Auslan Report

During this fortnight in Auslan, students will be learning the new topics: Occupations and Seasons. When learning about Occupations the signs that will be taught are: Police, Fire Brigade, Doctor, Nurse, Vet, Ambulance, Artist, Pilot, Actor, Teacher, Truck Driver, Cleaner, Chef, Dentist, Electrician and Plumber. Activities will include learning the ‘When I grow up poem’ and students thinking of what they would like to be when they grow up. Grade Prep students will draw their favourite occupation and learn to sign the words to describe what they would like to be when they grow up. Grade 1 and 2 students will be guided by the teacher with constructed actions (mimes). The teacher will mime an occupation, for example, directing traffic as a Police Officer and the students will need to sign to show their guesses for that occupation. Grade 3 and 4 students will do a similar activity involving constructed action but will work in groups instead. A student in the group will mime and students will sign to guess the occupation. Students will also sign and talk about the occupations their family members do. Grade 5 and 6 students will follow the same lesson structure but will work in pairs instead of groups of four. Students in their pairs will take turns miming what the uniform looks like and the duties of the occupation. This will create opportunities for students to be challenged in their learning and practising the signs for occupations. 

When learning about Times, students will learn the words: Today, tomorrow, yesterday, morning, afternoon, night, day, before and after. Students will learn the ‘Time’ Song and the teacher will support the activity by making a sign of a time, for example; Morning. They will then relate an activity to that happens at that time like brushing teeth in the morning. Students will participate in the activity and revise their learning of the Days of the Week. Grade 1 and 2 students' learning will be extended in this activity by doing constructed action more independently when referring to the class calendar, picking a time of day and actioning an activity related to that specific time. Grade 3 and 4 students will be required to tell a story in Auslan regarding an activity related to the days of the week and class calendar. Grade 5 and 6 students will be challenged in their learning in this activity by communicating a story with a before and after structure and using sentence starters in Auslan, for example;  “Yesterday I …… “

As our students build their repertoire of words, engage in conversations and enjoy practising signs together as learnt by our students! Please scan the QR Code below which will provide you with YouTube videos to assist in practising together at home. 

Keep updated on learning Auslan each fortnight in our Partners in Learning Newsletter! 

POEM: ‘When I Grow Up’

When I grow up

I might be a Dentist 

Help people with their teeth

Or maybe I’ll be a Police Person 

And help to catch a thief!

When I grow up, I might be a Nurse 

Looking after people who are sick.

Or maybe I will be a Vet, 

And help some little chicks.

Kind Regards

Jess Pfister