Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4!

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Day 4 video

Duration: 0:51

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

English

Listening and viewing Diagrams: Park signs

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pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

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  • Think about where you have seen signs like the ones shown in the video.


  • Brainstorm the places with the teacher in the video.


  • What types of information is being given in the signs?

Park signs

Duration: 8:57

Writing Information map of your house or park

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pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

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  • Look at the photo of the zoo map shown in the video. What information is the map giving us?


  • Create a map of your local park or of your house.

Information map

Duration: 6:33

Word study

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pencils

a workbook or paper

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Speaking activity
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Writing activity

Complete the activities with the teacher in the video.

Word study focus: -y suffix

Duration: 13:14

Care and connect

Pretend you are a superhero

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Pretend you are a superhero
Duration: 1:24

Mathematics

Time Measuring time

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pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity
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Watch and listen to the video.


  • List the different types of equipment shown in the video that can be used to measure time.

Hint! Once you have made your list, check your answers in the drop down box below.


  • Set a timer to 1 minute. How many jumps can you do in 1 minute?

How long is a minute?
Duration: 14:35

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Equipment to measure time (select arrow)

  • A digital clock

  • An analogue clock

  • A candle clock

  • A metronome

  • A sand timer.

Time Times in the day

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch and listen to the story.


The Berenstain Bears – On Time
Duration: 4:21

Writing activity

What does your morning look like?

What time do you usually:

  • wake up

  • have breakfast

  • brush your teeth

  • leave for school?

What does your day look like?

Draw and describe what you might do at:

  • 8 o'clock in the morning (8am)

  • 12 midday (12pm)

  • 3 o'clock in the afternoon (3pm)

  • 6 o'clock in the evening (6pm).

Challenge!

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Writing activity

Watch the video.


  • Why were the clocks showing different times?


  • How did the watch help Mr. Higgins?


  • List 3 things you could do:

    • in 1 hour

    • in half an hour

    • in 10 minutes

    • in 1 minute

    • in 1 second.

Clocks and More Clocks – by Pat Hutchins
Duration: 4:41

Brain break

Colour search

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Colour search
Duration: 0:59

Let's keep learning!

Taronga ZooKangaroo cinquain poetry

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Hands-on activity

Imagine you are a kangaroo.

  • Carefully move around like a kangaroo.

  • How does it feel to move around like a kangaroo?

  • How did you change your body to move like a kangaroo?

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Watch the video about kangaroos.

Kangaroos
Duration: 2:34

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Watch the video to learn how to write a cinquain poem.

Cinquain poem instructional video
Duration: 3:34

Writing activity

Write a cinquain poem about a kangaroo.

  • Write the subject for your poem. Hint! The subject for this poem is: Kangaroo.

  • Write 2 words to describe a kangaroo.

  • Write 3 verbs or doing words for a kangaroo.

  • Write a sentence with 4 words that describes how you feel about kangaroos.

  • Write a synonym (a word with the same meaning) for a kangaroo.

Speaking activity

Read your poem to someone in your home.

Challenge!

Writing activity

Write a cinquain poem about a topic of your choice.

Well done completing today's learning activities!

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