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Schools Tree Day - Australian Story Trees Explained
PrimaryYear 4 - 6EnglishHumanities and Social SciencesEnvironmentalBiodiversity
Lesson Summary
Students are instructed in how to view trees as a guide to story structures and how to use trees and wildlife as characters in stories from their local environment to celebrate Schools Tree Day. They use trees as both metaphor and subject for crafting a narrative, using their creativity and their connections to native wildlife.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- describe and explain qualities about local trees and wildlife
- plan, create, edit and publish a story about a tree in the local environment.
Success criteria
Students can:
- use trees as inspiration and as a structure for developing a narrative.
- craft descriptions of trees based on observation of their qualities and relationship to their environment.
- work independently or in-pairs to write, draw and reflect.
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