Tuesday

Week B – Stage 2

Hi there!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

a workbook

pencils, textas or crayons


atlas (optional)

a ruler

Care and Connect - Caring for yourself, your family and your friends

Senses

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Let's get started!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


Senses
Duration: 1:24

Check-in survey – Care and Connect

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Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.

English

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils

Using adjectives and verbs to describe

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Let's explore adjectives and verbs!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • pencils

  • your workbook.

Kitchen Objects
Duration: 6:08

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Now it's your turn! Find an object in the kitchen and describe it. If you can't find an object, you can describe the picture below. Remember to use describing (adjectives) and action (verbs) words.

  • The toaster feels like...

  • The toaster smells like...

  • The toaster looks like...

  • The toaster smells like...

  • I think toasters...

Toaster

Toaster with toasted bread coming out.

Picture by SeDmi from Shutterstock

Reading aloud with expression

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Get ready to read!

Read aloud part of a book, using appropriate:

  • expression

  • pitch

  • pause

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Let's practise using adjectives and action words to make sentences more interesting.

Descriptive writing

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Describing a cat
Duration: 2:12

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Now it's your turn! Use adjectives and action words to write interesting sentences about the cat in the picture below.

Write a paragraph about what the cat looks like, what the cat is doing and how the cat is doing it.

Include:

  • describing words (adjectives)

  • action words (verbs)

  • adverbs (how the cat is doing it).


Describe the cat's colours, patterning, eyes, ears and paws.

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Share your work with your teacher.

Brain break

You will need:

Ruler

Let's recharge!

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It’s time for a brain break so we can recharge for some more learning!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • a ruler

Brain break
Duration: 1:06

Education Live

Travel to a bigger world

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Join us for today's episode of Education Live!

Today we are joined by actor Felix Jozeps from the Sydney Theatre Company.

Watch the video and join!


You will need:

  • space to move.

Education Live – Travel to a bigger world
Duration: 21:13

Mathematics

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils

Number warm up

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Let's start with a number challenge to warm up!

Using the Base Ten blocks, can you think of 4 different ways to represent 423?

Mastermind

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Today we will be playing 'Mastermind'.

Watch the video and join in the activity.

You will need:

  • a pencil

  • your workbook.

Mastermind!
Duration: 7:36

For those who like a challenge!

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  • Play 'Mastmind' using 4-digit numbers.

  • Play 'Mastermind' using 5-digit numbers.

  • Play 'Mastermind' using 6-digit numbers.

Geography

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils
atlas

Where are we located?

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It's time to explore where we live!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • pencils

  • your workbook

  • atlas.


List the Australian states, territories and capital cities that you know.


Hint: Use the online map below if you don't have an atlas at home.

Where are we located?
Duration: 10:47

Watch the video.

After watching the video, use a different coloured pencil to:

  • Add any states, territories and capital cities that you missed to you list.

Australia: States, Territories and Capital Cities
Duration: 3:42

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Let's label our country!

  1. Draw this map of Australia in your workbook.

  2. Use the list that you made to label the states, territories and capital cities.

Mapping Australian states and capital cities

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Let's label our state!

1. Draw a large map of New South Wales in your workbook. You may need an atlas.

2. Create a pictorial map by drawing in these features:

  • mountain ranges

  • rivers

  • natonal parks

  • major cities and town

  • your home place.

3. Include:

  • a title

  • simple key (legend)

  • orientation (north point).

New South Wales - Pictorial map

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Share your work with your teacher.

Design challenge

You will need:

Workbook
Pencils

The Incredible Freedom Machines

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It's time to get creative!

Watch the video and join in the activity.


You will need:

  • pencils, textas or crayons

  • your workbook.



Your challenge is to create a procedure of how to make a freedom machine that is sustainable and changes the world in a good way.

The Incredible Freedom Machines
Duration: 7:32

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Your challenge is to create a procedure of how to make a freedom machine that is sustainable and changes the world in a good way.

The Incredible Freedom Machines
Duration: 1:36

Student voice

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Show how you feel about your learning today.