Day 5

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Day 5 video

Duration: 1:00

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a small object (e.g. a peg or soft toy)

chalk or a stick

English

Listening Fun facts about emus

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Listening activity

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Fun Facts About Birds

Duration: 2:38

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Listening activity
Writing activity

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  • Group the emu facts under the headings:

    • 'Emus have...'

    • 'Emus can...'

    • 'Emus are...'

  • Think of an animal that you know lots of facts about. Complete this activity using facts about your chosen animal.

Fun facts about emus

Duration: 4:53

Reading and writing – Little Roo and Wallaby

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Listening activity

Listen to the story 'Let's Go, Little Roo.'

Let's Go, Little Roo
Duration: 12:00

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Writing activity

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  • At the end of the story, Little Roo didn’t want to go home, he wanted to stay at the park. What do you think Little Roo and Wallaby wanted to do at the park?


  • Draw and write about what you think Little Roo and Wallaby would do at the park together.

Little Roo and Wallaby at the park
Duration: 1:13

Phonics

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pencils

a workbook or paper

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Listening activity
Speaking activity
Writing activity

Complete the activities with the teacher in the video.

Phonics Lesson 4: oi, oy

Duration: 14:15

Care and connect

Melting snowman

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Hands-on activity

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Melting snowman
Duration: 1:40

Mathematics

Data and chanceData toss

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a small object (e.g. a peg or soft toy)

chalk or a stick

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Watch the video to learn how to play.


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

Data toss 1

Duration: 5:25

Adapted from Number Target by Ann Gervasoni

Hands-on activity

Instructions

Step 1:

Draw a starting line (using chalk or a stick if outside) to show where you need to stand. 

Teacher drawing line in the dirt with a stick.

Step 2:

Take 2 large steps forward then start to draw the target. Use the video and the picture below to help you.

Example target drawn in dirt.

Step 3:

Toss your object 20 times, aiming for the target. Record the score each time on a piece of paper or whiteboard. 

Teacher recording score from game onto a whiteboard.
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Hands-on activity

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

Data toss 2

Duration: 5:58

Hands-on activity

Instructions (select arrow)

  • Create a table with 4 columns and 6 rows. Across the top row, include the headings:

    • score

    • tally

    • frequency

    • points. 

  • Record your scores as tally marks and then write the total of each score in the next column.

  • Add together the points for each score and record it in the last column.

  • Combine all of the points that you scored to find your total score.

  • Play the game a few times, recording your scores.

Example of how to record your data in a table

Writing activity
  • How could you improve the total number of points? 

  • What is the highest possible score you could get? 

  • If you could change the scores in the target to help you get closer to 100, what would you change them to? 

Brain break

Shape search

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Shape search
Duration: 1:08

Let's keep learning!

Education Live Robot bird poetry

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pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

Today we are joined by Matt Roden from the Story Factory for a fun poetry activity.


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Education Live – Robot bird poetry
Duration: 20:14

Environmental Education Local places

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

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  • What natural features were mentioned in the video?

  • What human or built features were mentioned in the video?

  • What do you think is the difference between built and natural features?

Local places
Duration: 0:38

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Hands-on activity
Writing activity

Explore the 360 photo. Use your mouse or touch the picture to move the screen around.


Make a list of:

  • the built features you can see

  • the natural features you can see.

Built and natural features

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Writing activity

Have a look outside your window or ask an adult if you can go outside.

Make a list of:

  • the built features you can see

  • the natural features you can see.

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