1. What Happened Long Ago?
Year 1 History / Even Year

2. Lesson Overview Learning Objective
Students will identify what a special place is and what makes it special.
Prior Knowledge
No prior knowledge is required for this lesson.
Resources Required
Student Handout 21.1
Student Handout 21.2
Scissors
Glue sticks
Small ball
Teacher Dialogue Resource
Special Instructions
Possible Ancestral Language Connection (ALC) Links
Vocabulary
individual
Room resource 21.1
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3. Word Wall
individual – just one person

4. Activating Prior Knowledge
Learning Objective
We will identify what a special place is and what makes it special.
Activating Prior Knowledge
As I click, imagine you are at these places.
How would they make you feel? Think about what you might see, hear, feel, smell or be able to touch.
Special Places

5. Concept Development What is a special place?
Individuals1 and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Refer to Teacher Dialogue
It could be a place visited by lots of people.
It could be a place inside.
It could be a place outside.
What is a special place?
It could be a big area.
It could be a place only you know about.
It could be a small space.
Vocabulary
1 just one person 5

6. What makes a place special?
Concept Development
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Something may have happened there that makes you remember an important time.
The things you do there make it a special place to be.
What makes a place special?
Pair Share
Tell your partner about a special place that you like to go to or spend time at.
Being there might help you to feel calm and forget about things that have made you sad.
Being there might make you feel happy and relaxed. 6

7. Patrick’s Special Place
Guided Practice
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Patrick’s Special Place
Patrick’s special place is the waterfall near where he lives. This place reminds him of where his dad taught him to swim. He loves to spend time at the waterfall with people in his kinship group.
It’s a place to relax and he loves the rushing sound of the waterfall. The smell of the fresh, clean water and the feeling of being in a big open space makes this a very happy place to be. 7

8. Guided Practice
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Pair Share
What does being in this place remind Patrick of?
Pair Share
Who does Patrick like to be with when he is at his special place?
Pair Share
What sounds and smells surround Patrick when he is at his special place?
Pair Share
Do you think this is anyone else’s special place or only Patrick’s? 8

9. Tamara’s Special Place
Guided Practice
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Tamara’s Special Place
Tamara’s special place is her bedroom. This is a place where Tamara feels calm. Her bedroom is a quiet place and she can spend some time alone there.
She likes to keep certain things in her room that mean a lot to her. They can be put away and kept safe.
Tamara loves her special place and the way it makes her feel. 9

10. Guided Practice
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Pair Share
Who does Tamara like to be with in her special place?
Pair Share
How does Tamara feel when she is in her special place?
Pair Share
Why does Tamara like spending time in her special place?
Pair Share
Do you think this is anyone else’s special place or only Tamara’s? 10

11. Guided Practice
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons. 11

12. Relevance
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
It is important to understand that people have special places that they like to go to for different reasons.
We should respect places that are special to other people as well as our own special places.
Whether it is the memories, the sights or smells, or the things that you can do there, a special place should be a place that makes you feel good in some way. 12

13. Closure
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
If I could go anywhere…
I will draw a picture on the board. You will put a tick or a cross on your whiteboard to tell me whether it is a family or not a family
Here is a picture of a mum and her two children (use stick figures). Is this a family? Show me on your whiteboard and chin-it.
Here is a picture of a teddy bear. Is this a family? Show me on your whiteboard and chin-it.
Here is a picture of a dad, his brother, his sister, his cousin and his child (use stick figures) Is this a family? Show me on your whiteboard and chin-it.
If I could go anywhere, I’d go to my special place
__________________ because _____________________. 13

14. Independent Practice
Individuals and groups of people can have special places that they go to for different reasons.
Refer to Teacher Dialogue
Some students may need assistance with the writing or need it to be scribed for them.
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Effective Feedback
Walk around as students are completing their worksheet. Give specific praise and feedback about their ideas and drawing. 14