1. Social Studies/Health
Unit Plan for Year 4,5,6
Social Studies/Health
“Perseverance”
Created by: Catherine Rivers-smith
Social Studies/ HPE Achievement Objectives
(SS) - Understand how people make choices to meet their goals (needs and wants)
2C1 (HPE) – Identify and demonstrate ways of maintaining and enhancing relationships between individuals and within groups
(Arts) – Share ideas, feelings and stories communicated by their own and other’s objects and images
NZ Curriculum Values
Through their learning experiences students will develop an awareness of what it is to persevere. They will be presented with ideas that will enable them to think about situations they have been in or will possibly face in the future where perseverance is required.
Student Needs: Some students in the class are moving on to College next year (Year 7), others in the class will become Year 5 and 6. Perseverance will benefit the students as it will equip them for higher levels of learning and well as greater responsibilities.
Key Area(s) of Learning
Social Studies
Health
Art
Unit Aim:
Students are learning to develop an awareness of the character traits of perseverance.
Underlying Concepts
Key competencies
Language, symbols and texts: Students will communicate their ideas, experiences and information about perseverance, using language, symbols and texts.
Thinking & Relating to others: Students will participate in activities that enable them to share ideas, brainstorm, problem solve and provide them with opportunities to persevere with one another.
Participating & Contributing: Students will contribute appropriately as an individual and group member and will make connections with others on the topic of perseverance
Managing Self: Students will display that they are capable learners, through self-motivation and having a “can do” attitude.
Considerations for this group/class
Be clear and concise with guidelines and what is expected from students learning.
As students are independent learners I will try to let the learning evolve from the students themselves and listen intently to their discussions and responses to know how to scaffold the students learning.
Preparation for the unit
Gather resources and ideas (borrowed, internet search, library, things from home)

2. Unit Learning Intentions Success Criteria Teaching Learning Activities
Overview of Unit
Unit Learning Intentions
We are learning …
To Recognise situations and or scenarios when perseverance is shown and why we need to persevere
To understand how choices are made that enable our goals (needs and wants) to be met
2B1 – to explore attitudes, values and actions that contribute to healthy physical and social environments
Persevere with an art activity as well as persevere with working alongside others.
Art terminology – texture
layering
Share the ideas, feelings, stories communicated by their own and others objects and images.
Success Criteria
(which shape our lesson intentions)
We will know we have learnt this when we can…
Discuss and record our ideas on what it is to persevere
Identify the choices we make in order to meet our goals (needs and wants)
Recognize that our actions and attitudes can affect others
Group work – persevering with each other
displaying tolerance/patience
each taking responsibility
Produce a large story book, displaying our art and learning
Provide each other with constructive feedback/feedforward
Teaching Learning Activities
(What activities to use to enhance learning)
In order to be able to achieve criteria students will:
-Listen to stories on perseverance e.g. The Little Red Hen
-Write their own stories about their experiences of having to persevere
-Brainstorm in groups and record their strategies (things that they might do to help them persevere in different situations
-Art activity (using different coloured paper, applying texture and layering effects to produce a large story book
-Discussions and sharing of ideas, thoughts and feedback
TESP 122/762. Sample Only

3. Overview of Lessons Lesson Lesson Intentions (WALT)
Recognise situations and/or scenarios when perseverance is shown and why we need to persevere
Recognise that we can make decisions that can help us persevere in order to meet/satisfy our wants and needs
To explore attitudes, values and actions that contribute to healthy physical and social environments
Persevere with an art activity and working alongside each other
Share the ideas, feelings and stories communicated by their own and others objects and images
AO’s SS
2B1
(HPE)
2C1 L2
(Arts)
Key Activities/Components
Read “The Little Red Hen”
Brainstorm ideas and discussion
Writing about the authors message.
Discussion
Bus Stop Activity
Group Sharing
Make a large story book
Sharing circle
Assessment Opportunities
- Assess children's writing to see if they meet the success criteria of understanding perseverance (provide positive feedback/feedforward)
Finished story book
Provide each other with feedback/feedforward
Post Lesson Modifications 1 2 3 4
Post lesson modifications are not needed to complete this assignment – as they will be addressed in your evaluations 5 6
Where to from here?
TESP 122/762. Sample Only