Thursday
Week E – Stage 1
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
6 small soft balls (or pairs of socks)
bucket or basket
a tennis or squash racquet (or similar)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Square breathing
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Square breathing
Duration: 0:55
English
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Vocabulary – Word hunt
Let's go on a word hunt!
Watch the video and complete the activity.
What do you think the word 'strong' means?
Thinking about the word ‘strong’, go on a word hunt around your house. Find some strong objects in your house.
What do you think the word 'weak' means?
Thinking about the word ‘weak’, go on a word hunt around your house. Find some weak objects in your house.
Word hunt
Duration: 3:12
Is this too hard?
Use the words ‘big’ or ‘small’ for your word hunt.
Is this too easy?
Draw your objects and write a sentence about each object and why they are strong or weak.
Reading and viewing – The mid shot
Yesterday we looked at the long shot. Today, let's explore the mid shot.
Watch the video and join in the activities.
Hint! The video mentions Activity Sheet 2. You do not need this as the images are below. You can complete the activities in your workbook or on paper.
Analysing images – The mid-shot
Duration: 16:33
The 'camera shot' describes what you can see in an image or illustration (close up, mid-shot, long shot). Illustrators can choose the camera shot to create meaning for the reader.
Hint! These 2 images below are mid-shots. A mid-shot helps us understand the character in their world.
Example 1: Mid-shot
Example 2: Mid-shot
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:
a ball.
If you can't find a ball, use a rolled up pair of socks!
Brain break
Duration: 1:01
Phonics
Phonemes and graphemes – ar, a
Let's practise some phonemes and graphemes.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
How many sounds do you know?
Explicit phonics instruction
Duration: 12:34
Education Live
Become a creature!
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by actor Anthony Taufa, from the Sydney Theatre Company.
We are going to become a creature from a story!
You will need:
space to move
a towel (or similar).
Mathematics
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Counting
Let's practice counting!
Watch the video to explore counting with paddlepop sticks.
Paddlepop sticks 1
Duration: 7:43
The counting game
Let's play a counting game!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
The counting game 110
Duration: 3:28
What did you notice about playing the game by counting backwards? Did it make your brain work harder or was it less difficult?
Did you work out a way to play this game so that you didn’t lose? What was your strategy? Did it work?
Share your thinking with your teacher.
One hundred
Let's explore 100!
Watch the video.
Numberblocks – One hundred
Duration: 5:00
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
GetActive@Home
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Striking
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
6 small soft balls (or 6 pairs of socks or similar small objects)
a bucket or basket
a tennis or squash racquet (or similar).
Striking Part 2
Duration: 27:56
Science and Technology
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Symbols and signs around my home
Let's explore some signs and symbols you might have seen before.
We use signs and symbols to give directions, show important places and to warn of danger.
Pictures and symbols show the most important information and leave out the information that we do not need.
Watch the video about signs and symbols to learn more!
Signs and Symbols
Duration: 6:16
In your workbook:
Draw the signs and symbols from around your house.
Write a word that describes the sign or symbol.
How many can you find?
The main message
We use pictures and symbols to share information. Pictures and symbols help us to share the main message by leaving out the information that we do not need.
Watch the video to learn more about the main message in pictures and symbols.
The main message
Duration: 7:41
You will need:
pencils or textas
your workbook.
In your workbook, draw a symbol for a chair, clock and a happy emoji.
Work Sample
Check-in survey – Science and Technology
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.