we could display in the
school to help other students be aware of
the importance of sun safety.
Your poster should include the sun safety
message.

Conclusion:
Teacher to explain game/ rules, distribute 10 minutes
materials
Group students and they play guess who I
am?
Regroup: How did you go? 5 minutes

Early finishers:
Sunsmart treasure hunt, hidden message,
Word search, crazy code. Work sheets

Assessment:
Show what you know multiple choice test
on Kahoot.
Peer poster assessment.
(end lesson 2)

Follow Up Activity/ Lesson:

Continue poster/ Kahoot Quiz.