Day 5

It's your last day using the Tasmanian Devil pack!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 5 video

Duration: 0:58

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils and coloured markers

a workbook or paper

Tangram

a tangram (or paper and scissors to make one)

a ruler

English

Vocabulary – Synonyms and antonyms

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch video and join in the activity.


  • Complete the synonym and antonym table in your workbook.

  • Add more words to the table and write down the synonyms and antonyms.

Synonyms and antonyms

Duration: 3:29

Reading – Curious questioners

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Watch the video.


Complete the activities with the teacher in the video.


  • Using your own image, complete a see, think, wonder Y chart.

Curious questioners
Duration: 8:24

Writing – 'Waiting' poem

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Listening activity
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Listen to the poem 'Waiting' by Val Nuebecker.


If you were riding the wave:

  • what you would hear?

  • what you would see?

  • what you would feel?

Waiting by Val Nuebecker
Duration: 1:33

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Watch the video and join in the activity.


Write a poem using the frame:

  • I heard

  • I saw

  • I smelt

  • I felt

  • I wondered.

Waiting poem
Duration: 3:07

Care and connect

Stretching out

Listening activity
Hands-on activity

Listen to the audio clip and join in the activity.

Stretching out
Duration: 0:27

Green Street 3.m4a

Mathematics

Geometry – Exploring trapeziums

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Hands-on activity

Watch the video and join in.

What is a trapezium?
Duration: 1:36

Watch video
Hands-on activity

How many trapeziums can you make using the geoboard?


Hint! Select a coloured circle and drag them onto the board to make shapes.

You can also make the geoboard square by selecting the icon on the top right.

Geometry Tangrams trapezium challenge

You will need:

coloured pencils

a workbook or paper

tangram pieces

Watch video
Hands-on activity
Writing activity

Watch the video and join in the first activity.

Tangrams trapezium challenge – Part 1
Duration: 0:32

Watch video
Hands-on activity
Writing activity

Watch the video and complete the challenge!


Use your tangram pieces to make as many different trapeziums as you can.

Tangrams trapezium challenge – Part 2
Duration: 5:12

Watch video
Hands-on activity
Writing activity

Watch the next video.

Tangrams trapezium challenge – Part 3
Duration: 4:08

Challenge!

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Make a trapezium using:

  • 1 tangram piece

  • 2 tangram pieces

  • 5 tangram pieces

  • 7 tangram pieces.

Record your thinking.

Brain break

Measuring adventure

You will need:

a ruler

Watch video
Hands-on activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Measuring adventure
Duration: 1:06

Let's keep learning!

Education Live – Mr Young's Friday Disco

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Hands-on activity

Today we are joined by Mr Young from Woy Woy South Public School.


Mr Young has organised an awesome virtual school disco – watch the video and join in!

Education Live – Mr Young's Friday Disco
Duration: 14:59

Virtual excursion – The Royal Australian Mint

We are visiting the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, ACT!

Watch video

The Mint is where all Australian coins are made.

Image of Australian coins. Lined up left to right are a 5, 10, 20, and 50 cent piece, and a 1 and 2 dollar coin

Solving the coin shortage
Duration: 2:37

Making our own
Duration: 3:18

Well done completing this week's learning activities!

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