This Teaching & Learning Program is designed for Grade 1 & 2 students.
It includes 5 days of differentiated lesson plans with:
Learning Intentions & Success Criteria aligned to NSW and Australian curriculum outcomes
Explicit teaching activities (I do)
Guided teaching activities (We do)
Independent teaching activities (You do)
Reflection questions
Support and extension activities to target every student in your class
5 x differentiated rotation activities for consolidation and review at the end of each unit of learning
CURRICULUM OUTCOMES
Australian Curriculum:
Compare directly and indirectly and order objects and events using attributes of length, mass, capacity and duration, communicating reasoning (AC9M1M01)
NSW Curriculum:
Outcomes:
Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units. (MA1-NSM-01)
Content:
Investigate mass using an equal-arm balance
Place objects on either side of an equal-arm balance to obtain a level balance
Use an equal-arm balance to compare the masses of two objects and record, which is heavier or lighter
Predict the action of an equal-arm balance before placing particular objects in each pan
Use a balance to find two collections of objects that have the same mass
Compare and order the masses of two or more objects by hefting, and check using an equal-arm balance