Lesson Plan Format

Date: 7th May 2015

Class: Stage 3, Year 5

Time: Start:
Finish:

Key Learning Area: Creative Arts Visual Art

(1hr)

Lesson Topic: Rainforests

Recent Prior Experience (specific relevant concepts, skills and values the school students have experienced prior to this lesson):
Students are familiar with oil pastels and have used these to create a range of artworks the past couple of weeks.
Students would also be familiar with the topic of Rainforests from HSIE
Syllabus Outcome(s):
One or two only. Please note the syllabus
reference number AND write out in full.

Indicators of Learning for this lesson:

Behaviours that contribute toward achievement of outcome(s).
Quote syllabus numbers. Must be clear, specific, observable.
Curriculum Content Strands may be used as headings.

Assessment:
Strategies which will be used to assess
learners attainment of learning outcomes.
Should be linked to each learning indicator.

By the end of this lesson, the students will:

VAS3.1 - Investigates subject matter

in an attempt to represent likenesses
of things in the world

- Closely observes details of things in the world and seeks to

make artworks about these

- Students are able to create a representation of art using their

creative and imaginative skills
- Students demonstrate an understanding of different artistic
concepts (e.g. colour, tone, light, scale, abstract), and explores
how symbols may be used in their interpretation of selected
subject matter

Any safety issues to be considered:

Students need to be reminded that the

- Informal Assessment Observe students

contribution to class discussions
- Observe Ss application and effort in the
skill of scratch art
- Review Ss artworks to examine their
understanding on their use of colour and
design.

Resources:
List resources you used in preparing the lesson AND those used in the lesson implementation.
YouTube rainforest meditation music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_fcF2y_p_A

skewers they will be using for their

scratch art part of the lesson are
dangerous tools and they are to be only
used for the purpose of the scratch art
component of the lesson.
Remind students that they are sharp
tools, which need to be used responsibly.

(play video from 3:42- 4:20mins)

YouTube Rainforest: Beneath the Canopy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HfeBP3vaEI (Pause video at

2:49mins)
PowerPoint presentation
32x newspaper
32x A3 paper
Oil pastels (different shades of green, yellow, black)
32x Skewers or paper clips for scratch art

LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content / Indicators of
Learning (What is Taught):
Note key skills, concepts and values
addressed in each section. Link to your
Indicators of Learning.
INTRODUCTION

Timing
(mins)

Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:

(How it is taught)
Write detailed steps showing what the teacher (T) will
do and what students (Ss) will do.

Resources and Organisation:

- T will welcome Ss into the art classroom by playing

1.5mins of rainforest meditation music (this is to
encourage focus on topic area and noise level
when walking into the classroom from lunchtime)

YouTube rainforest meditation music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_fcF2y_p_A
(play video from 3:42- 4:20mins)

- T will ask Ss to sit at their desks

- T will introduce todays lesson on Rainforests
- Ss will watch a short YouTube video Rainforest:
Beneath the Canopy Part 1

YouTube Rainforest: Beneath the Canopy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HfeBP3vaEI
(Pause video at 2:49mins)

- T asks Ss to focus on the colours, textures and visual

images they observe during this video
PowerPoint slides

Class discussion
- T asks Ss to discuss the types of things they observed
in the rainforest video.
-T introduces artist Phil Ryan and provides some
background information on the artist and displays
pictures of his art works
- T displays some drawn and non-drawn (real) images
of landscapes for Ss to use as inspiration for their own
artwork
DEVELOPMENT

Scratch art WHAT TO DO

(steps)

- T explains to Ss they will be making their own

Rainforest artwork on A3 paper using oil pastel scratch
art.

1) Fill the paper with crayon shapes

and patterns, making sure to press
hard. It is best to use light colors at this
stage.

- Ss will focus on rainforest vegetation as seen in

videos and images E.g. Plants, leaves, tress

2) Once you have filled the paper with

crayons patterns, color heavily over the
whole paper using black crayon.
3) Plan out a picture or design and
using the popsicle stick or paper clip,
scratch the design into the black
crayon. The light colors will show
through where you scrape away the
black.
4) Polish the picture by rubbing wax
paper on it -- to give it a shine. You can
also use a chamois cloth or even a
plastic bag. (if available?)
Optional: Instead of rubbing black
crayon over the colored crayon, you
can paint black India ink (If
available?) over the colored crayon, let
it dry and scratch into the ink -

- T explains the steps Ss will need to do to create their

desired artwork through a physical demonstration
- Remind Ss when selecting their oil pastel colours to
keep in mind the colours they saw in the videos and
images

32x newspaper
32x A3 paper
Oil pastels (different shades of green, yellow,
black)

ORGANISATION OF LESSON
32x Skewers or paper clips for scratch art
- T asks Ss to make a line in the Wet area and collect
a piece of newspaper, A3 pap, skewer and oil pastels
- Remind Ss of time during the lesson so they are able
to finish artwork by the end of the lesson. E.g. give
10min and 5 min warnings before lesson finishes.

revealing the colors below.

CLOSURE
Reflection of learning

- T selects 3 Ss to collect all materials and return to the

Wet area
- T asks Ss to make a pile of their artworks in front of
the class
- T congratulates Ss for their participation throughout
the lesson

Student Teachers Evaluation (write reflections on the following):

Assessment of Learning Outcomes
To what extent did the learners achieve the intended learning outcomes?

Describe the evidence you have for this.

Outline the follow-up to this lesson for the learners.

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Evaluation of Teaching
Identify the teaching strategies / learning experiences that were most effective. Explain why.

Identify the teaching strategies / learning experiences that were least effective. Explain why.

How appropriate was the timing throughout the various sections of the lesson? Why?

Describe how the selection and use of resources supported learning in the lesson.

Identify what motivated the students. Explain why.

Identify the classroom management strategies that were most effective. Explain why.

What was most satisfying about the lesson?

Based on these reflections, outline the steps you should now take to improve your teaching in future lessons.

Colleague teachers comments: (Reference could be made, for example, to planning and preparation,
knowledge of curriculum, organisation, motivation of pupils, strategies used, interaction with students, classroom
management, catering for individual needs, use of resources, etc.)

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