Short-Term Planning Template

Date: 12th to 16th November Class Level: Second class Subject: Science
Strand: Materials Strand Unit: Materials and change
Content Objectives:
Mixing and other changes
 Begin to investigate how materials may be changed by mixing
Mixing paints to make new colours
Skills: (Where appropriate)
Observation, prediction, investigating and experimenting, recording and communicating

Learning objectives: Learning activities:

The child will be enabled to…
 Read and follow instructions for
making spinning wheels to experiment
with colour mixing
 Predict the outcome of different
colour combinations
 Experiment with paints to create new
colours
 Examine their results
 Talk and discussion: discuss colour mixing and create a
mind-map of what we already know about colour mixing
 WALT: discuss with pupils what we are learning to do
 Investigating and experimenting: pupils work in pairs to
follow instructions to make spin wheels; pupils predict
what might happen when different colours are mixed and
record predictions
 Talk and discussion: pupils share the results of their
experiments with the class
 Recording and communicating: pupils mix paint to
support the results of their experiments

Resources:
Paint: yellow, red and blue; card; pencils; crayons: yellow, blue,
red, green, orange, purple, brown, black; paper; paper plates (to
trace around); scissors; What a Wonderful World Second Class;
Differentiation:
Task: Y.I. will be given ready-made spinners and asked to colour in only the outcome circle in his book
Support: S.X. and F.Y. will be given specific support in relation to reading the instructions to insure that they
understand the task; D.T. will have the page read to him before he completes the activity
Assessment:
Teacher observation: Is the child participating; is the child correctly identifying the colour they are seeing?
Questioning: When do we use mixing at home? What happens when we mix ingredients for a cake? (Knowledge) Do
you think that all kinds of materials change when they are mixed? Does it matter what other materials they are mixed
with? (Evaluation)
Self-assessment: (thumbs). using WALT list shared at the beginning lesson
Linkage and Integration:
Linkage within Science: materials and mixing, making play dough;
subject
Linkage and Art: paint mixing and colour; SPHE: cooperation and working together in a group; English: reading
Integration
across the instructions; writing instructions/ recipes
curriculum

Reflection: Refer to Teacher Reflection Document to support short-term planning