Pupil Grouping(s), differentiation and support:

Objective:

To focus attention and to know how to reach a goal

Intended Outcomes:  Children will:

·        explain how to help themselves or another to reach a goal

·        know that they have to keep trying 

Language used:

Keep on going, I can do it, try again,

Lesson Plan:

·       Children sit in a semi- circle ready to listen. Play Beethoven’s Fur Elise.

·       Tell the children that the piece of music was composed by a man called Ludwig Beethoven.

·       Explain that Beethoven wrote beautiful music even when his deafness was causing him a lot of worry and despair. Tell them that he kept going because he believed in himself and because his friends helped him when he was feeling sad and unhappy.

·       Tell the children that we are going to talk about ‘going for goals. This means knowing what you want to achieve and setting out to achieve it. It can be hard work trying to do what you need to do. Explain that they may get bored or may want to give up because it is too difficult.

·       Tell them also that they may need friends to help them.

·        Ask the children what they could say to encourage someone who was trying to achieve something that was difficult for them.

·        Give suggestions of Keep going, you can do it, and congratulate the children if they think of other appropriate suggestions

·       Tell the children that they are going to see and hear the story of Samindra. He has something very difficult to achieve. Explain that they would help him by whispering some words to him as he tries to achieve his goal.

·       Say the words of keep going and you can do it as a practice before the story starts.

·       Watch the PowerPoint story (on accompanying CD) of Samindra.

·       Ask the children questions about the story – what do you think Samindra wanted most of all. How did you help Samindra, why do you think Samindra wanted to give up, what helped Samindra, do you think Samindra was brave, why did he feel that he couldn’t keep going?

·       Remind the children that Samindra had to do something that was very difficult for him to do by himself. The children helped him believe he could do it.

·       Is there something you would like to do but find difficult.

·       Help the children think of something.

·       Tell the children we are going to hear some more of Beethoven’s music and remember although it was very difficult for him to make the music, he persevered and succeeded

   Resources:  Beethoven’s Fur Elise, story of Samindra (on accompanying PowerPoint), Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, and Beethoven’s 5th

 (click on words underlined to go to that resource)

Contingency

Type of Session:

          New Learning

           Reinforcement

           Maintenance

 Revisiting

           Assessment

Skills:

·          motivation

·          persistence

·          listening

 objective achieved

         outcome realised

         skills learnt/used

         resources  appropriate

         session aborted

Evaluation:

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