Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Emu pack!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 1 video

Duration: 1:06

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a dictionary

paper

sticky notes

two 0-9 sided dice or set of playing cards (Ace-9)

a shoelace or piece of string

English

Listening – Words, feelings, images and ideas

You will need:

pencils or a recording device

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Think about what words or connotations (ideas or feelings) come to mind when you hear the following words:
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
- Spring.
Record these words, ideas or feelings.

Words, feelings, images and ideas!

Duration: 5:10

Reading and viewing – Unknown words

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a dictionary

Read the story 'The Rainy Season' by Sue Gibbison from The School Magazine.

'The Rainy Season' by Sue Gibbison – The School Magazine

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Identify 5 unknown words from the text (e.g. woven, turquoise, parallel, lagoon, tarmac).
Use a dictionary to:
- define each of these words
- write each word in a sentence.

Unknown words

Duration: 1:38

Writing – Favourite season

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

What is your favourite season?
Write a description of your favourite season. Include the:
- sights
- smells
- tastes
- feels
- sounds.

Favourite season

Duration: 1:49

Care and connect

Challenging your brain

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Challenging your brain

Duration: 2:25

Mathematics

Number – 2 truths. 1 lie.

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video to see what to do.

2 truths. 1 lie.

Duration: 9:20

Adapted from Marian Small

Figure out which of these statements are true and which one is the lie.

The number...

- 56 can be represented with 29 MABs
- 45 can be represented with 19 MABs
- 117 can be represented with 36 MABs.

Challenge!

Create your own '2 truths. 1 lie.' problem and challenge a friend, family member or classmate to solve it!

Number – Closest to 100

You will need:

pencils

paper

sticky note

Choose one:

two 0-9 sided dice
a set of playing cards from Ace to 9 (Kings can represent zero)
a 0-9 spinner
(PDF file, 199 KB).

Watch the video to learn how to play.

Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.

Closest to 100
Duration: 1:10

Instructions (select arrow)

Players shuffle the cards and put them in one pile. One person takes 6 cards and places them face up for everyone to see.
The goal is to use addition and subtraction to get as close to a total of 100 as possible.
Each card can only be used once. It can be used to form a 1- or 2-digit number.
Players score 0 points if they are able to reach exactly 100. Otherwise, they work out their points based on the difference between their total and 100. For example, if a team created a total of 98, they would score 2 points.
Keep a cumulative total of their difference to 100. The winner is the team to have the lowest points score at the end.