Wednesday
Week C – Stage 1
Welcome to Wednesday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
a collection of objects
sticky notes or blank pieces of paper
0-9 cards, dice or spinner
5 soft objects that are safe to throw (e.g. socks or soft toys)
paper
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:
Narrative
This week we are learning about narratives. Let's learn some more!
Listen to the instructions.
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 viewing
It's storytime!
Read or listen to 'There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake'.
There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
Duration: 12:00
Questioning
Let's do an activity!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
After watching the video:
Write down five questions you would like to ask the hippopotamus.
Write down five questions you would like to ask the girl.
Questions to ask the hippopotamus
Duration: 2:28
Narrative 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: 3:04
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: 1:13
Sight words
Focus words: every
We are learning to read and write words quickly. Let's practise some more!
Today, we will learn the words:
every
High Frequency Sight Word Instruction
Duration: 4:48
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 number skills!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a collection of objects
pencils
your workbook.
Which one doesn't belong?
Duration: 4:49
After watching the video:
Which one doesn't belong?
What's your initial thinking?
Can you think of a reason why each one doesn't belong?
Order! Order!
Are you ready for a number challenge?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
sticky notes or blank number cards
pencils
2 x 0-9 dice, spinners or playing cards.
Order! Order!
Duration: 4:51
Adapted from M Askew – A practical guide to transforming primary mathematics, 2016
Instructions:
Roll the dice to create a 2-digit number. Write it on one of the sticky notes.
Repeat until you have 4 numbers.
Order them from smallest to largest, and largest to smallest. The challenge is: do this in the fewest (least) moves possible, and only move cards that are next to each other.
Next, see if you can:
Order these numbers from largest to smallest.
Record how many moves it takes to order them. Remember, try to use the least number of moves possible!
For those who like a challenge!
Make bigger numbers by using more dice.
Use only a few playing cards to make more numbers. For example, use A, 1 and J (to represent 0) only. Does that increase the challenge of working out the order?
PDHPE
You will need:
Water
The past couple of weeks we have been learning about healthy foods. Today, let's learn about water!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
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: 7:02
Have a look at the poster of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Now it's your turn!
You will need:
paper
pencils, crayons or textas
Design a poster about why we need to drink water. You can do this in your workbook or on a device if you have access to one.
On your poster, make sure you include the reasons why we need to drink water. You can use pictures or write words.
Work samples
Share your work with your teacher.
PE Challenge
You will need:
Throwing skills
Let's practise our throwing skills!
Watch the video.
Throwing skills
Duration: 3:00
It's your turn!
You will need:
5 soft objects that are safe to throw (e.g. socks or soft toys)
a pencil
your workbook.
Examples of items to throw
To set up your space:
Select 5 soft objects that are safe to throw (e.g. socks or soft toys).
Create or find a playing area for you to safely throw your object.
Choose a 'starting point' where you will throw the objects from.
To play:
Underarm throw one object at a time, aiming to place each object behind the previous one. This will form a 'snake'.
Underarm throw the first object and mark where it lands. This creates the 'head' of the snake'.
Underarm throw the next object trying to land it before the 'head'.
Repeat the underarm throws with your remaining throwing objects
Repeat the game using an overarm throw.
In your workbook record:
What type of throw was easier? Why?
What type of throw was harder? Why?
Which object was easier to throw? Why?
Which object was harder to throw? Why?
For those who like a challenge!
Complete the challenge:
using a throwing style of your choice
3 times for each throwing style.
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 features
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.