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

by Claire,

Session 11 - DATE 15.8.25 Warm Up

What do we want to protect? We played the Mexican wave game… but instead of waving our arms, we had to wave in the style of the animal you researched last week that we want to protect and make the sound. It took about 3 revolutions to get this going.

Next, we divided the group into above water and below water. There was an even mix and sat on either side of the fabric river.. In pairs, they need to think of as many ways they can protect their species as possible using a mind map with their species in the middle.
Think about all the things it needs to survive and what we need to protect.

te your photo here.Main Activity (one photo)

Our main activity was making Call to Action Cards. They didn't all quite get to stick them on, stick them on a pop stick and a rock to hold them up. Instructions.

Focus on action – Decide on a single clear thing people can do to help protect it.
Design for impact – Keep the message short, colourful, and bold.
Add a hook – Include a colourful picture or drawing of the species.
Place signs – Display along safe paths by the river.

. Reflection with the students (one photo)

Today was a shorter lesson, so we didn't have time to wrap a length of wool around their animal in the creative habits colours.

After the session: Planning with the Teacher

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

The finished ones look super cute! Next week, they need to start their report brochures.

Working with students

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

They were able to identify the creative habits used in the warm-up activity. Great job

Ideas moving forward

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

Next week, start by using whiteboards and playing I AM NOT A… They take it in turns to draw a shape from their animal, draw it on the white board and then the rest of the class imagine the shape as something else. They turn their boards round so we can all see.

Resources

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