Monday
Week I – Stage 2
Happy Monday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils (optional: textas)
a small mirror that you can carry
scissors
sticky tape or glue
plain paper, grid paper or dot paper
a 6-sided dice or 1-6 spinner
(PDF, 81KB)
a 9-sided dice or 0-9 spinner
(PDF, 199KB)
cardboard
a football
a garbage bin
a variety of art and craft materials
2 different kitchen items that make a sound (e.g. a saucepan and spoon, egg whisk)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
What can you see?
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
What can you see?
Duration: 1:40
English
You will need:
Introduction to information texts – fact versus opinion
Let's explore information texts!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Can you think of places where you are given information?
Find three different sources of information and write a few sentences about what each source of information is telling us.
Fact versus opinion
Duration: 6:30
Information texts – elephants
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
What information do you know about elephants from this text?
Record key points.
Elephants
Duration: 7:22
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Watch Taronga Zoo's live elephant web cam.
What other information do you now know about elephants?
Live elephant web cam
Duration: streaming
Word studies
Let's learn about words!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Word studies
Duration: 9:58
Brain break
You will need:
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:
a small mirror that you can carry.
Brain break
Duration: 2:00
Education Live
Creating characters
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by author Yvette Poshoglian and Archie the Schnoodle.
Watch the video and join in!
You will need:
pencil
paper.
Mathematics
You will need:
Doubling and halving – a number talk
Let's explore doubles and halves!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
scissors
sticky tape or glue
plain paper, grid paper or dot paper.
Doubling and halving – a number talk
Duration: 8:55
Create a mathematical model to show how you could use doubling and halving to solve 6 x 8.
Hint! You could use grid paper, dot paper, or even draw a comic strip!
Find 3 examples where doubling and halving isn't an efficient strategy.
Why is it more efficient for some problems and not for others?
Double or halve?
Let's play a number game!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
2 different coloured pencils
your workbook
a 6-sided dice or 1-6 spinner
(PDF, 81KB).
Hint! The instructions are also included below in case you need them.
Double or halve? – part 1
Duration: 4:37
(Adapted from NRICH)
Choose a target number between 0 - 100 and write this on your sheet of paper.
The first player rolls the dice and chooses whether to double or halve the number.
Record the roll.
Take it in turns to roll the dice, keeping a running total.
If a player can't go, they miss a turn.
The winner is the player who reaches the target number exactly.
Does it matter if you go first or second?
Does it increase your chances of winning?
Why or why not?
If you could play the same game again are there any moves you would change?
Why or why not?
What are you thinking about in order to try to win the game?
Double or halve? Another way to play!
Let's explore another way to play this game!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
2 different coloured pencils
your workbook
a 9-sided dice or 0-9 spinner
(PDF, 199KB).
Double or halve? – part 2
Duration: 5:21
(Adapted from NRICH)
Does it matter if you go first or second?
Does it increase your chances of winning?
Why or why not?
If you could play the same game again are there any moves you would change?
Why or why not?
What are you thinking about in order to try to win the game?
Get active!
You will need:
AFL at home
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in.
You will need:
a football (or another ball or socks).
Auskick at home with Katie Brennan
Duration:7:39
Watch the video and join in.
You will need:
a football (or another ball or socks)
a target (e.g. a bin, chair or tree).
Auskick at home with Joel Selwood
Duration:5:10
Creative Arts
You will need:
Please note: Materials required for this activity will depend on which puppet option you choose to make.
Trading places
Let's explore puppetry and perspectives!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
2 different kitchen items that make a sound (e.g. a saucepan and wooden spoon, or an egg whisk)
a variety of materials depending on what type of puppet you choose to make (see below).
Trading places
Duration: 9:26
Watch the video.
You will need:
2 different kitchen items that make a sound (e.g. a saucepan and wooden spoon, and an egg whisk).
Important! Make sure you check with an adult first before using any kitchen items.
Think about all the sounds made in the kitchen and the different tone colours and rhythms that you can hear.
Make a single constant beat (or pulse) on your first sound source and then see if you can add a rhythm (changes) over the top with another kitchen item.
'The Muppets' making popcorn
Duration: 3:39
It's your turn to create a puppet! Look at the pictures and watch the videos below to help you to decide which puppet to make.
1. Hand sock puppet
You will need:
an old, clean sock
materials to give it a face and body
glue.
2. Spoon puppet
You will need:
a wooden spoon
textas
fabric for an outfit
glue.
3. Paper bag puppet
You will need:
a paper bag
textas
scrap paper to decorate
glue.
4. Foil puppet
You will need:
aluminium foil
Hint! You can shape the aluminium foil by rolling, squeezing and pinching it.
5. Paper plate puppet
You will need:
a paper plate and cardboard
textas
sticky tape.
Watch the video below to help you to make a paper plate puppet.
Paper plate puppet – video
Duration: 1:31
6. Newspaper puppet
You will need:
newspaper
sticky tape.
Watch the video below to help you to make a newspaper puppet.
Newspaper puppet – video
Duration: 1:18
7. 3D sculpture sock puppet
You will need:
a sock
newspaper
string
scissors
sticky tape.
Watch the video below to help you to make a sculpture puppet.
3D sculpture sock puppet – video
Duration: 2:19
Once you have completed your chosen puppet, think about the way your animal moves or communicates, including:
the tempo (speed)
dynamics (volume)
tone colour (the way it sounds).
For example, the snake may be slow, soft and perhaps have a hiss.
Create a short scene about your morning routine with your puppet getting ready for a day in your life. You may use mime or your voice and speech as well.
For example, the puppet is lying down asleep to begin, then it slowly wakes up. Suddenly it realises it is late and jumps out of bed. It walks into the bathroom and washes its face before peering in the mirror at itself.
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Let's explore an animated score!
Watch the animated score for ‘Popcorn’ from ‘Popcorn and other suites’.
Choose a colour and an instrument line to play.
Listen to the rhythm guide and then play along with whatever sound source you have available.
You may like to graphically notate your kitchen composition by using symbols that relate to the sounds you are playing – that way you can share it later with others in a written form as well.
Popcorn – animated score
Duration: 2:45
Check-in survey – Creative Arts
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.