Roots & Shoots - Take Action

Roots & Shoots - Take Action

Lesson 6 of 7 in this unit

  • Primary
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  • Year 1 - 2
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Lesson summary

Students develop a social action project to address a problem they have noticed at their school. Students begin by looking at the problems that are in their school, why these have occurred and what actions they could take to address the problem. They then select one action and develop and implement a social action project around this action.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • understand some of the processes required for planning and executing a social action project

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • realise they have the ability to create change in their community
  • plan and assess a project
  • work collaboratively

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Curriculum mapping

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Foundation HASS:

  • Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI009)

Year 1 HASS:

  • Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI026)

Year 2 HASS:

  • Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI042)

Note: Depending on the project undertaken, this lesson will also promote science outcomes, e.g. creating habitat for local species would align with:

  • Foundation Science – Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002)
  • Year 2 Science – Living things live in different places where their needs are met (ACSSU211)

NESA and VCAA: Click here for NESA and VCAA curriculum links for this lesson

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability

Relevant parts of Foundation HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for a familiar place.

Relevant parts of Year 1 HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for places.

Relevant parts of Year 2 HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways to care for places and sites of significance.

Unit of work: Roots & Shoots – Lower Primary

Time required: 110+ mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – lead students through designing and delivering social action project

Resources required

Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Community engagement
  • Creativity
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Social skills

Additional info

This lesson has been developed in partnership with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program. Roots & Shoots is a global youth-led program of young people taking action to improve our world. By participating in this lesson, you and your students will be joining thousands of young people and teachers working to make positive change in our world.

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