Koala Pack

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Welcome to this week's Digital Learning Pack.

Hint! More information for parents and carers can be found at the bottom of this page.

Timetable of learning activities

  • Start with Day 1, regardless of what day of the week it actually is.

  • The following day, select Day 2. Continue to work through the days, as required.

  • Students should make sure they take water, food and bathroom breaks, as required.

Day 1

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Word study – All about words!

  • Reading – Describing a character

  • Writing – Creating characters


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Take 5 breathing


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – Tally up: sports day

  • Number – Birthday trickery


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Leaf rubbing


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

PDHPE

  • Being active and staying safe

  • Skipping

Day 2

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking and listening – News stories

  • Responding – Questions for Jack

  • Reading – Inference


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Body warm up


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – Shoes, shoes, shoes!

  • Number – reSolve: Letterbox numbers


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Tree stretches


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Science and Technology

  • Show me your stripes

Day 3

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking and listening – Describing places

  • Reading – Making connections

  • Reading – Actions and emotions


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Looking at leaves


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – Scrabble stats

  • Number – It's time to get magical


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • What can you feel?


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Creative Arts

  • Music says it all

Day 4

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking and listening – Interesting stories

  • Writing – Writing a letter

  • Writing – Biographies


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Sitting meditation


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • 3D objects – Origami cube

  • 3D objects – Net exploration


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Roll the dice


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Taronga Zoo Education

  • Interview with a koala

Day 5

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking – Sharing knowledge

  • Responding – Three word summary

  • Writing – Creating a character


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Melting snowman


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • 3D objects – Boxes

  • 3D objects – Brushloads


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Shape search


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Education Live

  • Robot bird poetry


Environmental Education

  • Haiku poems about observations

Information for parents and carers

Each day, students will complete activities from each of the following areas:

  • English – approximately 45-60 minutes each day

  • Care and Connect – approximately 5-10 minutes each day

  • Mathematics – approximately 30-45 minutes each day

  • Brain break – approximately 5-10 minutes each day

  • Let's keep learning! – approximately 30-60 minutes each day.


If the teacher is available, they will reach out to students via Teams or Zoom.


Students should make sure they take water, food and bathroom breaks, as required.

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