Lesson summary
The animated series Bluey serves as a valuable tool in fostering children's development of imagination, curiosity, and social and emotional learning.
This lesson focuses on the capability of inclusivity. Students consider the personality traits of themselves and their family members and think about how they would describe the personality strengths of different family members to new friends.
This suite of resources supports emotional and social learning and oral language development through a values framework. Each lesson uses intentional teaching strategies to develop a specific value. This lesson focuses on:
Click here for a full list of the values that underpin these activities.
This activity showcases a Bluey episode, which can be viewed on ClickView or ABC iview.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- reflect on their personal qualities and strengths
- reflect on the personal qualities and strengths of people they know.
Success criteria
Students can:
- list personal qualities and traits they are proud of
- describe the personal qualities and traits of family members
- create name cards that include information about the personal qualities of those listed on the card.
Lesson guides and printables
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Lesson details
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum content descriptions:
Foundation English
- interact in informal and structured situations by listening while others speak and using features of voice including volume levels (AC9EFLY02)
- create and participate in shared editing of short written texts to record and report ideas and events using some learnt vocabulary, basic sentence boundary punctuation and spelling some consonant–vowel–consonant words correctly (AC9EFLY06)
Year 1 English
- use interaction skills including turn-taking, speaking clearly, using active listening behaviours and responding to the contributions of others, and contributing ideas and questions (AC9E1LY02)
Year 2 English
- use interaction skills when engaging with topics, actively listening to others, receiving instructions and extending own ideas, speaking appropriately, expressing and responding to opinions, making statements, and giving instructions (AC9E2LY02)
Foundation Health and Physical Education
- investigate who they are and the people in their world (AC9HPFP01)
- express and describe emotions they experience (AC9HPFP03)
Year 1 & 2 Health and Physical Education
- Describe their personal qualities and those of others, and explain how they contribute to developing identities (AC9HP2P01)
Syllabus outcomes:
General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking
Relevant parts of Foundation English achievement standards: Students create short written texts, including retelling stories using words and images where appropriate. They share thoughts and preferences, retell events and report information or key ideas to an audience.
Relevant parts of Year 1 English achievement standards: Students interact with others, and listen to and create short spoken texts including recounts of stories.
Relevant parts of Year 2 English achievement standards: Students interact with others, and listen to and create spoken texts including stories.
Relevant parts of Foundation Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students describe similarities and differences between themselves and others, and different emotions people experience.
Relevant parts of Year 1 & 2 Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students explain how personal qualities contribute to identities.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – Teachers facilitate discussion and support students in their independent work.
Resources Required
- art supplies - coloured pencils and markers
- device capable of presenting a video to the class
- paper or cardboard for making family cards
- whiteboard.
Additional Info
This is not an official Bluey lesson. Cool.org does not have an official partnership with Bluey.
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