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

2. Lesson Overview Activity Lesson Learning Outcome
Students will create a photo collage to show places in their school that are special to them.
Prior Knowledge
Students can draw on their knowledge of the previous content lesson which focused on the concept of what a special place is. Students will also draw on their knowledge of how to use a digital camera which was explicitly taught in the foundation unit.
Resources Required
Digital cameras – ideally one between two
Student Handout 22.1 – printed A3 size
Teacher Dialogue Resource
Special Instructions
This lesson needs to be implemented over two teaching sessions to allow time for the students’ photos to be printed. The concept development will revisit and revise aspects of what a special place is. Closure of the lesson will not occur until the end of the second teaching session when the collages are complete and ready to be presented during a sharing time.
Possible Ancestral Language Connection (ALC) Links
This is an opportunity to invite members of the community or Elders to assist the students to use the digital cameras to take photos of their special places.
Vocabulary
individual (revised)
Room resource 22.1
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3. Word Wall
individual – just one person

4. Activating Prior Knowledge
Activity Outcome
We will create an individual1 photo collage to show places in our school that are special to us.
Activating Prior Knowledge
Look at these people and places.
Where are these people in each picture? Tell you partner what you think the place might be like.
How do you think they might be feeling?
Tell your partner what the people might do there.
Do you think these places could be special to them?
Tell your partner about your special place.
Vocabulary
1 just one person

5. Special Places in a School
Concept Development
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
Special Places in a School
Aboriginal grinding stone
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6. One of my special places
Concept Development
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
There are some places in my school that are special to me. When I’m in these places I feel safe and happy.
One of my special places
This is the garden seat that is at the front of our school. I like to sit here with my best friend each morning and talk about what our day will be like.
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7. Concept Development Activity Lesson
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
I have places that I like to go to with my friends and I also have places that I like to go to on my own.
Another special place
This is the reading mat in our classroom. Some of my favourite books are on this shelf. I love to go here by myself and read when I get the chance.
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8. Concept Development Activity Lesson
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
A special place can be just about anywhere. I doesn’t have to have lots of things in it. Schools are big places. There are lots of spaces that can be special to people for all different reasons.
Another special place
This is the rock that I sit on after school to wait for my big brother. While I am sitting here I say goodbye to the other kids from my school as they go home. Sometimes my teachers come and chat to me while I’m sitting here.
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9. Guided Practice Activity Lesson
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
Let’s follow these steps to create a collage of our special places at school.
Step 1: Revise the parts of the camera and practice zooming in and out on some objects.
Step 2: Take turns with your partner to take a photo of something or someone in your classroom. Look at the photo you took to see if it is clear.
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10. Guided Practice Activity Lesson
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
Let’s follow these steps to create a collage of our special places at school.
Step 3: Take turns with your partner to take a photo of something or someone in your classroom. Look at the photo you took to see if it is clear.
Step 4: Find places in the school that are special to you to take a photo of.
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11. Guided Practice Activity Lesson
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
Let’s follow these steps to create a collage of our special places at school.
Step 5: Arrange your photos onto the paper and glue them on.
Step 6: Near each picture write what and where the special place is.
The seat at the front of my school.
The reading area in our classroom.
The rock near our school gate.
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12. Relevance
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
It is important to discover places in your school that are special to you. Going to these places should make you feel happy and safe.
People have different places that they like to go to for different reasons. Just like the special places we have outside of school, all parts of our school should be looked after and respected – it could be someone’s special place. 12

13. My Collage of Special Places
Closure
Schools are safe and happy places where time can be enjoyed in special places.
My Collage of Special Places
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