Centre: Play Dough Table Explicit / Intentional Teaching: Teacher Directed Centre: Sink or Float

Children will have the opportunity to explore Mat session/ Introduction With support from the educator, children will explore
different types of play doughs on the play dough 1. Ask students to make a circle on the mat. the idea of sinking and floating. A table will be set up
table. These 2. Introduce the topic of autumn to students – with a large clear
play doughs begin with a discussion about what tub and water in it.
will smell happens in autumn, the kinds of things you The children will be
different and a would see and how it can make you feel. provided with a
different 3. Introduce the book ‘Leaf Man’ by Lois variety of materials
essential oils Ehlert. Ask questions such as; such as gemstones,
will be used. a. What do you see in the picture? leaves, sticks, rocks, https://b-inspiredmama.com/fall-sink-float-
preschool-science-activity/
Different b. Can you find a hidden picture? egg carton parts and
https://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-do/activity-
textures and articles/playdoh-play-using-natural-materials/news- 4. The educator will then read the book ‘Leaf they may also choose to have 1-minute outside to
colours will story/68d1f6a7ea2157a9163e3f133b0064dc
Man’ by Lois Ehlert to the children pick up 2 objects they would like to test.
also be used 5. Once the book as finished ask the children;
in the playdough so differentiate the play doughs a. What their favourite part of the story Prior to the activity the educator will begin by asking
and make it more of an engaging experience for and why? students to predict what may happen when they drop
the children. Natural objects will also be provided b. If anyone has ever come across a the rock into the water or the leave and test it out on
such as leaves, honky nuts, small sticks so the leaf man before? the spot for the children to see what happens. Once
children can experiment with printing/stamping c. Why do you think I chose to read the teacher has asked this about 3 objects the
into the playdough. this book seeing we are learning educator will give the children 1 minute to collect one
about autumn? object to test in the tub and whether it will sink or
6. The educator will then inform students of float. Once they return to the activity the educator
each of the activities available to them. will individually ask each child what they predict will
happen with their object and ask them why they think
that. This will be the assessment and the educator
will write anecdotal notes about if the child can firstly
predict then test their prediction and explain why
they think that. This will be recorded by anecdotal
notes.

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Centre: Bubble/Tree Painting Conclusion: Centre: Going on a Leaf Hunt
Children will have the opportunity to engage in 1. Give the children an opportunity to Children will have the
making bubble art. This will involve the children draw a small picture on an A5 sheet of opportunity to go on a
using autumn inspired paper what their favourite thing was left hunt in partners and
colours and using the that they did today collect a variety of
bubbles as the leaves 2. Once students have finished (no more different types of leaves.
of the tree. The children than 5-7 minutes) ask the students to The children will be
will colour a tree trunk share with a partner. encouraged to collect as
then use yellow, many different https://www.etsy.com/dk-
en/listing/257183410/lot-of-25-units-of-real-dried-
orange, red or dark coloured and shaped pressed

green colours to create leaves as they can and

the ‘tree’. This is to
show the different
colours the leaves turn
in autumn.
Centre: Wind Tunnel
Children will explore a
wind tunnel and how the
wind makes different
objects act certain ways.
Natural items such as
leaves will be provided
to re-enact the leaves
blowing in the wind at
https://kodokids.com/wind-tunnel
autumn time as well as
https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/7438
68063424207407/?lp=true
Objective/s:
1. Students ability to predict an outcome for
whether the object will sink or float
2. Students ability to explain why they
believe the object will sink or float
bring them back into the classroom to complete their
leaf painting.
Centre: Leaf Painting
This learning centre will
allow children to use the
leaves they have collected
on their leaf hunt to print
and paint the leaves onto
A3 card. The coloured
paint provided will be
autumn inspired colours
https://www.artycraftykids.com/art/autumn
such as yellow, red, -leaf-painting/

streamers and pieces of materials. browns and dark greens.

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Assessment & Recording: (What are we assessing? How are we assessing? How are we recording?)

The educator will use a rubric (see below) to assess the objectives throughout the teaching experience. The educator will record any further
feedback based on the student’s ability to;
1. Students ability to predict an outcome for whether the object will sink or float
2. Students ability to explain why they believe the object will sink or float

Sink or Float – Rubric with comments

Grace Anderson Developed Developing

Students ability to predict an outcome for
whether the object will sink or float
Students ability to explain why they believe the
object will sink or float

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Highlight one or two outcomes specifically connected to your objective/s.
OUTCOME 1: Children have a
strong sense of identity
Children feel safe, secure, and
supported
Children develop their emerging
autonomy, inter-dependence,
resilience and sense of agency
Children develop knowledgeable
and confident self identities
Children learn to interact in
relation to others with care,
empathy and respect
OUTCOME 2: Children are
connected with and contribute to
their world
Children develop a sense of
belonging to groups and
communities and an understanding
of the
reciprocal rights and
responsibilities necessary for
active community participation
Children respond to diversity with
respect
Children become aware of fairness
Children become socially
responsible and show respect for
the environment
OUTCOME 3: Children have a
strong sense of well being
Children become strong in their
social and emotional wellbeing
Children take increasing
responsibility for their own health
and physical wellbeing
OUTCOME 4: Children are
confident and involved learners
Children develop dispositions for
learning such as curiosity,
cooperation, confidence,
creativity, commitment,
enthusiasm, persistence,
imagination and reflexivity
Children develop a range of skills
and processes such as problem
solving, enquiry, experimentation,
hypothesising, researching and
investigating
Children transfer and adapt what
they have learned from one
context to another
Children resource their own
learning through connecting with
people, place, technologies and
natural and processed materials
OUTCOME 5: Children are
effective communicators
Children interact verbally and
non-verbally with others for a
range of purposes
Children engage with a range of
texts and gain meaning from
these texts
Children express ideas and make
meaning using a range of media
Children begin to understand how
symbols and pattern systems
work.
Children use information and
communication technologies to
access information, investigate
ideas and represent their thinking