Tuesday
Week D – 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)
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:
News stories
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 together
It's storytime!
Listen to the story 'Herbert and Harry'.
Do you like both Herbert and Harry?
What do you think about Herbert? What makes you think this?
Reading Herbert and Harry
Duration: 10:29
Is this too hard?
Draw a picture of a penguin and label some body parts you know.
Is this too easy?
Write down some facts about penguins that you remember from the story.
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.
Brain break
Duration: 1:47
Handwriting
You will need:
Focus: words
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.
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:
Dot card talk
Let's have some fun with numbers!
Watch the video.
Dot card talk 4
Duration: 6:25
Number visuals
Let's explore some more about number!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a collection of objects
pencils
YouCubed number visuals
Duration: 2:02
Counting from 20
Let's explore some more about numbers!
Watch the video.
Numberblocks - Twenty-one, Twenty-two, Twenty-three
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: 2:36
Look at Picture 1. It shows a man with his two dingoes. The man probably loved the dingoes because they helped him hint and kept him company.
In your workbook:
Draw a picture of yourself with an animal you love.
Write down why you think the rock painting has been drawn inside a shelter.
List three reasons why the rock paining was drawn inside a sheltered environment.
Picture 1
Look at Picture 2. It is of a rock engraving.
Take your workbook outside or somewhere where you can see your shadow on the ground.
How is your shadow similar to the engraving in the picture?
What features of your body can you see?
What features of your body can't you see?
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 - Part 2
Duration: 2:35
Look at Picture 3. It shows how bark has been taken off to make something useful e.g. 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.
When you have created your canoe or shelter, write some sentences which explain why you chose the items you've used to build with.
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.