Teaching & Learning Activities – Early Stage 1Term 3 - Week 5, 2021– All activities should be completed in your homework book, a lined/workbook or on A4 paper.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Task Write down how many goldmedals Australia has so far.

Can you organise yourtoys today?

Can you help make lunchtoday?

Can you tidy yourroom?

How many gold medalsdoes Australia have now?

Homework Complete your Homework SheetMorning English

* Write your HighFrequency Words (HFW)in your book.

says, book, over, made,good

* Choose 3 of your HWFsand put them each in asentence. Draw a pictureto match.

* Our first sound thisweek is

like in bird or turn

English* Listen to Mrs Attardread the story SebastianLives in a Hat on GoogleClassroom by...

ORListen to the YouTubeStory Sebastian Lives ina Hathttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueEE-Hj_agA

*After reading the story,discuss with someone athome -- What type of animal isSebastian?- How did Sebastiancome to live withhumans?- Where was he found?- Why is Sebastian’s hatso important to him?

English* Listen again to the StorySebastian Lives in a Hat

*Brainstorm adjectives todescribe Sebastian. Youcould describe the way helooks or even the way hefeels.

*Complete the ‘WordSplash’ worksheetrecording all the adjectivesthat you brainstormed.Glue the sheet in yourbook.

EnglishBake off

*With a family member,spend some time in thekitchen and bakesomething. It may becookies, cupcakes,muffins, a cake or yourfavourite recipe.

See if you can readthrough the recipe andhelp get the ingredients.

When you have finishedbaking, maybe spendsome time decoratingwhat you have made.

*Use the procedureworksheet and writesimple steps to makeyour …

English*Complete the ‘Kickstartto Editing’ worksheet. Ineach sentence there are3 mistakes. Circle themand then rewrite thesentence correctly.

*Use playdough or pastato make your HFWs forthis week.

*Complete thehandwriting page for ‘h’

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* Complete theSoundwaves page for‘ur, ir’. Use lead pencilfor the writing and takecare with your colouring.

* Go on to GoogleClassroom and completethe ‘Beginning Sounds’activity in the Week 5folder.

Make sure you save andsubmit your work.

ORComplete the ‘BeginningSounds’ worksheet andglue in your book.

* Complete thehandwriting page for ‘g’.

* Practise your MagicWords or HFW using anidea from the Word andSound Activities sheet.

-What kinds of thingsdoes Sebastian need tosurvive?

-Can you think ofsomething else thatneeds as much care asSebastian does?

*Complete the ‘Whatdoes a wombat need?’worksheet.

Write a sentence in yourbook about why wombatsneed each item.

Upload a photo of yourwork to Google

Classroom in the Week 5folder.

*Complete SoundwavesBlackline Masters –Match Up: Words toPictures (GM 112 & 113)worksheets. If you do nothave a printer, you cancopy the words and drawa picture to match.

*Our second sound thisweek is

like in horse or saw

* Complete theSoundwaves page for ‘or,a’. Use lead pencil for thewriting and take care withyour colouring.

*Go on to GoogleClassroom and completethe ‘Secret Sight Words’activity in the Week 5folder. Make sure you saveand submit your work.

AND/ OR*Complete the ‘SecretSentences’’ worksheetand glue in your book.

* Practise your MagicWords or HFW using anidea from the Word andSound Activities sheet.

*Complete 2 of theonline Soundwaves“Extra Games andActivities.” for thesound-

www.soundwaveskids.com.au

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*The sound can befound in - Terms 2–4,Phase 2: DiscoveringGraphemes

OR

* Think of 5 words thathave the ‘or, a' sound.E.g, horse, fork or wall.Write them in your bookand draw a picture tomatch the words.

*Complete SoundwavesBlackline Masters –Decodable Reader(DR35) worksheets byreading the sentence anddrawing a picture tomatch. You can also cutthese up and staple themtogether to make a book.If you do not have aprinter, you can copy thesentences and completethe activity in your book.

* Read a book fromWushka to someone athome.

* Practise your MagicWords or HFW using anidea from the Word andSound Activities sheet.

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Middle Mathematics*Maths Mentals:What are the followingshapes?

*Watch ‘How to shareequally’.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgoUVDoHx5M

*Use three bowls andsome pasta to solve thefollowing problems.Share 12 pieces of pastaequally between the 3bowls. How many piecesare in each bowl?

Try this one - Share 6pieces of pasta equallybetween the three bowls.How many pieces are ineach bowl?

Take a photo when youhave solved the problemsand upload it onto GoogleClassroom in the Week 5

folder.

Complete 2 Mathleticstasks.Log in to Mathleticshttps://login.mathletics.com/

Mathematics*Play either -

‘Snowman Addition to10’ (Level 1)

OR‘Build a Sandcastle’(Level 2) addition gamewith a family member.

*Log into GoogleClassroom andcomplete the ‘TuesdayMultiplication Mats’activity in the Week 5folder.

Don’t forget to turn inyour work when you have

completed the slides.

OR

*Complete the ‘SharingBetween Three’worksheet. Colour, cutand share the applesequally. Glue the sheet inyour book.

Mathematics*Maths Mentals:

3 + _____ = 5

6 + _____ = 10Use your fingers to helpyou solve the problem.Write the number sentencein your book with youranswer.

*Log into GoogleClassroom and completethe ‘WednesdayMultiplication Mats’ in theWeek 5 folder.

Don’t forget to turn in yourwork when you havecompleted the slides.

OR* Complete the ‘SharingBetween Four’ worksheet.Colour the flies in yellow,red, blue and green soeach frog ends up with anequal amount. Glue thesheet in your book.*Complete 2 Mathleticstasks. Log in to Mathleticshttps://login.mathletics.com/

Mathematics

*Ask a parent/carer tohelp you collect someleaves, sticks orgumnuts. Make aninteresting pattern.

*Log into GoogleClassroom andcomplete the ‘MakingEqual Groups’ activityin the Week 5 folder.

Don’t forget to turn inyour work when youhave completed the

slides.

* Choose your favouriteteddy and sit on thefloor with him/her. Placethe sticks, leaves etcthat you collectedearlier in the middle ofyou and your teddy.Can you equally sharethe leaves etc with yourteddy? Did you both getthe same amount?

Mathematics*Maths Mentals:Circle the number that issmaller:

5 or 6

9 or 11

*Log into GoogleClassroom andcomplete the ‘Find theNumber 15-20’ activity inthe Week 5 folder.

Don’t forget to turn inyour work when you have

completed the slides.

OR

*Complete the ‘Cut andPaste Number 16’worksheet. Find all thepictures that show thenumber 16 and gluethem around the number.Glue the sheet in yourbook.

*Complete 2 Mathleticstasks. Log in toMathleticshttps://login.mathletics.com/

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Additional/Extension Mathematics

* Choose a Level 1 orLevel 2 Beat the ClockSheet.

- Complete the Mondaycolumn on your sheet.

- Time how long it takesfor you to complete theaddition facts.

- Write your time in theMonday box.

- Complete theTuesdaycolumn on your sheet.

- Time how long it takesfor you to complete theaddition facts.

- Write your time in theTuesday box.

*Fill in the gaps:

* __, 28, 29, ___, 31, ___

* 50, ___, ___, 53, ___

- Complete theWednesday column onyour sheet.

- Time how long it takes foryou to complete theaddition facts.

- Write your time in theWednesday box.

- Complete theThursdaycolumn on your sheet.

- Time how long it takesfor you to complete theaddition facts.

- Write your time in theThursday box.

Circle your fastest timefor the week? Did youget faster everyday?

*Solve the additionproblems:

23 + 5 =

30 + 3 =

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Afternoon Science andTechnology*Watch and dance to the‘Insect Song’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxH7NBbL9JY

*What body parts do allinsects have?

*Go for a walk and collectsome items (leaf, sticks,flowers) that can be usedto build an insect. Createa ‘insect’ out of the itemsyou have collected.

Upload a photo of yourwork to Google

Classroom in the Week 5folder.

PDHPEYes and No Feelings

*Listen to In My Heart: ABook of Feelingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIfLgHBwYx4

Yes feelings are what wefeel when somethinghappens that we like.

No feelings are what wefeel when somethinghappens that we don’tlike.

What are some yesfeelings? (happy, excited,calm, safe)

What are some nofeelings? (sad, scared,worried, angry)

Draw a picture of a timewhen you felt a yesfeeling. Write a sentenceto match. (I felt happywhen my mum huggedme.)

Creative Arts

*Complete the ‘WombatCraft’ using the template ofthe wombat.

Colour in your wombatusing pencils, crayons oreven paint if you wish. Cutaround the template andglue the pieces together.

Upload a photo of yourwork to Google Classroom

in the Week 5 folder.

GeographySchool Senses!*We have been lookingat a special place; ourhome. Can you think ofany other places thatare special that youbelong to (school!)?

*Today you will be usingyour five senses todescribe school. Youwill have to put yourthinking caps on for thisand try to rememberabout school if youhave been learning athome.

*Use the ‘SchoolSenses’ worksheet todescribe school.

You can draw and/orlabel what you can see,hear, smell, touch andtaste if you were atschool.

PDHPERoll the dice: Let’s getmoving. Play theexercise game. Roll thedice and practice themovement for 20seconds.

.*Join in with the ZumbaKids: Better when I’mdancing routinehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQwyMCzuMF8

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Additional/ Mindfulness Activities

Task Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

* Guided meditation byCosmic Kids. Mindfulbreathing is a great way tofocus your mind and makeyou feel calm and relaxed.Find a calm space tocomplete the meditation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBnPlqQFPKs

*Make a ‘Gratitude Jar’.Gratitude means beingthankful.Draw pictures of all thethings that you love aboutyour life (family, house,pets, favourite toys) andput them in a jar.

* Complete the onlineSoundwaves ‘ExtraGames and Activities.’ forthe sound -

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*Complete the ‘TurnThese Circles Into…’worksheet by using theshape of a circle to createas many pictures as youcan. Get someone to put atimer on and see howquickly you can do it.

*Complete the We'reGoing on a Bear Hunt |A Cosmic Kids YogaAdventure!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAT5NiWHFIU

Ma Vlast is the musicalstory of the journey of ariver. It starts as a littletrickle high up in themountains. The river getsbigger with water crashingover rocks. It moves towide, slow waters beforefinally joining with theocean.

Lie down, close your eyesand imagine you are alittle leaf floating on theriver while you listen to themusic.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G4NKzmfC-Q

Smetana ~ Moldau(Richard Britton)

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