Day 5

It's your last day using the Tasmanian Devil pack!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 5 video

Duration: 1:00

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

playdough or modelling clay

a ruler

English

Vocabulary – Synonyms and antonyms

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Writing activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.


  • Complete the antonym and synonym table in your workbook.


  • Add more words to the table and then record the antonyms and synonyms for these new words.

Synonyms and antonyms

Duration: 3:29

Reading and viewing The close up shot

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Writing activity

Watch the video and join in the activities.


Hint! The video mentions Activity Sheet 3. You do not need this as the images are below. You can complete the activities in your workbook or on paper.

Analysing images – The close up shot

Duration: 15:00

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The 'camera shot' describes what you can see in an image or illustration (close up, mid-shot, long shot). Illustrators can choose the camera shot to create meaning for the reader.


Hint! The 2 images below are close ups. A close up shot helps us feel what the character feels.

Example 1: Close up shot

A close up shot of a young child, showing just their face and shoulders.

Example 2: Close up shot

A close up shot taken from a picture book showing the face of a young child.

Phonics

You will need:

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 2: ow, ow, ou

Duration: 11:02

Care and connect

Stretching out

Listening activity
Hands-on activity

Listen to the audio clip and join in the activity.

Stretching out
Duration: 0:27

Green Street 3.m4a

Mathematics

Geometry Properties of 3D objects

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch the video to see different cubes and how they are made.

Numberblocks – Octonaughty returns!
Duration: 4:34

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Watch the video to explore the language we might use to describe 3D objects.


  • Choose two 3D objects to look at carefully. For each object, work out:

    • How many faces?

    • How many edges?

    • How many vertices?

Properties of 3D objects
Duration: 3:48

Hands-on activity

Complete the labelling activity.


  • Label each part of a cube.

Hint! Select a label and drag and drop it to the correct part of the cube.


  • Select the blue 'Submit' button once you have labelled the cube.

Geometry Making 3D objects

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

playdough or modelling clay

Hands-on activity
  • Use playdough or modelling clay to make a:

    • sphere

    • cone

    • cube.


  • For each shape, record how many:

    • faces

    • edges

    • vertices.


  • Have a go at making some other 3D objects.

Challenge!

Writing activity

Guess the 3D object!

  • In a box I can feel an object that has:

    • flat faces

    • sharp corners

    • straight edges.

  • What might this 3D object be? How do you know?


  • Choose a different 3D object and write down some clues for someone else to guess.

Brain break

Measuring adventure

You will need:

a ruler

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Hands-on activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Measuring adventure
Duration: 1:06

Let's keep learning!

Education Live Fun Friday disco!

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Hands-on activity

Today we are joined by Mr Young from Woy Woy South Public School.


Mr Young has organised an awesome virtual school disco – watch the video and join in!


Hint! You will need a small area of space to move around.

Education Live – Fun Friday disco!
Duration: 14:60

Virtual excursion The Royal Australian Mint

We are visiting the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, ACT!

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The Mint is where all Australian coins are made.

Let's take a look at money during the Gold Rush and also when Australia changed currencies.

Image of Australian coins. Lined up left to right are a 5, 10, 20, and 50 cent piece, and a 1 and 2 dollar coin.

Gold and pennies
Duration: 2:01

Changeover to decimal currency
Duration: 2:21

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