Relief Teaching Day Plan – Year 5 (Version 5)

 Full Day Plan

Daily Admin

Roll Call

Mark the roll and record any absences on the Relief Teaching Day Feedback Form. Identify any students with special educational needs and ensure you are aware of any assistance they may require throughout the day.

Rules and Routines

Establish rules and expectations for the day with the students. Familiarise yourself with the regular routines of the class, as well as any additional activities happening during the day e.g. assembly.

Morning Session

Literacy – Reading Comprehension

Distribute a copy of the Comprehension – What are Earthquakes? to the students. Read the text as a class. Monitor and support the students as they independently complete the comprehension questions. Once the students have finished, discuss the answers as a class.

Literacy – Writing Task

Distribute a copy of the Earthquake – Safety Poster worksheet to the students. Ask the students to design and create a poster, to be displayed in the classroom, informing their classmates of what they should do to keep safe in the event of a major earthquake. Monitor and support the students as they create their posters. When they have finished, encourage volunteers to share their posters with the class.

Middle Session

Numeracy – Number and Place Value

Distribute a copy of the Number of the Day Worksheet and assign the class a four-digit number. Monitor and support the students as they independently complete the worksheet. Once the students have finished, correct the worksheet together as a class..

Numeracy – Location and Transformation

As a class, discuss the features of a garden. Distribute a copy of the Garden Design Project to the students. Monitor and support the students as they independently complete the garden design project task. Once the students have finished, encourage volunteers to share their gardens with the class.

Afternoon Session

Literacy – Independent or Shared Reading

Allow the students to independently read an appropriate book of their choice. Alternatively, choose a book to read and share with the students.

The Arts – Drama

Choose one of the activities from the Icebreaker Game Cards. Create space inside the classroom, or go outside to the playground to play the game. If time permits, choose multiple games to play.

 Assessment Strategies

Suggested Assessment Strategies

• used strategic whole class or individual questioning
• observed student participation during learning activities
• recorded student progress on a checklist
• annotated student work samples
• collected and reviewed student work samples
• facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
• encouraged student self-reflection
• administered formal assessment tasks.

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