Grade 1 Science — Term 3, Week 12
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T3 G1
Day 1: Year Review: Science Games
Grade 1 Science · Term 3, Week 12 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Review the whole year through games. |
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| Materials | Picture games from all terms |
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| Key vocabulary | review |
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| Engage (starter) | "Year-end science game day!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: a big picture-matching game covering living things, materials, forces, and our world. |
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| Plenary (close) | Review tricky pictures. |
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| Assessment | Game participation. |
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| Teacher notes | Spot any final gaps. |
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Day 2: Year Review: Little Scientists
Grade 1 Science · Term 3, Week 12 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Practise observing, sorting, and predicting. |
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| Materials | Investigation stations |
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| Key vocabulary | observe, sort, predict |
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| Engage (starter) | "Show your best science skills!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: rotate through observe, sort, and guess-and-check stations one last time. |
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| Plenary (close) | Which science skill is your favourite? |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Affirm the children as scientists. |
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Day 3: End-of-Year Assessment
Grade 1 Science · Term 3, Week 12 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Assess the year's science understanding. |
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| Materials | Picture-based assessment sheet |
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| Key vocabulary | assessment |
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| Engage (starter) | "Show what you have learned this year!" |
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| Develop (main) | Administer a simple, picture-based end-of-year assessment; read items aloud. |
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| Plenary (close) | Free-choice science picture activity when finished. |
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| Assessment | Assessment responses. |
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| Teacher notes | Use pictures and oral responses for young learners. |
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Day 4: My Science Portfolio
Grade 1 Science · Term 3, Week 12 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Gather and celebrate a year of science work. |
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| Materials | Folders, year's work, drawings |
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| Key vocabulary | portfolio, collect, proud |
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| Engage (starter) | "Look at everything we have discovered!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: choose favourite work and drawings for the portfolio; draw a favourite science moment; share with a partner. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share a proud science moment. |
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| Assessment | Portfolio completion. |
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| Teacher notes | Celebrate a full year of curiosity. |
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Day 5: Science Celebration and Looking Ahead
Grade 1 Science · Term 3, Week 12 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Celebrate the year and look forward to Grade 2 science. |
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| Materials | Certificates, wonder wall |
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| Key vocabulary | celebrate, wonder, next |
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| Engage (starter) | "You are all wonderful scientists!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: revisit the wonder wall; add new questions for next year; celebrate with simple certificates. |
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| Plenary (close) | Share what you want to explore next. |
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| Assessment | Engagement and celebration. |
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| Teacher notes | End on wonder and confidence for Grade 2. |
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