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 'teamwork'. Students will examine what teamwork means by sharing personal experiences, and then work as a team to build a house out of limited resources, compromising with one another and using creativity to solve problems.
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 iview.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand what teamwork is and what the benefits of teamwork can be
- recognise the role of creativity in solving problems.
Success criteria
Students can:
- use paper shapes to create common household objects and environments
- demonstrate creative problem-solving skills
- work together to achieve a joint goal
- manage limited resources.
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Lesson details
Curriculum Mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:
Foundation Year Health and Physical Education
- Practise personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others (AC9HPFP02)
Years 1 & 2 Health and Physical Education
- Identify and explore skills and strategies to develop respectful relationships (AC9HP2P02)
Foundation Year Design and Technologies
- Generate, communicate and evaluate design ideas, and use materials, equipment and steps to safely make a solution for a purpose (AC9TDEFP01)
Years 1 & 2 Design and Technologies
- Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to safely make designed solutions (AC9TDE2P02)
General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking
Relevant parts of Foundation Year Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students demonstrate personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others.
Relevant parts of Year 1 & 2 Health and Physical Education achievement standards: They demonstrate skills and describe strategies required to develop respectful relationships.
Relevant parts of Foundation Year Design and Technologies achievement standards: Students create, communicate and choose design ideas.
Relevant parts of Years 1 & 2 Design and Technologies achievement standards: Students safely produce designed or digital solutions.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – Facilitate discussion and support students in teamwork task.
Resources Required
- coloured pencils/markers/crayons
- glue
- scissors (optional)
- small squares of coloured paper OR coloured paper and scissors for students to cut into squares
- white paper or board.
Additional Info
This is not an official Bluey lesson. Cool.org does not have an official partnership with Bluey.
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