Thursday
Week B – Stage 2
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
scissors
2 chairs
various household items e.g. cones, towels, pillows (optional)
Care and Connect - Caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Focus
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Thankfulness
Duration: 3:33
English
You will need:
Connotation, imagery and symbol
Let's learn about symbols.
Watch the video.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Aboriginal Artwork
Duration: 2:19
What colours can you see? Why do you think these colours have been used?
What symbols can you see?
What do you think these symbols mean?
Why do you think there are some smaller circles and some larger circles?
What do you think the blue symbolises?
Image by esther1721 fromDuration: 5:05 Pixabay
Vocabulary
It's time for a poem!
Listen to the poem 'The Sea'.
You may need to scroll to view the words.
After listening to the poem, choose an unfamiliar word and write it at the top of a page in your workbook.
Divide your page into 4 sections and add headings like those shown in the example.
Write down the definition of the word.
Draw a picture to show the meaning of the word.
Write the word in a sentence.
List synonyms (words that have the same or similar meaning).
List antonyms (words with the opposite meaning).
Example of how to set out your work in your book
Descriptive writing
Let's explore 'The Sea' some more!
Listen to the poem 'The Sea' again.
Divide your page into 4 sections and add headings like those shown in the example.
Write words in each of the sections.
Write two sentences describing what you can sea and smell at the sea.
Example of how to set out your work in your book
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!
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Brain break
Duration: 1:08
Education Live
Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Yellow Wiggle, Emma Watkins, and artist, Sue Jo Wright!
They are going to show us a conversation in Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
Mathematics
You will need:
Rounding and estimating
Let's explore how rounding and estimating can help us with maths!
Watch the video.
Draw or explain to someone how rounding works.
Watch the video and follow along with the activity.
Estimating adding large numbers by rounding
Duration: 3:39
Playing with addition
Today we will be playing 'Dicey addition'.
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You will need:
coloured pencils
0-9 spinner
(PDF 199 KB)your workbook.
Record your games in your workbook.
Dicey addition
Duration: 12:47
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
GetActive@Home
You will need:
Kicking
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
ball
various household items e.g. cones, towels, pillows (optional).
Kicking
Duration: 23:08
Check-in survey – GetActive@Home
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Science and Technology
You will need:
99 red balloons
Let's explore how forces cause change in the movement of objects.
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Balloon Rockets
Duration: 0:52
Watch the video.
After watching the video make your balloon rocket.
Balloon Rockets Activity Overview
Duration: 2:10
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
balloons of different shapes and sizes
string
sticky tape
scissors
two chairs.
Instructions
Duration: 2:08
This drawing shows the difference between push and pull.
Copy the table into your workbook and then record your observations.
What did you notice?
What would happen if you changed the length of the straw or the type of string you used?
For those who like a challenge!
Tie two balloons together. Predict what will happen and then test it out!
Record your observation in your workbook.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.