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
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Crunch and sip
Duration: 1:41
English
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Public speaking 'manner'
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!
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
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: 1:14
Check-in survey – Brain break
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Education Live
Animals of the week
Today we will learn some awesome facts about giraffes, then we will meet some clever Siamang Gibbons at Mogo Wildlife Park!
Mathematics
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How would you solve 25 x 8?
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
Can you find another way to solve 25 eights?
Can you use one of these strategies to solve 15 eights?
Broken calculator
Let's do a number challenge!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
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.
Share your work with your teacher.
PDHPE
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Things that influence how we choose to be active
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
Kobi Atkins, reproduced and communicated with permission.
Work sample 2
C Kobi Atkins, reproduced and communicated with permission.
You could be active with your family at home once you have finished the activity.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.