Appendix 1
LESSON PLAN
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LESSON ORGANISATION
Year Level: Kindergarten Time: Date: 11th of June Students’ Prior Knowledge:

Learning Area: Reading Macca the Alpaca

Strand/Topic from the Kindergarten curriculum

guidelines:
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT AREA 2: Connecting and
Contributing
2.1: Work with others to develop skills for communication and
inquiry about themselves and their world
 Develop skills for working with others
 listen to others and share own ideas
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT AREA 5: Communicating
5.2: Engage in and extend literacy practices in personally
meaningful ways
 Develop understanding of purpose and meanings of a range
of texts
 share a range of texts for enjoyment

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
competence creative thinking behaviour Social understanding
competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
histories and cultures
Proficiencies:(Mathematics only)
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

 Students enjoy listening to Macca the Aplaca
 Students can sit on the mat for the period of time (age appropriate)

Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation: Provision for students at educational risk:

- Macca the Alpaca book
- Any questions written on the back of the book
- Pictures of the Alpacas

LESSON EVALUATION (to be completed AFTER the lesson)

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Assessment of Lesson Objective and Suggestions for Improvement:

Teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation:

This lesson went very well, the students enjoyed the book very much and they enjoyed seeing the pictures of the
alpacas. Next time when I am reading a book I need to make sure that I do a finger song or movement video to tune
the students in.

[OFFICIAL USE ONLY] Comments by classroom teacher, HOPP, supervisor:

LESSON DELIVERY (attach worksheets, examples, marking key, etc, as relevant)

Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
- Ask all students to sit criss cross, mountain or mermaid Macca the Alpaca
book
- Wait until all students are calm and ready before starting to talk
- Introduce the book, Macca the Alpaca Notes written on the
back of the book
- The author and illustrator is Matt Crosgrove
Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

- Ask the students to remind you what the illustrator does

- Ask the students to remind you what the author does
- Read the book, remembering to vary your voice tone when reading
the book to keep the students engaged
- Once the book is read explain to the students how when I was their
age I lived on a farm
- Ask the students what animals they think live on a farm
- Tell the students on my farm we have sheep, horses, a cat, dogs and Photos of the alpacas
Alpaca
- Tell the students they there is 2 alpacas on my farm
- Their names are Barbara and Derek
- Show the students the photos

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

- Then ask the students if they have any questions

- Ask 5 students

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

- Transition the students by showing them the sound card and ask
them to do the sound and the action, then ask them to wash their
hands and line up at the door

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will these be judged?)
- While reading the book I will be able to see which students are able to
sit on the mat for the given time, I will also be able to note which
students have trouble sitting criss cross, mermaid or mountain and
are sitting in a ‘W’

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