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 * Lesson 2: Roles in the community **


 * Topic:** Community
 * Learning Area:** What roles do people play in the community?
 * Year Level:** VELS level 3
 * Duration:** 2 hours

Students will learn and understand the different roles people have in the community, and how each role contributes in different ways. They will understand how different roles are interconnected with one another.
 * Learning Purpose:**

1. Students develop awareness and understanding of the effects of people's interactions with their environment and the ways in which these affect their lives. 2. They examine and compare different types of work and specific jobs. 
 * VELS Reference:**

A conversation will be facilitated about what role the students believe they play in the community. Following this as a class activity, students will be encouraged to create a number of questions to be asked to the guest speaker.
 * Engagement:**

Butchers paper Marker pens Laptop and projector available for guest speakers.
 * Materials:**

Arrangement of guest speakers visit prior to lesson (Police Officer and Librarian), providing speakers with a basic outline of what areas to focus on. Back-up questions prepared for asking the speakers, in the instance that students fail to create any or go off track.
 * Set Up and Preparation:**

1. As an introduction to the day’s lesson brainstorm how many roles they can think of in the community, encouraging students to think outside of the square. //(15 minutes)// Students are seated at their tables with pen and paper ready to jot down question ideas they may come up with during the talks.
 * Procedure:**

2. Introduce the first guest speaker. 1st Guest speaker will present for approximately 20 minutes. Question time is allocated for first guest speaker (//approximately 5 minutes).//

3. Introduce the second guest speaker. 2nd Guest speaker will present for approximately 20 minutes. Question time is allocated for second guest speaker (//approximately 5 minutes).//

4. In groups of three ask students to allocate a recorder, time keeper and presenter before commencing group discussion focused on 'what have you learnt from our guests about how their role contributes to the community?'. Create a poster outlining your group response. //(20 minutes).//

Should any group finish early they can move to the computers to play with the game Community Club, on which they learn about the different roles citizens play in a neighbourhood. Reference: []

5. The 'presenter' from each group will take turns presenting their poster and findings //(25 minutes).//

Students move to the carpet as a whole group. Teacher will conclude through discussion that the community is an interconnected whole and will briefly discuss the following lessons excursion //(10 minutes).//
 * Pulling it together:**

During conferences with the guest speakers, teacher assesses the quality of the questions raised by the students. At the end of the lesson, teacher collects the posters created by each group of students for assessment.
 * Observations of students learning:**

By reflecting on what they have learnt in groups and creating a posters, students involved in both speaking, listening and writing processes, which appeals to linguistic and interpersonal learners.
 * Catering for Inclusion:**

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