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
a few different sized cups
a scoop or spoon for measuring
material for filling a container (e.g. beans, rice pasta or sand)
a tray or a plate
English
Listening and speaking – Retell using symbols
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Draw symbols for these everyday nouns:
house
person
garden
letterbox
path
flowers
dog
mail.
Use the symbols you have created to retell the journey of checking the mail.
Why are symbols important in our lives?
Why is it important that symbols can be understood all over the world?
Retell using symbols
Duration: 8:05
Challenge!
Create symbols for some everyday nouns.
Create symbols for each member of your family.
Reading and writing – Concept of symbol
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Listen to the story 'Big Rain Coming' by Katrina Germein.
Big Rain Coming – concept of symbol
Duration: 9:05
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Listen to the teacher talk about the symbols in the book.
Draw a picture of what symbolised the rain coming in the story.
Write about your picture and about how the people might have felt about the rain coming.
Big Rain Coming – Activity
Duration: 4:54
Word study
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Complete the activities with the teacher in the video.
Word study focus: -s suffix and -es suffix
Duration: 10:07
Care and connect
Giraffe breathing
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Giraffe breathing
Duration: 0:49
Mathematics
Volume and Capacity – Goldilocks and the 3 bears
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
different sized cups
one type of filling material (e.g. beans, rice, pasta or sand)
a scoop or spoon for measuring
a tray or plate
Watch the video then join in the activity.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Instructions
Step 1
Find some cups that you think are different sizes.
Choose one cup to be Baby Bear’s cup.
Step 2
Use a filling material (e.g. beans, rice, pasta or sand) to find out how many scoopfuls each cup can hold.
Record the number of scoopfuls.
Step 3
Find a cup for Goldilocks. This cup needs to hold the same amount as Baby Bear’s cup.
Brain break
Camouflage hide and seek
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Camouflage hide and seek
Duration: 2:07
Let's keep learning!
Taronga Zoo – Griffin the superhero
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Draw a picture of your favourite animal.
Write why you think this animal is so amazing.
Example
Watch the video to learn about Griffin and his superpowers.
Griffin and his superpowers
Duration:6:04
Griffin the owl has many adaptations or special features that give him better sight, hearing, flight and help him to hide.
Drag and drop the grey boxes with the adaptations to place on the owl's body where these features can be found.
Hint: Select the blue 'Submit' button once you have finished.
Image supplied by Alex Heagney, Taronga Zoo
Challenge!
Look at the picture you drew of your favourite animal.
Add in some features that could make it a superhero.
Write a short story about what your animal can do with their superpowers.
Well done completing today's learning activities!
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