Day 1
Welcome to Day 1 of the Otter pack!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
a camera device
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 – Quirindi High School
Duration: 2:56
English
Speaking and listening – Teach the world
Watch the video and complete the activity.
Kid President’s pep talk to teachers and students
Duration: 3:14
What are you teaching the world?
Tell a friend, a family member or a pet what you want to teach the world.
Writing – Persuasive writing
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and complete the activity.
What is persuasive writing?
Duration: 2:28
Find examples of persuasive writing around you.
Hint! You may find some in your letterbox, newspaper or online.
Watch the video and then have a go.
Persuasive writing – generating an idea
Duration: 3:57
Now it's your turn.
On a piece of paper, draw a Venn diagram (2 circles that overlap).
Set a timer for 5 minutes.
Write down as many ideas as you can.
Hint! It's okay if it's messy – cross out ideas and move them if you need to!
There is an example of what a good one looks like in the drop down below.
Example – Venn diagram
NSW Department of Education – The Arts Unit
What a good one looks like (select arrow)
Spelling – k, ck, c
Watch and listen to the video.
Spelling – k, ck, c
Duration: 1:11
Watch the video and then have a go.
Wonderful world of words – k, c, ck
Duration: 3:44
Complete the quiz.
Spelling quiz – k, ck, c
Mini break
Exploring our world – Animals of the week
Watch and listen to the videos.
Red Panda
Duration: 4:40
Carpet Python
Duration: 4:48
Mathematics
Warm up – Ice-cream toppings
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Look at the ice cream picture and answer the following questions in your workbook.
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
What would be the next 2 ice cream cone combinations? How do you know? Draw them.
Ice cream combinations
An ice cream shop offers customers a choice of 3 different flavours:
chocolate
vanilla
strawberry.
It also offers 3 different toppings:
sprinkles
nuts
hot fudge.
Ice cream toppings
How many different combinations can you make from choosing one kind of ice cream and one topping?
How could you represent (show) your answers?
Let's look at 3 ways of solving the ice cream question.
Hint! These are just sample solutions. You might have thought of some different ways.
Solution 1 (select arrow)
Solution 2 (select arrow)
Solution 3 (select arrow)
Which is the best way of representing the different ice cream and topping combinations?
Explain why you chose this representation.
Outfit options – Part 1
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
Modelling outfits Act 2 (PDF file, 51 KB) (optional)
Act 1
Watch the video and complete the activity.
Outfit options – Act 1
Duration: 0:15
Activity adapted from Graham Fletcher
What did you notice?
What did you wonder?
How many different outfit combinations are possible for Zoolander to wear?
Hint! You might like to watch the video again.
What is an estimate that is too high?
What is an estimate that is too low?
What information would be useful to know for solving this problem?
Hint! Select the drop down below for some more useful information.
Act 2
Click to view some more useful information (select arrow)
Use this extra information to help you work out how many different outfits Zoolander could wear.
Print a copy of the outfits (PDF file, 51KB) if you would like a paper version.
Outfit options – Part 2
Watch this video to discover some ways to start thinking about solving this task.
Outfit options – Act 2
Duration: 1:54
Would you like a tip?
The picture below shows one possible combination of outfits that Zoolander could wear. You could keep track of your thinking by representing the other combinations in this way.
Use this tip to help you solve the main challenge.
Want to stretch your thinking?
How would the question need to be changed to have a total of 125 possible outfit combinations?
Hint! You can add or take away outfit options.
How would you prove you are correct?
Act 3
Watch and listen to the video.
Outfit options – Act 3
Duration: 0:36
Activity adapted from Graham Fletcher
Watch this video to discover how to solve this problem more efficiently using multiplicative thinking.
What is 'for each?'
Duration: 5:05
How could you use multiplicative thinking to work out how many combinations there would be for Zoolander to wear, if each character also wore a hat?
How many different combinations would there be if we made outfits using all 5 heads, 5 bodies, 5 legs and 5 hats?
How could you prove your answer is correct?
Zoolander hat options
Packaging eggs – Part 1
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
Eggs can be packaged in many different sized cartons.
Examine the example egg cartons in the picture.
If you had to package 91 eggs using only one of these cartons, which would be the best and why?
Explain or write down your answer.
Egg carton examples
Would you like a tip?
Use the following questions to help you solve the main task.
How many cartons would you need if you used the 6 egg carton?
How many empty egg spaces would there be?
How many cartons would you need if you used the 10 egg carton?
How many empty egg spaces would there be?
Which would be a better carton size, the 6 egg carton or the 10 egg carton? Why?
Use this thinking to investigate the other 2 carton options.
Examine the picture of the 3 egg carton that another manufacturer recently designed.
Would this be a better way to package the 91 eggs? Why or why not?
Explain or write down your answer.
3 egg carton
Packaging eggs – Part 2
What is the smallest amount of cartons needed to package the 91 eggs, if you could use any combination of cartons?
Hint! You can use 3, 4, 6, 10 and 12 egg cartons.
List how many of each sized carton you would use.
Would there be any empty egg spaces? If so, how many?
What is the smallest amount of cartons needed to leave the fewest empty egg spaces in the cartons?
List how many of each sized carton you would use.
How many empty egg spaces would there be?
Want to stretch your thinking?
When you have a large number of eggs you can also use a tray to package them.
If you used at least 3 different cartons or trays and had 2 empty spaces, what different combinations could you have?
What if each carton and tray was a different size?
Include the amount of different-sized cartons used and any empty egg spaces in your answers.
Watch the video to see how you could solve these problems.
Packing eggs – Part 2
Duration: 4:16
Mini break
Active break – 10@10
Watch the video and join in.
10@10 – Netball
Duration: 9:49
Creative challenge
Create your own short film – Get inspired!
Watch and listen to the videos. These are short films made by students for the 'Film By...' Festival.
Imagine
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch and listen to the video.
Create a short film – Part 1
Duration: 3:58
Complete your own 'What if' brainstorm.
Select your favourite idea.
Example – 'What if...' brainstorm
Plan
You will need:
coloured pencils
a workbook or paper
Plot Mountain
Duration: 2:49
Complete a storyboard for your film. Don't forget to show what type of camera angles and movements you want to use.
Hint! You can use a storyboard template (PDF file, 18 KB) or plain paper.
Example storyboard – beginning of movie
Optional: Writing a script (select arrow)
If you are writing a script, watch the video from ACMI to learn how.
Resources from the NSW Department of Education Arts Unit and the Australian Centre of Moving Image (ACMI): Film It program.
Create
You will need:
a camera device
costumes and props (optional)
Watch and listen to the video.
Create a short film – Part 3
Duration: 5:42
Now it's your turn!
Prepare any costumes, sets and props.
Make sure your device is charged.
Film your movie.
Edit your movie masterpiece!
Mini break
Wind-down activity – Soundwalk
Listen to the audio clip and join in.
Finding courage – Wetlands 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.
Are 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. And meet some animals. 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 wetlands. Snuggling because there's so much activity in the wetlands you don't want to miss anything. That sounds like a busy little Finch bird calling us over. Close your eyes now if you haven't already. And as you listen, let's practice our breathing. Pretend you're sucking air in through a straw. Feel how your belly moves as you breathe in. And then slowly let the air go as you breathe out. Breathe in. And out.
Here we come. Little Finch. Can you see him? He's standing on a giant green Lily pad. He's excited to show you his wetland playground. He flies over to a large rock. He stops. Very still.
What's he looking at? Look closer. It's a water lizard camouflaged against the rock sitting as still as a statue. Uh Lizard moved not very far, but he was quick and careful. Now he's looking at the little Finch.
Good day to you, Lizard says. Little Finch. What a brave little bird. So tiny compared to the big lizard but not afraid to say hello. It's important to have courage like little Finch.
Did you hear that? Look that honking sound belongs to a magpie goose family. I'm Mama and goslings. They're baby geese. The last little Gosling is so tiny. Mother Goose is teaching them to forage for food. Not the goose dives into the water. She dunks her head in, and her feathery tail waves in the air. Legs kick. Oh, the tiny Gosling is trying too. In goes his beak, but he can't get under. He tries again. He's not big and heavy enough yet. But he is very courageous for trying.
Do you sometimes try new things? Even though they seem a bit scary. Or maybe you've tried something and it hasn't worked like the tiny little Gosling. But instead of giving up. You try again. It's so important to keep trying. That's how you learn.
In goes that beak splish splash. Good on you, little Gosling. Maybe next time? And good on you for trying again and again. Bye bye and thank you, little Finch. Papa little Gosling
How do you feel? Do your feet and legs feel light like the Finch? Or do they feel heavy because you've been relaxing? Let your arms and chest feel heavy too. Keep your breath slow. Your whole body is relaxed. You are warm. And say. And calm.
Well done completing today's learning activities!
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