Tuesday
Week E – Stage 1
Hi there!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
something to balance (e.g pebbles)
blocks or Lego
dice
a family photograph
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Stretch those bodies out!
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Mountain and rag doll pose
Duration: 0:48
English
You will need:
Listening – ABC KidsNews
Let's listen to a story about skateboarding!
Listen to the first story from ABC KidsNews about skateboarding.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Tell somebody something you learnt from this story.
What was the most interesting part of this story?
Writing about the news story
Duration: 0:42
Is this too hard?
Draw everything you know about skateboarding.
Is this too easy?
Listen to all five stories.
Write the most interesting fact from each story.
Research some more information on one of the stories.
Reading and writing – Mudimals
Let's read some poetry!
Listen or read the poem 'Mudimals'.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Add more to this poem using 2 other animals, such as a giraffe or an echidna.
Re-read your writing to make sure it is similar to the poem ‘Mudimals’.
Mudimals poetry writing
Duration: 4:16
Is this too hard?
Add only one more animal to the poem.
Is this too easy?
How do you know who the giant in the muddle is?
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:
something to balance.
You could try a pack of cards, pebbles from the garden or even a broom!
Make sure you don't use anything that can break and be careful of your surroundings.
Brain break
Duration: 1:16
Sight words
You will need:
Focus word: would
We are learning to read and write words quickly. Let's practise!
Today, we will learn the word:
would.
High frequency sight word instruction
Duration: 5:36
Education Live
Character illustration
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by the creator of 'How to Train Your Dragon'! Cressida Cowell shows us how to draw and create interesting characters.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
paper
pencils.
Fictional characters activity
Duration: 1:40
Mathematics
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Subitising
Yesterday we practised our subitising skills. Today we are going to practise some more!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Subitising 6 – one less than
Duration: 6:00
Where can you find examples of 'one less than' around your house? For example:
Do you have one less spoon in your kitchen compared to how many forks there are?
Do you have one less pair of socks than someone else in your house?
Is there one less cow in the top paddock compared to the bottom paddock?
Draw details of where you found examples of ‘one less’.
Share your work with your teacher.
Building towers
Let's build some number towers!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
some blocks or Lego
a dice, numeral cards 1-6 or a spinner
pencils
your workbook.
Building towers
Duration: 7:14
If you were to play the game again tomorrow, what is one thing you would do differently? Why?
Draw a picture in your mathematics workbook that shows the towers you built in order of shortest to tallest.
Share your work with your teacher.
For those who like a challenge!
Build the towers and play in reverse. Taking away blocks each time until there are no blocks left.
Change the number of towers you build.
Change the number of blocks needed for each tower.
The number 60
Let's explore the number 60!
Watch the video.
Numberblocks – Sixty's high score
Duration: 5:00
History
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Similar and different – families
Let's draw our families!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a family photo
pencils
your workbook.
Hint: If you like, you can record yourself saying your answers instead! You can use a voice recorder on a device.
Similar and different – families
Duration: 3:55
Look at the photo closely. Compare this to a photo of your family.
In your book write:
What is the same?
What is similar?
What is different?
Family with 7 children, in front of their cottage.
Couple with seven children in front of their cottage with bark roof, Hill End, 1871-1875. American and Australasian Photographic Company. NSW State Archives on Flickr
My family
Let's look at photographs!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
your workbook
a pencil.
My family
Duration: 3:19
After watching the video, think about:
Who are the family members in your home?
What roles do each of them have?
Make a chart showing the roles everyone in your family plays.
Do you think that roles and daily family life change over time?
Example role chart
Check-in survey – History
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.