+Stage 1 Child Studies

Task 2: Group Activity –

Children’s Television Program

Action Plan

+Performance Standards

Practical Application

Astute identification and discussion of a range of factors involved in problem-solving.

Astute and very appropriate decision-making about problem-solving and implementation strategies.

Clear and very relevant justification of decisions about problem-solving strategies.

+Performance Standards

Collaboration

Inclusive response to other group members, and responsible and sustained sharing in decision-making.

Proactive and perceptive involvement in group activities and discussions to support the health and well-being of children.

+Your Action Plan should include:

Discussion of the issues- Safety issues (pool, road, disease, hygiene, cyber safety)

The Decision- What topic/area would you like to focus on?

Implementation - How will you go about constructing your television program?

Justification- How effective is it?- How will you engage your audience?

+Issues

- Injuries are the leading cause of death in Australian children aged one to fourteen, accounting for nearly half of all deaths in this age group (Kidsafe, 2013)

- Must make reference to at least one statistic appropriate to your topic.

+An outline of the issue/s discussed As a group decide what some issues are pertaining to the task.

- What challenges may you come across? E.g. trouble with the use of technology or access to internet

- Message not being conveyed effectively or appropriate in your program

- Group members being absent

- Time

- Not having appropriate equipment.

There are two types of issues in this task. You may see others.

1. Academic discussion about whether or not children will understand your message e.g. differing nationalities/language, do you use words that children can relate to?

2. Issues to do with the organisation of the task, including saving the program and those issues listed above.

+The Decision

This is the part where you tell the audience what topic/area you have decided to focus on. E.g. Bike safety, stranger danger etc

A storyboard and script will need to be created.

+Implementation

Here tell the audience how you are going to work it out.

Who does what job?

Time reference

Think this through in as much detail as possible.

+Justification

Explain how your television program will be effective in promoting positive and safe message/s relevant to your chosen topic.

In what ways will you engage your audience? E.g. song and dance, poems, repetition, images, characters etc.