SPECIFIC LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(Students will ……)
Intro Discuss the importance of
different flora
Discuss the different uses
of flora
Discuss the importance of
stories in both Aboriginal
and western cultures.
Observe the flora and any
fauna interaction in it
Interact with the local
environment and create
their own meaning with it
Closure Discuss the specific plants
of the area and their
actual uses.
Reading week 3- students develop deeper connection with nature through creative tasks rather than educational/scientific ones.
ACTIVITY FOCUS CLASS TIME
Shape & Enhance (Teaching cues or questions) ORGANIZATION
: variations + enhance) (Shape)
Discussion – Importance 2
- Importance of and use of flora and fauna - Food (human and animal), Habitat, Medicine,
- Use of stories- Aboriginal and Western culture Clothing, Tools
Stories
- Education, morals, values, amount you could take
Activity Ensure set 5+5
- Students all spend 5 minutes exploring the area - Explore the different flora boundaries
and finding a different species of fauna. - Observe and interactions with the flora and fauna
- Students spend time studying their plants and - Try to imagine what it would have been like to live
any interactions that they have with the of the land
environment.
- Students hypothesise different uses for their
plant/ leaves/ stems/ saps and a story behind
these.
- Students share these back to the group.
Discussion- Does anyone recognise any of the plants around us?
- Group discussion about any plants that Does anyone know any specific information about these
students actually know and their uses in the plants? 2
local area. Does anyone know any uses for the plants now or for
Aboriginal people.