Sorting+Out

**Sorting Out**   Students are required to undertake activities to assist them to process the information and ideas they have gathered about the topic.

HUMANITIES 'Meet the Fireman'** In today’s lesson, two firefighters from the local community will come to the school and provide the children with a valuable talk on fire safety and their role in the community. The fireman will also brief the children on the processes involved after 000 is dialled. Black Saturday will also be a topic discussed as this was a very crucial event in Victorian History, one which affected so many lives. This lesson is to engage the students in the importance of fire safety and how it is crucial to follow instructions when a fire occurs as it could save lives. Whole group. // What happens when you call 000? Why is it important to have firefighters? Why is it important to have a fire safety plan?//
 * Lesson One (45-60 mins)
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ENGLISH / ICT 'The Reporter'** The teacher will introduce newspaper articles and how to write them, showing the students examples already written. The students will use computers to research all the facts on the recent Victorian bushfire and then construct a newspaper article based on the factual events. The students will be given an opportunity to share their articles with the class and then selected ones will be chosen for the school newsletter. This activity encourages students to explore the facts surrounding Black Saturday and publish their own factual newspaper article. Small groups, whole group. //What happened on Feburary 7th 2009? Which areas were affected? What are the affects of such an event?//
 * Lesson Two (75 mins)
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ENGLISH / ICT 'A Recipe for Fire Safety'** Expanding on lesson 1 students will brainstorm fire safety processes. From this we will create a class discussion/ debate on what procedures are important. Then students will become authors and illustrators and creatively construct a fire safety booklet that will remain in the classroom for future reference. They can choose to do an instruction booklet, a reciepe book, a picture story book or simply a reference book. In this book the headings will be- What is fire safety? What precautions can be taken to minimise the risk of a fire? What to do in the case of a fire? Who do you call for help? Where do you go? What do you take? After this is done students will be grouped together again and then will have the opportunity to share their work. For students to understand the importance of safety and how it can help prevent a fire and possibly save lives. Whole group, small groups/pairs, whole group. // What do you do if there is a fire? Who do you call? //
 * Lesson Three (45-60 mins)
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ENGLISH / ICT 'Inspiration'** As a whole group, initiate a general discussion on the Black Saturday bushfires and the events and affects that took place. Have a selection of newspaper clippings available to support the discussion. Each child individually is to read an article and create a retell on the events in their particular article on the computer using Inspiration.The children are encouraged to use the internet resource for pictures and decoration to enhance the quality of their mind map retell. Students need to know the events of Black Saturday and also how to read and retell in their own words. Whole group, individual, small groups. //What is the difference between reading an article and retelling it?//
 * Lesson Four (45-60 mins)
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