Tuesday
Week K – Stage 2
Hi there!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Colour challenge
Let's get started!
Colour challenge
Duration: 2:41
English
You will need:
Listening to Mem Fox – part 2
Yesterday we listened to Mem Fox talk about being a writer, the books she loves and the joy of reading. Today, let's listen to the remainder of the interview.
Watch the video to learn about the activity.
Listening to Mem Fox – part 2
Duration: 1:06
Watch the video and complete the activities.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Record three things you have learnt about Mem Fox. This could be about her childhood or books she has written.
Using your new knowledge, prepare a short presentation about Mem Fox.
Mem Fox interview – part 2
Duration: 10:46
Share your work with your teacher.
Visualise the poem
Yesterday we read the poem 'When'. Let's explore this poem some more!
Read the poem 'When' from The School Magazine.
When reading, think about your:
expression
pitch
pauses.
'When' by Kristin Martin – The School Magazine
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Visualise what each verse 'looks like'. What does light peeping through blinds and dancing on the bed look like?
Draw the image you have of each verse.
Visualise the poem
Duration: 3:20
Personification
Yesterday we explored personification. Let's learn how some authors use it to allow a reader to visualise and become part of a description.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Match the human characteristics with the correct noun.
Create a visual for several of the match ups.
Personification
Duration: 6:00
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 shoelace or string.
Shoelace knot
Duration: 1:30
Virtual excursion
NSW National Parks
Are you ready to go on a virtual excursion? This week we are visiting National Parks from across NSW!
Watch the video to experience the sounds of Yarrangobilly Caves.
Hint! This is an interactive video. Use your mouse (or finger if you are using a touch screen) to look around!
360 Aboriginal Storytelling – Kosciuszko National Park
Duration: 4:25
Mathematics
You will need:
Number warm up
Let's do a number warm up!
How many ways can you solve 23-19?
Hint! You can use the hundred chart or number line to help you.
Hundreds chart
Number line
Hint! Make your starting number 0 (zero) and your ending number 20.
Number talk
Let's learn more about numbers!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Let's talk – part 1
Duration: 15.54
How could you use the strategies shared by the blue team‘s thinking (Strongman), green team‘s thinking (Robot) and purple team’s thinking (Flamingo) to solve your problem?
Write a problem where you could use renaming to help you work out a solution. Record your thinking.
How can you use what you know about solving 23-19 to help you solve 230-190?
For those who like a challenge!
Watch this video and join in the activity.
Let's talk – part 2
Duration: 6:04
Geography
You will need:
National Parks
Let's learn about National Parks and different types of environments. You might recall some of the information we covered in last week's Geography activity.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Do you know why some places in Australia are protected?
What are:
sacred sites?
National Parks?
World heritage sites?
What would you find in a National Park?
Hint! You may like to look at the pictures and information below to help you answer this question.
Activities in different places
Duration: 10:49
The pictures below are from the video. They are of things you might find in a National Park.
Plants and animals
"IMGP2354" by flagondry is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
All our native plants and animals live in a particular place that suits their needs. This is called their habitat or home.
Many of these plants, animals and habitats are not found anywhere else in the world.
National parks play a key role in protecting this unique wildlife.
Places of beauty
"3 Sisters Blue Mountains Australia" by Interior_Photos is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Mountains, deserts, sandstone cliffs, snowy peaks, rainforests, and beaches are some of the different landforms found in the Australian environment.
They are protected for the enjoyment of everyone and doing so helps preserve them for many years to come.
Windows into the past
"Montague Island lighthouse" by yarra64 is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Old houses, convict jails, lighthouses, graves and Aboriginal cultural sites are places that tell us how people lived in the past. These special places are called historic sites.
You will find many historic sites protected within national parks.
Aboriginal sites
© State of NSW (Department of Education), 2019.
Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for thousands of years and have a special relationship with the land, the plants, and the animals.
Art sites, campsites, rock engravings and natural features like rivers and mountains are important to Aboriginal people. Many special places important to Aboriginal culture are protected within national parks.
People
© State of NSW and Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (CC BY 4.0)
NPWS employs over 2,000 people to manage NSW national parks and reserves. People work in national parks to look after and study plants, animals and landforms and help the community understand why they are so important.
People visit national parks to enjoy the scenery and stay healthy by walking, camping, picnicking and exploring.
Royal National Park
Australia's first national park, Royal National Park, was created back in 1879! This is particularly remarkable as protection of natural areas wasn't common during this time.
Watch the video.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Record key notes from the video under the correct headings:
plants and animals
places of beauty
windows to the past
Aboriginal sites
people.
Hint! There is an example of a table below to show how to record your notes from the video.
Royal National Park
Duration: 4:26
Use the example table to record key notes from the video in your workbook.
Example of how to set out your workbook to record your notes
Share your work with your teacher.
Check-in survey – Geography
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.