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 responsibility. Students reflect on things in their lives that are important or special to them and compare things that are necessary for survival and things that are enjoyable extras. They take responsibility for their happiness by defining what is most important to them for a year of living on a desert island.
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...
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This lesson showcases a Bluey episode, which can be viewed on ClickView or iview.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- gain an appreciation for the different levels of meaning and importance of the material and immaterial aspects of their lives.
Success criteria
Students can:
- list things that are important to them
- define essential needs and wants, and the difference between them
- identify what is personally essential to survival and what is a luxury.
Lesson guides and printables
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Lesson details
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Foundation Health and Physical Education
- Investigate who they are and the people in their world (AC9HPFP01)
Year 1 & 2 Health and Physical Education
- Describe their personal qualities and those of others, and explain how they contribute to developing identities (AC9HP2P01)
General capabilities: Personal and Social Capability
Relevant parts of Foundation Year 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: High – Facilitate discussion and support students in independent tasks.
Resources Required
- Desert Island Worksheet 1 per student (optional - students could also create their own)
- device capable of sharing a video
- whiteboard
- writing/drawing materials.
Additional Info
This is not an official Bluey lesson. Cool.org does not have an official partnership with Bluey.
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