Numeracy - Y3&4
Get out of my house!
What am I learning?
Addition and subtraction
How can I make sure I am successful?
Add and subtract correctly
Activity description/steps:
Watch the video ‘get out of my house’
Follow instructions in the video
Draw up the board on to a piece of paper
Find 7 items to use on your board
Have a go at using addition first and then subtraction
If you do not have a pack of cards, use the online cards link
Extras for early finishers
Play the Addition and Subtraction online games
Resources:
Pencil, paper, pack of playing cards and items
Youtube/Drive/PDF links:
Numeracy - Y5&6
$100 Word Challenge
What am I learning?
*to add multiple values together
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I know each letter has its own value
*I can show how I have added the value of each letter together
*I show my work.
Activity description/steps:
Using the image above, take a look at the value of each letter. ‘A’ has the lowest value of $1 while ‘Z’ has the highest of $26.
Explore the values of some words of your choice.
What is the highest value word you can think of?
What is the value of your first names? What about full names?
Submit your smallest but most expensive word to Mr Cherrington, winner receives a prize!
Share you work with your teacher.
Literacy - Y3&4
I Spy-JJ50 L2 Feb 2015.pdfI SPY
What am I learning?
Reading and comprehension
How can I make sure I am successful?
I can understand the text
I can answer the questions
Activity description/steps:
Where does the story take place?
Who are the characters in this story?
What does stone eat?
What is Pebble’s nickname?
Why was Pebble bored?
Why do you think Pebble was scared of the spaceship?
Pebble named the strange thing growing out of the ground a toffle. What was the actual name of it?
What was the problem that happened in the story?
How was the problem solved in the end?
Extras for early finishers
I spy worksheet game
Literacy - Y5&6
The Big Dig-SJ L3 Sept 2014.pdfThe Big Dig
What am I learning?
*to answer questions using full sentences.
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I answer questions using full sentences.
*I can use the question in my answer.
*I write the question AND the answer.
Activity description/steps:
Read the text
Write down the questions.
Answer questions using full sentences, write them down too.
Share with your teacher.
Questions:
Why did everyone want the road cleared quickly?
How is the main highway better than the detour?
What was meant by “so much activity” that spotters were needed?
What problems resulted from the torrential rain in October?
What actions were taken to solve these problems?
How were local communities affected?
What did it mean for the workers at the slip site?
How were other groups of people affected?
Extras for early finishers
Write 4 questions you have after reading the text.
Music - Y3&4
Whats the beat!
What am I learning?
Explore and express sounds
How can I make sure I am successful?
Use music notes to create a beat
Activity description/steps:
- Watch the video and listen carefully. You may need to watch the video more than once to complete the activity
- Use the metronome to help you keep your beat. You can choose your own speed...
- Use 16 musical notes from the video to create a beat
- Write the musical notes
- Record your beat and post on dojo
Extras for early finishers
Make up a musical beat using the musical notes and ask your family to try and follow your notes and figure out your beat
Resources:
Pencil and paper
Youtube/Drive/PDF links:
