Friday
Week P – Stage 1
Happy Friday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
6 Lego pieces or blocks
playing cards
(Ace-10)
a variety of materials to build a Rube Goldberg Machine (STEM) (e.g. blocks, balls, string, boxes)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Challenge accepted
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Challenge accepted
Duration: 2:01
English
You will need:
What do we know about bees?
Let's explore some interesting information about bees!
Watch the video.
What do we know about bees?
Duration: 1:16
Watch 'How Bees Use 'The Waggle Dance' To Make Honey'.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
What information did you learn from watching this video?
Hint! You can draw, write or tell someone what you learnt.
'How Bees Use The 'Waggle Dance' To Make Honey'
Duration: 2:09
Share your work with your teacher.
How to make a honey sandwich
Let's learn how to make a honey sandwich!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
How do you make a honey sandwich?
What equipment do you need to make a honey sandwich?
Write and/or draw the directions to make a honey sandwich.
Hint! Make sure your directions are clear and easy to follow.
How to make a honey sandwich
Duration: 4:32
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!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
10@10 – around the world
Duration: 10:52
Sight words
You will need:
Sight words: blue, black
We are learning to read and write words quickly. Let's practise some more!
Today we will learn the words:
blue
black.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Sight words: blue, black
Duration: 10:30
Virtual excursion
International Space Station
This week we have been exploring the International Space Station!
Let's finish our tour of the International Space Station by listening to the story ‘Give me some space!’ by Philip Bunting.
Fun fact! The story was read by NASA astronaut Shannon Walker (PH.D) in the International Space Station!
Story time from space – Give Me Some Space!
Duration: 15:11
From the Australian National Simultaneous Storytime 2021.
Mathematics
You will need:
Numberblocks – stampolines
Let's explore numbers!
Watch the video.
Numberblocks – stampolines
Duration: 3:55
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
6 blocks
pencils
your workbook.
Numberblocks – stampolines follow up
Duration: 3:55
What are all the different shapes Six could make playing Stampolines?
Can you come up with at least 5 different ways? Record your thinking in your workbook.
Share your work with your teacher.
Garbage!
Let's play a counting game!
Watch the video to learn how to play.
You will need:
playing cards (Ace-10)
someone to play with.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Garbage!
Duration: 4:37
Instructions:
Shuffle the cards and place the pile face down in the middle of both players.
Each player draws 10 cards each. Players organise their 10 cards in a row in front of them, face down.
Player 1 draws a card from the middle pile.
Player 1 places this card in the matching position in their row of 10.
Player 1 then picks up the card in its place. For example, if a 4 is drawn, player 1 places the card in the fourth position and picks up the card in that position.
Player 1 looks at the card and decides whether it can also be placed in their row.
Player 1's turn is over when they can no longer place a card in their row. This card is thrown away as 'garbage'!
Player 2 draws a card to begin their turn and follows the same steps as player 1.
The first player to complete their entire row of cards is the winner!
Reflect and discuss:
Explain why a numeral is positioned in a certain place using terms such as before, after, more and less.
What number/numbers were you hoping to turn over?
What numbers did you not want to turn over?
For those who like a challenge!
Other ways to play:
Use a picture card that a player can use to represent any number.
If a player puts their unwanted card in the garbage and the other player needs it, it can be picked up to use.
A king can be played to turn back over another player's card.
STEM
You will need:
Please note: Materials required for this activity will depend on the design of your Rube Goldberg machine. Please see the suggested materials below.
Rube Goldberg machine – part 2
Today's STEM challenge is to make and test the Rube Goldberg machine that you designed last week!
Remember! A Rube Goldberg machine is designed to perform a simple task.
Last week you identified and defined the challenge of what simple task you could solve using your Rube Goldberg machine and then sketched your design.
This week you will focus on two more steps in the design thinking process.
The materials you will need depends on your machine. Some suggestions include:
blocks and/or dominoes
small balls (e.g. tennis balls, marbles, ping pong balls)
string
cardboard tubes
boxes and/or containers of different sizes
sticky tape.
The next step in the design thinking process is to make and test!
Make your Rube Goldberg machine.
Important! Always ask an adult before using any objects or materials.
Draw or take a photo of your design.
What else could you try?
Hint! The videos from last week's lesson are included below. Watch these videos for some ideas on how you could make and improve your machine.
The final step in the design thinking process is to test, make improvements and present your machine!
Have you thought about changing materials around?
What improvements did you make?
How many times did you test your design?
Share your work with your teacher.
Rube Goldberg machine – videos from part 1 (last week's lesson)
You might remember watching these videos last week. Watch them again for some more ideas on how you could make and improve your machine.
How to Make a Rube Goldberg Machine
Duration: 2:58
Sesame Street: Building Rube Goldberg Machines
Duration: 14:05
Student voice
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