Cockatoo Pack

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Welcome to this week's Digital Learning Pack.

Hint! More information for parents and carers can be found at the bottom of this page.

Timetable of learning activities

  • Start with Day 1, regardless of what day of the week it actually is.

  • The following day, select Day 2. Continue to work through the days, as required.

  • Students should make sure they take water, food and bathroom breaks, as required.

Day 1

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Reading – Historical voices

  • Reading – Predictions

  • Writing – Planning a letter


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Square breathing


  • Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – Heads or tails?

  • Number – Pig dice game


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Ball bounce


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

History

  • Australian gold rush

Day 2

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking and listening – Stories are all around us!

  • Reading – Inferring

  • Writing – A letter to Uncle Fred's family


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Five senses


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Probability – Experiment

  • Number – Shoes, shoes, shoes!


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Body percussion


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

STEM

  • Ball launcher challenge

Day 3

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking and listening – Draft interview questions

  • Writing – Letter to Uncle Fred

  • Word study focus – suffixes -ist and -er


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Keepy uppy


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Statistics – Data toss


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Counting steps


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)
Music

  • Firework in Auslan

Day 4

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Speaking and listening – Interview time!

  • Reading – Vocabulary four square

  • Writing – Adjectives


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Mindful posing


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Angles – What's your angle?

  • Angles – How many right angles?


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Windows


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Taronga Zoo Education

  • Glider crossing

Day 5

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Listening and viewing – Listen up!

  • Reading – Imagery used

  • Writing – Descriptive paragraph


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • How to do a magic trick!


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Angles – Six internal right angles

  • Area – Paper folding challenge


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Alphabet hunt


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Education Live

  • Learn hip hop tutting


Environmental Education

  • Virtual excursion – The Royal Australian Mint

Information for parents and carers

Each day, students will complete activities from each of the following areas:

  • English – approximately 45-60 minutes each day

  • Care and Connect – approximately 5-10 minutes each day

  • Mathematics – approximately 30-45 minutes each day

  • Brain break – approximately 5-10 minutes each day

  • Let's keep learning! – approximately 30-60 minutes each day.


If the teacher is available, they will reach out to students via Teams or Zoom.


Students should make sure they take water, food and bathroom breaks, as required.

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