Wednesday
Week G – Stage 2
Welcome to Wednesday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
playing cards
small toy (e.g. a Lego figurine)
paper
3 dice or playing cards A-6 or a number spinner
scissors
sticky tape or glue
craft materials
natural materials
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
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Words in your name
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Words in your name
Duration: 1:47
English
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Personification
Let's learn about personification!
Watch the video and join in the activities. If you don't have a copy of the activity sheet, you can complete the task in your workbook.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Create a definition of personification in the form of a broadcast or Tweet.
Keep your definition short, sharp and clear.
Personification in texts
Duration: 4:20
Is this too hard?
Draw pictures of objects with human characteristics and explain your picture to your teacher. For example, you might draw a tree with branches like arms, reaching for the sky.
Is this too easy?
Create a definition of personification for others to understand. Use examples to support your definition.
Record a short video, write a definition, make a play or create an animation that explains it.
Using personification in writing
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Draw a table with 2 columns, labelled Noun and Human characteristics.
Think of 5 things and write these down in the noun column.
Think of human characteristics for each object and write these down in the second column.
Choose one of your ideas and write a sentence using personification.
Personification of objects
Duration: 3:37
Share your work with your teacher.
Brain break
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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.
You will need:
playing cards
a small toy.
Brain break
Duration: 1:14
Education Live
Animals of the week
Today we will learn about crocodiles and meet a quokka at the Wildlife Sydney Zoo!
Mathematics
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Paper planes – part 1
Are you ready for a paper plane challenge? There are three parts to this activity so let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
paper
a pencil
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions for making your paper planes are also included below in case you need to refer to them.
Paper planes – part 1
Duration: 6:27
Follow the steps below to create your symmetrical paper plane.
Step 1:
Fold your piece of paper in half to create a line of symmetry.
Hint! To keep the plane symmetrical, each side of the centre fold line needs to be a mirror image.
Step 2:
Make a fold on the right-hand side of the centre fold line. Mirror this on the left-hand side.
Repeat this until you are happy with your plane design.
Follow the steps below to create your asymmetrical paper plane.
Step 1:
Fold your piece of paper in half to create a line of symmetry. Fold one half of your paper in the exact same way as you did to create your symmetrical plane.
Step 2:
Fold the other half of your paper in a different way so that the two sides don’t match. This is different to how you folded your symmetrical plane.
Paper planes – part 2
Let's explore part 2 of this activity!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
your paper planes
a pencil
your workbook.
Paper planes – part 2
Duration: 5:00
Draw a table in your workbook.
Hint! Use the example on the right to help you to draw your table. Make sure you include a title and headings.
Fly each plane 10 times and record your results in your table.
Example table
Paper planes – part 3
Let's explore part 3 of this activity!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
your paper planes
a pencil
your workbook.
Paper planes – part 3
Duration: 1:16
What do you notice in the data you collected?
Did one plane fly further more often than the other plane?
Did you notice anything interesting?
Does the conjecture that symmetry is important to help things fly hold true?
Around the house
Let's play a number game!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
3 dice or playing cards A-6 or a number spinner
pencils
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions for this activity are also included below in case you need to refer to them.
Around the house
Duration: 8:31
(From J Bay-Williams and G Kling, 2019)
Draw a ‘house’ shape and write the numbers 1-10 in order around it.
Roll all 3 dice and use any of the operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) to form a number sentence that has a total of 1.
If a player can’t form a total of 1, the other player rolls the dice and has a go at writing an equation number sentence that is equivalent in value to 1.
If a player can go, once he or she has found a way to make 1, cross the '1' out on the game board. Then, without rolling the dice again, try to create 2.
Continue taking turns, moving around the house in order from 1 to 10.
Your turn is over when you can’t make the next number around the house.
The player to cross out the '10' wins!
Example of a 'house'
Is it possible to make it all the way around the house without having to reroll? See if you can find a way.
For those who like a challenge!
Use all operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
Each player has their own house to travel around.
Mark off numbers in any order, instead of moving from 1 to 10.
Use 10-sided dice or spinners (PDF, 199KB) and move around the house from 1 to 20.
PDHPE
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Being active at school
Let's think about ways we can be more active at school!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook
iPad or computer (optional).
What is something in the playground at school that could stop us from being active?
Create a plan to improve it!
Hint! Use the information and pictures below to help you to get started!
Being active at school
Duration: 5:42
Examples of things that may stop you from being active
For example, playing soccer on the oval. Perhaps:
there is not enough space
there is limited equipment (goals)
everyone has a different set of rules.
This makes playing soccer at school challenging and not enjoyable.
Things to think about when you are planning your solution
A map of designated playing fields within the oval.
Agreed rules and a contract everyone must sign.
A school roster allocating which days for each grade/stage can play there.
Substitute (different) equipment.
Example 1 – playground map
C Kobi Atkins, communicated with permission.
Example 2 – soccer contract
C Kobi Atkins, communicated with permission.
Example 3 – soccer roster
C Kobi Atkins, communicated with permission.
Check-in survey – PDHPE
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Environmental Education
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Build a seed
Let's build a seed!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
scrap paper
scissors
sticky tape or glue
craft materials
natural materials
pencils
your workbook.
Build a seed
Duration: 3:48
Find some natural materials around your garden and your home like Steve has done in the video.
Create seeds using some of these materials. Look at Steve's examples to help you come up with ideas.
Explain in your workbook how your seeds could get transferred or carried from one place to another.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.