Wednesday
Week B – Stage 2
Welcome to Wednesday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils (crayons or textas optional)
obstacle course materials e.g. cones, towels, pillows (optional)
Natural materials e.g. leaves, twigs (optional)
Care and Connect - Caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
Healthy habits
Let's get started!
Watch the video.
You will need:
pencils
workbook
After watching the video:
Write down 5 ways you can look after yourself in your workbook.
Healthy habits
Duration: 2:17
English
You will need:
Connotation, imagery and symbol
Let's explore about connotation, imagery and symbol!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook
Reminder about Connotation, imagery and symbol
Duration: 1:39
Vocabulary
It's poetry time!
Listen to the story 'A dessert sky'.
After listening to the story:
Write down any words that are new to you in your workbook.
Look these words up in a dictionary and write down what they mean.
A dessert sky
Duration: 1:28
Comparisons in poetry
Let's compare!
Watch the video.
Compare the sky
Duration: 1:20
In 'A dessert sky', the sky is being compared to a dessert. Look at the picture and write your responses in your workbook.
Does the sky look like something else? What does it remind you of?
What would the clouds feel like?
Write at least 3 sentences comparing this sky to something else. You can start your sentence with: 'The sky is like...'
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay
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.
Brain break
Duration: 0:59
Check-in survey – Brain break
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Education Live
Animals of the week
Today we meet a number of creatures from under the sea as we take a virtual trip to the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Watch the videos to meet turtles, swordfish, sea stars and more!
Mathematics
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Maths and our brains
Why should we estimate and draw numbers when learning in maths? Let's find out!
Watch the video then answer the question:
Why is it important to estimate, visualise and draw numbers?
Number visuals
Let's examine some numbers that have been represented visually.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
coloured pencils
Number visuals worksheet
(PDF file, 48 KB).
After watching the video:
Use the number visuals worksheet or your workbook to demonstrate how each number visual is made up of other numbers.
How many different ways did you come up with?
PDHPE
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Guide to healthy eating
Last week we looked at healthy eating. Today we will be learning more about the five food groups.
Watch the video.
Rainbow foods
Duration: 1:02
Watch the video.
You will need:
workbook or paper
pencils, crayons or textas.
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Duration: 1:39
It's time to get creative!
Choose your favourite food from one of the five food groups.
Design a poster or infographic about your chosen food. You should include:
the name of the food
the food group it belongs to
at least two reasons why people should try this food.
Share your poster or infographic with your teacher.
Obstacle course
Let's plan an obstacle course!
Watch the video.
Obstacle challenge
Duration: 1:10
Plan an obstacle course in your backyard, lounge room or anywhere else with enough space that you can safely move around. You may do this together with family members in your home.
Use materials from your home to design your obstacle course. For example: buckets, towels, ropes, pegs, pillows, blankets.
Draw a picture of your obstacle course. You should include:
labels to show the main parts
instructions to tell the people what they need to do at each part of the course
the start and finish lines
arrows to show which way people need to move around the track.
Example osbtacle course
For those who like a challenge!
Complete the obstacle course twice using a variety of movement skills, such as hopping, galloping, skipping.
Complete the obstacle course two more times using a variety of movement skills that also include controlling an object. For example, while running, jumping or galloping, you also have to throw and catch a small ball or balance an object on your head.
Did using the object make it harder to complete the course?
Additional activity
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Creating classification groups
Thank you to the staff at Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre for creating and sharing this activity.
Let's look at how to classify living and non-living things.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Classifying living things
Duration: 1:50
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Creating classification groups
Duration: 2:27
Now it's your turn to identify external features of items and sort items into groups based on their external features.
Safely collect a range of items from outside or inside. Make sure you ask permission from an adult first!
Take a close look at the external features of your items.
Identify an external feature you can use to sort your items into groups.
Create groups of items based on their features.
Draw or take a photo and label it to show the groups you have created.
Is this too hard?
Try sorting your items based on these external features:
shape
the material the item is made of
texture
size.
Is this too easy?
Repeat the grouping process using a different external feature to sort your items.
Did the groups change or did they stay the same?
How many ways can you rearrange your items into groups?
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.