Foundation overview term 1 2016

LEARNING
AREAS

CONTENT

Reading, Writing and Viewing

Shared reading: Big book, picture books, fiction and non-fiction texts
in various types the teacher reading to the students, demonstrating
functions of literacy and print, and engaging students in reading.
Modelled reading: Interactive resources: Reading A-Z and Sunshine
Online, and the PM Series the teacher reading to students.
Guided reading: Students work in similar ability groups, decoding,
recognizing and understanding concepts of print, letter awareness and
developing comprehension.
Writing (genre):Learning to write recounts.
Handwriting: A focus letter each week will be practiced in the
Targetting Handwriting student book.( and daily jolly phonics using
daily letter from sound waves)
English
(Literacy)

Mathematic
s
(Numeracy)

Grammar, Punctuation and Word Study

Phonological awareness: Sound Waves is a word study program that
develops reading, spelling and writing skills through phonemic
awareness.
Punctuation: Distinguishing between upper case (capitals) and lower
case letters, starting a sentence with a capital and ending it with a fullstop, and developing an awareness of spaces between words.
Sight words: Magic 100 sight words revised daily and taken home for
revision. Children will progress to next level once they are familiar with
reading each word at that level.
Listening and Speaking
Class discussions:Informal and formal discussions across all areas,
particularly in relation to Inquiry topic/s.
News (show and tell): Students independently describe an
object/event, developing their confidence in speaking in front of others
as well their listening comprehension and questioning skills.
Concrete materials used during hands on activities will help students
develop understanding of the mathematical concepts.
New Signpost Maths text will be used to reinforce these concepts.
Interactive and online resources will provide additional scaffolding of,
and engagement in these concepts.
Number and Algebra
Numbers 1 to 10 (words, number and ordinal)
Counting to and from 20
Patterns with pictures
Sorting and classifying objects

Measurement and Geometry

Time: Days of the week and months of the year
Location: position and movement

Statistics and Probability

Graphs: using simple displays to represent data
Using graphs and interpreting graphs to answer simple

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Exploring Family History

Inquiry:
History

Our Families
Students will learn about their own history and that of their family.
They will build on their knowledge and understanding of how the past
is different from the present.
They will also learn about different families both locally and around the
world, looking at diversity in family structures, and identifying
similarities and differences.
Earth and Science
Weather in my world

Inquiry:
Science and
Geography

Health ,
Civics and
Values

Each day the weather affects our activities. It influences what we wear
and the things we do. This unit links science and geography with
literacy and numeracy in the classroom. Students' beliefs and
understanding about the air, sun and wind will be developed as they
work through hands-on activities. Through investigations, they will
increase their knowledge of how the characteristics of weather affect
their daily lives. They will also develop their geographical skills, using
maps and a globe to locate, identify and investigate places. This will
include aspects of global citizenship particularly relating to
environmental sustainability.

Healthy Lifestyles
Through discussions and activities there will be opportunities to
develop and enhance students knowledge to make informed decisions
about health, safety, nutrition, the media, drugs (medicines) and
more.
The swimming program will also form part of this area of study.

Art

Visual Arts
Students make visual arts works that express and communicate
experiences, observations, ideas and feelings about themselves and
their world. Art sessions are open-ended and creative, focusing on the
study and exploration of a medium and/or technique, as well as
providing opportunities for creative self expression and sensory
experiences.
Students natural tendency to discover both possibilities and limitations
is encouraged through exploring different ways of using visual arts
elements, principles and/or conventions, skills, techniques and
processes, media, materials and technologies.
In term one, our art program will focus on two main areas: painting
and printmaking and 3D construction.

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Specialists

Bahasa Indonesia: Ibu Ami

Physical Education (PE): Pak Putu
Information and Communications Technology (ICT): Ms Gina
Music:Ms Lenny
Library:Ms Gina

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