Lesson: 1 Unit/Topic: Science

(Texture)

Level: Prep Australian Curriculum (this has been further adjusted for the
class)

Strand(s): Science
Objects are made of material that have observable properties
(ACSSU003)
Science involves exploring and observing the world using the senses
(ACSHE013)
Explore and make observations by using the senses (ACSIS011)

Lesson Objectives:
Students can distinguish between hard and soft hats
Students can distinguish between smooth and rough hats
Students can distinguish between red and green hats.
Students are able to match the hats to pictures

Students Prior Knowledge:

Basic understanding of the difference between hard and soft objects
Able to distinguish between the colours red and green
Pre-teaching will occur at the beginning of the lesson.

Time Lesson Structure Teaching

Resources
This lesson will be done with each 1x woollen
student one on one at the desks with hat and
assistance from the supervising teacher. picture of
hat being
Students will have 4 hats to worn
interact with during the lesson.
1x Workers
Before the students touch any of hard hat and
the hats the teacher will do some picture of
pre-teaching of rough/smooth, hat being
hard/soft using folder of different worn
textures
 1x baseball
Students will have the opportunity cap and
to play around with one hat at a picture of
time to feel their texture (hard, hat being
soft, smooth, rough) worn

Each texture will be paired up to 1x glittery

allow for easier understanding hat and
(rough/smooth, hard/soft) picture of
hat being
During this play around students worn
will be asked out of two hats which
one is soft, hard, smooth or rough. Assessment
The teacher will be filling out the Tool
assessment sheet for this
assessment.

Safety Considerations:
Monitor students to ensure none of the hats a put in their
mouths
Monitor Student B to be prepared for any seizures
Students will be seated at the desks

Evaluation
This lesson was a success with all of the students providing
responses to the questions, use of previous concepts (red and
green) was a good implementation. This lesson required the
assistance of the teacher aide. Will need to implement pre-
teaching in future lessons.