Lesson: History Topic: Royal Adelaide Show Year level: 2/3

Teacher activity Learner activity Resources Time

- Go through the definition - Brainstorm/ discuss the - Power point 5
of history with the meaning of history slides minutes
students. - Smart board
What is history? Prompt the
answers of
 time (putting things in the
right order)
 people, places and changes
 evidence of history
 important events
 important dates

- Go through the current - Look at current images and - Royal Adelaide 10

images of the Royal discuss our favourite things show images on minutes
Adelaide Show about the show. PowerPoint
- Prompt students to discuss
the things they like about
the Royal Show.

- Look at two images of - Look for differences and - Power point 15-20
showbags (the pictures of similarities slides with minutes
older showbags from - Group brainstorm images of
different years and 2018 different
showbags) showbags
- Whiteboard
- Compare them and discuss - Whiteboard
the differences and marker
similarities as a class.

- Write the points on the

whiteboard under
similarities and differences.

- Prompting points: colour,

material, logo, contents,
price.

- Explain that there will be 2

stations around the room minutes
with different images of
Royal Show aspects for
students to compare and
write down on the A3
similarities and differences
chart.
2
- Organise students into 7 - Students to form groups of 3-4 minutes
groups (depending on how depending on class size
many students)

- Direct students to a station - Each group of students to - A3 paper with 30 - 35

and give time needed for compare and discuss the similarities and minutes
comparison, discussion and similarities and differences in
 note taking, then ring the
bell to swap groups – direct
children on station
rotations.
- Stick all the pieces of paper
to the whiteboard for
students to look at.
the images of an event or differences
aspect of the royal show. written on top.
- Each group to write some dot
points on the piece of paper
- When moving onto the next
station, repeat the process
and add to any notes already
there.

Australian Curriculum links

Extension activities
Choose an aspect (showbags, rides, food) what do you think it will be like in the future? Draw/label/explain.
Learning outcomes
Students recognise the similarities, changes and updates of the Royal Adelaide Show from when it opened until
now. Students start thinking about the sequence of events on a time line.
Preparation/organisation
Organise Power Point.
Print royal show comparison photos
Draw up A3 similarities/differences sheets

Next lesson:

Timeline: personal timeline

Then changes in the royal show over time

OR

News paper article on an aspect of the show, set in the past.