Roots & Shoots - Assessment and Reflection

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Foundation HASS:

• Sequence familiar objects and events (ACHASSI004)
• Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI009)

Year 1 HASS:

• Sequence familiar objects and events (ACHASSI021)
• Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI026)

Year 2 HASS:

• Sequence familiar objects and events (ACHASSI037)
• Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI042)
• Present narratives, information and findings in oral, graphic and written forms using simple terms to denote the passing of time and to describe direction and location (ACHASSI043)

NESA and VCAA: Click here for NESA and VCAA curriculum links for this lesson.

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability.

Relevant parts of Foundation HASS achievement standards: Students sequence familiar events in order and share and compare observations about familiar places. Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for a familiar place.

Relevant parts of Year 1 HASS achievement standards: Students sequence personal events and reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for places.

Relevant parts of Year 2 HASS achievement standards: Students sequence familiar objects and events in order and reflect on their learning to suggest ways to care for places and sites of significance.

Unit of work: Roots & Shoots – Lower Primary

Time required: 150 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – lead students in class discussions and activities

• A device for sharing and projecting a website to the class (optional)
• Examples Of Action Factsheet (optional)
• Individual assets produced through social action project (such as printed photos of students participating in tasks associated with the social action process, your map or model and any other materials produced in the project)
• Poster making materials
• Device capable of making a video (e.g. camera, phone or tablet)
• Materials for celebration of your choosing

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Social skills

This lesson has been developed in partnership with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program. Roots & Shoots is a global youth-led program of young people taking action to improve our world. By participating in this lesson, you and your students will be joining thousands of young people and teachers working to make positive change in our world.