Professional Experience 4 (2020)

Lesson Plan
CONTEXTUAL DETAILS

Name: John Kambouris School: Ardtornish Primary School

Year Level / Age Range: Reception Date:

No. of Students: 24 Estimated Duration of Activity: 40 - 50
Location: classroom 6 mins

TOPIC: Emotions (Red Zone)

AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM:
Identify and describe emotional responses people may experience in different situations (ACPPS005)

BROAD OUTCOME:
They are able to identify emotion/anger as well as strategies that they could use to be able to regulate
their emotions.

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME/S:

They are able to understand the red zone and the emotions that make up that zone with a basic
understanding of what strategies they can use to regulate their emotions.

PREPARATION / ORGANISATION:

• Ravi’s Roar book ready

• YouTube video ready to watch with students
• A3 paper for students to draw

RESOURCES
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVA2N6tX2cg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2VAkoEfFh
UGo_qKbYkvbJtSZDB4zpesNMi72Oken3AKCyzs1Qcq853Hmw
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Lesson Plan
PROCESS: (RUNNING SCHEDULE) Duration:
What will I do? What will the students do?

LESSON 1:
Introduction: Intro: 10
Read the book Ravi’s Roar (mentor text) minutes
• What kind of emotion was Ravi feeling?
• What made him feel upset, mad or angry?
• It is okay to feel these emotions we just find ways to work through the
emotions.

Watch the YouTube video just breath – the first 1 minute and 13 seconds
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVA2N6tX2cg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2
VAkoEfFhUGo_qKbYkvbJtSZDB4zpesNMi72Oken3AKCyzs1Qcq853Hmw).
• What made these people feel mad, upset, angry or hurt?
• What did they say these emotions feel like?

What makes you feel these emotions?

What do you think the emotions look like for you?

These emotions are seen as red emotions and we say we are in the red zone. The red
zone has a lot of emotions in them. Mean, Mad, Yelling, Angry, Aggressive, Terrified
and Out of control.

Progression:
Students will draw what the emotion looks like for them on an A3 paper with colour
and detail.

We will then have a sharing circle where students are able to share their work, thoughts Progression: 30
and ideas. – 35 minutes

Conclusion:
We will watch the rest of the YouTube video where they suggest some strategies they
could use to regulate their emotions.

• What strategies did they use to help them? Conclusion: 5 –

• What strategies could you use ti help you regulate your emotions? 10 minutes
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EVALUATION:
• Did the lesson go as planned?
• Did the students achieve the specific learning outcomes?
• How effective were my teaching and management skills?
• What should I improve in my next planned activity?
• What do I want to discuss with my Mentor Teacher or Uni Mentor?