Day 3

Let's get started with Day 3!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 3 video

Duration: 0:53

To complete today's activities, you will need:

coloured pencils, textas or highlighters

a workbook or paper

a pair of socks

grid paper

(PDF file, 94 KB)

English

Writing – Describe the cats (part 2)

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Look at the pictures of these two cats.

Hint! You might remember these pictures from yesterday when you described their appearance.

Cat 1

A light brown cat with a dark face, dark pointy ears and a dark tail. It has two blue eyes, a black nose and white whiskers.

webandi | Pixabay

Cat 2

A white kitten resting it's front paws on leopard print fabric. The kitten has blue eyes, pale ginger stripes, two pointy years, a pink nose and white whiskers.

Ty_Swartz | Pixabay

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Complete a Venn diagram looking at the similarities and differences between the two cats.

Describe the cats (part 2)
Duration: 1:07

Reading together – Prediction chart

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch and listen to the story 'Ginger' by Charlotte Voake.

'Ginger'

Duration: 5:41

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Look at the picture in the video. Predict what happened before and after the picture.

Copy the prediction chart into your workbook and record your answers.

Prediction chart

Duration: 4:27

Sight words

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Complete the activities with the teacher in the video.

Today's sight word is:

friend.

Sight word – friend
Duration: 5:22

Care and connect

Keepy uppy

You will need:

a pair of socks

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Keepy uppy
Duration: 0:45

Mathematics

Number – Spirolaterals

You will need:

4 or 5 different coloured pencils, textas or highlighters

square grid paper (PDF file, 94 KB)

Watch the video to learn how to create a spirolateral.

Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.

Spirolaterals – part 1
Duration: 4:49

Adapted from youcubed - Spirolaterals

Instructions

Write down 3 different sets of numbers that have an odd amount.

Hint! It doesn’t matter if the numbers are odd or even – just how many numbers you have.
For example:

- 1, 4, 2
- 7, 5, 3
- 1, 5, 2, 4, 3.

Write down 3 different sets of numbers that have an even amount.
For example:
- 1, 4
- 5, 6, 1, 2
- 8, 7.

Draw the different spirolaterals.
What do you notice about your spirolaterals? Record what you notice.

Watch the next video video.

Spirolaterals – part 2
Duration: 1:29

(youcubed - Spirolaterals)

Find an example of where an odd amount of numbers forms a spiral that doesn’t return to its starting point.

Brain break

Counting steps

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Counting steps
Duration: 1:13

Let's keep learning!

Firework

Let's learn the chorus to this Auslan (Australian Sign Language) inspired performance, led by the Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School Signing Choir!

Watch the welcome video.

Welcome
Duration: 0:46

View transcript - Welcome

From the 'Firework' Creative Class

Watch the video and join in the chorus.

Hint! You may like to practise a few times!

Firework – learn the chorus
Duration: 5:28

View transcript - Firework - learn the chorus

Watch the video and join the signing choir in a performance.

Firework performance – join in!
Duration: 4:07

View transcript - Firework performance - join in!

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