Monday
Week K – Stage 3
Happy Monday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
sticky notes
a dictionary
3 dice (or playing cards A-6, or a number spinner)
2 bean bags
(or a pair of socks or a beanie)
a twirling ribbon
(or similar)
a toy or photo of an animal
clay or playdough
paint
a piece of fruit
a camera device
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Positive sticky notes
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
sticky notes.
Positive sticky notes
Duration: 0:52
English
You will need:
Listening to Mem Fox – part 1
Let's listen to author Mem Fox talk about being a writer, the books she loves and the joy of reading!
Watch the video to learn about the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Before you listen to the interview in the video below, record some questions you would like Mem Fox to answer in her interview.
Try to write open ended questions.
Hint! Open ended questions don't have a 'yes' or 'no' answer (e.g. What inspired you to be an author?)
Listening to Mem Fox – part 1
Duration: 1:38
Watch the video and complete the activities.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
List the books that Mem Fox discusses that she has authored.
Do you know any other books by Mem Fox? Add these to your list also.
What is your favourite book by Mem Fox?
Mem Fox interview – Part 1
Duration: 16:04
Investigate some words
Let's read a poem from The School Magazine!
Read the poem 'When' from The School Magazine.
'When' by Kristin Martin – The School Magazine
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
a dictionary.
Investigate words from the poem with the teacher in the video.
Complete the vocabulary 'Four square' activity using the words:
sway
waft
chink.
Investigate some words
Duration: 5:34
Share your work with your teacher.
Personification
The poem 'When' uses personification. Let's learn more about personification!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Personification
Duration: 7:34
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 pencil
your workbook.
Swap hand scribble
Duration: 1:10
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 learn about bush tucker in Dorrigo Rainforest.
Hint! This is an interactive video. Use your mouse (or finger if you are using a touch screen) to look around!
360 Aboriginal Storytelling – Dorrigo National Park
Duration: 4:06
Mathematics
You will need:
Exploring numbers
Can you tell which one doesn't belong?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Which one doesn't belong?
Duration: 5:26
After watching the video:
Which one doesn’t belong? What's your initial thinking?
Can you make a case for why each domino doesn’t belong?
Record 3 other reasons for why 25, 16 and 43 don’t belong?
Hint! We might have found 3 for 43 but you’ll need to check. Is it the only number with an even number of factors?
Around the house
Let's play a number game!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
3 dice (or playing cards A-6, or a number spinner)
pencils
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions for this activity are also below in case you need them.
Around the house
Duration: 8:31
(From J Bay-Williams and G Kling, 2019)
Instructions:
Draw a ‘house’ shape and write the numbers 1-10 in order around it.
Roll all 3 dice and use any of the operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) to form a number sentence that has a total of 1.
If a player can’t form a total of 1, the other player rolls the dice and has a go at writing an equation (number sentence) that is equivalent in value to 1.
If a player can go, once he or she has found a way to make 1, cross the '1' out on the game board. Then, without rolling the dice again, try to create 2.
Continue taking turns, moving around the house in order from 1 to 10.
Your turn is over when you can’t make the next number around the house.
The player to cross out the '10' wins!
For those who like a challenge!
Is it possible to make it all the way around the house without having to reroll? See if you can find a way.
Use all of the operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
Each player has their own house to travel around.
Mark off numbers in any order, instead of moving from 1 to 10.
Use 10-sided dice or spinners (PDF, 199KB) and move around the house from 1 to 20.
Get active!
You will need:
Gymnastics at home
Let's move!
Watch the videos and join in.
You will need:
2 bean bags (or a pair of socks or a beanie)
a twirling ribbon.
Hint! You can make a twirling ribbon by attaching a regular ribbon to a ruler or pencil with a bit of sticky tape!
LaunchPad – bean bag balance
Duration: 1:43
LaunchPad – bean bag juggle
Duration: 0:36
LaunchPad – ribbon circles
Duration: 1:01
LaunchPad – ribbons floor twirls
Duration: 0:36
LaunchPad – ribbon spirals
Duration: 0:50
Creative Arts
You will need:
Downsizing
Get ready to create your own artwork
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a toy animal or a photo of one
clay, playdough, plasticine, Lego, Blutak or scrunched up paper/material
paper
a pencil or paint and a paint brush
black paint or a black texta
a piece of fruit or a vegetable
a device to take a photograph.
Downsizing
Duration: 8:37
Downsizing – Artist: Emily Floyd
Let's explore how artists use scale and proportion in artworks!
Watch the video introducing artist Emily Floyd.
Consider the scale and proportion of Emily's artworks.
Hint! The toys are much larger than life and have some exaggerated features.
Artist profile – Emily Floyd
Duration: 4:05
Downsizing – Photographer: John Margolies
Let's explore another artist who uses scale and proportion in artworks!
John Margolies was an American photographer who captured interesting public artworks. You can see that the sculptures he has photographed are not the original size and some features are exaggerated!
Take a close look at the photos by John Margolies.
Hint! You can scroll through the images in this photo carousel.
Do you notice that he has changed the size and proportion of these objects?
Photographs by John Margolies
Collection by Margolies, J., photographer. Retrieved from the Library of Congress
Do you know of any similar sculptures or public artworks?
For example, you might know of:
The Big Banana (Coffs Harbour)
The Big Prawn (Ballina)
The Big Merino (Goulburn).
Downsizing – Creation time!
It's your turn to create a photographic artwork with a focus on scale and proportion!
Think of a toy or animal that you could use to create an artwork.
Use clay, playdough, Lego or scrunched up paper to sculpt a small-scale version of a toy or a large animal such as an elephant, hippo or horse.
Limit the size to a height of maximum 6cm.
Emphasise features that make this toy or animal unique, such as a toy’s nose or eyes, or an elephant’s trunk and ears.
When dry, paint your sculpture using only one colour as a base adding either black or white dots or stripes using a small paintbrush.
Take a photo of the sculpture next to a similar colour piece of fruit or vegetable to show the difference in scale and proportion of the two objects.
Example artwork
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Draw or paint a setting for the animal. Alternatively, you may choose to create a diorama of the setting for the creature using an old box.
An alternative method of creating this animal is to use photo editing software to create an animal digitally from animal photos.
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.