Gordon West Public School

Learning from Home Program Year 1

Gordon West Learning from Home - Stage 1, Year 1, Week 11 You may need help from a parent/carer to complete these activities. Some interactive options are available for students who have access.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Reading Eggs: Once placement test has been completed, work through the set tasks in your own time. Reading Eggs login details will be sent to parents on Monday 3 April.

Morning English Spelling Cut out your spelling list words for week 11. Lay and Say yourwords. Pack your words ina clip seal bag / containerfor the week.

Reading Choose a fictional book to read aloud with a parent/carer. Before reading the book, talk about what you think is going to happen by looking at the pictures? ● What do you think will

happen at the end ofthe story?

● What do you think isgoing to happen next inthe story based onwhat you alreadyknow?

English Spelling Lay and Say your spelling words. Make 5-10 of your spelling words using sticks, leaves and rocks outside.

* New*Introducing

Reading Eggs:

● Log into Reading Eggsusing the login detailssent from the school.

● Select “Do the Reading Test” option.

Parent note: Your child must sit this placement test on their own to determine where they will start the program and to be able to work independently at this program moving forward.

English Spelling Lay and Say your spelling words. Spell each word out loud with a robot voice.

Reading Choose a fictional book to read aloud with a parent/carer. If it’s a new book discuss what you think it is going to be about and scan the book for tricky words. ● Read it aloud.

● What is an importantplace in the story?Why?

● Have you ever feltlike the maincharacter in thestory?

English Spelling Lay and Say your spelling words. Write 5-10 of your words infancy handwriting. Sortyour bl, pl and sl wordsagain and glue them intoyour work book or a pieceof paper..

Reading Choose a fictional book. Do not read aloud yet.

● Take a picture walkthrough the book.What are somequestions you haveabout the pictures?

● Read it aloud.

Good Friday Public Holiday

Writing Use all of your persuasive skills to write a letter to your Mum or Dad telling them why it is absolutely necessary for you to have a little treat this afternoon.

Think about what the treat can be.

- Watch yourfavourite TV show

- Eat a treat food- Have some iPad

time- Read a story

together

Now think about those powerful words you could use to convince someone. e.g.I really deserve my treatbecause…I have worked extremelyhard to earn my treat ….

Good luck!

Writing Persuasive writing topic: I should be allowed to eat lollies for dinner!

For or Against Consider what are the positives and negatives for both sides of this argument.

Are lollies a healthy food? Will they keep you feeling full? Do you like the taste of lollies?

Write 3 reasons why you should be allowed to eat lollies for dinner. Then write 3 reasons why you shouldn’t be allowed to eat lollies for dinner.

Writing Select a book from your home collection and read the book out loud to a pet, sibling or teddy bear.

Once you have finished reading your book, go back and find two nouns from each page. (Remember a noun is a person, place or thing.)

Write the nouns on your page and try to think of a rhyming word for each one.

Choose your favourite 2 nouns and write them in a silly sentence. Challenge: use an adjective (describing word) to describe the nouns you choose.

e.g. The insect wore ayellow banana peel as ajacket!

The speedy cheetah raced through the supermarket to catch Arnie the Donut!

● List 3 events from thestory in the order theyhappened.

Writing Persuade your teacher that you must go to Disneyland or another theme park for a class excursion! Think of your audience - what would really convince your teacher to take you there? How would your teacher and class benefit from this excursion?

Write as many sentences to explain your reasons why you must go there.

WORD BANK: need must extremely absolutely desperately

e.g. We absolutely needto go to Disneylandbecause…

Handwriting: Complete pages 14-15 of your handwriting book. If you do not have your book, practise writing the letter ‘f’ on the handwriting lines (provided).

f f f f f F F F F F Five frogs flicking flies.

Interactive Option

Sunshine Online Home Reading Forest Phonics - mobile friendly Play Forest Phonics from ICT games

Break Break Break Break Break

Middle Mathematics Maths Mental Textbook. Unit 9, Day 1.

Number of the Day Roll 2 dice and make a 2 digit number. Use this number to complete the Number of the Day worksheet.

Data

Look around your house or backyard and tally the

Mathematics Maths Mental Textbook. Unit 9, Day 2.

Number of the Day Roll 2 dice and make a 2 digit number. Use this number and complete the Number of the Day worksheet.

Data

Roll a 6 sided dice (or use an online

Mathematics Maths Mental Textbook. Unit 9, Day 3.

Number of the Day Roll 2 dice and make a 2 digit number. Use this number and complete the Number of the Day worksheet.

Chance

Chance is how likely or unlikely an event will

Mathematics Maths Mental Textbook. Unit 9, Day 4.

Number of the Day Roll 2 dice and make a 2 digit number. Use this number and complete the Number of the Day worksheet.

Chance

Tell someone or write down 3 sentences about

objects that you find that are:

Green

Red

Blue

Yellow

Purple

Which colour is most common?

Which colour is least common?

Are there two colours that have the same number of objects?

dice/number generator)

Each time you roll a number, colour in a square on the graph (provided) until one of the numbers reaches the top.

You will make a column graph.

Which number did you roll the most?

Which number did you roll the least?

Were there any numbers that you rolled the same amount of times?

happen (occur)

We say events will happen, won’t happen or might happen.

Complete the chance sort (worksheet provided) by cutting and matching each event to a bold heading.

To challenge yourself, you could think of your own events that might happen, won’t happen or will happen.

events that will happen, 3 sentences about events that won’t happen and three sentences about events that might happen.

Underline the chance word you have used:

● will ● won’t ● might

Your sentences should sound something like this:

My teacher won’t turn into a robot.

Resources Maths Mental Book Number of the Day worksheet

Maths Mental Book Number of the Day worksheet Dice graph worksheet

Maths Mental Book Number of the Day worksheet Tally & Graph worksheet

Maths Mental Book Number of the Day worksheet Chance sort activity

Break Break Break Break Break

Afternoon Sport / Fitness Throwing and catching Have some fun with throwing and catching. If you don’t have a ball to play with, come up with an alternative like a fluffy toy. or a rolled up

Science and technology Is a cylinder a strong shape to use in a building structure? Use an A4 piece of paper and roll it into a cylinder. Tape the paper at the top

Drama Emotions Use the emotions cards provided (or your own ideas) and ask your family to come and join you. Pick a card and tell your family a

PD/H - Road Safety Buckle Up Teach your family about the different types of car seats and which car seat you should be using (a grown-up helping you might want to visit this website:

scarf.

Experiment with different ways to throw and catch by yourself or with a partner. Here are some suggestions.

By yourself: ● sit and throw● kneel and throw● skip and throw● clap once between

throws● clap twice between

throws● throw to an outside

flat wall and catch therebound (try with theclaps between

With a partner: ● increase the distance● bounce it between

you once● sit and pass● kneel and pass● hop and pass

middle and bottom of the column. A hint about your cylinder size: see if you can fit 3 fingers across the opening of the cylinder?

Do you think your cylinder is strong? Do you think you could lay a book across the top of the cylinder? If yes, how many books do you think the cylinder could hold? Test your thinking.

Draw, write or take photos of what happened.

Further exploring: ● What happens if

you make thecolumn thicker orthinner?

● Try it with thickerpaper.

● Try it with atriangular column.

time that you felt like that (e.g. I was scared when I saw a snake on the footpath).

Dramatic Play Find some teddies or role-play with your family and choose a profession from the list below. Have some fun acting it out around the house. ● Teacher● Firefighter● Policeman● Nurse / Doctor● Builder● Lawyer● Scientist● Chef

https://www.childcarseats.com.au/). List (verbally or written) 2-3 reasons why you need to buckle up in the correct car seat for your age and size. Complete the Safely Buckled Up picture provided (or draw your own). Safety Door Have a family discussion: Why is the kerb-side the safest place to get in and out of a vehicle?

Practical Activity Practise putting on your seat belt next time you are in the car and teach a younger sibling (or pet or teddy) how to correctly buckle and wear a seat belt. Remember to use the Safety Door to enter and exit the car.

Lay and Say: Children choose a word from their pile of (cut out) spelling words. They say the word aloud as they place it down. Children begin to sort their words into columns based on the spelling / sound focus.

Read aloud: Year 1 10-15mins

Sunshine Online

* Please note that the school has purchased a yearly subscription to Sunshine Online, a resource which includes 650 levelled e-books and 1000 interactive activities and games that focus on phonics, comprehension, fluency, spelling and writing. If students do not have a variety of books to read at home for their homework reading or the English component of this program, they can log into Sunshine Online with the username and password below and choose a story to use for the activities provided.

Learning Space 2 (Levels 6 - 15) is suggested for Year 1 and 2 students.

Sunshine Online Username: gordonw Password: gordonw

Additional digital resources available to support Literacy and Numeracy https://www.abcya.com/ https://www.coolmath4kids.com/ https://www.coolmathgames.com/ https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ https://www.teachstarter.com/au/blog/covid-19-teach-starters-support-for-schools-teachers-parents-students-affected/ https://www.mathletics.com/au/ Log in details are the same as previous years. If you experience difficulty logging in, please contact the school. https://au.ixl.com/ Free membership for 30 days. No credit card details required. https://www.storylineonline.net/ If you have trouble viewing the video, click on Change Player and select YouTube. https://www.khanacademy.org/ Lessons and activities for all areas of numeracy.

Worksheets to follow

Year 1 bl, pl, sl beginning blend sounds You may need a parent/carer to help you read these. Cut these words out like you do at school to use them for the week.

 

bl 

 

pl 

 

sl 

 

sleepover 

 

 

blend 

 

places 

 

 

playground 

 

 

blur 

 

 

please 

 

 

blanket 

 

slipper 

 

slid 

 

 

bloom 

 

sled 

 

slip 

 

plastic 

 

 

slam 

 

plank 

 

blueberry 

Number of the Day

Chance sort activity

Dice Graph Worksheet

Emotion Cards

happy

scared

tired

sad

excited

angry

nervous

surprised

Library Week 11 - ’Easter and Celebrations’ Stage 1, Years 1 & 2

Optional Activities Lovely stories to access leading into the holidays.

Viewing: Click image to view the story.

Reading: Open the following digital resource using Google Chrome.

World Book: https://worldbookonline.com

Username: gordonwest

Password: books

Click eBooks, and the tab ‘Early Readers’.

Select ‘A Birthday Fiesta’ and ‘A Birthday Surprise’ to read and share

with an adult.

Audio options are available for both of these books.

Go to the tab ‘Cultures of The World’ and select a book about a country

that you are not familiar with and that would have different

celebrations to Australia. View the pictures and photographs of your

selected country. Read headings and captions.

Viewing: Click image to view and listen to another celebration of the

world.

Premiers Reading Challenge: (CLICK) Read and add to the Challenge.

Many of your picture books in your home library are likely to be a part

of the Challenge or accepted as ‘Choice Books’. The eBooks in World

Book that are PRC books are marked with a yellow star in the top right

corner, for quick access the books in ‘Favorites’ are all PRC books.

NOTE: If you do not have access to the above digital resources, read

and share two print books within the home.