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Day 172 · Before, press, let goFoundation Science · T4 W35–36 · Day 172 lesson

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Foundation / Science / Term 4 / Weeks 35 36

Part of the full lesson sequence. Check the pack guide and taught point before teaching.

Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Sources and materials · Optional practice · Check guide · Aids and text routes.

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Teacher copy: This page may include teaching prompts or answer keys. Answer keys in this public library can be viewed by anyone. Give learners a clean prompt, use checks as formative evidence, and change a case locally when prior access matters.

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Goal/codes: Predict before an optional gentle try and compare one actual accessible feature across stages; SFI01, SFI02, SFI04.

Prepare: Before/press/release aid; real approved item or unrevealed NOTE stages. Do not show model release before prediction.

  1. Choose · 3 min. “Which part shall we watch or safely feel?” Child chooses edge, side outline or another accessible feature. Establish a useful before view; “unclear” can lead to adjustment or report.

  2. Predict · 4 min. “What might that part do when we press? What about when we let go?” Capture the child’s prior idea or NOT RECORDED without giving the answer.

  3. Try or model · 7 min. One welcomed gentle palm press and release, child alone or adult alone. Observe what is actually available during each stage; no person presses alongside child tactile access. A hidden centre stays unavailable. Model route: reveal NOTE one stage at a time; fictional source only.

  4. Compare · 5 min. Put one short before/press/release phrase or sketch beside the prior idea. “What matched? What was different or unclear?” Adult report is attributed, not the child’s vision.

  5. Respond · 4 min. Child chooses a new question, another optional look, or finish. An unexpected/unchanged result is welcome; no promised return and no required second press.

  6. Keep · 2 min. Teacher keeps one shared row and relevant individual words/support. A later idea stays later, not backdated.

Teacher keeps: one useful shared source/stage phrase or sketch, relevant individual idea/response and support; actual direct/report/model status. Add missing facts only if needed for the claim. Do not fabricate a prior prediction, physical trial or willing audience.