Wednesday

Week H – Stage 2

Welcome to Wednesday!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

a workbook

pencils

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

Crunch and sip

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Let's get started!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Crunch and sip

Duration: 1:41

English

You will need:

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Public speaking 'manner'

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Yesterday we explored public speaking 'matter'. Today, let's have a look at public speaking 'manner'.

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • a pencil

  • your workbook.



  • Manner is what you look and sound like when you give a speech. In other words, your mannerisms.


  • Record two key messages from this video.

Public speaking 'manner'
Duration: 1:26

Convince me!

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Let's explore how a group of students convinced their council to get a recycling bin!

Watch and listen to the 'School recycling campaign' story on BTN (ABC) and join in the activities.


You will need:

  • a pencil

  • your workbook.



  • What reasons did the students use to convince/persuade the council to get a recycling bin for the school?


  • Give 3 reasons why recycling is important. You may like to research these reasons.

School recycling campaign

Duration: 6:06

Alternative uses

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • a pencil

  • your workbook.



  • Set a timer for five minutes and record all the uses for a plastic bag. Think imaginatively and creatively.

  • Now think about the ‘other side’. Think of 5 reasons why we should not have plastic bags.


  • Set a timer for five minutes and record all the uses for plastic straws. Think imaginatively and creatively.

  • Now think about the ‘other side’. Think of 5 reasons why we should not have plastic straws.

Alternative uses

Duration: 3:50

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Share your work with your teacher.

Brain break

Let's recharge!

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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: 1:14

Check-in survey – Brain break

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Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.

Education Live

Animals of the week

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Today we will learn some awesome facts about giraffes, then we will meet some clever Siamang Gibbons at Mogo Wildlife Park!

Education Live – giraffes
Duration: 3:30

Education Live – Siamang Gibbons
Duration: 3:19

Mathematics

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils

How would you solve 25 x 8?

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Let's practise our number skills! There are two videos for this activity.

Watch the video.

How would you solve 25 x 8? part 1
Duration: 1:24

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • a pencil

  • your workbook

  • someone to talk with (optional).

How would you solve 25 x 8? part 2
Duration: 5:49

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  • Can you find another way to solve 25 eights?

  • Can you use one of these strategies to solve 15 eights?

Broken calculator

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Let's do a number challenge!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • a pencil

  • your workbook.

Broken calculator
Duration: 2:33

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  • What are some other ways we can get to a total of 33 on the broken calculator in the video?

  • Record your thinking in your workbook.

  • Write some of your own challenges for your family, classmates or teachers.

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Share your work with your teacher.

PDHPE

You will need:

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Things that influence how we choose to be active

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Let's learn about things that influence how we choose to be active!

Watch the video and join in the activities.


You will need:

  • pencils

  • your workbook

  • a digital device (optional).



  • What does the word active mean?


  • What influences how we are active?


  • How do you feel about these things influencing how you are active?


Hint! Select the drop downs below for more information and examples.

Things that influence how we choose to be active
Duration: 8:12

What does the word active mean?

The word active means moving your body. Being active can include actively playing with your family and friends, playing a sport or other exercise. Remember you can be active both inside your home and outside your home.

What influences how we are active?

Things that might influence how you are active could include:

  • family

  • friends

  • space

  • media.


Examples of how you could feel due to the influences could include feeling:

  • happy

  • excited

  • nervous

  • worried.

Your task:

  • Explain how your family and friends influence the ways you are active and describe how this makes you feel. For example, you could record this by:

  • writing a letter to a friend

  • creating a poster with pictures and words

  • designing slides with images and recording your voice

  • recording a video of yourself.


Hint! Use the work samples below to help you get started.

Work sample 1

A student work sample which includes, a poster with the title, ‘How do my family and friends influence how I am active and how does this make me feel?

Kobi Atkins, reproduced and communicated with permission.

Work sample 2


A student work sample which includes, a poster with the title, ‘How do my family and friends influence how I am active and how does this make me feel?’

C Kobi Atkins, reproduced and communicated with permission.

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You could be active with your family at home once you have finished the activity.

Student voice

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Show how you feel about your learning today.