Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4!

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Day 4 video

Duration: 0:51

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a calendar

paper

a bottle cap

2 coins

English

Speaking – The day in the life of a pet

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Pretend you are a pet animal (e.g. dog, cat, mouse, fish).
Think about what that animal would do each day.
Think about what it:
- feels
- smells
- sees
- hears
- tastes.

The day in the life of a pet

Duration: 1:53

Writing, reading and viewing – Adjectives and similes

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Read the first section of the story 'Waiting' by Jack Gabolinscy from The School Magazine.

Hint! Read up to where the stars break up the passages.

'Waiting' by Jack Gabolinscy – The School Magazine

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Create a copy of the table that is shown in the video.
Copy the example responses in the video into your table.
Identify 3 more examples of nouns in the text where adjectives have been included to describe those nouns.
Identify and record 3 similes in the text.

Adjectives and similes

Duration: 4:06

Writing – Character crystal ball

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activities.

Brainstorm what you already know about the 'boy' character.
Make predictions about what you think will happen to the boy in the future. Think about what he might be doing in:
- 6 months
- 2 years
- 5 years
- 10 years
- 30 years.
Present your predictions as a timeline.

Character crystal ball

Duration: 3:26

Care and connect

Connect with a pet

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Connect with a pet

Duration: 2:16

Mathematics

Investigating time and patterns – Calendars

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a calendar

Use a calendar to investigate what months of 2021 start on the same day as each other.

Without looking at a 2022 calendar, what months next year start on the same day?

Investigate this pattern for 2020 and 2022. What do you notice?

Hint! If you don't have access to a calendar, you can use the NSW Education calendars.

2022 Calendar

Calendar_2022_A4.pdf

Activity adapted from Sullivan and Lilburn, 2017

2020 Calendar

Week M - S2 - Maths - Monday - 2020-calendar.pdf

2021 Calendar

Week M - S2 - Maths - Calendar_2021_A4.pdf

Investigating time and patterns – MathXplosion: Pick a block of dates, any block

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a calendar

Copy and complete the patterns.

What are some different ways you could complete this pattern?

___ 5 ___ ___ 20 ___

Have a look at these growing and shrinking patterns. Can you work out what the pattern is?

3 6 9 12 15 ___ ___ ___

2 4 8 16 32 ___ ___ ___

1600 800 400 200 100 ___ ___ ___

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MathXplosion: Series 1 Pick a block of dates, any block
Duration: 3:30

MathXplosion: Series 1 Pick A Block Of Dates, Any BlockA trick you can do by calculating the sum of a 3 by 3 block of dates on a calendar without using a calculator.

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Choose a 3 by 3 square of dates from anywhere on the calendar.
Add the numbers in the four corners.
Try a few examples.
Record what you notice and why you think this happens.
Now try adding the numbers in each row, column and diagonal that passes through the centre number.
Record what you notice and explain your results.