Thursday
Week A – Early Stage 1
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
Lego figurines, toy cars or animal figurines
5 pairs of socks
4 pairs of shoes
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Helping others
Let's get started!
Today you can plan to help someone in your house. You could help make lunch or make your bed.
Write down:
what you plan to do and how that will help someone in your family
how you think you will feel.
English
You will need:
Reading together
It's storytime!
Listen to the story 'There's a Sea in my Bedroom' by Margaret Wild.
'There's a Sea in my Bedroom' by Margaret Wild
Duration: 8:14
Writing together
Let's write some sentences together!
Let's write some sentences about David. Watch the clip to get started.
Let's write some sentences!
Duration: 1:29
After watching:
Write a sentence about David from the book.
What kind of person is he?
What does he like to do?
What words could you use to describe David?
What part of the book did you like?
Draw a picture of your favourite part of the book.
Write a sentence about your favourite part.
Is this too hard?
Write two sentences about David from the book.
Draw your favourite part of the book.
Is this too easy?
David imagined the sea in his bedroom. If you could imagine a world in your bedroom, what would it look like?
Draw a picture of your bedroom as a new world. Write a few sentences about your new imaginary world in your bedroom.
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.
Brain break
Duration: 0:52
Phonics
Phonemes and graphemes: g, o, c, k
Let's practise some phonemes and graphemes.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
How many sounds do you know?
Phonics
Duration: 11:57
Education Live
Incredible dinosaur puppets
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by the puppets and the puppeteers from Erth Visual & Physical Inc!
Mathematics
You will need:
Number warm up
Let's start with a counting warm up!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Counting by twos
Duration: 1:57
Watch the video and join in the activity.
How many do you see?
How many do you see?
Duration: 2:54
Playing with multiplication
Let's learn more about numbers!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a collection of items, like LEGO mini figs, toy cars or toy animals.
your workbook.
Playing with multiplication
Duration: 0:20
ES1 Week A Thursday Mathematics.mp4Watch the clip to learn how to play.
Handfuls – part 2
Duration: 10:57
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
GetActive@Home
You will need:
Hopping
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
5 pairs of socks (or small, soft objects)
4 shoes.
Hopping
Duration: 24:03
Science and Technology
You will need:
The living world – food
Let's learn how all food comes from a plant or an animal.
Look inside your fridge or freezer.
Draw and label 5 food items that come from a plant.
Draw and label 5 food items that come from an animal.
Foods at home
Duration: 2:02
The living world – clothes and furniture
Some of our clothes and furniture in the house also come from plants or animals!
Walk around the house and draw 5 items of clothing or furniture.
Talk to an older family member and discuss which items come from plants or animals.
Clothes and furniture
Duration: 0:27
Check-in survey – Science and Technology
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
How do you feel about today's learning?