Teacher Advice Topic 5: Our Dental Expo Plan Level: Years 5-6

Purpose The purpose of this topic is to support students to collaborate, plan, promote and activate a dental health expo for a local audience.

Activity To commence have the class watch Video 5.1 - Run an Expo to Educate Others.

This video provides students with information about what they need to consider when planning to run and manage an event such as an Expo.

Once they have watched the video, have the class work together to complete AS 5.1 - Our Dental Health Expo Management Plan. AS 5.1 - Our Dental Health Expo Management Plan. This is an interactive activity that provides students with step-by-step process on how to collaborate, plan, promote and activate an event.

The plan asks the class to allocate student roles, and make decisions on the duration and location of their Expo, the size of their budget, who to invite as guests and volunteers, promotion and marketing, and to what extent they will use media to capture the Expo for viewing and listening after the event is over.

Letter and email templates and Student Media Crew videos providing students with advice on Letter and email templates and Student Media Crew videos providing students with advice on how to video, podcast and photograph the event, are also available as part of this activity.

Teacher Advice Topic 5: Our Dental Expo Plan Level: Years 5-6

Teaching and Learning ResourcesThe following resources are provided to teachers to deliver this lesson...

1. Video 5.1 - Run an Expo to Educate Others2. AS 5.1 - Our Dental Health Expo Management Plan3. Letter and email templates4. Student Media Crew videos (4 videos)

Study: Health and Physical Education Key Learning: Personal, Social and Community Health

Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing

● Comparing product labels on food items or nutritional information in recipes and suggesting ways to improve the nutritional value of meals

Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours behaviours

● Examining how media and public identities influence the way people act and the choices they make● Sharing how important people in their life influence them to act in a healthy or safe way● Analysing health messages in the media and comparing their interpretations with those of other members of the class

Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities ● Investigating practises that help promote and maintain health and wellbeing