Wombat Pack

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Welcome to this week's Digital Learning Pack.

Hint! More information for parents and carers can be found at the bottom of this page.

Timetable of learning activities

  • Start with Day 1, regardless of what day of the week it actually is.

  • The following day, select Day 2. Continue to work through the days, as required.

  • Students should make sure they take water, food and bathroom breaks, as required.

Day 1

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Reading – Symbol hunt and storytelling

  • Responding – Symbols and school logos

  • Representing ideas – Writing about symbols


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Core muscles


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – Imagining dots

  • Number – Go fish! Partially covered arrays


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Crawling caterpillars


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

History

  • Federation of Australia

Day 2

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Reading – Symbols and symbolism in text

  • Writing – Creating your own personal logo


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Automatic arm raise


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – reSolve bakery

  • Number – Partially covered bingo arrays


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Air guitar


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

STEM

  • Watercraft (boat) challenge

Day 3

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Reading – Using personification in texts

  • Representing ideas – Make a personification poster

  • Writing – Using personification in writing


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Let's do the cha cha cha


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Number – reSolve bakery 3

  • Number – Multiplication toss 1


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Card toss


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Art

  • Incredible illustrations

Day 4

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Language – Personification

  • Reading– Personification in narratives

  • Responding – Personification in text


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Giraffe breathing


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Investigating time – Calendars

  • Investigating time – MathXplosion: Pick a block of dates


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Camouflage hide and seek


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Taronga Zoo Education

  • Superhero animals

Day 5

English (Approx. 45-60 minutes)

  • Reading – Personification

  • Responding – Personification in a short story

  • Writing – Write a short story


Care and connect (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Trick shots


Mathematics (Approx. 30-45 mins)

  • Time – Reaction time test

  • Time – Create a playlist


Brain Break (Approx. 5-10 minutes)

  • Shadow animals


Let's keep learning! (Approx. 30-60 mins)

Education Live

  • Virtual tour of an Airbus A330


Environmental Education

  • Virtual excursion – 360 Aboriginal Storytelling: Blue Mountains National Park

Information for parents and carers

Each day, students will complete activities from each of the following areas:

  • English – approximately 45-60 minutes each day

  • Care and Connect – approximately 5-10 minutes each day

  • Mathematics – approximately 30-45 minutes each day

  • Brain break – approximately 5-10 minutes each day

  • Let's keep learning! – approximately 30-60 minutes each day.


If the teacher is available, they will reach out to students via Teams or Zoom.


Students should make sure they take water, food and bathroom breaks, as required.

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