Wednesday
Week C – Early Stage 1
Welcome to Wednesday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
(PDF, 1 MB)
socks, soft toys or soft objects to throw
bucket, container or target
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Crossing the midline
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Crossing the midline
Duration: 1:54
English
You will need:
Talking and listening
Let's think more about characters.
Watch the video and listen carefully.
Mr Fox – Setting
Duration: 1:56
Now it's your turn!
Where do you think Mr Fox lives?
I think Mr Fox lives...
Mr Fox
Reading and comprehension
It's storytime!
This week we are reading the story 'There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake'.
There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
Duration: 12:00
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
After watching the video:
Write down two questions you would like to ask the hippopotamus.
Questions to ask the hippopotamus
Duration: 2:24
Writing
Let's work on our dinosaur story!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
After watching the video:
Use your planning sheet (who, what, when, where, why, how) from yesterday to write the beginning of your story about the dinosaur party.
Dinosaur party story - Part 3
Duration: 3:03
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: 1:14
Sight words
You will need:
Focus words: big, little
We are learning to read and write words quickly. Let's practise some more!
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Today, we will learn the words:
big
little.
High frequency sight word instruction
Duration: 10:18
Education Live
Animals of the week
Today we meet a pygmy marmoset and a yellow-bellied glider as we go behind the scenes of Taronga Zoo in Sydney!
Mathematics
You will need:
Exploring numbers
Let's practise our counting!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Counting with understanding – up to 20
Duration: 4:28
Power dot pro
Let's play a fun maths game!
Watch the video to learn how to play.
You will need:
Tiny Polka Dot starter kit
(PDF file, 1 MB).
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
How to play:
The aim of each round is to get to the highest sum (or the highest total).
Share the Tiny Polka Dot cards equally between players. Player should place their cards into a pile, face down.
Each player turns over 2 cards from the top of their pile.
The player with the highest sum (total) keeps all of the turned over cards from that round, placing them at the bottom of their pile.
Hint! If there is a tie, the two players who have tied play again, with the winner keeping the cards from the tie as well as the tie-breaker.Keep playing until one player has all the cards.
PDHPE
You will need:
Water
We have been learning about healthy foods. Today, let's learn about water!
Watch the video and answer these questions while you are listening:
Can you find the tap on the poster?
Why is the tap turned on?
Why do you think there is a tap and full glass of water on the poster?
You can use the poster below to help you.
Water
Duration: 8:47
Have a look at the poster of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Create a poster
Now it's your turn to create a poster about water.
Draw a cup in the middle of your page. You can do this in your workbook or on a device if you have access to one.
Write words to describe water around your cup. For example cold, tasty, fresh, nice.
Work sample
Share your work with your teacher.
PE Challenge
You will need:
Throwing at a target
Let's practise our throwing skills!
Watch the video, then have a go!
You will need:
socks, soft objects or soft toys to throw
bucket, container or target
a pencil
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Throwing objects at a target
Duration: 5:41
Instructions:
Find soft items that you can throw, such as socks or soft toys.
Create a target that you can safely throw a soft object towards, such as a bucket or basket.
Choose a 'starting point' where you will throw the object from.
Throw the object towards the target. You should aim to hit the target. Pick up the object from where it landed and throw it again until you hit the target.
Repeat the challenge 5 times. Try to hit the target in a fewer number of throws.
Examples of items to throw
Examples of items to use as a target
In your workbook record:
How many throws it took to hit the target.
What type of throw did you use?
What type of throw was easier for you and why?
For those who like a challenge!
Complete the challenge:
using an underarm throw
using an overarm throw
using a two-handed throw.
Check-in survey – PDHPE
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Environmental Education
You will need:
Local places
Thank you to the staff at Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre for creating and sharing these activities.
Let's learn about natural and human features of places.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Local places
Duration: 0:38
In your workbook, answer these questions:
What natural features did Lisa mention?
What human or built features did Lisa mention?
What do you think is the difference between built and natural features?
Let's learn some more about built and natural features.
Explore the 360 photo. Use your mouse or touch the picture to move the screen around.
Built and natural places
In your workbook, make a list of:
the built features you can see
the natural features you can see.
Let's explore some built and natural features you can see from your home.
Have a look outside your window or, if you are allowed, go outside.
In your workbook, make a list of:
the built features you can see
the natural features you can see.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.