Friday
Week E – Stage 3
Happy Friday!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
clock or timer
a small stick (size of a pencil)
paper
2 stacks of books
weights (e.g. pebbles or bolts)
ruler
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Category challenge 5
Today is our last category challenge!
You will need:
a pen or pencil
your workbook
timer.
Watch the video.
Wait to hear ‘Ready Set Go’ in the video.
Start your timer or check the time on the clock.
Scroll down to the next section to see the next steps.
Instructions
Duration: 0:19
5.Look at the categories that match the letter and challenge yourself to write down your responses as quickly as you can.
6. Press your timer or check how much time has passed on the clock once you have recorded a response for each letter.
How did you go?
Which day was your fastest time?
Category challenge 5
F – An animal starting with 'F'.
R – Something you can do outside starting with 'R'.
I – Something that is cold starting with 'I'.
D – Something that tastes terrible starting with 'D'.
A – Something nice that someone can say to you starting with 'A'.
Y – A word you say a lot starting with 'Y'.
English
You will need:
Vocabulary – Synonyms and antonyms
Let's learn about synonyms and antonyms.
Watch video and join in the activity.
Complete the antonym and synonym table in your workbook.
Challenge yourself to add more words to the table and write down the antonyms and synonyms.
Synonyms and antonyms
Duration: 3:29
Reading and viewing – The sea (part 2)
Let's revisit a text we looked at yesterday!
Watch the ‘The Sea – Part 2’ video.
Complete the vocabulary activities with the teacher on the video. You can do the activities in your workbook if you don't have the activity sheets.
The sea (part 2) activity sheets.
(DOCX, 455 KB)
The Sea (part 2)
Duration: 10:23
Writing – 'Waiting' poem
Let's explore another text and have a go at writing another poem!
Listen to the poem 'Waiting' by Val Nuebecker.
If you were riding the wave, think about:
what you would hear
what you would see
what you would feel.
Waiting by Val Nuebecker
Duration: 0:50
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Write a poem using the frame:
I heard
I saw
I smelt
I felt
I wondered.
Waiting poem
Duration: 3:07
Check-in survey – English
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
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 stick that is about the same size as a pencil.
If you can't find a stick you can try with a biscuit instead.
Brain break
Duration: 1:10
Education Live
Robotics at home
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Professor Toby Walsh who demonstrates some at-home robotics!
Mathematics
You will need:
Pentominoes
Let's have a look at pentominoes!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
coloured pencils
your workbook.
Pentominoes – part 1
Duration: 2:34
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
coloured pencils
your workbook.
Pentominoes – part 2
Duration: 2:55
Pentominoes – Area vs perimeter
In the last activity, you were challenged to create some rectangles with your pentominoes – one with the smallest possible perimeter and one with the largest possible perimeter.
Now we are going to look at numbers that have the same value but look quite different.
You will need:
Pentomino pieces and thinking from the previous activty
a pencil
your workbook.
Here’s one rectangle I could have made using all 12 pentomino pieces.
It forms a rectangle with boundaries of 6+10+6+10 making the perimeter 32 squares long.
The area inside the rectangle is 60 squares.
Rectangle 1
Here's another rectangle I could have made using all 12 pentomino pieces.
It forms a rectangle with boundaries of 3+20+3+20 making the perimeter 46 squares long.
The area inside the rectangle is 60 squares.
Rectangle 2
The rectangles above look very different and they still have the same area! Let's explore some more about pentominoes!
What rectangles can you make that have an area of 24 squares?
Try to find 2 other rectangles and record their perimeter and area. You can use your pentomino pieces or grid paper to help you.
STEM
You will need:
Build a bridge challenge
Today's STEM challenge is to design and build a paper bridge.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Rules:
The bridge must span (go across) a gap between 2 stacks of books.
The gap must be at least 15cm.
The bridge must be able to hold weights. Start small and see how much your bridge can hold.
The paper can be folded or twisted.
The ruler cannot be used in the bridge structure.
Build a bridge challenge
Duration: 3:09
You will need:
paper
2 stacks of books to act as bridge piers at the ends of the bridge
weights such as bolts, pebbles, or flat steel washers
a ruler.
Download the instructions for this task:
(PDF, 2MB)
Materials needed
Using the Design thinking process is a way of solving this challenge.
The Design thinking process
Hint: Try different shapes and folds
Example bridge design
For those who like a challenge!
Try and build an even stronger bridge out of straws.
Check-in survey – STEM
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.