The Island: Research Extension Task

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• problem solving
• prototyping
• curiosity
• initiative
• adaptability
• digital literacy
• cultural understanding
• intercultural understanding
• creativity
• communication
• reflection

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description:

Year 6 English:

• Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, using paragraphs, a variety of complex sentences, expanded verb groups, tense, topic-specific and vivid vocabulary, punctuation, spelling and visual features (AC9E6LY06)
• Select, navigate and read texts for a range of purposes, monitoring meaning and evaluating the use of structural features; for example, table of contents, glossary, chapters, headings and subheadings (AC9E6LY04)

General capabilities:  Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 6 achievement standards: Students create written and/or multimodal texts, including literary texts, for particular purposes and audiences, developing, explaining and elaborating on relevant ideas from topics or texts.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

• Electronic whiteboard to share websites
• Note-making proforma (if using)
• Previous student work
• Relevant rubrics
• Student worksheet

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Varied depending on the presentation methods chosen.

Cool+ Micro PL: Creating Immersive, Playful Learning

Quick Summary: This course will help you build confidence and skills in creating immersive learning experiences and offer ways to engage students deeply.

Cool+ Micro PL: Playful Ideas: Primary Literacy

Quick Summary: This micro PL gives you a range of playful ideas for use in primary schools with a focus on literacy; alongside the pictures will be provocations and reflections to help you continue to improve your practice. These ideas are there to think about how to make literacy fun and enjoyable - especially for students who struggle to build mastery of language.