Day 3

Let's get started with Day 3!

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Day 3 video

Duration: 0:53

To complete today's activities, you will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

grid paper (PDF file, 90KB)

chalk or items from the garden (e.g. leaves, sticks, bark)

a sock puppet

English

Speaking – Describe using alliteration and similes

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

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  • Describe the images in the video using alliteration (words with the same initial sound).

Hint! An example could be: cool, colourful and cute.

  • Create an alliteration and a simile for each image.

Describe using alliteration and similes

Duration: 4:20

Writing – Let's personify the morning!

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

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  • Think about what wakes you up in the morning.

    • Is it a certain noise?

    • Is it a smell?

    • Is it a person's actions?

Let's personify the morning!

Duration: 11:29

Word study – Etymology

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Listening activity
Writing activity

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Word study – Etymology

Duration: 11:19

Care and connect

Mindful listening

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Mindful listening
Duration: 0:34

Mathematics

Number – Staircase patterns

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

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Writing activity

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Numberblocks – Step Squad
Duration: 4:42

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Writing activity

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Staircase patterns:

  • Investigate what happens when you add any two consecutive triangular numbers.

  • Will their sum always form a square number?

  • Record your thinking.

Staircase patterns

Duration: 6:01

Position investigation

You will need:

pencils

a workbook or paper

grid paper
(PDF file, 90KB)

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Look at the example of the grid-reference map.

Grid reference map – example

A graphic showing the top view of a town divided by grid lines. The horizontal axis is labelled A through to I, and the vertical axis 1 through to 7. The coordinates of E6 show a house highlighted on the grid
Hands-on activity
Writing activity

There is a new student in your class who is also new to the local area.

Your task:

  • Create a simple grid map to help them locate helpful locations within the school.

  • Include important locations (e.g. classrooms, the office, canteen, library, hall).

  • Ensure your map uses a grid-reference (e.g. letters and numbers along the axes).

  • Ensure your map includes a compass rose.

A compass rose

A compass rose
Writing activity

Once you have completed your map:

  • Provide some helpful information with your map to describe the position of different locations.

For example: The office is at B3 and it is north of the front gate.

  • Include the four directions north-east, south-east, south-west and north-west to make your descriptions more precise.


Brain break

Sensory path

You will need:

chalk or items from the garden (e.g. leaves, sticks, bark)

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Hands-on activity

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Sensory path
Duration: 1:39

Let's keep learning!

Creative Arts – Trading places (part 2)

You will need:

a sock puppet

Hint! You might remember making a sock puppet when you completed the Quokka pack. If you don't already have one, go to Quokka Wednesday's Creative arts lesson for instructions to help you make one.

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Trading places – part 2

Duration: 7:14

Trading places – music

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Speaking activity
Hands-on activity

Watch the video and join in with the song.


  • Sing along and follow the musical score.

  • March to the beat as you sing.

  • Clap the rhythm of the words during the chorus.

  • What 3 words would you use to describe the song?

Bob the Farmer's Dog song
Duration: 4:25

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Listening activity

Look at the pictures of the instruments.

Can you can hear them in the song?

Fiddle

Banjo

Concertina

Tin whistle

Lagerphone

Trading places – dance

Listening activity
Singing activity

  • Listen to the song again and say the word ‘limping’ over and over.


Hint! This is called ‘compound time’ and it fits into the bouncy feel of bush dance.

Bob the Farmer's Dog
Duration: 4:25

Bob the Farmer's Dog - song.mp3
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Hands-on activity
Speaking activity

  • Watch and follow along with the video to learn the ‘Circassian circle’ bush dance.

  • Have a go at performing the 'Circassian circle' dance to the song ‘Bob the Farmer’s Dog’.


Hint! You don’t need to have a partner as you can do both moves to A and B, as well as travel on your own.

Bob the Farmer's Dog dance
Duration: 4:21

Challenge!

Listening activity

  • Learn more about the different instruments used in 'Bob the Farmer's Dog'.

  • Listen to each instrument play part of the song.

Fiddle audio sample
Duration: 0:19

fiddle.mp3

Banjo audio sample
Duration: 0:17

banjo.mp3

Concertina audio sample
Duration: 0:19

concertina.mp3

Tin whistle audio sample
Duration: 0:20

tin whistle.mp3

Lagerphone audio sample
Duration: 0:19

lagerphone.mp3

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