Friday
Week B – Stage 1
Happy Friday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
paper and cardboard
scissors
sticky tape
50cm string
ruler
Care and connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Happy memories
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Happy memories
Duration: 1:45
English
You will need:
Common symbols
Let's learn more about symbols.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Let's learn about symbolism
Duration: 2:10
Characters and setting
It's storytime!
Listen to the story 'Back to Sleep' by Zoe Foster Blake.
After listening to the story:
Draw a picture of the main character in your workbook.
Draw one place from the book.
'Back to Sleep' story and activity
Duration: 10:19
Is this too hard?
Listen to 'Back to Sleep'.
Draw Finn from the book. Write or record a short description of Finn.
Is this too easy?
Listen to 'Back to Sleep'.
Write a short story from the perspective of either Finn's mum or dad. The short story could be a narrative, a comic strip or a script.
Listening and describing
Now let's write a description!
Watch the video and have a go at this fun description activity!
Writing a description
Duration: 3:02
Now it's your turn!
Look carefully at the picture.
Write a description about it. Include the objects, colours and shapes you can see. Try to write at least 4 sentences.
Read your description to a family member but make sure you don't show them the picture! They need to try and draw what you are describing.
Does their drawing look like the picture?
Image by Kohji Asakawa from Pixabay
Share your work with your teacher.
Check-in survey – English
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Brain break
Five senses
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: 2:12
Handwriting
You will need:
Focus letters: h, w
It's time to practise our handwriting skills. Get your workbook and your pencil ready!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Explicit Handwriting Instruction
Duration: 12:44
Education Live
Ocean-inspired painting
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by artist Ken Done who shows us how to create an ocean-inspired painting!
Watch the video, then create your own ocean artwork!
You will need:
art supplies of your choice (e.g. pencils, watercolour paint, pastels or crayons)
something to protect the table from paint (e.g. an old newspaper).
Mathematics
You will need:
Numberblocks
Today we will be exploring staircase patterns.
Watch the video to get started.
Numberblocks – Step Squad
Duration: 4:42
Staircase patterns
Let's take a closer look at staircase patterns.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Draw the staircase pattern in the video and continue it.
Staircase patterns – Part 1
Duration: 6:10
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Draw what the staircase pattern will look like if you continue building it, using twos.
Staircase patterns – Part 2
Duration: 4:26
For those who like a challenge!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
How many blocks are there altogether?
Draw a picture to show your thinking.
Staircase patterns – Part 3
Duration: 5:53
STEM
You will need:
Shoe challenge
Today's STEM challenge involves designing and building a paper shoe to fit your foot.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
paper
cardboard
sticky tape
scissors
50cm string
pencil
ruler
Download the instructions for this task:
Shoe challenge (Word doc, 2.9 MB)
Design Thinking
(Word doc, 99 KB)
Shoe challenge
Duration: 3:07
Design thinking is a way of solving problems. It follows four steps:
Identify and define the challenge
Brainstorm ideas
Make and test
Test, make improvements and present.
The Design Thinking process
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.