Day 1

We’re going fishing
Images (and possibly some text) from Day 1 would be uploaded to this page.  Resources for this lesson can be obtained from the Resources page.

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What’s in the bucket?
I went fishing in the Darling River on the weekend and caught 10 fish.  The fish are in this bucket.  What kinds of fish do you think might be in the bucket?  How many of each kind?  What kinds of fish (or things) might not be in the bucket?  Why do you think that?

Use the ‘mystery bucket’ of fish (cut-outs) as a means of engaging students in discussion about fishing and what might/might not be in the bucket.

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Class word wall (chance language)
Below is an example of the word wall that would be created during class discussions about ‘chance language’.  This word wall was created using Wordle.

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Chance language clothesline
Students in groups decide where to position their ‘chance event’ cards relative to the teacher’s cards.