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Day 187 — What would we need to observe?Foundation English · T4 W37–38 · Day 187 lesson

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Foundation / English / Term 4 / Weeks 37 38

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Goal: ask a safe evidence question before claiming real growth, without pretending an investigation happened. Proposed codes: AC9EFLY05, AC9EFLA08, AC9EFLY02. Prepare: C/D and fact/check/edit mat, Card 187.

  1. Oral/print · 3 min. Orally segment see as one spoken word and its sounds only if the class has taught /ee/; do not require printed see.
  2. Read · 4 min. Read D's first draft. Ask what source would be needed for “our school plant” and “overnight”.
  3. Model · 5 min. Pose “Would a safe, dated observation of the same real plant on two occasions show a change we can describe?” Include school permission, a no-touch position and exact dates; observation can remain a future plan.
  4. Child try · 7 min. Child chooses a paper seed chart, library plant page or school-approved viewing-plan route and asks one answerable observation question, naming what must be recorded. A no-visit paper route is complete.
  5. Check · 4 min. Offer “The mock drawings show our plant needs water.” Child says C has no real plant, species or needs test, then identifies one record a real claim would require.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Teacher records “planned only” unless an actual safe observation later occurred; do not infer behaviour from appearance.