Thursday
Week F – Stage 1
Good morning!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
pencils
textas/highlighters (optional)
(PDF file, 94 KB)
a medium-sized ball that bounces (e.g. basketball)
seeds
potting mix or dirt
scissors
water
gloves
scoop
recycled clear plastic bottles
mini greenhouse investigation worksheet (optional)
(PDF file, 54 KB)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
You will need:
What I miss most
Let's get started!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
What I miss most
Duration: 1:19
English
You will need:
Vocabulary – predicting
Can you guess what word will be used?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Look at the image of a ‘pretend’ book cover.
What words do you think will be in this book?
Write the words that you think will be in this book.
Predict the language
Duration: 4:14
Is this too hard?
Draw the pictures that you think will be in the book about dragons.
Is this too easy?
Predict what you think the story will be about. What will happen in the beginning, middle and end?
Writing together
Let's write about the middle of a story.
Listen to 'Alexander’s Outing' by Pamela Allen.
Complete the modelled writing activities with the teacher on the video about the 'middle' of the story.
The middle of Alexander's Outing
Duration: 20:27
Share your work with your teacher.
Brain break
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 clear, safe space to move.
Be careful – some of these poses are a bit tricky! The main thing is to have fun and stretch out your body.
Brain break
Duration: 1:25
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: 11:13
Education Live
Storytelling through movement
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Playschool's Rachael Coopes!
Let's learn about storytelling through movement. Watch the video and join in!
You will need:
space to move.
Mathematics
You will need:
Balancing numbers 3 – part 1
Over the past couple of days we have been looking at balancing numbers and today we are going to look at some more! There are three parts to this activity so let's start with part 1!
Watch the first video.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
Balancing numbers – part 1
Duration: 0:46
(This video is inspired by the work of Dan Meyer and Graham Fletcher)
How many trapeziums (red shapes) are needed to balance the hexagons (yellow shapes)?
What's an estimate that is way too high?
What's an estimate that is way too low?
What's an estimate that you think is reasonable?
Balancing numbers 3 – part 2
Let's look at part 2 of this activity!
Watch the next video.
Balancing numbers 3 – part 2
Duration: 1:32
(This video is inspired by the work of Dan Meyer and Graham Fletcher)
How many triangles are needed to cover the area of 3 hexagons?
Michelle thinks she will need 6 trapeziums to cover the area of the 3 hexagons. What do you think?
Draw a picture to share your thinking.
Balancing numbers 3 – part 3
Let's look at part 3 of this activity!
Watch the final video.
Balancing numbers 3 – part 3
Duration: 1:25
(This video is inspired by the work of Dan Meyer and Graham Fletcher)
How many triangles are needed to cover the area of 3 hexagons?
Draw a picture to share your thinking.
Hint! You might like to build the model!
Spirolaterals – part 1
Let's learn how to make a spirolateral!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
square grid paper
(PDF file, 94 KB)4 or 5 different coloured pencils, textas or highlighters.
Write down 3 different sets of numbers that have an odd amount
(e.g. 1, 4, 2; 7, 5, 3; and 1, 5, 2, 4, 3).
Hint! It doesn’t matter if the numbers are odd or even – just how many numbers you have.
Write down 3 different sets of numbers that have an even amount
(e.g. 1, 4; 5, 6, 1, 2; and 8,7).Draw the different spirolaterals.
What do you notice about your spirolaterals? Record what you notice.
Spirolaterals – part 2
Let's look at part 2 of this activity!
Are you ready for the next challenge?
Watch the video and join in!
You will need:
square grid paper
(PDF file, 94 KB)4 or 5 different coloured pencils, textas or highlighters.
Can you find an example of where an odd amount of numbers forms a spiral that doesn’t return to its starting point?
Check-in survey – Mathematics
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
GetActive@Home
You will need:
Bouncing and dribbling
Are you ready to move?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a medium-sized ball that bounces (e.g. a basketball).
Bouncing and dribbling – part 2
Duration: 29:10
Check-in survey – GetActive@Home
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
Science and Technology
You will need:
Mini greenhouses
Let's learn about the basic needs of living things!
Living things have basic needs, including:
air
food
water.
Many seeds begin to grow with water and warmth.
A mini greenhouse can provide a warm, damp place for seeds to grow. We are going to make a mini green house to help provide a warm, moist environment for a seed to begin growing into a plant.
Image from PxFuel
Setting up your investigation
Let's learn more about what living things need to survive by growing some beans in a greenhouse!
Watch the video to learn about the investigation.
You will need:
recycled clear plastic bottles
water
scoop
scissors
potting mix or dirt
gloves
3-6 seeds of 3 different plants.
Hint: seeds such as radish, pumpkin, red and white beans will germinate quickly and are best for this investigation. Seeds from the kitchen may not sprout but may be tested.
Mini greenhouses – part 1
Duration: 11:12
Follow the steps below with a parent or carer.
Ask an adult to help make 3 mini-greenhouses from recycled plastic containers.
Collect 3 types of seeds for planting. Red beans, white beans, pumpkin, radish are fast growing seeds you may wish to grow.
Use a scoop to add soil to each greenhouse.
Plant 1 type of seed in each greenhouse. Plant 3-6 seeds and cover them with a thin layer of soil.
Water the greenhouses.
Add the roof to your green houses
Label each green house with the type of seed inside.
Place your greenhouses on a window sill or near the window.
For those who like a challenge!
Set up 3 more mini-greenhouses and plant the same types of seeds.
Place these greenhouses in a warm, dark place in your house.
Use these mini-greenhouses to find out how the seeds grow without the sunshine.
Recording our investigation
Let's explore ways to record your investigation!
Watch the video.
As scientists, we need to:
record the way we set up the mini-greenhouse investigation.
record our predictions and observations.
record our discoveries and reflections.
Mini greenhouses – part 2
Duration: 7:31
Now it’s your turn to be a scientist and record your investigation!
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook
investigation worksheet (optional)
(PDF file, 54 KB)a device (optional).
You may choose to record your investigation with:
a workbook
pictures from a camera
a video using a device
a voice recording using a device.
You can use the investigation worksheet to help you record your information.
Hint: you don't have to print the worksheet, can copy it into your workbook.
Mini greenhouse – investigation worksheet
(PDF file, 54 KB)
Mini greenhouse recording IGNORE for ES1.pdfFor those who like a challenge!
Present your investigation to someone you know.
Describe how you planted the seeds in the mini-greenhouses.
Describe how you gave the seeds warmth and water.
Describe what you observed after 2 weeks.
What do you think made the seeds grow?
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.