Monday
Week P – Stage 3
Happy Monday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
information books
colour in fractions sheet
(PDF file, 78 KB)
a measuring tool (e.g. a ruler)
a square piece of paper (or A4 paper and scissors)
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
You will need:
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
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Threatened species
This week we are exploring information texts. Let's start by exploring one about threatened species!
Watch the video.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
With the teacher in the video, view the KWL chart. Complete the ‘K’ section with information you already know about threatened species.
Threatened species
Duration: 2:09
Watch the video 'Threatened Species Day' and complete your KWL chart.
You will need:
a pencil
your KWL chart.
As you are watching the video:
Record facts that you learnt in the 'L' section of your KWL chart.
After watching the video:
Record any questions or wonderings that you still have about threatened species in the 'W' section of your KWL chart.
Threatened Species Day – BTN
Duration: 3:37
Share your work with your teacher.
Exploring information texts
Let's explore some key features of information texts!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
information books.
With the teacher in the video, explore the location, features and purpose of:
the title page
the contents page
the glossary
the index.
Look around your house or library and find some information books. Do they have a contents page, a glossary and an index?
Exploring information texts
Duration: 3:58
Information text
It's time to create your own information text!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Begin to create an information text on a familiar animal. Include:
a title page
a contents page
information about appearance
information about habitat
information about diet
a glossary
an index.
Information text
Duration: 4:07
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
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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Exploring fractions
Let's join Titch and Ted as they explore fractions!
You will need:
pencil
your workbook.
Go on a fraction hunt at home.
How many quarters can you find in your house?
Record your discoveries in your workbook.
Watch the video.
Titch and Ted Do Maths – Fractions
Duration: 29:11
Colour in fractions challenge
Let's practise making equivalent fractions!
You will need:
coloured pencils
paper
colour in fractions sheet
(PDF file, 78 KB)your workbook.
Get ready
Start by making two sets of different coloured cards like the ones shown below. The blue cards will tell you how many equal parts. The pink cards will tell you the size of the parts.
Blue cards
Pink cards
Adapted from D. Clarke and A. Roche, Engaging Maths 2014
Instructions:
Turn the blue and pink cards face down.
Turn a card over from each colour to make a fraction.
Colour an equivalent of the fraction made on the fraction wall. For example, 2 quarters is equivalent to 1 half.
Use the table to record what you turned over and what you coloured.
Turn the cards back over and mix up the order.
How close can you get to filling up the whole fractions wall?
Hint! Choose a new colour for each turn.
Example – recording your equivalent fractions
Make your own fraction wall by folding coloured strips of paper.
Paper folding challenge
Let's investigate fractions and area.
You will need:
blank piece of square paper (or A4 paper and scissors)
measuring tool, such as a ruler.
Hint! You can make a square from A4 paper. Use the video to learn how.
Construct a square with exactly ¼ the area of the original square and convince someone that it is a square and has ¼ of the area.
Hint! You can convince someone in your family or record your thinking.
Your argument might sound like:
"I folded the paper into 4 equal pieces. Each piece was a square because they have 90 degree angles and the side lengths were all the same."Construct a triangle with exactly ¼ the area of the original square. Convince someone in your family or record your thinking.
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Construct a square with exactly ½ the area of the original square. Convince someone in your family or record your thinking.
Construct another square, also with ½ the area, that is oriented differently from the one you constructed above. Convince someone in your family or record your thinking.
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: 9:04
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://lh4.googleusercontent.com/xjG1Huwc8fFvMzqiqBKFhuaDNCtZx6qtrFW6Gflc27tZamK9MqKxIpk-Z-lP_kczoYinwGrcrll2BkVAKoIoRdB8jD50afORu3nc9jQrdmgshpwkREwQnU7rdnGx2X60TA=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 considered to be 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 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 upon the item you selected.
When creating your artwork, think about:
all of the aspects of your object, such as texture and colour (e.g. using colour to depict whether the object is hot or cold).
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
how you could portray your object.
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!
Repeat the process above with a different object. Consider alternative ways of showing your artwork and why it is special to you.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.