Thursday
Week O – Stage 1
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
(PDF file, 94 KB)
warm and cool water
6-8 plastic cups
6-8 tea bags
a variety of food that is suitable to soak in water
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
I Spy
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
I Spy
Duration: 2:13
English
You will need:
Similarities and differences between characters
Let's explore similarities and differences between characters!
Listen to 'Finding Francois' by Gus Gordon.
'Finding Francois' by Gus Gordon
Duration: 9:49
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Watch and listen to the teacher in the video find similarities and differences between characters.
Complete a Venn diagram with the teacher in the video.
Similarities and differences between characters
Duration: 5:19
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!
Complete workout 4.
Phonics
You will need:
Phonemes and graphemes: oi, oy
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 2: oi, oy
Duration: 10:54
Virtual excursion
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
This week we are exploring the sights, sounds and stories of Uluru.
Today we take a journey through Kapi Mutitjulu, with 360-degree visuals and audio clips.
Discover key sites, hear the desert birdsong and listen to traditional owners sharing important cultural knowledge and stories.
Kapi Mutitjulu – virtual tour
Mathematics
You will need:
2 truths, 1 lie
Put your detective hat on! Can you figure out which 2 statements are true and which statement is false?
Watch the video.
You will need:
MABs (Base 10 blocks)
Hint! There are virtual MABs below which you can use.a pencil
your workbook.
2 truths, 1 lie
Duration: 4:03
Adapted from Marian Small
Prove that 25 cannot be represented with 10 MABs.
Create your own '2 truths, 1 lie' problem.
Challenge a friend, family member or classmate to solve it!
Spirolaterals – part 1
Let's learn how to make a spirolateral!
Watch the video to learn how to create a spirolateral.
You will need:
square grid paper
(PDF file, 94 KB)4 or 5 different coloured pencils, textas or highlighters.
Write down 3 different sets of numbers that have an odd amount.
Hint! It doesn’t matter if the numbers are odd or even – just how many numbers you have.
For example:
1, 4, 2
7, 5, 3
1, 5, 2, 4, 3.
Write down 3 different sets of numbers that have an even amount.
For example:1, 4
5, 6, 1, 2
8, 7.
Draw the different spirolaterals.
What do you notice about your spirolaterals? Record what you notice.
Example spirolaterals
Spirolaterals – part 2
Let's look at part 2 of this activity!
Watch the video.
Find an example of where an odd amount of numbers forms a spiral that doesn’t return to its starting point.
Share your work with your teacher.
Get creative!
West African dance
Join Schools Spectacular choreographer, Lucky Lartey, as he teaches you a fun and energetic dance!
Watch the video and join in!
You will need:
a clear space to move.
Watch the African Dance Ensemble perform at the 2019 Schools Spectacular.
Schools Spectacular 2019 – Look to the Stars
Duration: 13:42
Science and Technology
You will need:
Flavoured water
Let's investigate how to make flavoured water!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
warm and cool water
6-8 plastic cups
6-8 tea bags (to be emptied).
a variety of food items that are suitable to soak in water (e.g. apple, banana, lemon, pineapple, orange).
Hint! You must ask an adult to help you with this investigation.
Flavoured water
Duration: 14:13
Method:
Place half of a food item in a tea bag and place it in a cup.
Place the other half in a different tea bag and place it in a cup.
Add cool water to one cup and warm water to the other cup.
Wait for 20 minutes.
Remove the tea bag.
Taste your water.
What did you notice?
Was there a difference in taste?
Which flavour was the strongest?
Did warm or cold water have the strongest flavour?
Test the other foods you selected and discover your favourite flavour of water.
Hint! Look at the picture of the table which shows you how you might like to record the results of your investigation in your workbook. Make sure you update the list of food items to include the food items which you used.
Example of how to record your results
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.