Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Seal pack!

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

binding for your book (e.g. a stapler and string)

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

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listen

speak

write

explore

reflect

Acknowledgement of Country

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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 – Belmont Community of Schools

Duration: 1:14

English

Listening – Keeper talk

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Watch and listen to the video.

Sea lion keeper talk

Duration: 12:06

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Complete the quiz.

Swimming with seals quiz

Writing – Taking notes

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch the video and then have a go.

Taking notes – Sea lions

Duration: 7:07

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Use the interactive template below to watch the video and take notes.

Spelling – -ly suffix

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Watch the video and join in the activity.

Spelling – critically

Duration: 4:20

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Listen to the word and sound it out to work out the number of syllables.


Hint! Select the blue 'Turn' button to check if you are correct.

Syllable flipcards

Mini break

Exploring our world – Animals of the week

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Watch and listen to the videos.

Galapagos Tortoise

Duration: 4:55

Capybaras

Duration: 3:48

Mathematics

Warm up – Comparing numbers

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

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Look at the picture showing two number options.

  • Decide which option you would rather.

  • Record your mathematical thinking.


Hint! Use the interactive Base 10 blocks below to help you find a solution.

Options

What would you rather? 23 hundreds, 48 tens and 9 ones, or 26 hundreds, 17 tens and 22 ones?
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  • Drag the Base 10 blocks onto the interactive board to help you solve the problem.

Hint! Select the red circle near the bottom right corner to clear the board.

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Watch the video to see one way of solving this number problem.

Which is bigger? – Solution

Duration: 4:05

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Look at the picture showing two number options.

  • Are these numbers equal?

  • Explain your thinking.


Hint! Use the interactive Base 10 blocks above to help you find a solution.

Options

Two sets of numbers displayed. The first set is five hundreds, six tens and four ones. The second set is four hundreds, fifteen tens and fourteen ones.

Close, far, in between

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

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Look at the focus numbers below and answer the questions.

219, 364, 457

  • Which two numbers are the closest? How do you know?

  • Which is closest to:

    • 300?

    • 250?

  • Name a number between 457 and 364.

  • Name an even number that is greater than all of these numbers.

  • About how far apart are 219 and 500?

  • About how far apart are 219 and 5000?

  • What is a number that is far from 364 but not as far from 219? How did you figure it out?

Would you like a tip?

  • What numbers can you make using 1, 5 and 3?

  • What is the largest number you can make? How can you prove this?

  • What is the smallest number you can make? How can you prove this?

  • Pick 3 numbers and order them from smallest to largest. How do you know you are correct?


Your challenge is to use this tip to help you solve the main task.

Want to stretch your thinking?

  • If these are 'big' numbers, what are some numbers that:

    • are small numbers?

    • are about the same?

    • make these numbers seem small?

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Now it's your turn!

  • What numbers can you make using 1, 0, 2 and 7?

  • What is the largest number you can make? How can you prove this?

  • What is the smallest number you can make? How can you prove this?

Would you like a tip?

  • What numbers can you make using 1, 6 and 3?

  • What is the largest number you can make? How can you prove this?

  • What is the smallest number you can make? How can you prove this?

  • Pick 3 of your numbers and order them from smallest to largest. How do you know you are correct?


Your challenge is to use this tip to help you solve the main task.

Want to stretch your thinking?

  • Have you found all of the possible solutions? How do you know?

  • Is there a pattern that you can see? Explain your thinking.

Working with large numbers

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Watch the video.

Make, name and record large numbers

Duration: 2:12

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Watch the video and complete the activity.

Make, name and record even larger numbers

Duration: 3:51

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  • Choose one of your 4 digit numbers from the activity.

  • Use this number to create your own 'Make, Name and Record' triangle.

Hint! Use both standard and non-standard partitioning.

Mini break

Active break – 10@10

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Watch the video and join in.

10@10 – Swimming
Duration: 9:48

Creative challenge

Create your own picture book – Get inspired!

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Watch and listen to the video.

Creating a picture book with Miranda Taylor

Duration: 5:27

Imagine

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch the video to learn about today's activity.

Create your own picture book – part 1

Duration: 5:33

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Now it's your turn!


  • Brainstorm ideas for your picture book.

  • Write or discuss your ideas with a friend or family member.

  • Select your favourite idea from your brainstorm.

Example brainstorm

An example brainstorm with 'Picture book ideas' in the centre. Off it is: Adventure = alpahabet story road trip to places in Aus for example A=Adelaide. Sci-fi = monster's first day at school. Non-fiction = food adventure around the world, popular foods in different cultures. Mystery = 'where did my dinner go?' (dog ate it) - rhyming? Contemporary = 'Footy finds' - kid changes teams whey they move house. Old + new team in finals. Lasty, fantasy. A magical, mystical maze full of creatures. Hero must get to the end.

Plan and create

You will need:

coloured pencils

cardboard or paper

binding for your book

(e.g. a stapler and string)

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Watch the video to see the next steps.

Create your own picture book – part 2

Duration: 4:43

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Create a general plan. Think about the:

    • genre

    • setting

    • characters

    • timing (past, present, future).


Hint! Use the planning guide (PDF file, 256 KB) if you're not sure where to start.

Example plan

An example plan for the 'Where did the dinner go?' idea. Includes an introduction, complication and resolution in which Flynn comes home from tennis and finds his dinner missing. He finds out that Sasha the dog has eaten it. Includes ideas on the side, such as an alien came down and took it.
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Think about the story line.

  • What will happen in the beginning, middle and end?

  • Create a story board.

Example story board

An example story board, including space from a front cover and then 11 pages of the book.
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Don't forget to edit and think of ways to improve your book.


  • Draft your story. Write out all the text.


  • First edit – check spelling, grammar and punctuation. Does it make sense?


  • Second edit – is the story missing anything? How could you make it even better?


  • Third edit – read it aloud. Make any final improvements.

Student example
(Part of story)

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Now you are ready to create your picture book!


  • Write your story.

  • Add your illustrations.

  • Don't forget to add the title on the front cover!

Front cover example

Example of front cover picture with title, Lost in the Jungle

Mini break

Wind-down – Soundwalks

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Listen to the audio clip and join in.

Soothing my busy mind – Mountain sounds

Duration: 6:51

Soothing my busy mind – Mountain sounds – Transcript (select arrow)

Let's go to your favourite spot to snuggle up. A place where you feel safe, comfy and warm. Maybe you could curl up on the couch with some cushions, or snuggle into your bed. Were you cozy now? Great because it's time to relax and go on a sound walk.

Time to visit a different part of our magnificent country. Close your eyes. And as you listen. Keep them closed. What pictures do you see in your mind when you really listen?

Today we're visiting the waterfall. Snuggling and start to listen to the relaxing sound of the water splashing on the rocks. If you haven't already closed your eyes, closed them. As you listen. Let's pay attention to our breathing. Pretend you're sucking air in through a straw. Feel how your belly moves is your breathing. And then slowly let the air go as you breathe out. Breathing. And out.

Can you hear the roar of the waterfall in the distance? It's a powerful sound. All the water is falling and crashing on the rocks. How big is the waterfall? You can see in your mind? Is it a tall waterfall that starts way up on some rocks? Or perhaps you're standing at the edge of wide waterfall. Move closer to your waterfall. Look and listen.

Watch how the water turns white as it splashes and swirls. This waterfall is very powerful. Just listening to the sound of the water make you feel relaxed. You might like the rumble it makes. Or perhaps it makes you feel a bit tense. Are you clenching your muscles? Let's try and breathe and relax as we listen to the rumble of the water. Breathing. And out. In and out.

Listen to the water crashing as you breathe. Try and let your body feel heavy. What does the water look like when you see a tumbling down? Can you follow one single drop all the way from the top until it crashes into the water below? He comes one now. Follow it as it spins and swirls through the air. Remember to breathe. Did you follow it all the way from the top to the bottom? Now it's dropped into the water below. Watch how it flows and transforms into a river. Still flowing, still moving. But not as busy. Not as topsy turvy. It's steady but calm. Listen.

Sometimes when you feel tense, if you stop and breathe. You can relax your mind and body so you feel more like a river flowing steadily strong but calm. How do you feel now? Strong but calm like a river. Are your feet and legs relaxed? As you breathe, like your arms and chest, feel calm too. Slow your breath. Your whole body is relaxed. You are warm. And safe. And calm.

Well done completing today's learning activities!

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