Monday
Week P – Stage 1
Happy Monday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
3 x 6-sided dice (or playing cards A-6 or a number spinner)
a hoop
an old plastic bottle filled with water
a basketball (or similar)
3 objects that are special to you
paper
materials to make an artwork (e.g. paints, magazine clippings, clay)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
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Challenging your brain
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Challenging your brain
Duration: 2:25
English
You will need:
Listening to animal information
Let's explore some fun facts about animals!
Watch the video.
Listening to animal information
Duration: 1:07
Watch 'Fun Facts About Marsupials' and complete the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
As you are watching the video, record:
2 facts about kangaroos
2 facts about koalas
2 facts about wombats.
Hint! You can write and/or draw the facts.
Fun Facts About Marsupials
Duration: 2:37
Share your work with your teacher.
Safe in the water
Let's explore an information text about staying safe when you are swimming!
Watch the video.
Safe in the water
Duration: 1:13
Watch 'Swimming in Pools and Rivers' and complete the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Record 3 things you learnt from watching this information video.
Hint! You can write and/or draw your responses.
'Swimming in Pools and Rivers'
Duration: 3:10
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 – pets
Duration: 10:57
Phonics
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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 3: oi, oy
Duration: 11:26
Virtual excursion
International Space Station
This week we are exploring the International Space Station with Expedition 33 Commander, Suni Williams.
Today, Suni Williams welcomes us to the International Space Station with a look at its nodes (Harmony, Tranquility and Unity), including the crew's sleeping quarters and hygiene station.
Station tour – Harmony, Tranquillity and Unity
Duration: 8:41
Mathematics
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Imagining dots – part 1
Let's practise our subitising skills! There are 2 parts to this activity so let's start with part 1.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Imagining dots – part 1
Duration: 2:05
Adapted from Kazemi and Hintz
Use your imagination to draw a picture of how you saw the dots in the video.
Hint! Draw a few pictures to show some of the different ways you saw the dots.
Example of how you might draw the dots
Imagining dots – part 2
Let's explore part 2 of this activity!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Imagining dots – part 2
Duration: 8:55
Draw some other ways to see the dots.
Michael saw chunks of 6 and Penny saw chunks of 4 when they looked at the dots. Do you see any other chunks hidden in the dots?
Ask someone else to describe how they saw the dots. Draw a picture of their way of seeing the dots.
Draw a different collection of dots. Show them to someone and see if they can close their eyes and imagine the dots.
Around the house
Let's play a number game!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
3 x 6-sided dice (or use playing cards Ace-6, or a 1-6 number spinner, PDF file 81 KB)
pencils
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Around the house
Duration: 8:31
Adapted from J Bay-Williams and G Kling, 2019
Instructions:
Draw a ‘house’ shape.
Write the numbers 1-10 in order around the house.
Roll all 3 dice.
Use the numbers you have rolled to make a total of 1.
For example, you might roll 3, 5 and 2. You could make 1 by starting with 3 and then taking away 2.If you can’t form a total of 1, the other player rolls the dice and has a go.
If a player can find a way to make 1, cross out the '1' on the game board. Then, without rolling the dice again, try to create 2.
Continue taking turns, moving around the house in order from 1 to 10.
Your turn is over when you can’t make the next number around the house with the dice you rolled.
The player to cross out the '10', wins!
Example of the 'house' gameboard
Is it possible to make it all the way around the house without having to reroll? See if you can find a way.
For those who like a challenge!
Other ways to play:
Use all operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
Each player has their own house to travel around.
Mark off numbers in any order, instead of moving from 1 to 10.
Use 10-sided dice or spinners (PDF, 199KB) and move around the house from 1 to 20.
Get active!
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Basketball at home
Let's practise some basketball skills!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a hoop (or something to make a hoop shape)
an old plastic bottle filled with water
a basketball (or similar sized ball or a pair of socks).
Aussie Hoops Activity Six – Skittle
Duration: 1:15
Creative Arts
You will need:
Please note: Materials required for this activity will depend on the artwork you choose to make. Please see the suggested materials below.
Objects of affection
Let's explore the artistic importance of special objects!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
pencils
paper
3 objects that are special to you.
You will also need materials to make an artwork. Some suggested materials include:
materials to make a collage (e.g. paper, magazine clippings)
paints and paintbrushes
modelling or air-drying clay
a device to take a photograph.
Objects of affection
Duration: 10:54
Good memories
Let's explore items that bring back good memories for you!
Find 3 items that bring back good memories for you (e.g. a photograph, book, favourite toy, souvenir or a special item of clothing).
Think about that time and why they are special to you.
Choose one of the items and answer these questions:
What colour is it?
What shape is it?
How big is it?
How does it feel when you touch it?
Does it have a smell?
Does it have a taste?
Use your body to be that object and freeze as a sculpture.
Hint! Try to think about the shapes your body needs to make in order to represent that object.
Think about how the object would move if it could and try this using your body.
Think about the sounds that your object would make it if it could. Try to move and vocalise these sounds all at the same time!
Famous paintings
Let's explore some paintings created by famous artists!
Look at the artworks of shoes created by Vincent Van Gogh, a famous artist.
Van Gogh apparently wore his shoes until they were interesting enough to paint!
Vincent Van Gogh – Shoes (1886)
![Vincent van Gogh - Shoes [1886] [Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam - Oil on canvas, 38.1 cm x 45.3 cm]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5CGM-gbEGW5jrvg0wrotURwALCu22sjbtjRfrQ6PXs8XbS-JBnLn4xKw7ZDVaVbglDEkQMCDKpOEJI00SoJ-gyR3hK1JtlovwgMqorItLvIGuWwKxjeEYs44TRxrpCismw=w1280)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/24911659195 Free download under CC Attribution (CC BY 4.0).
Vincent Van Gogh – Shoes (1888)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vintage_illustration/44256430340 Free download under CC Attribution (CC BY 4.0).
Paul Cezanne – Still Life with Apples (1893-1894)
Cezanne wanted to show that a simple thing (an apple), that he loved, could be painted to show feelings and sensations through the use of light, colour and space.
Johannes Vermeer – Girl with a Pearl Earring (ca. 1665)
The important objects in this artwork by Vermeer are the girl’s earring and her clothing. The earring is included in the title of the artwork.
https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3844930/illustration-image-art-people Original from the Mauritshuis Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
August Macke – Little Walter's Toys (1912)
In this artwork, Macke painted his son’s special toys. He focussed on the light and colour of the objects through aerial (top view) perspective.
https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3984435/illustration-image-art-vintage Original from Wikimedia Commons. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
Let's create an artwork
It's your turn!
Create an artwork based on the item you selected.
When creating your artwork, think about:
all of the aspects of your object (e.g. the texture and the colour)
whether you would like to put your object into a background or scene to remind you of the context that made it special to you
some of the techniques used by the artists you have seen.
Hint! Your artwork could be drawn, glued through collage, painted, photographed or even sculpted.
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Create another artwork using a different object.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.