This document provides details about a 15-20 minute kindergarten lesson taking place in Term 3, Week 9 focusing on consolidating literacy and numeracy skills. The lesson objectives are for students to identify and express the sounds of letters l, i, c, t, j, g, a, q, d, f, and o, and use one-to-one correspondence during a game of Simon Says. The lesson will begin with an introduction, include a yoga activity called Betsy the Banana, and conclude with a game of Simon Says to assess letter and number learning. Standards and strategies for effective instruction, classroom management, and student engagement are also outlined.

1. Year Level: Duration: Focus: Implementation Date: Lesson Name:
Kindy 15 – 20 mins Consolidating literacy & numeracy knowledge
learnt throughout the term
Term 3 – Week 9 (09/09/16) Simon Says…
The students have prior knowledge of:
 The alphabet letters and some of the corresponding sounds
 Count to ten
 Use one-on-one correspondence to count to ten or less
 Colours
 Popular kids rhymes and songs
Learning Objectives: Curriculum Links:
 After this experience the children will be able
to identify the letters l, i, c, t, j, g, a, q, d, f, and
o.
 At the end of this lesson the children will be
able to express the sound of the letters l, i, c,
t, j, g, a, q, d, f and o.
 After the game of Simon says the children will
be able to use one-on-one correspondence to
identify the number of objects on the slide or
how many jumping jacks to do.
Building Waterfalls:
 Children explore ways to use language/s
 Children extend their understanding and engagement with texts
 Children extend their understanding and engagement with symbols, pattern systems
and numeracy concepts
QKLG – Communicating:
 Children explore and expand ways to use language, spoken and non-verbal
communication
 Children explore and engage with literacy in personally meaningful ways
EYLF:
 Children are effective communicators
Resources:
 IWB
 PowerPoint Slides
 What next? Poster

2. Assessable Standards:
Australian Professional Standard 3.5 (use effective classroom communication)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- Use familiar or appropriate language with the children
- Repeat important words or phrases when giving instructions – this will also enhance Ds understanding.
- Minimise noise barriers by talking clearly and slowly
- Complimenting non-verbal communication – pointing, gestures, facial expressions, tone etc. No too many as it can interfere with D’s ability to
speech read. They must be meaningful and add to the communication.
- Providing students with feedback
- Use visual aids
- Ensure that D is sitting directly across from me so that she has the best possible position to speech read.
- Ensure that you are positioned where the light is on your face and not in D’s eyes as it will assist her to speech read.
Australian Professional Standard 2.2 (organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequences)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- The learning experience is set out in an introduction, body and conclusion format.
- The instructions to make the plane are provided in short simple directions.
- The student’s prior knowledge is activated and their knowledge is built upon by introducing new information.
Australian Professional Standard 4.1 (support student participation)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- Children are encouraged to participate in the yoga
- Give students 5-10 seconds to think and formulate an answer – prevents certain children from dominating the lesson
- Use as many visuals to assist D and visual learners
- Speed or slow down the pace of the lesson depending on children’s mood and level of engagement
- Address all the learning styles such as visual, oral and kinaesthetic.
Australian Professional Standard 4.2 (Manage classroom activities)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- Set activities out in logical order
- Directions – use a clear voice. Simple sentences and no more than 3 directions at a time.

3. Australian Professional Standard 3.5 (use effective classroom communication)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- Use of verbal and non-verbal instructions.
- The use of a lesson schedule – verbal and visual
- Clear, slow speech
- Paraphrasing the children’s answers to get the intended message
Australian Professional Standard 5.4 (Interpret student data)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- Use of verbal and non-verbal instructions.
- The use of a lesson schedule – verbal and visual
- Clear, slow speech
- Paraphrasing the children’s answers to get the intended message
Australian Professional Standard 2.6 (ICTs)
Strategies to meet this standard:
- ICTs are used to engage children and make the activity for interesting
- Children use ICTs to express their ideas about bones
Managing Behaviour:
Addressing positive behaviour:
- Set expectations using what it looks like and sounds like – I am looking for listening ears and closed mouths.
Addressing undesired behaviour:
- Nonverbal warning through a serious face
Feedback on positive behaviour:
- Now we are getting the hang of it.
Feedback on undesired behaviour:
- You are calling out at me.

4. - … you need to work on keeping your words inside your mouth when another person is talking.
- Miss Val is speaking so we don’t interrupt Miss Val.
Gaining children’s attention:
- Count down from 5 verbal and nonverbal
- 1 2 3 eyes on me.
- Silent heads, shoulders, knees and toes.
- If you are listening put your hands on your head… etc.
- Breathe in, breathe out x3
Strategies to engage children:
- Smiling and nodding at their efforts
- I love the fact that … had a go even though they found it hard. That is the attitude I am looking for.
- It doesn’t matter if me get it wrong, the main thing is that … had a go.
- Good try

5. Time: Lesson Structure: Purpose: Assessment & Feedback
2 mins
10 mins
5
mins
Introduction:
What Next?
 Game
 Yoga
Body:
Yoga – Betsy the banana
 …..
Conclusion:
Game (Simon says …)
 Introduce Simon and the rules to his game
 Play Simon says…
Gives children an idea of what they will
be doing and informs children of the
changes that will occur.
Yoga is storytelling and movement
combined. It gets the children moving
and then brings them down to reflect.
It helps the children to be calm and
concentrate in the next activity.
Playing an educational version of
Simon says… is intended to help
children to consolidate and practice
literacy and numeracy knowledge in a
fun way.
Children’s ability to do what
Simon says, will provide
feedback about whether
they have learnt and
understand the intended
concepts of letters and
numbers.