-Design For Learning & Relevant Key Teaching Tasks-

I understand that "Design for Learning" means planning lessons that are fun, welcoming, and made to fit each student’s needs. This involves choosing activities that match students’ different abilities, interests, and ways of learning, and using assessments to help guide teaching and check progress. Important teaching tasks include setting clear goals, picking activities that are hands-on and interesting, and helping students connect new ideas to things they already know.

It’s also important to create a safe, supportive classroom where students feel comfortable asking questions, sharing ideas, and trying new things. By focusing on these steps, I aim to design learning experiences that encourage students to join in, build friendships, and help each student do their best.

In this mini-unit on making fruit salad, I combine Mathematics and Health and Physical Education (HPE) to create a fun, hands-on lesson. By bringing these subjects together, students learn about fractions while cutting fruit into halves and quarters, making maths feel real and easy to understand.

In Mathematics, students practise fractions by cutting fruit into equal parts. This helps them understand what halves and quarters mean, and they can see how these parts fit into a whole. They also practise measuring and looking at shapes, which helps them get better at understanding size and division.

In Health and Physical Education, students learn about healthy eating by talking about the benefits of fruit. They also practise using utensils safely and develop their hand-eye coordination while cutting the fruit.

This unit shows how I’m getting better at combining two subjects in a way that makes learning fun and useful in everyday life. Students get to learn skills in both Math and HPE, while seeing how these lessons connect to real-world tasks.