Overview

• Year Level: Prep (Foundation Year)
• Subject: Music
• Duration: 45 minutes
• Class Size: 30 students
• Unit: Exploring Music Through Play, Lesson 25 of 30
• Lesson Title: Reflecting on Our Music Journey

Learning Objectives (WALT)

• We Are Learning To (WALT): Reflect on what we have learned throughout the music unit.

Success Criteria

• Share favourite moments and experiences from the unit with peers.
• Use individual reflection journals to record thoughts and feelings about the music activities.
• Contribute to a collaborative class music scrapbook by adding drawings, writings or photos to document our music journey.

Western Australian Curriculum Links

• Content Description: AC9AMUFP01 - Share their arts works with audiences. (Foundation Year)
• Elaboration Highlights:
  • Sharing artworks and performances with peers using positive language about features (AC9AMUFP01_E1).
  • Talking about themes and ideas behind arts works (AC9AMUFP01_E4).
  • Using digital tools or journals to record reflections (AC9AMUFP01_E8).
• General Capabilities: Personal and Social capability — reflecting on learning and sharing perspectives.
• These focus areas align with young children's developing oral language skills, reflective thinking, and community celebration in The Arts: Music for Prep students.

Differentiation Strategies

• Provide dyslexia-friendly reflection journals: Use lined paper with wide spacing, include simple sentence starters and plenty of visual supports (e.g., smiley faces, music notes icons).
• Allow students to express reflections verbally rather than only written for learners who find writing challenging.
• Use pair-share before writing to scaffold ideas.
• Provide scribe support or allow drawing as an alternative expression modality.

Extension Activities for Advanced Learners

• Invite advanced students to create short written or oral presentations describing a favourite music activity and why it was special.
• Assign them to help compile the class music scrapbook by arranging or decorating pages, stimulating leadership.
• Encourage use of digital tools to record reflections or create music-themed photo collages.

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Lesson Breakdown: Reflecting on Our Music Journey

Time	Activity Description	Notes
0-5 min	Welcome and Introduction Recap the music unit: remind students of the kinds of songs, instruments, and games they explored. Introduce WALT and success criteria.	Use visuals of key activities from the unit.
5-15 min	Whole Class Sharing Circle Each student shares one favourite moment from the unit. Teacher models using open-ended prompts: “My favourite part was...” or “I liked when we...”	Supports oral language development, listening and respect.
15-30 min	Reflection Journal Time Students use dyslexia-friendly journals to draw or write about their favourite music experience. Teacher and aides support students who need help expressing their thoughts.	Include sentence starters on whiteboard or handouts.
30-40 min	Class Music Scrapbook Creation Students contribute drawings, writing, or photos to a large class scrapbook. Include headings like ‘Our Songs’, ‘Our Instruments’, ‘Our Music Games’.	Promotes collaborative community building and celebrating learning.
40-45 min	Group Reflection and Wrap-Up Review the scrapbook pages created. Invite students to describe one thing they learned about music or about themselves through this unit. Outline the next steps in the music learning journey.	Reflect on self, peers and future music explorations.

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Resources & Materials

• Reflection journals with dyslexia-friendly design
• Large scrapbook or folder for class work collection
• Pre-prepared visuals/photos from previous lessons
• Colour pencils, markers for drawing
• Audio playback devices for short music clips if needed
• Sentence starter templates for writing support

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Notes for Teachers

• Keep language simple and visual.
• Encourage all children regardless of ability to participate in sharing.
• Use positive reinforcement to celebrate each child’s contribution.
• Reflective activities enhance meta-cognitive skills and personal connection to learning.
• This lesson prepares students for closure in the unit by summarising and celebrating their journey.

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This lesson plan aligns closely with the Western Australian Curriculum for Foundation Year Music by focusing on sharing, reflecting, and celebrating arts works and learning through accessible, developmentally appropriate activities. The use of reflection journals supports personal meaning making in music learning, and the class scrapbook creates a lasting artefact to cherish【1:AC9AMUFP01.md†AC9AMUFP01】, supporting oral language, personal and social capabilities, and arts engagement in young learners.