Wednesday
Week P – Stage 3
Welcome to Wednesday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
a small ball to throw
a small pillow
a 'target' (e.g. a bucket, a hoop, or a basket)
paper
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Sketch your surroundings
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Sketch your surroundings
Duration: 1:24
English
You will need:
Follow the instructions
Let's practise following instructions!
Watch the video.
Follow the instructions
Duration: 0:38
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Note! You only need to watch up until 10:24.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Follow the instructions in the video and attempt to draw the character with illustrator, Mike Elliott.
Lunch Bites – NSW Premier's Reading Challenge and ARTEXPRESS
Duration: 23:01 (Note: Only watch up until 10:24)
What are you good at?
Let's explore what you are good at!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook
a recording device (optional).
Share how to do something that you are good at. You may:
write down the steps on how to do 'your thing'
record a video showing how to do the steps.
Hint! Remember to use clear steps, simple language and verbs for your method.
What are you good at?
Duration: 4:18
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 – pirates
Duration: 10:49
Word study
You will need:
Word study focus: morpheme – happy
Let's learn about morphemes and why and how we use them!
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Word study focus: morpheme – happy
Duration: 4:44
Virtual excursion
International Space Station
This week we are exploring the International Space Station with Expedition 33 Commander, Suni Williams.
Today, Suni continues the tour of the International Space Station. We will take a look at the station's observation deck, known as the cupola, before heading into the Leonardo Permanent Multi-Purpose Module.
Station tour – Cupola and Leonardo
Duration: 6:07
Mathematics
You will need:
Area versus perimeter
How can knowledge of area and perimeter help you build the best fort?
Watch the video.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
pillows (optional).
Create a fort at home, trying out different areas and perimeters to make the best fort possible with the same size pillows.
Hint! If you can't build a fort, imagine you have 12 pillows to build a fort and create a drawing of the fort instead.
Investigate the smallest and largest area of the fort. Record your thinking.
What if you had 36 square pillows? Record the perimeters and areas of all the possible forts you could make.
Share your work with your teacher.
Logo investigation
Let's explore a tessellating logo pattern!
You will need:
Youcubed logo activity sheet (optional)
(PDF file, 77 KB)coloured pencils
your workbook.
Hint! You can view the image on your screen rather than using the worksheet if you prefer.
Youcubed creates resources to excite students about mathematics. Their logo is an image of a cube.
Have a look at the tessellation of their logo called 'Youcubed my heart'.
In your workbook, answer the following questions.
What is the area of the shape?
What is the perimeter of the shape?
How many rhombuses do you see?
How many triangles do you see?
How would you colour the youcubed heart?
Hint! If you have printed the worksheet, colour the heart in this pattern!What other questions can you ask about the design?
Share your work with your teacher.
PDHPE
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Planning to keep myself safe from the sun
Let's explore how we can stay safe in the sun!
Watch the video and join in the activities.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Why is it important to make safe decisions when you are in the sun?
How do you stay safe when you are in the sun?
What does UV mean?
What does SPF mean?
Hint! There is more information and some examples in the drop downs below.
Planning to keep myself safe from the sun
Duration: 5:06
The importance of making safe decisions when in the sun
It is very important to make safe decisions when you are in the sun because it can cause:
short-term injury or illness (e.g. heat stroke and sunburn)
long-term damage to your body that can lead to serious health issues.
Ways to stay safe in the sun
There are many ways to stay safe in the sun, including:
select an appropriate time of day and year to be in the sun
select an appropriate amount of time to be in the sun
wear protection such as a hat, long sleeves, sunscreen, sunglasses
reapply sunscreen frequently
seek shade
drink water.
What does UV mean?
UV stands for 'Ultraviolet'.
UV rays are the part of the Sun’s rays that cause damage. UV light can cause sunburn, wrinkles, skin cancer and damage the eyes.
It is always important to think about UV (ultraviolet) rays regardless of the season. It does not have to be hot for UV rays to damage your skin.
The amount of UV light that reaches us can depend on different things:
it is stronger during the middle of the day
if there are no clouds there is more UV light
the location can make a difference too – water, sand, and snow all reflect UV light, making it stronger.
To protect your skin from UV rays, you can wear protection such as a hat, long sleeves, sunscreen and sunglasses, and reapply sunscreen frequently.
What does SPF mean?
SPF stands for 'Sun Protection Factor'.
The SPF rating on sunscreen provides an amount of protection.
The higher the SPF number, the better the protection.
Just as sunscreen helps protect your skin from UV damage, you should also wear sunglasses that have UV protection. Wearing sunglasses without UV protection can cause damage.
Some swimsuits and rash shirts (‘rashies’) have UV/SPF ratings.
A catchy way to remember everything you need to protect yourself from the sun and UV rays is to follow the 5 steps below.
Your task:
Create a poster to explain to people how to be safe in the sun.
Explain why the sun is dangerous.
Plan what you can do to protect yourself from the sun if you were going outside (e.g. to the park, beach, dam or outdoor sporting event).
PE Challenge
You will need:
Throwing
Let's practise our throwing skills!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a small ball (or pair of socks) to throw
a small pillow
a target (e.g. a chair, a hoop, a basket).
Throwing
Duration: 23:35
Environmental Education
You will need:
Holiday planning with sketch notes
Let's create a sketch note by recording our ideas for different outdoor activities we would like to do during the holidays!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
paper
pencils.
Write the word 'holidays' in the middle of the paper.
Draw a picture for each type of outdoor activity you would like to do.
Write the name of each activity.
Holiday planning with sketch notes
Duration: 1:43
Share your work with your teacher.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.