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Day 5 video
Duration: 1:00
To complete today's activities, you will need:
English
English
Listening – Performance poetry – Behind the News (ABC)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video 'Performance poetry' from BTN (ABC).
Performance poetry – Behind the News (ABC)
Duration: 2:57
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
What sort of challenges did Solli face when he first started writing poetry?
What type of themes does Solli write about in his poetry?
Briefly summarise how slam poetry works.
How did Solli’s poetry make you feel?
Performance poetry
Duration: 1:17
Speaking, reading and viewing – Look carefully at poetry
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Read aloud the excerpt of the poem 'Fly' by Solli Raphael.
Hint! There is a copy of the poem below. Reading poetry aloud will help you to hear the language and sound patterns within the poem.
Answer the questions about the poem.
Look carefully at poetry
Duration: 3:48
Let's take a closer look at the poem.
Writing and representing – Free verse poetry
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Brainstorm words that are associated with a cold winter's morning.
Write 2-3 sentences about a cold winter's morning, remembering to include adjectives.
Using your sentences, create a free verse poem about a winter's morning.
Create a free verse poem about a haunted house.
Free verse poetry
Duration: 5:17
Care and connect
Care and connect
Tricky scissors
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Tricky scissors
Duration: 0:50
Mathematics
Mathematics
Position – Compass points
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Look at the example of the grid-reference map.
Grid reference map – example
There is a new student in your class who is also new to the local area.
Your task:
Create a simple grid map to help them locate helpful locations within the school.
Include important locations (e.g. classrooms, the office, canteen, library, hall).
Ensure your map uses a grid-reference (e.g. letters and numbers along the axes).
Ensure your map includes a compass rose.
A compass rose
Once you have completed your map:
Provide some helpful information with your map to describe the position of different locations.
For example: The office is at B3 and it is north of the front gate.
Label the compass
Complete the matching activity below.
Look carefully at the points on the compass below and work out the directions.
Drag and drop each label to the correct point on the compass.
Select the blue 'Check' button once you have finished.
Position – Giving directions
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Using the map and your compass rose, give the carindal (e.g North, South) and intercardinal (e.g South-east) directions for the following:
C6 to C2
D3 to A6
I6 to B6
A1 to F5
F7 to E6
A4 to I4
D6 to I7
H5 to H7.
Grid reference map – example
Challenge!
A car is travelling from B1 to G7, what are the directions it would travel in?
Brain break
Brain break
One handed juggling
You will need:
2 tennis balls or rolled up socks
Watch the video and join in the activity.
One handed juggling
Duration: 1:10
Let's keep learning!
Let's keep learning!
Education Live – Get creative in the garden with Costa Georgiadis
You will need:
pencils
workbook
Today we are joined by Costa Georgiadis, who is sharing some ways we can get creative in the garden.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Education Live – activity
Duration: 2:45
Environmental Education – Holiday planning with sketch notes
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Write the word 'holidays' in the middle of the paper.
Draw a picture for each type of outdoor activity you would like to do.
Write the name of each activity.
Holiday planning with sketch notes
Duration: 1:43
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