Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Discuss, identify and label various materials.
• Consider what the classroom would be like if objects were made of different materials.
• Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made (Yr1).
• Sort the objects according to their properties and their usefulness (Yr2).

Activities

1. Identify some of the materials in the classroom.
2. Appreciate the usefulness of some materials (tables made of wood and metal, not jelly).
3. Understand the difference between an object and the material from which it is made (Yr1).
4. Sort objects according to their properties, usefulness and other criteria (Yr2).

Investigation - sorting, classifying and identifying
Identify and name the materials found in the classroom, Sort the objects according to their properties. Play Material Snap in pairs.
Year 1 - Understand the difference between an object and the material from which it is made.
Year 2 - Sort objects according to their properties, usefulness and other criteria.

Vocabulary
Rough/smooth, flat/bumpy, sharp/blunt, wood, metal, plastic, glass, rock, materials, properties