Day 2
Welcome to Day 2!
Watch the video to help you get started.
Day 2 video
Duration: 1:01
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
a small mirror
toothpicks, straws or paper strips
9 small twigs or pencils
English
Listening and writing – Listening to Mem Fox (part 2)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and complete the activities.
Record three things you have learnt about Mem Fox. This could be about her childhood or books she has written.
Using your new knowledge, prepare a short presentation about Mem Fox.
Mem Fox interview – part 2
Duration: 10:46
Reading and viewing – Visualise the poem
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Read the poem 'When' from The School Magazine.
When reading, think about your:
expression
pitch
pauses.
'When' by Kristin Martin – The School Magazine
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Visualise what each verse 'looks like'. What does light peeping through blinds and dancing on the bed look like?
Draw the image you have of each verse.
Visualise the poem
Duration: 3:20
Reading and viewing – Personification in poetry (part 2)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Match the human characteristics with the correct noun.
Create a visual for several of the match ups.
Personification in poetry (part 2)
Duration: 6:00
Care and connect
Mirror mirror
You will need:
a small mirror that you can carry
Listen to the audio and join in the activity.
Mirror mirror
Duration: 1:01
WeekG E1 S1 S2 S3 Friday Care and Connect Mirror Mirror audio.m4aMathematics
Number – Raindrops
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
What do you notice when you see this image?
Where do you see the extra cubes adding each time?
There are many ways to answer this question as people see the cases in lots of different ways.
How do others see them?
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Raindrops
Duration: 3:26
Mathematicians often like to draw diagrams and use tables to help them identify patterns.
What will the fourth case look like? Draw it in your workbook.
Use these strategies to work out what the 10th case would look like.
Number – Max's toothpick problem
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
toothpicks, straws or paper strips
Watch the video to learn about the activity.
Max's toothpick problem
Duration: 12:15
Adapted from Professor Dianne Siemon
Without counting, work out how many toothpicks are needed to make 10 squares.
Do each of these strategies work?
Explain each person's thinking.
Use each strategy we explored today to work out how many toothpicks are needed to make 23 squares.
Brain break
Stick wars
You will need:
9 small twigs or pencils
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Stick wars
Duration: 1:38
Let's keep learning!
Science and Technology – Investigating food
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video to learn about the first activity.
Investigating food
Duration: 1:03
Watch the video 'A year on a farm'.
A year on a farm
Duration: 3:55
What is the main idea of this video?
Write some key words in your workbook.
Write down 4 ideas that support the main idea.
Example of how you could set out your work
Challenge!
Your challenge is to design a healthy dessert.
The key ingredients for the dessert must be apples and a plant-based food item, such as flour.
Design the dessert to suit the personal tastes and allergies of family members.
You may like to try making the dessert with the help of an adult family member!
Designing a healthy dessert
Duration: 1:53
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