Tuesday
Week F – Stage 3
Hi there!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
a workbook
coloured pencils
3 cups or 3 of the same objects (e.g. spoons)
Care and Connect – caring for yourself, your family and your friends
Mindful listening
Let's get started!
Listen to the audio and join in the activity.
Mindful listening
Duration: 2:48
Week F CC Stage 2 Stage 3 Tuesday Mindful listening.m4aCheck-in survey – Care and Connect
Answer the questions below about the activity you just did.
English
You will need:
Speaking – Describe the setting
How well can you describe a setting?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Look at the image of the jungle treehouse.
Describe what you can see.
If you have access to a recording app, record your description.
Describe the setting
Duration: 4:10
Is this too hard?
Identify the nouns and verbs in Mr Kessel's Bush Tucker garden.
Is this too easy?
Describe the jungle treehouse using similes and metaphors.
Use your senses (see, hear, touch, taste and smell) to describe the environment of the jungle treehouse.
Reading and viewing
Let's take a closer look at a story we explored yesterday!
Read or listen to 'Mr Kessel’s Bush Tucker Garden'.
Mr Kessel's Bush Tucker Garden
Audio duration: 17:31
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Complete the verbs and adverbs table.
Why has the author included adverbs?
Mr Kessel's Bush Tucker Garden
Duration: 6:10
Writing – Jungle setting and character profile
Let's explore settings and characters.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Look at the image of the jungle treehouse.
Imagine it is the setting in a story.
Draw or write who you think would live here?
Why would they live here?
Draw and list the activities you could do here.
Complete a character profile as shown in the video.
Jungle treehouse characters and activities
Duration: 10:00
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
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:
Magic cups – part 1
Let's explore a little magic with maths! There are two parts to this activity so let's start with part 1.
Watch the next video and join in the activity.
You will need:
3 cups or 3 of the same objects (e.g. spoons, forks, pencils, blocks)
three different coloured pencils
your workbook.
Hint! The instructions are also included below in case you need to refer back to them.
Magic cups – follow up (part 1)
Duration: 3:36
Instructions
Set up your three cups or whatever objects you have chosen.
Hint! Notice how the middle cup is facing down and the two outside cups are facing up.
Your challenge is to flip pairs of cups, in exactly three moves, to have them all facing down.
Flip one cup and record your move.
Flip a second pair of cups and record your move.
For the third time, flip a pair of cups and record your move!
Once you’ve found one way of flipping pairs of cups in exactly 3 moves, see if you can find another way!
Set up your cups or objects like this.
Start by flipping one pair of cups.
Example of how to record your moves.
Magic cups – part 2
Let's look at part 2 of this activity!
Watch the next video and join in the activity.
You will need:
3 cups or 3 of the same objects (e.g. spoons, forks, pencils, blocks)
three different coloured pencils
your workbook.
Magic cups – follow up (part 2)
Duration: 0:42
Revise your recording by sharing your thinking in a table in your workbook.
Hint! You could use the ideas shared with you in the video that you just watched.
Example of how you could record your thinking in a table.
For those who like a challenge!
What does the starting position need to be to get the trick to work in exactly 4 moves using 4 cups?
What does the starting position need to be to get the trick to work in exactly 5 moves using 5 cups?
History
You will need:
Levels of government
What are the 3 levels of government in Australia? What are they each responsible for? Let's find out!
Watch the video.
Levels of government in Australia
Duration: 4:57
How well do you think you know the 3 levels of Government in Australia?
Test your understanding of the 3 levels of government with this game from the Australian Parliamentary Education Office.
How to play:
Click and hold an item.
Drag the item into the correct local, state/territory or federal crate at the top of the page.
See if you can place all items in the correct crates!
For those who like a challenge!
What does 'concurrent powers' mean?
Do some research and find the concurrent powers of our 3 levels of government.
Share your work with your teacher.
Student voice
Show how you feel about your learning today.