LESSON PLAN FORMAT

The following is a sample of the lesson plan format used by the University.
Lesson Topic/Focus:

Adding Money

Date:

21/11/2014

AusVELS Domain(s):

Mathematics

Year level(s):

Foundation/1

AusVELS strand (s):

Money and financial mathematics

Lesson duration:

50 mins

AusVELS sub-strand(s):
AusVELS Dimension(s) or
Religious Education
Guideline:
Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s)/Objective(s):

Students will be able

to match the coins needed to the price of an item

add coins amounts together to create an amount

At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will know/understand that:

Items in a shop have a prices and coins can be used to pay for those items
Adding coins together create different amounts of money (50c + 10c = 60c)
At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will demonstrate the skills/strategies of:
Matching the price of an item by looking at the numbers on the coins and the numbers on the price tag are
the same.
Adding coins by looking at the first number and adding these and then looking at the second number and
adding these to find the total
Assessment:
Students demonstrate understanding by completing the worksheet, showing they understood addition of money.

Assessment criteria for analysis:

Can match the price tag value to the coin value

Can add two different coins to create a value

Teaching focus:
A.
the pre-service teacher's teaching skill for observation by Associate Teacher;
or
B.

teaching skills that the pre-service teacher would like to personally develop.

Focus on being more explicit in instructions to ensure all students know what they are doing and have required
equipment.

Background to the learning:

A.
References for teacher background knowledge
B.

Identify students current knowledge

This in the 4th lesson of 5 lessons on recognising money. Students have examined coins and notes and what they
look like. Students were introduced to the idea of needing to add two different coins together, make another amount.
Lesson resources:

White board and markers

Money work sheets
Colored pencils
Coins

Lesson content:
A.
Introduction

5 mins

Recap what students know about money, and what they know about adding money.

B.

Development

15 mins

Discuss matching the value of a price tag to the coin/s required to pay for the items.
Demonstrate adding coins together to create another amount. (65c requires a 50c, 10c and a 5c)
Demonstrate equivalent amounts (50c + 50c is the same as $1)
C.

Consolidation, practice, extension

25mins

Whole class: Students complete worksheets

Pull out group: recap matching price tag with $ values on coins and adding coins to make another amount.
D.

Closure

5 mins

Discuss what we learnt about money and what we learnt about adding money.
Post-lesson review and evaluation:
Student achievement:
To what extent were outcomes achieved? How did the students demonstrate this?

Teaching effectiveness:
What have you learnt from the lesson?

What do you recommend for future lessons?

Comment on your effectiveness in the light of the objectives/outcomes of the lesson and your self-development
focus for the lesson, referring to both strengths and areas to be addressed.

Associate Teacher comments:

Lesson/activity transition: 10 mins

This is the activity required to terminate the first lesson/activity and to initiate the next lesson/activity.
lesson/activity transition is not to be confused with a lesson/activity conclusion.

The maximum recommended time is 3-4 minutes. Activities may include collecting used materials, tidying the room,
returning materials to shelves, a song, a jingle/action rhyme, a stretching activity, reorganisation of furniture,
distribution of materials for the next lesson/activity.
The following format should be used to present the lesson/activity transition:
Step 1: Pack up all books into basket, all desks clear
Step 2: Standing behind chair when task is complete
Step 3: Lunch time

ASSESSMENT GRID
Outcome/Standard/Objective

to match the coins needed to the price of an item

add coins amounts together to create an amount
use different coins to make equivalent values

Student name
(three focus students
for this lesson)

Assessment criteria
1

Can match the price

tag value to the coin
value

Can add two different

coins to create a value

Purpose of assessment
To inform future
lessons and student
learning

To ensure
coverage of
AusVELS
standards

To discuss with
parent

To inform 1:1
conference with
student
including
setting future
learning goals

Evidence for school

report