Tuesday
Week M – Early Stage 1
Hi there!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
2 coins
your favourite toy
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Get set for the day
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Get set for the day
Duration: 1:33
English
You will need:
Sydney
Let's describe Sydney!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Look at the picture of Sydney in the video. In the book we read yesterday, 'Possum Magic', Hush and Grandma Poss visited Sydney.
Describe Sydney. Think about what you can see, including:
colours
shapes
sizes.
Think about what you could smell or hear in Sydney.
Sydney
Duration: 1:34
Share your work with your teacher.
If you were invisible
Yesterday we listened to 'Possum Magic'. Let's listen to it again!
Read or listen to 'Possum Magic' by Mem Fox.
'Possum Magic' by Mem Fox
Duration: 6:55
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
What would you do if you were invisible?
What places would you visit?
What would you get up to?
List the places and adventures with the teacher in the video.
If you were invisible
Duration: 3:03
Share your work with your teacher.
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:
2 coins
someone to play with.
Australia's Coin Sports – Rugby
Duration: 0:59
Sight words
You will need:
Sight words: for, now
We are learning to read and write words quickly. Let's practise some more!
Today we will learn the words:
for
now.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Sight words: for, now
Duration: 6:38
Virtual excursion
The Royal Australian Mint
Are you ready to go on a virtual excursion? This week we are visiting the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra!
Today let's look at money during the Gold Rush.
Gold and pennies
Duration: 2:01
Mathematics
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Seasons
Let's sing a song about the seasons!
Watch the video and join in.
Sing along and follow the actions.
The seasons
Duration: 1:44
Weather and the seasons
Let's learn more about the weather and the different seasons!
Watch the video.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Temperature, weather and the seasons
Duration: 3:09
Think about what you like doing in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring.
Think about the clothes you like to wear in the different seasons.
Draw a picture of yourself in each of the 4 seasons. Make sure you:
draw some of the activities you like to do in each season
include the clothes you wear for each season
label each season.
Let's mime each season! See if a friend or family member can guess which season you are acting out.
Share your work with your teacher.
History
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Personal and family histories
Let's explore some traditional games from the past and compare them to games you might play now!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
your favourite toy.
For each of the toys and games shown in the video:
name the game or toy
decide if it's from the past or the present.
Hint! The pictures of the toys and games in the video are also below if you need them.
Personal and family histories
Duration: 7:40
"Hopscotch Sidewalk 6167 B" by jim.choate59 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"domino" by barryskeates is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Naughts and Crosses (I'm Not Winning)" by angularanimal is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
"Chess Match on Courthouse Square -- 'Charge at First Light'" by Jack W. Pearce is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"1964 Mattel Barbie Ken Skipper" by diepuppenstubensammlerin is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"Matchbox cars @ garage sale" by daniel spils is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Choose your favourite toy that you like to play with.
Draw a picture of your toy and describe it.
What is it made of?
What colour is it?
Who do you think would like playing with it?
Share your work with your teacher.
Check-in survey – History
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.