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To complete today's activities, you will need:
something to draw on
something to draw with
ribbon tied to a ruler or stick
Overview of today's activities:
Overview of today's activities:
Activity 1: What can you see? (10 minutes)
Activity 2: Camouflage (15 minutes)
Activity 3: Home technology hunt (15 minutes)
Break
Activity 4: Ribbons (10 minutes)
Activity 5: Safety helpers (15 minutes)
Please note, these times are an approximation only.
What can you see?
What can you see?
Learning goal: Children focus their mind and body to notice things.
1. Watch the video and follow the instructions.
What can you see?
Duration 01:40
Too hard?
Too hard?
What can you see near you?
Notice how things sound,smell and feel.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Go outside. As well as noticing what you can see, what can you hear and smell?
Camouflage
Camouflage
Learning goal: Children explore ideas and theories about camouflage.
Many animals have evolved to protect themselves by blending into their landscape. This is called camouflage. It is very difficult to see animals who are camouflaged.
1. Listen to the book. As you listen, find the animal in each photograph and notice how it is camouflaged.
2. Talk to someone about why some animals need camouflage. What might happen if they could be easily seen?
3. Draw one of the animals in the book, showing how they blend into the landscape.
4. Ask someone to try and find the camouflaged animal in your drawing.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Enjoy the story with someone, looking for the animals in the book together.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Find a picture on the internet or in a book of a camouflaged animal.
Home technology hunt
Home technology hunt
Learning goal: Children identify the everyday uses of technology.
1. We use machines to help us do things that would take a long time or use a lot of energy.
Drills help us by making holes.
"The old man takes an electric drill. Close up of arm and drill." by shixart1985 is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Lawnmowers help us by cutting grass.
"Lawnmower!" by beautyredefined is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
2. Take a walk around your home looking for other machines.
3. How does each machine help you and your family?
Too hard?
Too hard?
Say the name of each of the machines in the pictures.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Take a photo of each of the machines you find. Explain to someone how each helps save time or energy.
Take a break
Take a break
Here are some things you might like to do:
have a drink of water and a healthy snack
play or have a rest
go to the toilet and wash your hands.
"Boy with glass of water, 2000" by Seattle Municipal Archives is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio. pexels.com
"Washing hands" by magnusfranklin is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Ribbons
Ribbons
Learning goal: Children develop physical coordination.
1. Watch each video and copy the actions with a ribbon.
ausgymnatics (31 August 2016) 'Launchpad ribbon - circles' [video], YouTube, accessed 17 November 2021.
ausgymnatics (31 August 2016) 'Launchpad ribbon - floor twirls' [video], YouTube, accessed 17 November 2021.
ausgymnatics (31 August 2016) 'Launchpad ribbon - spirals' [video], YouTube, accessed 17 November 2021.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Make the ribbon move your own way.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Make the ribbon move:
fast
slow
in flowing curves
in pointy lines.
Create a ribbon dance.
Safety helpers
Safety helpers
Learning goal: Children identify people in the community who can help them.
When you start school you will be spending less time with your family. It is important to know which grown-ups you can talk to if you need help or if you are feeling unsafe. These people are your 'safety helpers'.
1. Watch the video.
Daniel Morcombe Foundation (30 January 2019) 'Safety School - Safety helpers' [video], YouTube, accessed 21 October 2021.
2. Trace your hand.
3. On each finger, draw or ask someone to write the name of one safety helper. Remember, a safety helper is a grown-up you can talk to if you need help or don't feel safe.
Extra learning activities
Extra learning activities
Develop literacy concepts through story: Bear and Chook.
Child voice
Child voice
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