Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 of the Penguin pack!
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
a square piece of paper
natural items (e.g. leaves, rocks, seed pods)
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 – Irrawang High School
Duration: 1:13
English
Vocabulary – The Gruffalo
Watch and listen to the story.
'The Gruffalo' by Julia Donaldson
Duration: 7:49
Watch and listen to the video.
Vocabulary – The Gruffalo
Duration: 3:36
Phonics – j, v, w, x
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in.
Phonics j, v, w, x – lesson 2
Duration: 7:55
Sort the words based on their graphemes.
Hint! The graphemes are shown in a different colour to help you.
Mini break
Exploring our world – George the Farmer
Watch and listen to the video.
Wheat
Duration: 6:54
Mathematics
Warm up – Matching halves and wholes
Let's play 'memory'!
Select two cards and try to match the halves with their wholes.
Challenge! Try to find the matching pairs in the least amount of turns.
Number – Half or not half?
You will need:
pencils
a square piece of paper (challenge task)
Watch and listen to the video.
Half or not half?
Duration: 5:39
Look at the picture. What does it show?
Is it half?
Number – Finding half and not half
Select the pictures below that show a half.
There are 4 pictures that show a half.
Select the blue 'Check' button when you have found all of them.
Select the pictures below that are not half.
Select the blue 'Check' button when you have found all of them.
Hint! Wholes are not halves.
Challenge!
Watch the video and join in.
Listen carefully to when you need to fold the paper in half and not half.
Hint! Pause the video when you need to fold the paper.
How to make a paper dog
Duration: 1:51
Mini break
Active break – Dance
Watch the video and join in.
West African
Duration: 3:28
Design challenge
Design a playground – Get inspired!
Watch and listen to the videos.
Imagine
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video to learn about today's activity.
Design a playground – Part 1
Duration: 2:02
Now it's your turn!
Share your ideas for a new playground with a toy, friend or family member.
Draw some of your ideas.
Example ideas
Plan and create
Watch the video to see what to do next.
Design a playground – Part 2
Duration: 1:27
Now it's your turn!
Draw your playground design.
Label your drawing.
Student examples
Swipe or click through some examples.
Mini break
Wind-down – Nature activity
You will need:
Natural items such as seed pods, leaves, rocks.
Watch the video and then have a go.
Nature map
Duration: 2:17
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