Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4!

Watch the video to help you get started.

Day 4 video

Duration: 0:51

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a measuring tool (e.g. a ruler or measuring tape)

an object to indicate your height (e.g. a spoon, stick or rope)

English

Vocabulary – Key words

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activities.

View the two images of drought and rain in the video.

For each image, brainstorm 10 words that relate to that image.

Narrow the 10 key words down to just 5 key words.

Select the one key word that best summarises each image.

Key words

Duration: 4:35

Reading and viewing – Adjectives, alliteration and onomatopoeia

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Read 'The Rain Frog's Song' by Wendy McKay-Taylor from The School Magazine.

'The Rain Frog's Song' by Wendy McKay-Taylor – The School Magazine

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Identify 10 adjectives from the text.
Identify 3 examples of onomatopoeia from the text.
Identify 2 examples of alliteration from the text.
Why has the author used adjectives, alliteration and onomatopoeia?
What would the story be like if it did not have adjectives, alliteration and onomatopoeia?

Adjectives, alliteration and onomatopoeia

Duration: 4:32

Writing – Last paragraph

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

The story ends with Maggie and her mother embracing. Imagine there is another paragraph to the text.

Write the last paragraph about the rain.

What does the pond, garden, chimney and grass now look like?

Hint! Use the senses to describe these nouns.

Last paragraph

Duration: 1:46

Care and connect

Clever colours

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Clever colours
Duration: 1:00

Mathematics

Length – Jump! What if? (part 1)

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

measuring instruments (a ruler, measuring tape, handspan, mug or a teaspoon)

a measuring tool (e.g. a ruler, measuring tape or mug)

an object to indicate your height (a stick, spoon or rope)

an object to indicate your height (e.g. a spoon, stick or rope)

Watch the video and join in the activity.

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

Jump! What if? – part 1
Duration: 6:13

From ReSolve

Step 1:

Measure your height by lying on the floor with your feet against the wall and placing an object (e.g. a spoon, a stick or a rope) at the top of your head to indicate your height.

Step 2:

Measure the distance from the wall to your object using a formal unit, such as a ruler or tape measure.

Hint! If you don't have a ruler or tape measure, use an informal unit, such as a mug or teaspoon.

Step 3:

Record your height in your workbook or on a piece of paper. If you are using informal units, estimate the length of your informal unit and use this to calculate your estimated height.

Hint! Look at the picture for an example of how to record your height.

Length – Jump! What if? – part 2

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Jump! What if? – part 2

Duration: 6:26

A kangaroo can jump 4 times its height!

Using your height, how far could you jump if you were a kangaroo?

Record your thinking.

Hint! You may like to create a table like the one in the picture.

A frog can jump 20 times its height, a grasshopper can jump 30 times its height and a flea can jump 200 times its height.

Calculate the following:

How far could you jump if you were a frog?
How far could you jump if you were a grasshopper?
How far could you jump if you were a flea?

If somebody else you live with was a kangaroo, how far could they jump?
- What is the difference between your jump and the jump of someone else you live with, if you were both kangaroos?
- How did you work it out?

Example of a table to show your work

Brain break

Action switch

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Action switch
Duration: 1:43

Let's keep learning!

Taronga Zoo – Echidnas

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch the video to learn about Echidnas with a Zoo Education Officer from Taronga Zoo.

Echidnas
Duration: 10:00

Make a list of some of the adaptations that were mentioned in the video.
Write how these adaptations help to support the survival of echidnas.
Identify what some of their biggest threats are.

Write an imaginative text about echidnas. Use the information from the video, including what you know about their adaptations and their threats.
Consider the point of view you are writing from. Some example point of views include:
- You might like to tell your story as if you are an echidna.
- You might like to tell your story from the view of a hungry predator searching for a meal.
- You might like to tell your story from the view of a human who has just discovered this bizarre creature!
- You might have another creative idea!

Use the table below to help you to plan your narrative

A table comprising 3 columns and 4 rows. The headings for each column are: Act, Character and Events. The 3 cells beneath the Act heading contain 1) Introduction, 2) Complications, 3) Conclusion. The 3 cells beneath the Characters heading contain 1) Who are the characters? How are they introduced?, 2) What problems do they face? How do they develop?, 3) How do the characters attempt to resolve their situation? What, if anything, do they learn about themselves? The 3 cells beneath the Events heading contain 1) What happens? Where does it happen?, 2) What occurs to challenge the characters?, 3) What steps are taken to resolve the challenge?

Challenge!

Construct a poem from the point of view of the echidna or predatory animal.

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