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To complete today's activities, you will need:
something to draw on
something to draw with
toy cars
cardboard
found natural materials
optional - chalk
Overview of today's activities:
Overview of today's activities:
Activity 1: Crossing the road at school (30 minutes)
Activity 2: Joke sharing (10 minutes)
Activity 3: Shared story - Magic beach (30 minutes)
Break
Activity 4: Five finger starfish (5 minutes)
Activity 5: Make an artwork using natural materials (30 minutes)
Please note, these times are an approximation only.
Crossing the road at school
Crossing the road at school
Learning goal: Children learn how to cross the road safely.
You will need to cross the road to get to and from your new school. It is important you know how to do this safely.
1. Always hold an adult's hand to cross the road. If your adult's hands are full, hold onto their bag, clothes or a pram.
2. Always remember to:
STOP! one step back from the kerb.
LOOK! continuously look both ways.
LISTEN! for the sounds of approaching traffic.
THINK! is it safe to cross?
3. As you walk to and from school, choose the safest place to cross each road. Safe places to cross the road include:
Image source: Safety Town
Image owned by the NSW Department of Education under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)​
at a pedestrian or zebra crossing
"Very old traffic lights still in use" by RS 1990 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
at the traffic lights when the green walk light is showing
4. On cardboard (or on cement with chalk), draw some roads.
5. Draw other things near your roads, such as your new school, shops, houses and a park. Also draw some pedestrian or zebra crossings.
6. Drive your toy cars on the roads. Make sure the cars stop at each zebra crossing to let people cross the road safely.
For families:
the Road safety: Tips for parents and carers web page contains useful information
this video gives information about the driving road rules for crossings near schools.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Next time you are out walking with an adult, each time you come to a road, talk about choosing the safest spot to cross.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Make a poster which tells other children how to cross the road safely.
Joke sharing
Joke sharing
Learning goal: Children share humour and happiness with others.
Everyone loves to laugh! It makes us feel really good. Listen to these jokes and then share them with other people to make them laugh.
1. How do we know that the ocean is friendly? It waves.
2. How are false teeth like stars? They come out at night.
3. How do you talk to a giant? Use big words.
4. What falls in winter but never gets hurt? Snow.
5. What do you call a dinosaur that is sleeping? A dino-snore.
6. What did the left eye say to the right eye? Between us, something smells.
"Child laughing" by cheriejoyful is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Laughing" by Clover_1 is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Too hard?
Too hard?
Listen to the jokes and decide which is the funniest one. Tell someone this joke.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Make up your own jokes. Share these with someone.
Shared story - Magic Beach
Shared story - Magic Beach
Learning goal: Children engage in imaginative play to explore the environment.
1. Watch the video.
Alison Lester (4 April 2020) 'Magic Beach' [video], YouTube, accessed 23 November 2021.
2. Alison Lester used interesting words to describe the different things at the beach. She said the sea is sparkling and the rock pools are clear and warm.
Can you think of any more words to describe the pictures in the book?
3. The children in the story pretend that lots of magical things are happening at the beach like riding wild horses in the water, fighting a dragon in a sand castle and sailing towards far away islands.
If you go to the beach, what things do you like to do?
4. Pretend you are at the beach now. Make up a game about being at the beach. You could use blankets for the water and your toys for sea creatures.
"Seafood beachcombers" by Richard Leeming is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Building a Sand Castle" by lupinoduck is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
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
Five finger starfish
Five finger starfish
Learning goal: Children practice ways to calm themselves down.
1. Watch the video and follow the instructions.
2. Practice starfish breathing next time you need to calm down.
Five finger starfish
Duration: 02:03
Too hard?
Too hard?
Pretend to be a starfish, take big breaths in and out.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Think of a time that you have needed to calm down. How did you calm yourself?
Draw a picture of a starfish and hang it somewhere as a reminder to do your starfish breathing when you need.
Make an artwork using natural materials
Make an artwork using natural materials
Learning goal: Children explore the natural world to create an artwork.
Nature gives us lots of things to enjoy. As you walk around outside, you'll find that nature has dropped things onto the ground that can be used to make artworks.
1. Read the book.
2. Think about what you could create using natural materials.
3. Go outside and create an artwork using things you find on the ground.
4. Ask an adult before you pick flowers or leaves from trees and bushes to add to your artwork.
Too hard?
Too hard?
Collect things from the ground and show someone what you found.
Ask them to help you arrange the items you found in a line.
Too easy?
Too easy?
Take a photo of your artwork and think of words to describe it. Title your artwork and put it on display.
Extra learning activities
Extra learning activities
If you're interested in animals:
watch the Taronga Zoo seal show
watch the Taronga Zoo bird show
learn about the baby echidna.
Child voice
Child voice
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