Monday
Week N – Early Stage 1
Happy Monday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
different lengths of string or wool (or leaves, sticks or books)
sticky tape
paper
5 different toys
a small ball (e.g. a tennis ball) or a rolled up pair of socks
a box
a ruler
items that make a sound that reminds you of a train (e.g. whistle)
a device to record audio or video
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Would you rather?
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Would you rather?
Duration: 2:09
English
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Describe your favourite room
It's time to describe your favourite room!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Describe your favourite room in your house.
Use your senses to describe the room.
Describe how the room:
looks
feels
smells
sounds.
How do you feel when you are in this room?
Describe your favourite room
Duration: 1:43
Share your work with your teacher.
Favourite jokes
It's storytime!
Read or listen to 'Stop the Dad Jokes' by Adrian Beck.
'Stop the Dad Jokes' by Adrian Beck
Duration: 9:32
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
What was the funniest joke in the book?
Was there a joke that you did not like or that you did not understand?
Record a funny joke that you know.
Favourite jokes
Duration: 3:31
Share your work with your teacher.
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 Monday
spell your name.
Hint! If your name is Kim, then for today's brain break you will complete:
M = 15 second warrior pose
O = 15 high knees
N = 10 jumping jacks
D = 5 V sits
A = 5 push ups
Y = 15 high knees.
K = 15 second high plank
I = 10 jumping jacks
M = 15 sec warrior pose.
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
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 5: z, zz, ng, y
Duration: 18:59
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 conductor!
Duration: 4:15
An actor!
Duration: 5:05
Mathematics
You will need:
Woolly worms
Let's practise our measuring skills!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
different lengths of string or wool (you could also use leaves, sticks or books)
sticky tape
a pencil
paper.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Collect the materials you need for this activity.
Important! Make sure you check with an adult first.
Select 2 of your objects and use direct comparison to measure them against each other. Make sure the ends line up with each other when you are measuring.
Which is the shortest piece?
Which is the longest piece?
Line up your materials in order from shortest to longest, making sure the objects all start at the same point.
Hint! If you are using wool, leaves or string, use sticky tape to tape down one end. This will help you to measure accurately as the ends will all start in the same place.
Take a photo or draw what your work looks like.
Example of how to set out your work
Share your work with your teacher.
Comparing length
Let's compare the lengths of some more objects!
You will need:
5 different toys
a pencil
your workbook
a camera (optional).
Look at the 3 pictures below. Each picture shows two buses – a green bus and a red bus.
Which picture shows the best way to compare the length of the 2 toy buses? Explain your thinking.
Could you line the two buses up any other way to make a direct comparison?
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Collect 5 toys.
Which toy is the tallest? How do you know?
Which toy is the shortest? How do you know?
Order the toys from shortest to tallest.
Draw or take a photo of the toys in order from shortest to tallest.
Student example
Attribution: Kaia E
Measurement hunt!
Let's go on a measurement hunt!
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
a camera (optional).
Walk around your house and find something that matches each of the descriptions below.
Tell someone, draw or take photos of your answers.
Find something that you would describe as...
long
short
high
tall
low.
Find something that is...
longer than a pencil
shorter than you
higher than the fridge
taller than a table
lower than the window.
Get active!
You will need:
Bowl at home
Let's practise our bowling skills!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a small ball (e.g. a tennis ball) or a rolled up pair of socks.
Bowl at home
Duration: 3:53
Creative Arts
You will need:
Music says it all!
Let's explore different ways of telling a story through music!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
a pencil
a box
a ruler
items that make a sound that reminds you of a train (e.g. a whistle)
a device to record audio and/or video.
Music says it all!
Duration: 11:24
Train sounds
Let's explore sounds!
Perform the chant ‘Engine, Engine Number 9’.
Explore different tempos (speeds) to go with the chant.
Move around the room like a train.
Experiment with changing other musical concepts. For example:
making the dynamics (volume) louder
making the dynamics (volume) softer
adding some different rhythms as an ostinato (repeated pattern) to accompany the chant.
Make as many train noises as you can think of.
What other sounds or instruments could you use that sound like a train?
Draw a symbol of your sound to represent the way you think it sounds.
Examples of symbols to represent train sounds
Improvising
Let's experiment with improvising (making up) some rhythmic compositions!
Start with a steady beat and see if you can make a rhythm to go with it.
Think of all the places that you hear a steady beat and try to improvise some rhythms to play along with that beat (e.g. the indicator in a car, the ticking of a clock). There are lots of different ways to explore rhythms, including:
repeating a rhythm over and over
doing it forwards and backwards
using the rhythm of some words to guide you.
Use different objects to make your sounds (e.g. a ruler, pens or boxes).
Record your sounds using a recording device.
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Graphically notate your favourite rhythm so that you can remember it later or share it with others.
Create some of your own rhythms to sound like a train (e.g. it might be taking off from the station or going very fast).
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.