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Welcome to Day 3 of the Penguin pack!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a large ball

a pair of socks or a small ball

a timer

assorted materials (see 'Active Challenge' section below)

During today's activities, you might see the icons below:

look

listen

speak

write

explore

reflect

Acknowledgement of Country

Watch and listen to the Acknowledgement of Country.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Land and pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We would also like to extend that respect to other Aboriginal people.

Acknowledgement of Country – Epping West Public School

Duration: 2:15

English

Listening – Ash Barty

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Listen to the podcast.

Fierce Girls – Ash Barty

Duration: 8:00

ABC Kids Listen – Ash Barty – the girl who became number one

Write 5 smart open questions you would ask Ash Barty if you could interview her.

Reading – Patty Mills

Watch the video and then complete the activity.

Patty Mills

Duration: 2:57

Complete the quiz.

Patty Mills quiz

Writing – Biography

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and then have a go.

Writing a biography

Duration: 3:44

Create a fact sheet for one of the following people:

Patty Mills
Ash Barty
another Indigenous sportsperson.

Hint! Record your information by typing directly in the template.

Speaking and listening – Gorri

You will need:

a large ball

a pair of socks or a small ball

Watch and listen to the video.

Traditional Indigenous Games – Gorri

Duration: 0:56

Explain how to play Gorri to a family member or friend.

Have a go!

Play Gorri, taking turns at aiming for the target and rolling the moving target.

Mini break

Exploring our world – Virtual excursion

Watch and listen to the video.

Many lands, many seasons – Nauiyu, Daly River

Duration: 7:07

Mathematics

Warm up – Splat!

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and then have a go.

Splat!

Duration: 7:30

Adapted from Steve Wyborney

Parts and wholes – part 1

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and then have a go.

Parts and wholes – Part 1

Duration: 2:22

Explore how you can use the triangle to cover the trapezium, rhombus and hexagon.

What combinations of pattern blocks can be used to cover the hexagon?

Polypad – Parts and wholes activity 1

Polypad – parts and wholes 1

Parts and wholes – part 2

Look at the picture.

What do you notice?
What do you wonder?

Hint! Once you have recorded your responses, select the drop down below.

Notice and wonder – Pattern block fractions

Things you may have noticed and wondered (select the arrow)

$A full square. A full square with half covered by a triangle and labeled ½. A full square covered by 2 triangles, both labeled with ½. A full trapezium. A full trapezium with a third covered by a triangle and labeled 1/3. A full trapezium with 2 thirds covered by a triangle and both triangles labeled 1/3. A full trapezium with 3 thirds covered by 3 triangles, all labeled 1/3. Notice There is a combination of squares, triangles and trapeziums used The pattern blocks are slowly being covered by another shape Some are labelled with fractions of a half and a third The fraction labels show how much of the original 2D shape is being covered by the new pattern block Wonder Will this work with all of the pattern blocks Can you use other fractions like 14 and 15 ? How many other 2D shapes can have half covered by 2 pattern blocks? How many other 2D shapes can have a third covered by 3 pattern blocks?$

Use the pattern blocks to show how 2D shapes can be made using smaller shapes.
Label the fractional amounts that you made, just like in the image above.

Polypad – Parts and wholes activity 2

Polypad – part and wholes 2

Parts and wholes – part 3

Watch the video and then have a go.

Parts and wholes – Part 3

Duration: 3:07

Use the Polypad below to create your own 2D shapes, similar to the ones in the video.
Label your shapes to show the fractions they represent.

Polypad – Parts and wholes activity 3

Polypad – part and wholes 3

Want to stretch your thinking? (select the arrow)

Create some shapes using non-unit fractions, such as 3/4 or 2/3.
What models can you create where the blue rhombus is 1/3?

Parts and wholes – part 4

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and then have a go.

Parts and wholes – Part 4

Duration: 2:33

Pick a fractional amount – 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/8 or 1/10.
Create as many different 2D shapes as you can using this fraction.
Label your fractions.

Polypad – Parts and wholes activity 4

Polypad – part and wholes 4

What relationships did you discover between the fractional amount and the whole object?
Explain your thinking.

Mini break

Active break – Yoga

Watch the video and join in.

Be kind to yourself

Duration: 4:40

Active challenge

Design a minute challenge – Get inspired!

Watch and listen to the videos.

Stack Attack

Duration: 0:41

Minute to win it

Duration: 2:13

Puddle jumper

Duration: 0:28

Ping pong bounce

Duration: 0:38

Plan

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

planning guide (optional)
(Word doc, 18 KB)

Watch and listen to the video.

Create your own minute challenge – Part 1

Duration: 2:44

Brainstorm ideas for your own minute challenge. Think about:

What challenges have you seen before or would you like to try?
What equipment do you have easily available?

When you have finished brainstorming, pick your best ideas and record them on the planning guide (Word doc, 18 KB).

Example brainstorm

Create

You will need:

your plan

a timer or stopwatch

assorted materials specific to your challenge

Watch and listen to the video.

Create your own minute challenge – Part 2

Duration: 2:19

Have a go!

Create a plan for your challenge.
What equipment will you need?
What will the rules be?
Draw a sketch of your challenge.

Hint! Use the planning guide (Word doc, 18 KB) to help you.

Example plan

Sample planning document for challenge. Text reads Name of the challenge: Ping pong Bounce. Equipment: 8 cups the same size, 20 ping pong balls, a flat table. Rules: Stand at one end of the table. Bounce the balls on the table and try to land them in the cups. Most balls landed in 1 minute wins. You can pick up balls that miss and try again. Sketch an example for your challenge. Stick figure sketch of a person bouncing balls into cups on a table.

Time to play!

Make sure you have a safe space (away from anything breakable) to set up your challenge.
Gather the items you need for your challenge.
Find a family member or friend to compete against, or you could challenge yourself by trying to beat your best time.

Hint! If something isn't working the way you planned, don't be afraid to modify or make a change.

Example minute challenges

Duration: 1:19

Mini break

Wind-down – Author interview

Watch and listen to the video.

Author interview – Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood

Duration: 7:55

Well done completing today's learning activities!

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