Thursday
Week G – Stage 1
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
textas or pencils
a set of numeral cards (0-20)
24 counters or dry pasta per player
2 dice or playing cards or a number spinner 0-6
paper and cardboard
rekenrek (optional)
1 large ball (e.g. netball) and 1 small squishy ball or a pair of socks
Bamboo skewer, chop stick, or a 20-30cm long thin stick
sticky tape
cup of dirt
rice or lentils
scissors
a ruler
small weight
paperclip
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Stretches to start the day
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Stretches to start the day
Duration: 3:44
English
You will need:
Retell using symbols
Let's see how symbols can help to tell a story.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Draw symbols for these everyday nouns:
house
person
garden
letterbox
path
flowers
dog
mail.
Using the symbols you have developed, and any new ones, retell the journey of checking the mail.
Why are symbols important in our lives?
Why is it important that symbols can be understood all over the world?
Retell using symbols
Duration: 8:05
Is this too hard?
Simply listen and enjoy the short recount.
Is this too easy?
Create symbols for some everyday nouns.
Create symbols for each member in your family.
Big Rain Coming – concept of symbol
Let's learn some more about symbols.
Listen to the story 'Big Rain Coming' by Katrina Germein.
Big Rain Coming – concept of symbol
Duration: 9:05
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Listen to the teacher talk about the symbols in the book 'Big Rain Coming' by Katrina Germein.
Draw a picture of what symbolised the rain coming in the story.
Write about your picture and about how the people might have felt about the rain coming.
Big Rain Coming – Activity
Duration: 4:55
Share your work with your teacher.
Brain break
Let's recharge!
It’s time for a brain break so we can recharge for some more learning!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Brain break
Duration: 2:07
Phonics
You will need:
Phonemes and graphemes: ar, a
Let's practise some phonemes and graphemes.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
How well do you know these sounds?
Phonemes and graphemes: ar, a
Duration: 11:22
Education Live
Behind the Archibald Prize
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Leeane Carr from the Art Gallery of NSW.
Leeane is going to take us behind the scenes of the 2021 Archibald Prize exhibition!
After watching:
create a portrait
Hint! You can make a self-portrait, or create a portrait of a family member or friend.use your choice of art supplies (such as pencils, pastels or paint).
Mathematics
You will need:
Rekenrek duel – level 2
Let's practise counting!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a rekenrek each
a set of numeral cards (0-20)
pencils
your workbook.
Note: If you don't have your own rekenrek, you can use the interactive rekenrek below.
Rekenrek dual – level 2
Duration: 6:19
Use this interactive rekenrek if you don't have your own.
Interactive rekenrek
Subtraction stacks
Let's practise our subtraction skills!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
24 counters (or other items such as dried pasta, lego pieces) per player
2 dice (you could also use playing cards use the king as zero, or a number spinner zero to 6)
a piece of paper to make a Subtraction stack game board.
Subtraction stacks
Duration: 8:32
From J Bay-Williams and G Kling, 2019
Each player places their 10 counters on their game board. More than one counter can be placed on each number.
Take turns by rolling the dice and finding the difference between the two numbers rolled.
If a counter is on the number, the player removes it from the game board.
If there are no counters to remove, miss a turn.
The winner is the player who removes all counters from their game board first.
What was one of your strategies for working out the difference between the numbers you rolled?
Is the strategy the same or different to your opponent?
Will you place your stacks of counters differently next time you play? Why?
For those who like a challenge!
Extend the subtraction stack game board to 9 or 11 and use a 12 or 10-sided dice. Each player will need 20 counters or items to play.
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
GetActive@Home
You will need:
Advanced throwing
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
1 large ball (e.g. a basketball)
1 small, squishy ball or a pair of socks.
Advanced throwing
Duration: 21:59
Science and Technology
You will need:
Sunshine and shadow tracking
Let's learn about the way the sun changes position throughout the day.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a bamboo skewer, chop stick, or a 20-30cm long thin stick
flat round piece of cardboard, (from a cereal box, disposable plate, etc.)
a pencil or texta
paper
sticky tape
a cup of dirt
rice or lentils.
Important!
Ensure you DO NOT look at the sun for this activity.
If you go outside, remember to wear your hat.
Ask an adult before going outside to record your shadow mark.
Creating a sun tracker
Duration: 4:52
Part 1:
Make your tracker.
Place your tracker where it will be in the sun all day. Ask an adult to help you find the best place.
Part 2:
Visit your shadow tracker every hour through the day.
Make a mark on your tracker each time the minute hand passes 12 o’clock. That’s every hour during a whole day.
Alternative:
Place the shadow tracker on a piece of paper near the sunniest window.
Each hour, mark your shadow with a pencil or use a paper clip to record where the shadow falls.
For those who like a challenge!
Use your own shadow to track the sun!
Find a place that will be sunny all day and where you can draw your shadow with chalk.
Go to that place and ask your adult helper to draw your shadow on the ground.
Visit this place each hour and draw your shadow each time.
Did you notice any changes?
Was there any difference between your morning, lunchtime and afternoon shadows?
Windy weather watch
Let's observe how the weather changes by making a wind meter and measuring the speed of wind!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils or textas
your workbook
cardboard (A4)
scissors
a ruler
a paperclip or sticky tape
a small weight
(DOCX, 100KB)
Important!
If you go outside, remember to wear your hat.
Remember to take an adult if you are leaving the house.
Windy weather watch
Duration: 10:27
Use the wind meter template (DOCX, 100KB) to create your own meter.
Using your wind meter:
Find a place where you can feel the wind.
Hold the wind meter towards the wind.
Where does the paperclip point?
Record your measurement.
Check the wind speed for 1 week and record your measurements.
Wind meter example
Alternative:
Instead of a wind meter, listen to a nearby tree and describe the sound of the leaves in the wind.
Use words that sound like the air: murmur, whisper, swish, whoosh, flutter, rustle. Ask an adult to help you with these new words.
For those who like a challenge!
Record the wind direction around your house.
Create a map of your home and add an arrow to show the direction the wind blows.
Do this for 7 days.
Did the wind change direction at any time?
What else did you notice about the wind?
Check-in survey – Science and Technology
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.