Activity summary
Students will practice singing and signing the song; ‘Sing a rainbow’. This could make an impressive assembly item!
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand that people communicate in different ways.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- demonstrate their listening and speaking skills
- use a range of Auslan signs.
Activity guides and printables
Activity details
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- collaboration
- communication
- social skills
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Foundation English:
- Explore how language is used differently at home and school depending on the relationships between people (AC9EFLA01)
Year 1 English:
Understand how language, facial expressions and gestures are used to interact with others when asking for and providing information, making offers, exclaiming, requesting and giving commands (AC9E1LA01)
Relevant parts of Foundation English achievement standards: Students listen to texts, interact with others and create short spoken texts, including retelling stories.
Relevant parts of Year 1 English achievement standards: Students interact with others, and listen to and create short spoken texts including recounts of stories.
NSW Syllabus outcomes: EN2-1A
General capabilities: Literacy, Personal and Social Capability
Resources Required
- Device capable of sharing a YouTube video with the class
Additional Info
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
Level of teacher scaffolding: High - lead students in practicing and performing (if desired) their singing and signing song.
Related Professional Learning
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