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*Highlighted sections are areas that meet the standards with corresponding numbers.
Term 3:
Weeks 1, 2, 3 & 4:
Year level: 1
Term 3: Week 1:
Lesson 1: Genre Procedure writing (informative text)
Lesson Goal Understand differences between informative and non-informative text.
Recourses Story book, picturepedia.
Introduction Informative and non-informative text by visual example. Comparing the
difference between a Story book to a Picturepedia (picture encyclopaedia for children).
Class discussion informative (inform us) vs non-informative (fiction, imaginative). What is
the difference? What things are the same? How do they look /headings? What words or
types of words will be in the text?
Activity Book search who can find an informative and a non-informative book in the
classroom.
Lesson 2: Genre - Lesson Goal A procedure informs us about something and has an
order / Structure.
Recourses Procedure How to wash a dog enlarged and cut into sections for demonstration,
magnetic clips. Copies of 3 differentiated recipes cut into sections, glue sticks.
Introduction Discuss the type of informative text we are looking at today are procedures.
A recipe is procedure (informative text). Remind them about the last lesson. This is another
thing that informs us, tells us how to do something. What else do you know like this? What
does a recipe inform us about? Talk about what they would do first when making pop-corn, do
you eat the pop-corn first before cooking it?
Demonstrate - a procedure puzzle on the board with students help. Make sure you give
instruction of what they need to do (3 times).
Activity Recipe puzzles for students stick together in order.
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Students can work by themselves or with someone with the same recipe.
Activity Students are given a copy of a procedure How to wash a dog to highlight the
verbs with their partner. (Teacher directed partner, they can use coloured pencils).
Recap Students share work and what they highlighted.
Early finishers Have a go at writing a procedure.
Lesson 4: Genre Lesson Goal Understand the importance of specific instructions that
can be followed.
Introduction What is informative text, discuss last lesson.
Demonstrate Ask 1 student to give you instructions (directions) for you to move from one
side of the room to the other. Follow instructions literally and with exaggeration.
Activity Students give instructions (directions) for partner to follow to move around the
classroom.
Recap What happened and why? What could you do to make it easier for people to
understand your directions?
Activity Write a procedure or finish the one started, have it checked by teacher and make
corrections.
Lesson 2: Genre Lesson Goal Write a procedure
Recourses Copies of procedure template.
Introduction recap headings used in writing a procedure. Use How to wash a dog as an
example and to refer to. Show template with headings for procedure writing they are going
to use.
Activity Write a procedure or finish the one started onto the template with headings, have
it checked by teacher and make corrections
Week 4: Lesson 1: Genre Lesson Goal Write a Procedure.
Introduction A procedure needs to have clear instructions for someone to follow that may
not know how to do this activity. Remind students about headings and being specific with
steps, instructions.
Activity Continue writing a procedure. Can your procedure be followed by someone, check
with an adult?
Recap Headings used in a procedure. *Check students work.
Lesson 2: A: Genre Lesson Goal Follow a procedure.
Recourses A3 Copy of fairy bread procedure, plastic plates, knifes, bread, butter and
hundreds n thousands.
Introduction We are going to make fairy bread in the kitchen. Give clear instructions and
expectations of behaviour expected during this activity.
Activity Students to follow step by step of procedure on How to make fairy bread. Read
step by step of instructions of procedure, students only to follow direct instructions given
and working together as a group. Once all have completed they can eat their fairy bread.
*Short play or game outside.
B: Genre Lesson Goal Write a procedure
Introduction A procedure needs to have clear instructions for someone to follow that may
not know how to do this activity.
Activity Finish writing a procedure ready to type up next week.
Recap Have you finished and had your procedure checked?
Computer lesson Students typed up procedures, they where printed, students drew a
picture and they were then laminated and hung up in the classroom.
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Majority of the students finished typing their procedure after 3 computer lessons, although
some did not finish in time and were required to stay in for 1 recess and 1 lunch time until
finished.
*Examples of a finished procedure, assessment and the template can be viewed on the
following 3 pages.