Day 4
Welcome back to Day 4!
Watch the video to help you get started.
Day 4 video
Duration: 0:51
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
paper
different lengths of string or wool
sticky tape
a collection of items you can measure (e.g. paperclip, Lego, pencil, spoon)
a ruler
English
Vocabulary – Key words
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activities.
Look at the picture of the Australian outback in the video.
Brainstorm 10 words that relate to that picture.
Narrow the 10 key words down to just 5 key words.
Select the one key word that best summarises the picture.
Key words
Duration: 4:54
Reading together – Similarities and differences
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Read or listen to 'The Rabbit-Hole Golf Course' by Ella Mulvey.
'The Rabbit-Hole Golf Course' by Ella Mulvey
Duration: 7:21
Watch the video and join in the activity.
How is the desert the same and different to where you live?
Similarities and differences
Duration: 5:47
Word study
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Complete the activities with the teacher in the video.
Word study focus: -ing suffix
Duration: 10:55
Care and connect
Clever colours
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Clever colours
Duration: 1:00
Mathematics
Length – Woolly worms (part 1)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
paper
different lengths of string or wool (you could also use leaves or sticks)
sticky tape
a collection of items you can measure (e.g. paperclip, Lego, pencil, spoon)
a ruler
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Instructions (select arrow)
Collect the materials you need for this activity.
Important! Make sure you check with an adult first.
Select 2 of your objects and use direct comparison to measure them against each other. Make sure the ends line up with each other when you are measuring.
Which is the shortest piece?
Which is the longest piece?
Line up your materials in order from shortest to longest, making sure the objects all start at the same point.
Hint! If you are using wool, leaves or string, use sticky tape to tape down one end. This will help you to measure accurately as the ends will all start in the same place.
Take a photo or draw what your work looks like.
Length – Woolly worms (part 2)
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Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Instructions (select arrow)
Use your ruler or tape measure to find the exact length of your shortest woolly worm. Record the length using centimetres.
Use your ruler or tape measure to find the exact length of your longest woolly worm. Record the length using centimetres.
Measure and record (in centimetres) the length of 2 items that are shorter than your shortest worm.
Measure and record (in centimetres) the length of 2 items that are longer than your longest worm.
Measure and record (in centimetres) the length of 2 items that have lengths in between your woolly worms.
Hint! Use sticky tape to tape down one end of the item and this will help you to measure accurately as all the ends will be aligned.
Measuring example
Task example
Reflect:
You found 2 items that were shorter than your shortest woolly worm. How much shorter were they?
You found 2 items that were longer than your longest woolly worm. How much longer were they?
How much longer is your longest item compared to your shortest item?
If you laid all of the objects from end to end that you have found, do you think they would be longer than your right leg, shorter than your right leg or about the same?
Brain break
Action switch
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Action switch
Duration: 1:43
Let's keep learning!
Taronga Zoo – Spiky simile poems
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Look at the pictures below.
Write or share:
2 things that you notice
1 thing that you wonder.
Echidnas are slow, solitary wanderers.
Image supplied by Taronga Zoo
They have fur and quills.
Kiah Wilson, Taronga Zoo
Echidnas lay eggs.
© Australian Museum. Used with permission.
They have very long and sticky tongues to help them lap up food.
Suzie MacNamara, Taronga Zoo
To help survive in bad weather, Echidnas burrow into the soil.
Image supplied by Taronga Zoo
Watch the video to learn about Echidnas.
Echidnas
Duration: 10:00
Brainstorm some similes about an echidna using the information from the video and the pictures above.
Hint! A simile uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. For example, the boy was as quiet as a mouse or the girl was as brave as a lion.
Create a simile poem by completing the sentences below.
An echidna...
is as spiky as a ________________
has a tongue as long as a ________________
lays eggs like a ________________
moves like a ________________
swims like a ________________
digs like a ________________
is as cute as a ________________.
Suzie MacNamara, Taronga Zoo
Challenge!
Add 2-4 more similes to your poem.
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