Wednesday

Week N – Early Stage 1

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Welcome to Wednesday!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

a workbook

coloured pencils

a toy

a camera device

a soccer ball, netball, or similar sized ball

2 field markers or shoes

Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends

Scattergories

Let's get started!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Hint! The list of categories is in the drop down below if you need them.

Scattergories

Duration: 1:31

Scattergories

Scattergories categories:

an animal
something cold
a colour
a fruit or vegetable
something you would find in your bedroom
a country
a sport
something that is stinky
somebody famous
something you would find in the ocean.

English

You will need:

Clues for character

Let's write clues to describe a character!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Choose a familiar character from a movie or book.

Without naming the character, describe that character.

Focus on the character’s:

- appearance (looks)
- actions
- behaviours.

Clues for character

Duration: 2:50

Share your work with your teacher. Your teacher or peers could try to guess the character using your clues.

Handwriting

You will need:

Focus: cvc words – zap, yes, fix (part 1)

It's time to practise our handwriting skills. Get your workbook and your pencil ready!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

a pencil
your workbook.

Explicit handwriting instruction

Duration: 9:20

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 Wednesday
spell the name of your favourite sport.

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.

Check-in survey – Brain breaks

Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.

Handwriting

You will need:

Focus: cvc words – zap, yes, fix (part 2)

It's time to practise our handwriting skills. Get your workbook and your pencil ready!

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

a pencil
your workbook.

Explicit handwriting instruction

Duration: 11:58

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 percussionist!
Duration: 4:59

A lighting designer!
Duration: 3:28

Mathematics

You will need:

Where is bear?

Let's learn about different words we can use to describe where something is!

Watch the video and join in the actions.

Where is Bear? – by Jonathan Bentley
Duration: 4:18

Watch the video and join in with the song.

Listen carefully for the words:

above
below
in front of
behind
inside
outside
beside
next to
between.

The prepositions song
Duration: 2:19

Finding Nemo

Use position words to describe where Nemo the fish is!

You will need:

a toy
a pencil
your workbook
a camera device (optional).

Scroll through the images to see where Nemo is hiding.

Use position words to describe where Nemo is.

For example: Nemo is inside the box.

Scroll or click through the images.

Where is Nemo?

Now it's your turn!

Hide a toy in different places around the house.
Take a photo of your toy in each hiding place.

Hint! If you don't have a camera, you can draw a picture of each hiding place in your workbook.

Describe each photo using position words.

For example: 'The toy car is next to my shoe.

Important! Have an adult help you and make sure you only hide your toy in safe places that are easy to reach.

Example of a toy hiding

Scavenger hunt

Let's use our detective skills and go on a scavenger hunt!

You will need:

a toy
a pencil
your workbook.

Let's go on a scavenger hunt!

Choose a toy and hide it somewhere in the room.
Pick a starting point in the room.
Create a series of clues about how to find the toy. Tell, write or draw your instructions.
Hint! Make sure you use descriptive position words.

Example directions – scavenger hunt

Example: Find the dinosaur. Start next to the door. Take 5 steps forward. You are in front of the bookcase. Look up. The dinosaur is above the picture books. The dinosaur is between a red book and a blue book. Its tail is behind the book.

PDHPE

You will need:

How can we stay safe around water?

Let's explore how we can stay safe around water!

Watch the video and join in the activities.

You will need:

pencils
your workbook
a digital device (optional).

Where are some different places that we can find water?
Create a poster that shows different indoor and outdoor places where we might find water.
What are some rules, symbols and signs that keep us safe around water?

Hint! There are some pictures, examples and more information in the drop downs below.

How can we stay safe around water?
Duration: 7:08

Places where we find water

Places we could find water inside might include:

the bath
the sink
in a bucket.

Places we could find water outside might include:

a pool
a dam
a pond
the beach
a river.

Rules that keep us safe near water

Rules that could keep us safe around water might be:

have an adult with us when we are around water to keep us safe. The adult can show us ways to be safe around water and keep us away from any danger when we are in or near the water.
walk around water. It is important to walk around water so that we don’t slip and fall in. It is also important so that we can check how deep it is when we walk into water (e.g a dam, river or at the beach).