Tuesday
Week F – Stage 1
Hi there!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Sensory sensation
Let's get started!
Listen to the audio and join in the activity.
Sensory sensation
Duration: 1:27
Week F CC Early Stage 1 Stage 1 Tuesday Sensory Sensation.m4aCheck-in survey – Care and Connect
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
English
You will need:
Speaking
How well can you describe a setting?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Look at the picture of the jungle treehouse.
Describe what you can see.
Describe the setting
Duration: 2:28
Writing together
It's storytime!
Listen to the story 'Alexander’s Outing' by Pamela Allen.
Complete the writing activities with the teacher in the video.
Alexander's Outing
Duration: 16:38
Is this too hard?
Think about the start of the story and draw Alexander.
Is this too easy?
Add some labels to your story planning drawings.
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.
Brain break
Duration: 1:39
Handwriting
Focus letters: 'oi', 'oy'
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: 11:06
Education Live
Vocal warm-ups
Join us for today's episode of Education Live!
Today we are joined by Bella Taylor Smith from The Voice!
We are going to have some fun with vocal warm-ups. Watch the video and join in!
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Hint! You can use Chrome Music Lab (below) if you don't have an instrument.
Education Live – making music
Duration: 2:05
Chrome Music Lab
Mathematics
You will need:
Balancing numbers 1 – part 1
Let's look at balancing numbers! There are three parts to this activity so let's start with part 1!
Watch the video.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Balancing numbers – part 1
Duration: 0:34
(This video is inspired by the work of Dan Meyer)
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
Balancing numbers 1 – part 2
Let's look at part 2 of this activity!
Watch the video.
Balancing numbers – part 2
Duration: 1:11
(This video is inspired by the work of Dan Meyer)
Write down your estimates:
How many more bears are needed to make the scales balance?
Hint! How many bears have the same mass as the Hulk?
What's an estimate that is way too high?
What's an estimate that is way too low?
What do you think is a reasonable (good) estimate?
Balancing numbers 1 – part 3
Let's look at part 3 of this activity!
Watch the final video.
Balancing numbers – part 3
Duration: 4:34
(This video is inspired by the work of Dan Meyer)
Create a drawing to represent your thinking around the problem: 'How many bears are equivalent (the same) in mass to the Hulk?'
Share your work with your teacher.
The number 7
Let's explore the number 7!
Watch the video.
Numberblocks – Seven
Duration: 5:00
Representing numbers on a dice
Are you ready for a number challenge?
This challenge is based on the Numberblocks video you just watched.
You will need:
pencils
your workbook.
Hint! You may want to watch the Numberblocks video again or look at the picture to remind you of the dice patterns that Six had on his body.
Captured from Numberblocks video - Seven
In the Numberblocks video that you just watched, Six had all the dice patterns from 1 to 6 on his body. If 7 had a dice pattern, what do you think it would look like?
Draw 3 different ways it could look on a dice.
Ask people at your house which one is their favourite representation of 7 and why.
Share your work with your teacher.
History
You will need:
In my lifetime
We are learning to compare our life with the past.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
You will need:
a pencil
your workbook.
The past means it’s already happened.
The present means what is happening right now.
The future is what might happen next week, next month, next year and beyond!
School life
Duration: 4:29
After you have watched the video:
Draw parts of your school. What does the office look like? Classroom? Playground?
Compare photographs from schools in the past. What can you see that is the same as now? What can you see that is different?
What are some of your favourite school playground activities that you enjoy?
Brighton-le-Sands Public School - a game in the grounds
NSW State Archives – no known copyright
Moree Public School - Infants School
NSW State Archives – no known copyright
Tamworth Church of England School - Hockey practice in the spacious sports ground attached to the school
NSW State Archives – no known copyright
Cootamundra Public School - Year 2
NSW State Archives – no known copyright
"Old radio" by sridgway is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Old phone" by sridgway is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"A Real Camera" by hyfen is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
"Vintage Marbles" by alexkerhead is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"iPhone 5S" by Janitors is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Little girl skipping rope" by simpleinsomnia is licensed under CC BY 2.0
For those who like a challenge!
Using the images, sort the toys and technology into past, present or both if people still use or play it today.
Sort each item and record your response by drawing, writing or using your device.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.