Friday

Week G – Stage 3

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Happy Friday!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

a workbook

coloured pencils

egg carton, cups or paper

48 counters or other items (e.g. pegs, dry pasta)

straws

cling wrap

sticky tape

string

a plastic cup

a container filled with water (e.g. a bucket or sink)

Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends

Mirror mirror

Let's get started!

Listen to the audio and join in the activity.

Mirror mirror
Duration: 1:01

WeekG E1 S1 S2 S3 Friday Care and Connect Mirror Mirror audio.m4a

English

You will need:

Reading – personification

Let's listen to a poem called 'Storm' from The School Magazine!

Read or listen to the poem 'Storm' by Janeen Brian.

Storm

Duration: 1:10

View the poem 'Storm' audio and transcript

Let's learn more about personification by examining the poem 'Storm'.

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

a pencil
your workbook.

Select 2 or 3 examples of personification in the poem.

Explain the meaning of each personification.

Highlight the nouns in one colour and the human characteristics in another colour.

Personification in 'Storm'
Duration: 3:12

Is this too hard?

How many examples of personification can you find in the poem? Write them down.

Is this too easy?

Find examples of personification in other texts.

Personification in a short story

Let's write a short story where an object is the main character!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Choose an object to give human characteristics to.
Draw a picture of your object.
Brainstorm or make a mindmap of human characteristics for your object.
Write a short story featuring your object and using personification.

Personification in a short story
Duration: 4:47

Is this too hard?

Draw and describe your object's character.
Tell someone a short story that features your object as the main character.

Is this too easy?

Create a poem or longer narrative that features your object and uses personification.

Check-in survey – English

Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.

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: 0:52

Education Live

Cardio work-out!

Join us for today's episode of Education Live!

Today we are joined by Jade from The Healthy Mummy.

Jade is going to take us through a fun and energetic cardio work-out! Watch the video and join in.

You will need:

space to move
water.

Education Live – Cardio work-out!
Duration: 10:39

Education Live

Mathematics

You will need:

Mathematic-tac-toe

Let's play a counting game! You might remember this one from last week.

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

2 coloured pencils
your workbook.

Mathematic-tac-toe
Duration: 4:42

How to play:

Decide which player will be the 'attacker' and who will be the 'defender'.
Players will take turns placing the numbers 1-9 into the grid. Each of these numbers can only be used once.
The aim of the game is for the 'attacker' to get 3 numbers in a row to add to exactly 15. This can be horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
However, the aim for the 'defender' is to stop the attacker from getting a total of 15.
The 'defender' can win once all the numbers have been used and none of the rows, columns or diagonals add to exactly 15.

What would you suggest to be Michelle's next move as the attacker?

For those who like a challenge!

Try playing this game with the numbers 11-19.

Mancala

Let's explore a game of strategy!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

a game board. This can be created using an old egg carton, cups or by drawing on a piece of paper.
48 counters or other items (e.g. pegs, dry pasta, blocks). They do not need to be the same object.
Someone to play with! You can also play this game in teams so you can share your brainpower!

Hint! The instructions for this activity are also included below in case you need to refer to them.

Mancala
Duration: 5:53

Getting ready to play

Each player sits opposite each other facing the long side of the game board (egg carton).
Players place 4 beans into each of the cups.
The collection cups (mancala stores), are placed at each end of the game board, and remain empty of beans.

How to play:

Player one grabs all the beans from one hole on their side of the gameboard and drops them, one by one, into each cup around the board going to the right. (This may take you around into the other player's side of the board).
If the player passes over their collection cup, they get to place a bean in there.
Once the player doesn't have any more beans in their hand, player 2 does the same sort of thing with a pile of beans from their side.
If a player puts their last bean in their collection cup, they get an extra turn!
If a player puts their last bean from a pile into one of their empty cups on their side, they get to reach across the game board and collect the beans from the opposite cup of their opposing player.
Play continues in this way until a player's side of the game board is completely empty.
The winner is the one with the most beans in their own collection cup!

What moves will increase your chances of winning?

STEM

You will need:

Watercraft (boat) challenge

Today's STEM challenge is to design and build a boat that can hold the weight of ¼ cup of water for at least 10 seconds without sinking.

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Rules:

You can only use the materials on the list, but you do not have to use all the materials.
Your boat needs to hold a weight of ¼ cup of water for at least 10 seconds without sinking.
The boat must float by itself. You cannot hold onto the boat.

Watercraft (Boat) STEM challenge

Duration: 6:03

You will need: