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Welcome to Day 2!
Welcome to Day 2!
Watch the video to help you get started.
Day 2 video
Duration: 0:50
To complete today's activities, you will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
4x4 grid paper (PDF, 58KB)
playing cards
something to balance (e.g. pebbles, a pack of cards)
natural materials (e.g. sticks, rocks, branches)
recyclable materials (e.g. cardboard, egg cartons, boxes)
scissors
sticky tape
English
English
Listening – ABC Kids News
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Listen to the 5 stories from ABC Kids News.
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Find 1 interesting fact about each of the 5 stories.
Record your interesting facts.
5 interesting facts
Duration: 2:17
Reading and viewing – Mr Erasmus Does the Tango
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Listen to the story 'Mr Erasmus does the tango'.
As you listen, think about the language the author has used to create a detailed picture in your mind of the characters and events.
Mr Erasmus Does the Tango
Duration: 11:21
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Record the adjectives, verbs and adverbs that have been used to create the ‘imagery’ in your mind.
Mr Erasmus does the tango
Duration: 4:20
Reading and viewing – Identifying and analysing similes in texts
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activities.
Hint! You can do the activities in your workbook if you don't have the activity sheets.
Identifying and analysing similes in texts
Duration: 9:17
Care and connect
Care and connect
Crossing the midline
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Crossing the midline
Duration: 1:54
Mathematics
Mathematics
Number – Let's investigate
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Let's investigate
Duration: 3:58
How could you use this strategy to solve 73 - 29? Record your thinking.
Number – Squares bingo
You will need:
two different coloured pencils or textas
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Hint! The instructions are also below if you need them.
Squares bingo
Duration: 6:44
From Bay-WIlliams and Kling, 2019
Squares bingo instructions (select arrow)
Place the square products randomly inside the grid, making sure each square product is used at least once and there are no empty spaces.
The player who gets four in a row (horizontally, diagonally or vertically) is the winner. If there are two of the same square products on your bingo card you are only allowed to cover up one for each card that you flip.
Player 1 flips one card and determines its square product. Using your marker, highlight or colour in the square product on the bingo board.
Player 2 has their turn, flipping over their card and selecting their square product on the bingo board.
If a player selects a card and the square product has already been taken they miss a turn.
Remember to think about your strategy, you can block the other player from completing their row.
Continue to play until one player has marked off four square products in a row. BINGO!
Example of how to draw up your bingo grid
Example of a winning bingo grid
Brain break
Brain break
Balancing objects
You will need:
something to balance (e.g. pebbles, a pack of cards)
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Important! Make sure you don't use anything that can break and be careful of the space around you.
Balancing objects
Duration: 1:16
Let's keep learning!
Let's keep learning!
STEM – Design a community space
Today's STEM challenge is to design an awesome space, a new type of building or completely reimagine something that already exists!
Note: There are two activity options to choose from:
Option 1: For students who already have access to Minecraft Education Edition.
Option 2: For students who do not have access to Minecraft Education Edition.
Option 1: Design a community space in Minecraft
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Hint! See the drop down below for more information about how to access Minecraft Education Edition.
Download the instructions for this task:
Design a community space using Minecraft challenge task card
(Word doc, 845 KB)Design Thinking for STEM
(Word doc, 99 KB)
Design a community space – Minecraft challenge
Duration: 8:05
Information about Minecraft Education Edition
NSW Public Schools have access to M:EE. This edition of Minecraft is specifically designed for students.
You must get your teacher to sign you up before accessing M:EE.
Once your teacher has signed you up, you can log in with your @education.nsw.gov.au email address.
Download M:EE - Windows 10, iPadOS or Mac.
You can learn more about M:EE on the website.
Your task:
Think about community spaces and what makes a good community space.
Hint! Select the drop down below for more information about community spaces.
Choose an existing community space to improve or create a new community space.
Create your community space using Minecraft Education Edition.
Capture your creation in a screen shot or on video.
Hint! Check out the images and T4L Kids magazine below to help you get started.
Examples of what you might choose to include in your community space
Examples of what you might choose to include in your community space
Community spaces
Community spaces
A community space is somewhere for people to gather and do things together. It could be a wide range of indoor and outdoor places, such as:
parks
schools
art galleries
sports fields
shopping centres
playgrounds.
Community spaces are for everybody to share and use.
Option 2: Design a community space (unplugged)
You will need:
pencils
a workbook or paper
natural materials (e.g. sticks, rocks, branches)
recyclable materials (e.g. cardboard, egg cartons, boxes)
sticky tape
scissors
Watch the video and join in the activity.
Download the instructions for this task:
Design a community space (unplugged) challenge task card
(Word doc, 3.8 MB)Design Thinking for STEM
(Word doc, 99 KB)
Design a community space – unplugged challenge
Duration: 3:27
Your task:
Think about community spaces and what makes a good community space.
Hint! Select the drop down below for more information about community spaces.
Choose an existing community space to improve or create a new community space.
Make detailed drawings of your community space.
Build a model of your community space.
Hint! There are some pictures below to help you.
Capture your creation in a drawing, screen shot or on video.
Example of a community space design
Example of a community space design
"My dream playground, with better lighting" by skyfaller is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Community spaces
Community spaces
A community space is somewhere for people to gather and do things together. It could be a wide range of indoor and outdoor places, such as:
parks
schools
art galleries
sports fields
shopping centres
playgrounds.
Community spaces are for everybody to share and use.
Using the Design thinking process is a way of solving this challenge.
The Design thinking process
Drawing of a community treehouse playground
Drawing of a community treehouse playground
Model of a community treehouse playground
Model of a community treehouse playground
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