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Life Above and Below the Swan/Canning River. Year 5 Rostrata Primary School Claire Davenhall and Nikki Barnett

by Claire,

Session 14 DATE 28.8.24

90-minute session in the classroom:

Warm Up (one photo)

🌊 Warm-Up: Swan River Fact or Fiction
1. Quick intro (1 min)
Say:“We’re going to play a quick game to test how much you know about the Swan River.”2. Stand up / Sit down game (7–8 mins)
You read out statements.

If they think it’s true, they stand up.
If they think it’s false, they stay sitting.

Examples you can use (mix of fun + serious):

The Swan River is named after the black swans that live there. ✅ (True)
Dolphins can sometimes be seen swimming in the Swan River. ✅ (True)
The Swan River is longer than the Nile. ❌ (False – Nile is much longer!)
No Aboriginal people ever lived along the Swan River. ❌ (False – Noongar people have lived here for tens of thousands of years.)
The Swan River flows into the Indian Ocean. ✅ (True)
You can find crocodiles in the Swan River. ❌ (False)

3. Wrap-up (1 min)
Finish with:“Well done — you already know a lot! Today we’ll explore the Swan River even more.”

Main Activity (one photo)

Finish off the report leaflet and collage an animal to go on our river.. They had already cut up their bits to collage with, they are looking fabulous, students found inventive ways to use the materials.

Reflection with the students (one photo)

Wrap the animals in a decorative way with as many creative habits as is needed.

After the session: Planning with the Teacher

(refer back to your original Term Plan document, discuss successes, explore challenges and make changes.)

Claire is away next week, see you again on Friday, 12th Sept for our final session. I have emailed Vanessa to see if we can have some certificates for the students.

Working with students

(what is emerging, what is engaging them/not, what’s making them curious.)

They are working neatly and organised. I noticed they were taking pride in their work and had high expectations for themselves.

Ideas moving forward

(ideas for next session, future lessons, discussed with teacher, do you need the teacher to do anything before you return.)

We will do an end-of-project wrap-up.. May asked them what they enjoyed the most about the creative Schools.

Resources

(do you need anything, who will source it?)

Creative school postcards.. Commenting on their favourite memories.

How can you share learning outcomes/stories of transformation with the wider school community (e.g. Connect newsletter, staff meeting, school newsletter, school social media platforms)

Showcase is on the 9th Sept.