Tuesday
Week D – Early Stage 1
Hi there!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
handwriting worksheet (optional)
a number of the same items (e.g. Lego, blocks, pencils, pegs, dry pasta, counters)
number visuals worksheet (optional)
items from your home or environment, such as leaves, sticks, cardboard, flowers
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Take 5 breathing
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Take 5 breathing
Duration: 0:42
Check-in survey – Care and Connect
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
English
You will need:
Listening
Let's listen to a story about penguins and more!
Listen to the news story.
At the end of the news story, if you can, tell somebody something you have learnt from this story.
KidsNews (ABC) - Hungry penguins and skeleton friends
Duration: 10:47
Reading
It's storytime!
Listen to the story 'Herbert and Harry'.
Do you like both Herbert and Harry?
Which character do you like more? Why?
Draw the character you like the most.
Reading Herbert and Harry
Duration: 10:29
Is this too hard?
If you are finding it tricky to choose which character you like the most, you might like to draw a picture of both characters.
Is this too easy?
If you would like a challenge, label your character with some words that describes what the character is like?
Share your work with your teacher.
Brain break
You will need:
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.
You will need:
paper
something to lean on
pencils or crayons
a leaf.
Brain break
Duration: 1:47
Handwriting
You will need:
Focus letter: 'r'
It's time to practise our handwriting skills. Get your workbook and your pencil ready!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
handwriting worksheet (optional).
Explicit handwriting instruction
Duration: 13:57
Education Live
Resilience
Let's watch today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Turia Pitt who shares some great advice about being resilient.
Education Live – resilience with Turia Pitt
Duration: 6:11
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
paper
a pencil.
Activity – Turia Pitt
Duration: 2:31
Mathematics
You will need:
Number busting
Let's do some number busting!
Watch the video to see what to do.
7 is...
Duration: 4:39
Here is another way we can play number busting using Lego!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a number of the same items (e.g. Lego, blocks, pencils, pegs, dry pasta, counters)
pencils
your workbook.
Number busting with lego
Duration: 2:49
Share your thinking with your teacher:
Were you surprised by all the different ways to make your number?
What did your structure help you to notice? For example, ten frame, dice pattern.
What did you find interesting in this activity?
Number visuals
Let's do a number talk!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
coloured pencils
your workbook
YouCubed number visuals worksheet (optional).
YouCubed Number visuals
Duration: 5:14
After watching the 'YouCubed Number visuals' video:
Use the number visuals worksheet or your workbook to write down the different ways you see each number visual made up of other numbers.
How many different ways did you come up with?
Another one
Let's explore some more about numbers!
Watch the video.
Numberblocks – Another one
Duration: 5:00
History
You will need:
Connections to places
Let's look at some pictures that show places that are important to Aboriginal people.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Connections to places – activity 1
Duration: 2:20
Look at Picture 1. It shows a man with his two dingoes.
Why do you think the rock painting has been drawn inside a shelter?
Draw a picture of yourself with an animal you love.
Picture 1
Look at Picture 2. It is of a kangaroo carved into a rock.
What other Australian animals could we find that might have been carved into rock?
Draw two of them.
Creating with objects
Let's get creative!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
items from your home or environment, such as leaves, sticks, cardboard, flowers.
Connections to places –
Duration: 2:35
Look at Picture 3. It shows how bark has been taken off to maybe make a canoe or shelter.
Collect things from your local environment or around your home and create a canoe or shelter for one of your toys.
There are some pictures below to help you.
Picture 3
© State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2019.
© State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2019.
© State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2019.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.