Day 5

It's your last day using the Wombat pack!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 5 video

Duration: 1:00

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a ball

a bucket or a basket

11 x 13 grid

(PDF 33KB) or grid paper

1cm grid paper
(PDF file, 90 KB)

English

Reading and viewing – Reading personification

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Read or listen to the poem 'Storm' by Janeen Brian.

Storm

Duration: 1:10

View the poem 'Storm' audio and transcript

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Select 1 or 2 examples of personification in the poem.
Explain the meaning of each example of personification.
Highlight the nouns in one colour and highlight the human characteristics in another colour.

Personification in 'Storm'
Duration: 3:12

Responding to texts – Reading personification

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Choose an object to give human characteristics to.
Draw a picture of your object.
Brainstorm or make a mindmap of human characteristics for your object.

Personification in a short story
Duration: 4:22

Creating a text – Write a short story

You will need:

pencils or a recording device

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and complete the activity.

Write a short story featuring your object and using personification.

Write a short story
Duration: 0:24

Care and connect

Trick shots

You will need:

a ball

a basket or bucket

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Trick shots
Duration: 3:41

Mathematics

Area – Fewest squares

You will need:

different coloured pencils

11 x 13 grid (PDF 33KB) or grid paper

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Hint! If you can't access the grid template, you can create your own using grid paper.

Fewest squares

Duration: 1:37

From youcubed

Draw an 11 x 13 grid on paper or use the template provided.
What is the fewest number of squares you can draw inside your 11 x 13 grid?
Make sure you don't have any overlapping squares or leave any blank spaces.

Example of an 11 x 13 grid

A grid comprising of 13 columns and 11 rows. Squares of different sizes have been coloured in.

Area – Square letter names

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

1cm grid paper (PDF file, 90 KB)

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Square letter names – part 1
Duration: 2:09

Use 1cm grid paper to design your name plate.

Hint! As a challenge, you might also like to include your surname.

Consider the following questions:
- How could I design a letter so that I could work out its area?
- Would the area of the letter be accurate if I used curved edges?
- How can I avoid curves on some letters?
- What does the area of a letter mean?

Example name plate

The name Lucy, drawn in block letters on grid paper.

Using grid paper to find the area

image showing grid lines with one square outlined. Sqaure is marked with 1cm on each side. Text explains that this calculates as 1cm squared.

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Square letter names – part 2
Duration: 2:08

A factory makes coloured metal name plates. They charge $5.00 per cm² of colour.

Calculate the number of square centimetres you used for each letter on your name plate. Write the amount below each letter.
Colour the letters on your name plate lightly with pencils.
Calculate the total cost of your name plate.

Hint! Remember, it costs $5.00 per cm² of colour.

Example – calculating name plate area

Area of name 'Lucy' calculated in square cm. E.g. the capital L is 6 cm down and 2 more across = 8cm squared.

Challenge!

Find the total area of the numerals in a telephone number by drawing the numbers on 1cm grid paper.
Use the patterns from calculator numbers to draw them.