Unit plan Inquiry stage Lesson Weekly learning task Content descriptors Resources Pretest 1 Students to complete a on Personal Histories and Intercultural Capability. Ask students to complete the graphic organiser ‘My story, your story, our story’ template (page 10) for their parents/carers, themselves and a friend. ‘My story, Your story, Our story’ graphic organiser Tuning in – engage Begin with a lesson that captures students’ interest through an activity or question. 1.2 Show students the rubric, discussing the expectations and goal of the unit. Read ‘Just the Way We Are’ as a whole group discuss and brainstorm who could be in a family? Students draw a picture of their family and label appropriate people. Together as a class they discuss the similarities and differences between their families. History: VCHHK058 Just the Way We Are - Jessica Shirvington 1.3 Students to watch a ‘Family Tree Video’ about their teacher’s families. Note: The teacher created own short video for this unit which the History: VCHHK058 provides a number of short videos about families.
VCAA is not able to publish. Students to make their own family tree using family template and example from teacher. Students may use coloured paper of their choice for the tree and the trunk, with differently coloured circles for family members. Students share their family trees with their classmates and share a special story about their family. Homework activity: Students to ask parents/carers to discuss their family history and family history/origin with their child. Finding out – explore Organise hands-on activities where students explore a concept or skill. 2.1 Read ‘I am Australian Too’ by Mem Fox and revisit previous activities on families and explain to children that we live in Australia but we might have another culture in our family as well. Ask students if they know where their families have come from. Discuss all the different Intercultural Capability: Identify and discuss cultural diversity in the school and/or community History: VCHHK058 Mathematics: I Am Australian Too - Mem Fox
nationalities in our learning community. The teacher helps students see the link between nationality and cultural diversity. Students to draw a picture of themselves and place them on a picture graph in the appropriate column. Discuss the picture graph as a home group. 2.2 Read ‘Mirror’ by Jeannie and discuss the book and how the two people had differences and similarities in their days. Students complete a Venn diagram together as a homegroup with teacher assistance, comparing the differences and similarities of the two days in the two different countries. Intercultural Capability: Identify what is familiar and what is different in the ways culturally diverse individuals and families live Mirror - Jeanie Baker Sorting out – explain Guide students to develop explanations for the experience after they have explored a concept or skill. 3.1 Students to discuss what happens in their daily life. They talk with their partner about the similarities and differences. Pairs share their partner’s day with the rest of the homegroup. Students to discuss different Intercultural Capability: Identify what is familiar and what is different in the ways culturally diverse individuals and families live