Wednesday
Week M – Stage 1
Welcome to Wednesday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
a recording device
paper
2 coins
a bottle cap
3 small items (e.g. a pair of socks, shoes, soft toy, soccer ball or netball)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Duration: 3:26
English
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Interview a character
Let's interview a character!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a recording device.
Interview a character from 'Possum Magic'.
Hint! You could choose Hush or Grandma Poss.
What questions will you ask this character? What would you like to know?
Record your questions.
Interview a character
Duration: 1:17
Share your work with your teacher.
Word study
Word study focus: prefix -in
Let's learn about the prefix -in and why and how we use it!
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Word study focus: prefix -in
Duration: 10:47
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:
paper
a pencil
2 coins
a bottle cap
someone to play with.
Australia's Coin Sports – Volleyball
Duration: 1:02
Sight words
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Sight words: night, morning
We are learning to read and write words quickly. Let's practise some more!
Today we will learn the words:
night
morning.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Sight words: night, morning
Duration: 11:36
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 we're going to look at when Australia changed currencies.
Changeover to decimal currency
Duration: 2:21
Mathematics
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Favourite foods
Let's use data to find out the monsters' favourite foods!
Watch the video and listen closely.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
What is a monster's favourite food?
Duration: 14:41
Explain to a friend or family member:
What was wrong with these rows?
What did the monsters do to fix the rows of data?
Picture graph – The monster's favourite food
Look at the picture graph.
Write or tell someone your answers to these questions:
What is this picture graph about?
What does it display?
Which food was most popular?
How do you know?
Which food was least popular?
How do you know?
What else do you notice?
Picture graph – The monster's favourite food
Organising data
It's your turn to organise data!
Activity 1
The monsters used a picture graph to organise their data.
Their picture graph showed their favourite food choices out of these options: hamburgers, hot chips, spaghetti or soup.
Activity 1 – Your turn!
We asked 20 students which sport they like best out of these options: soccer, cycling, cricket, basketball or tennis. The results are shown below.
Organise this information into a picture graph.
Hint! Make sure your graph has a heading.
Which is the most popular sport and the least popular sport?
Is it easier to tell which is most popular when you put the information into a graph? Why do you think that is?
Favourite sports
Activity 2
Complete your own investigation and record the results using a picture graph.
You could:
toss a coin and see how many times it lands on 'heads' or 'tails'.
ask your friends or family members about their favourite colour, food or sport.
Hint! Be specific when asking your question (e.g. "What is your favourite food" not "What foods do you like?") and make sure your graph has a heading.
Explain your findings. What information did you learn from your investigation?
Share your work with your teacher.
PDHPE
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Playground rules can keep me safe
Let's explore how we can stay safe when we are active in the playground!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
What is safety?
What makes a playground safe?
What are rules and why are they important?
How can we stay safe in the playground?
Hint! There are some examples and more information in the drop downs below.
Playground rules can keep me safe
Duration: 3:49
What is safety?
Safety means to be protected from injury, illness, or danger.
What makes a playground safe?
There are many things that can help to make a playground safe.
For example:
soft grass
line markings on stairs or out of bounds areas
soft fall under the playground equipment
teachers on duty
playground rules.
What are rules and why are they important?
What are rules?
Rules are instructions we need to follow.
For example, walking when on the concrete area or sitting down while eating.
What do rules do?
Rules keep people safe and can protect people.
For example, the rule 'walking when on concrete' protects you from slipping and falling over on the hard surface.
Why are rules important?
Without rules people would get hurt.
How can we stay safe in the playground?
We can stay safe in the playground by following the rules.
Some playground rules may include:
walking on the concrete area
taking turns on the play equipment
sitting down while eating
no hat – no play.
Your school might also have PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) rules. These could be:
Be safe
Be respectful
Be a learner.
Your task:
Design a poster for a specific area in your school playground to keep everyone safe. An example of an area could be the grassed playing oval, play equipment, soccer fields, concrete basketball court or handball courts.
Your poster needs to include 3-6 rules for your area that will help to keep everyone safe.
Share your work with your teacher.
PE Challenge
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Foot skills and dribbling
Let's practise our foot skills and dribbling!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
3 small items (e.g. a pair of socks, shoes, soft toy, soccer ball or netball).
Foot skills and dribbling
Duration: 29:39
Check-in survey – PDHPE
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Environmental Education
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Dream garden
Let's learn about food gardens!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
coloured pencils
your workbook.
Imagine your ‘Dream Garden’.
Design a map of your garden. Make sure you use lots of colour to show:
your gardening tools
your favourite fruits
your favourite vegetables.
Dream garden
Duration: 3:30
Share your work with your teacher.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.