The Learning Program for Class One
Children turn seven during Class One. Below is an outline of lessons and activities your child will partake in throughout the year along with some photographs showing the wonderful creations and adventures of Class One children.
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Main Lesson English, Capital letters, Letter Combinations (Phonics), Writing practice
Middle Lesson Writing of the Bush, Story Retelling, Recitation and News Telling Mathematics Counting from 1 to 12 (Diagrammatic Number) - Radial Form Drawing The Equation (Applied Number) - Paper folding and cutting The 4 Operations (Problem Solving) - Games with Counters Human Society and its environment (HSIE) Flood Stories, Aboriginal Creation Myths, Local Geography, The Four Temperaments Science and Technology The Four Elements, Gardening, Plant Stories, Rock Cycle, Physics Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PD.H.&PE) Sport - Swim and Survive. Water safety & swimming in preparation for summer. Team Games, Circle Games, Bush and Circle Dances Field Excursions Overnight Stay. Camp suggestion: Fingal Heads – include Minjumbal Museum. Cooking Biscuits and Cakes Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA)
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Sculpture
Clay: Hand modelling (coil and pinch). Wax: Modelling, Candles: coloured twist candles. Music: Learning to play the recorder. Instrumental accompaniment with percussion. Simple notation. Soft Crafts Wool - weaving a shoulder bag, knitting a recorder bag and a gnome. Calico: embroidering a calico bag with blanket stitch. Silk: gutta-drawn outline, silk dye picture: scarf or streamers on a stick, silk frame. Felt: felt frames for photos, felt patches with embroidery, felt eggs or small felt toy. Hard crafts Wood: toy making. Making a breadboard. Decorating own crayon boxes. Sanding & varnishing desk. Technical Building and Construction: building a shelter, cubby or tree house, using recycled timber & bamboo. Printing: Leaf Patterns Drama Set and Costume Preparation. Rehearsals. Performance. Possible theme: Elementals. Examples and types of stories:
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