Friday
Week N – Early Stage 1
Happy Friday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
2 or more different sized containers
water
an everyday object (e.g. a chair, shoe, hairbrush, lunchbox)
recyclable materials (e.g. egg cartons, cardboard tubes, boxes)
masking tape
scissors
a marble
a plastic cup or container
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Mindful drawing
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Mindful drawing
Duration: 2:38
English
You will need:
Would you like this job?
Would you like to be a zoo keeper?
Watch the video.
Be a Zoo Keeper
Duration: 3:09
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Would you like to be a zoo keeper?
Record 3 reasons why you would or would not like this job.
Would you like this job?
Duration: 1:58
Share your work with your teacher.
Beginning, middle and end
It's storytime! Let's read 'Owl Babies' again!
Read or listen to 'Owl Babies' by Martin Waddell.
'Owl babies' by Martin Waddell
Duration: 5:26
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Draw and write what happened in the story:
at the beginning
in the middle
at the end.
Beginning, middle and end
Duration: 1:47
Share your work with your teacher.
Check-in survey – English
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Brain break
Let's recharge!
It’s time for a brain break so we can recharge for some more learning!
Use 'The Workout Alphabet' to:
spell the word Friday
spell your favourite game or hobby.
The Workout Alphabet
A = 5 push ups
B = 5 pilates roll ups
C = 5 tricep dips
D = 5 V sits
E = 6 squats
F = 7 mountain climbers
G = 7 lunges
H = 8 lateral jumps
I = 10 jumping jacks
J = 15 high knees
K = 15 second high plank
L = 10 second superman
M = 15 second warrior pose
N = 10 jumping jacks
O = 15 high knees
P = 5 push ups
Q = 5 pilates roll ups
R = 5 tricep dips
S = 5 V sits
T = 6 squats
U = 7 mountain climbers
V = 7 lunges
W = 8 lateral jumps
X = 10 jumping jacks
Y = 15 high knees
Z = 15 second high plank
Virtual excursion
The Sydney Opera House
This week we are meeting all sorts of artists and professionals from the Sydney Opera House! Who will be in the lift today?
A performing artist!
Duration: 5:20
Meet the orchestra!
Duration: 6:01
Mathematics
You will need:
Which container holds more?
Let's learn about capacity!
Watch the video.
Capacity challenge
It's your turn to find out which container holds more!
You will need:
2 containers of different sizes that you can fill with water
water.
Hint! Use a tray or do this activity outside or over a sink as you may spill water.
Follow the steps below to find out which container holds more water. Which container has the biggest capacity?
Step 1
Find 2 different containers that you can fill with water.
Make sure you have a space where it's okay if water spills (e.g. on a tray, outside or over the sink).
Step 2
Decide which container you think will hold more water.
Explain why.
E.g. "I think the yellow container will hold more water because it is taller."
Step 3
Fill the container that you think will hold the most amount of water.
Make sure you fill it to the very top!
Hint! It can be helpful to use another container to fill it up.
Step 4
Slowly pour the water from your first container into your second container.
Hint! You don't want it to overflow. If it fills to the top, you can stop pouring.
Step 5
Did the container fill all the way up?
What does this mean?
Hint! The green container is not filled to the top. This means the space inside the tall, yellow container is less than the green container, as the width of this container means that this container holds more space.
Step 6
Explain the results of your investigation.
E.g. "The round, green container has a bigger capacity. It can hold more water than the tall, yellow container."
For those who like a challenge!
Repeat the investigation again with different containers.
Hint! Try and use containers that are different shapes and sizes.
Order the containers from smallest capacity to largest capacity.
How can you test to see if you are right?
Exlain the results of your investigation.
STEM
You will need:
Marble run
Today's STEM challenge is to design and build a track for a marble to roll from one point to another using recycled materials.
Hint! You might remember completing this activity a few weeks ago. If so, think of how you could improve your design!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
recyclable materials (e.g. egg cartons, cardboard tubes, boxes)
masking tape
scissors
a marble or another type of small ball or you could make a ball out of aluminium foil
a plastic cup or container.
Download the instructions for this task:
Marble run challenge task card
(Word doc, 4.8 MB)Design Thinking for STEM
(Word doc, 99 KB)
Marble run challenge
Duration: 5:00
Materials needed
Example of a marble run design
"Home-made marble run. Just needs painting!" by Lisaismyname is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Practising making angles
Build and test one section at a time
Marble run design
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Build some uphill sections of track to make the marble roll uphill. You might even like to build a jump!
Create alternate paths.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.