Play Based Learning in a Science Classroom

PLAY BASED LEARNING IN A PRIMARY SCIENCE CLASSROOM WITH A FOCUS ON EAL/D STUDENTS

ALISON GULLICK

DIANELLA PRIMARY COLLEGE • ICSEA OF 916 • 350 STUDENTS • ONSITE INTENSIVE ENGLISH CENTRE IEC • 85% EAL/D • 50 LANGUAGES SPOKEN

HANDS ON SCIENCE IEC

MIDDLE & UPPER PRIMARY

INCLUDING MAINSTREAM JUNIOR PRIMARY

MAINSTREAM

HANDS ON EQUIPMENT EVERY LESSON

HANDS ON STRUCTURED INQUIRY

INTEGRATED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

MAINSTREAM SCIENCE PROGRAM MIDDLE & UPPER PRIMARY

• INQUIRY SKILLS FOCUS • 12 SEQUENCED SKILLS • ISTAR MODEL (WALT, WILF, WAGOLL) • GRADED INQUIRY SKILLS RUBRIC

INQUIRY SKILLS RUBRIC

IEC SCIENCE PROGRAM INCLUDES JUNIOR PRIMARY MAINSTREAM

• GUIDED BY SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING CONTENT AREAS • AGE APPROPRIATE

• SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FOCUS • SCAFFOLDED HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

IEC ASSESSMENT RUBRIC • SCIENCE UNDERSTANDING CONTENT DESCRIPTORS • SIX INQUIRY SKILLS WITH CONCRETE APPLICATIONS • LIMITED, DEVELOPING & ACHIEVED

THE PLACE OF PLAY • INCENTIVE & BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT

• PRE-PRIMARY SCIENCE

EAL/D • REINFORCE CONCEPTS • LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT • FILL GAPS IN UNDERSTANDING

Curriculum Links Classroom Organisation

Group focus

A Successful Play Based Science Program

Reinforcing Content Motor Skills

Independent & Assisted Activities

CURRICULUM LINKED B1 – External Features B3 - Adaptations

P2 – Gravity C5 - Liquids

PP – Movement P2&5 - Forces BP – Needs of Living Things B1 – External Features

GROUP FOCUSED

INDEPENDENT & ASSISTED ACTIVITIES SAFETY, SUPERVISION & EFFORT/ENGAGEMENT RATIO

MOTOR SKILLS

Pipettes

Tools Tweezers

Cut, Roll, Squeeze Technology

Scoop, Pour & Funnel

Solar System

REINFORCING CONTENT COVERED OR MISSED Living Things Need Water

Habitats Repelling Magnets

Properties of Materials

Outdoors Tubs

CLASSROOM ORGANISATION Time

Location Adaptable

Sustainable

Rules

Cost

Managing Equipment

Permanent

LET THE CHILDREN PLAY☺