Day 2
Welcome to Day 2!
Watch the video to help you get started.
Day 2 video
Duration: 1:01
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
a small mirror
coded hundred square activity
(PDF file, 101 KB)
9 small twigs or pencils
English
Listening and writing – Listening to Mem Fox (part 2)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and complete the activities.
Record three things you have learnt about Mem Fox. This could be about her childhood or books she has written.
Using your new knowledge, prepare a short presentation about Mem Fox.
Mem Fox interview – part 2
Duration: 10:46
Reading and viewing – Visualise the poem
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Read the poem 'When' from The School Magazine.
When reading, think about your:
expression
pitch
pauses.
'When' by Kristin Martin – The School Magazine
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Visualise what each verse 'looks like'. What does light peeping through blinds and dancing on the bed look like?
Draw the image you have of each verse.
Visualise the poem
Duration: 3:20
Reading and viewing – Personification in poetry (part 2)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Match the human characteristics with the correct noun.
Create a visual for several of the match ups.
Personification in poetry (part 2)
Duration: 6:00
Care and connect
Mirror mirror
You will need:
a small mirror that you can carry
Listen to the audio and join in the activity.
Mirror mirror
Duration: 1:01
WeekG E1 S1 S2 S3 Friday Care and Connect Mirror Mirror audio.m4aMathematics
Number – Coded hundred square
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video to learn about the activity.
Coded hundred square
Duration: 4:09
This hundred square is written in code. It starts with 1 and ends with 100.
How did you crack the code?
What is another way to build it up?
How many different ways are there to crack the code?
Challenge!
Create your own coded hundred square puzzle. Share it with friends to see if they can break your code!
Number – Full Proof: Mathematical shapes
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Image 1: Circles (10 Coins)
Image 2: Circles (19 counters)
Image 3: Circles (12 rings)
Think about what the 'next size up' of each shape means.
How many coins, counters, and rings would you need to make the next size up for each?
Hint! The shape must stay the same.
The shapes are a triangle, a hexagon, and a rectangle.
What other shapes could you make by putting circles together?
How many would you use?
How many would you need for the next size up of each of your designs?
Watch the video.
Full Proof – mathematical shapes
Duration: 12:55
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Charlie created a symmetrical pattern by shading in four squares on a 3 by 3 square grid.
Draw your own 3 by 3 grid (or use graph paper).
Use the grid to make symmetrical patterns.
Explain how you know that your patterns are symmetrical.
Charlie's symmetrical pattern
Example of a 3 by 3 grid
Challenge!
How many different patterns can you make if you are only allowed to shade in 1, 2, 3 or 4 cells?
Make patterns using more than one colour.
Brain break
Stick wars
You will need:
9 small twigs or pencils
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Stick wars
Duration: 1:38
Let's keep learning!
Science and Technology – Investigating food
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video to learn about the first activity.
Investigating food
Duration: 1:03
Watch the video 'A year on a farm'.
A year on a farm
Duration: 3:55
What is the main idea of this video?
Write some key words in your workbook.
Write down 4 ideas that support the main idea.
Example of how you could set out your work
Challenge!
Your challenge is to design a healthy dessert.
The key ingredients for the dessert must be apples and a plant-based food item, such as flour.
Design the dessert to suit the personal tastes and allergies of family members.
You may like to try making the dessert with the help of an adult family member!
Designing a healthy dessert
Duration: 1:53
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