Day 5

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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 device for recording audio

12 cubes (e.g. blocks)

a ruler

scissors

sticky tape

grid paper

(PDF file, 1.6 mb)

isometric dot paper

(PDF file, 77 KB)

English

Speaking – Sharing knowledge

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

a device for recording audio

Listening activity
Speaking activity
Writing activity

Listen to the instructions.


  • Think of a topic you know a lot about. For example dogs, swimming, planets, a TV show or a game.

  • Record your informal speech.

Hint: When you are presenting think about your volume, pace (speed), and expression.

  • Listen and review parts you could improve.

Sharing knowledge
Duration: 0:32

Sharing knowledge instructions (1).mp3

Reading and viewing Three word summary

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Listening activity
Speaking activity

Watch this video or listen to the story of 'The Dog Without a Name'.

The Dog Without a Name
Duration: 9:32

Watch video
Writing activity

Watch the video and complete the activity.


  • Summarise the key message from the story using only 3 words.

Three word summary
Duration: 1:45

Writing and representing – Creating a character

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Writing activity

Watch the video and complete the activity.


  • Draw and label the new character.

  • Write a paragraph describing this character. Think about how the character looks, acts and thinks.

Hint! Remember to include adjectives in your paragraph.

Creating a character
Duration: 3:54

Care and connect

Melting snowman

Watch video
Hands-on activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Melting snowman
Duration: 1:20

Mathematics

3D objectsBoxes

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

12 cubes (e.g. blocks)

a ruler

scissors

sticky tape

grid paper (PDF file, 88 KB)

isometric dot paper (PDF file, 77 KB)

Watch video

Watch the video and join in the activity.


Boxes – part 1

Duration: 3:26

(Adapted from NZ Maths – Sugar Boxes)

Hands-on activity
Writing activity
  • How many different sized boxes can be made with exactly 12 blocks?


  • Have you made any boxes that are the same, even though they look different when turned or rotated? Check the boxes you have made.

Watch video

Watch the video and join in the activity.


Boxes – part 2

Duration: 1:18

(Adapted from NZ Maths – Sugar Boxes)

Writing activity

Choose your favourite box and draw the:

  • top view

  • side view

  • front view.

A picture displaying an example of the top view of the blocks coloured in on grid paper.
Watch video

Watch the video and join in the activity.


Boxes – part 3

Duration: 2:34

(Adapted from NZ Maths – Sugar Boxes)

Writing activity
Hands-on activity
  • Draw and make the net of your favourite box.


Hint! There are some examples below.

A picture displaying an example of the net of a box made from paper.
Watch video

Example net 1

A picture displaying an example of the net of a box traced out on paper.

Example net 2

A picture displaying an example of the net of a box cut out from grid paper.
Watch video

Watch the video and join in the activity.


Boxes – part 4

Duration: 3:09

(Adapted from NZ Maths – Sugar Boxes)

Writing activity
  • Draw one of your boxes on isometric paper.

A picture displaying an example of the box traced out on isometric paper in the background with the reference box in the foreground.
Writing activity
Hands-on activity

Draw and make a 3D object using 18 blocks.

  • How many different arrangements of 18 blocks can be made?

  • How will you know when you have made them all?

3D objects – Brushloads

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Writing activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.


Brushloads
Duration: 3:31

  • Find ways of arranging 5 cubes so that you need as few brushloads as possible.

  • Find ways of arranging 5 cubes so that you need as many brushloads as possible.

Brain break

Shape search

Watch video
Hands-on activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.

Shape search
Duration: 1:08

Let's keep learning!

Education Live Robot bird poetry

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video

Today we are joined by Matt Roden from the Story Factory for a fun poetry activity.


Watch the video and join in.

Education Live – Robot bird poetry
Duration: 20:13

Environmental Education Haiku poems about observations

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

Watch video
Writing activity

Watch the video and join in the activity.


  • Observe features in different places and turn these into haiku poems.

Haiku poems about observations

Duration: 5:07

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