Thursday
Week L – Early Stage 1
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
square tiles or sticky notes
grid paper
a large jug or container of water
items that are safe to place in water (e.g. a spoon, small lid, leaf, pencil, coin)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
4, 3, 2, 1
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
4, 3, 2, 1
Duration: 0:40
English
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Advertising
Let's look at a car advertisement from nearly 50 years ago!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
Look at the 1976 advertisement for toy cars in the video.
From looking at the advertisement, how do we know that the boys are enjoying the toy?
Does this advertisement make you want to buy this toy?
Why or why not?
Advertising
Duration: 3:07
Going on a bear hunt
Let's go on a bear hunt!
Read or listen to 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen.
'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' by Michael Rosen
Duration: 7:25
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Should you go on a bear hunt with your family?
Why is a bear hunt a bad idea?
List or draw 3 reasons why you should not go on a bear hunt.
Why is a bear hunt a good idea?
List or draw 3 reasons why you should go on a bear hunt.
Going on a bear hunt
Duration: 2:02
Brain break
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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:
pencils, crayons or textas
your workbook.
Brain break
Duration: 1:29
Phonics
You will need:
Phonemes and graphemes: z, zz, ng, y
Let's practise some phonemes and graphemes.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
How many sounds do you know?
Phonemes and graphemes lesson 2: z, zz, ng, y
Duration: 12:16
Virtual excursion
The Royal Botanic Gardens
Are you ready to go on a virtual excursion? This week we are visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney!
Let's go on a rainforest walk today.
Hint! You can click and drag (or use your finger, if you're using a touch screen) to look around.
Select the arrows to travel through the garden.
Select the 'play' buttons to watch a video.
Select the 'i' buttons for more information.
Royal Botanic Gardens – rainforest walk
Immersive virtual tours from The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney compatible with Google Chrome and Safari
Mathematics
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How many rectangles? – part 1
Let's explore rectangles! There are 3 parts to this activity, so let's start with part 1!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
10 square tiles or sticky notes
(PDF, 90KB)
a pencil
your workbook.
How many rectangles? – part 1
Duration: 2:51
What is the same?
What is different?
What are you wondering?
How many rectangles? – part 2
Let's explore part 2 of this activity!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
your drawing from the previous activity
pencils
your workbook.
How many rectangles? – part 2
Duration: 2:21
How many different rectangles can you make?
How will you know that you have found them all?
Record your rectangles using the grid paper.
How many rectangles? – part 3
Let's explore part 3 of this activity!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
your drawing from the previous activity
pencils
your workbook.
How many rectangles? – part 3
Duration: 4:05
How many different rectangles can you make?
Record your rectangles using the grid paper.
Using Sarah or Penny's strategy, are there even more rectangles you can make?
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Get creative!
Colourful melodies
Let's have some fun with a musical activity!
Listen to the song 'Autumn leaves' being played on a glockenspiel.
Autumn leaves – listen
Duration: 0:28
Watch the video to learn how to play 'Autumn leaves'. You can also sing along!
Hint! The melody chart is below in case you need it.
Autumn leaves – learn
Duration: 3:04
Now it's your turn! Have a go at playing 'Autumn leaves' on a xylophone, glockenspiel, piano or keyboard. Use the diagrams to help you.
Hint! You can also use the Xylo virtual xylophone or the Scratch virtual xylophone (below).
Autumn leaves – melody chart
Scratch virtual xylophone
Virtual xylophone by MrsKnappsMusic
Xylophone diagram. Be sure to start on the 'C'.
Keyboard diagram. Be sure to start on the 'C'.
Check-in survey – Get creative
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Science and Technology
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Sink or float
Let's explore how objects sink or float!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a large jug or container of water
items that are safe to place in water (e.g. a teaspoon, small lid, leaf, pencil, coin, pebble, tea bag, paperclip, hairband, tissue, piece of foil)
a pencil
your workbook.
Sink or float
Duration: 15:50
Choose an item.
Decide if you think it will sink or float.
Put the item in the water.
Did the item sink or float?
Were you right or wrong?
Now do this again for all objects.
What do you notice about the objects that float?
What do you notice about the objects that sink?
Share your work with your teacher.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.