Home Learning - Term 2Room 3 and 4

Week 3 (Wednesday-Friday)

Overall expectations...

On the next slide we have created an outline of what your day could look like for reading, writing and mathematics. Of course like everything we are providing a lot of choice and a combination of online and offline tasks.

Please feel free to pick and choose but if we can ask for anything it's that you read everyday, write everyday and practise your basic facts! We can’t wait to see what you have learnt via class dojo!

WEEK 3 Term 2 Wednesday Thursday Friday

Writing A report about what ANZAC Day is about and why we remember it OR a descriptive recount about how you spent the day.-Studyladder Phonics (3-5 activities)

Acrostic Poem using the letters of LOCKDOWN. Describe in an interesting way some of the things you have done.-Studyladder Phonics (3-5 activities)

Learn to use speech marks! Create 2 or more characters and add speech bubbles - write in what they are saying to each other. Remember 66 then 99 - “Hello my friend” said hen.-Studyladder Phonics (3-5 activities)

ReadingFollow up activities on slide 7. Do these

after a book has been finished.

-Read a book in your FAVOURTIE place! Take a picture and upload it to class dojo. I can’t wait to see all these great places.Read/Listen to a book on Epic.

-Read a book to someone in your family! Use an expressive voice to make it more exciting :) -Pop onto epic and listen to an audio book or read one yourself.

-Read a book to someone in your bubble (Mum, sister, teddy, pet). Take a picture and upload it to class dojo. Read/Listen to a book on Epic.

Maths -Use studyladder for 15 minutes.-Learn/increase speed doing times tables. (timetables.com or you could write them on some paper)

-Pick an activity from the grid I have provided. Take a picture of what you have done for class dojo. - Basic Facts-Studyladder (15 minutes)

-Pick a different activity from the grid! Don't forget to take pictures for class dojo. - More basic facts-Studyladder (15 minutes)

Publishing Writing ❖ Use a piece of paper add an interesting border.❖ Write out your LOCKDOWN acrostic poem. Make sure you use your neatest

handwriting to publish (some of you might use your flicking - remember size, shape, sitting on line etc)

❖ Add some illustrations relating to your poem draw carefully and add colour.❖ Keep this safe to share at school! Look forward to seeing them all.❖ Upload to Classdojo for us to see! Can’t wait to hear the stories and see the

pictures :) If you finish your writing quickly you can always pick something else from the grid OR do some writing of choice :)

❖ Phonics - The Phonics tasks on studyladder are great for practising spelling. Check them out in the phonics/spelling pod on your account :)

Writing a

Recount

Writing Choice Grid (Pick one if you’re looking for something extra to do and share on class dojo!)

Write a letter to a friend. We can deliver these to one another when

we get back to school.

Basic letter format:

Create your own alphabet story on a piece of paper! Each new

sentence must start with the next letter in the alphabet. How

exciting/interesting/scary can you make it? E.G. “Aunty Jane alway

complained. “Bit chilly, slightly hard, terribly difficult” she would mutter. Can I please go to …..

Pobble 365 creative story.https://www.pobble365.com/fairytale-ending/

Create a treasure map for someone to follow. Write the instructions and

clues to help them find your treasure.

It could be inside, outside or both!

Write a thank you card to each of the people in your bubble to thank

them for something they have done for you. It could be helping do so something, being quiet while you were concentrating, getting things ready for you, making a meal etc

Copy your favourite recipe and we will make a recipe book when we

get back to school.

Reading Follow up activities… Fiction (Not true) Non-fiction (true)

Make a list or draw pictures of the characters in the story. Write down words from the story that tell you something about them.

Name three things that were new or interesting to you from the text.

Write these down in a creative way. Maybe you read about sharks then include a drawing of a shark!

Design something for the main character that would help him/her in some way. Draw and label your idea!

For example… If I was designing something for George in George's Marvelous Medicine it might have been a cure for the medicine he created.

Make a poster advertising the topic the book was about.

Let's say it was about sharks and how they swim. Then your poster might have a picture of a shark with facts about how they swim around it. Or WHY they need to swim.

If the answer is 45 what could the question be? How many

can you make?E.G. 40+5, 44+1, 9x5, 90-45

Figure it Out; Multiplying Madness

https://nzmaths.co.nz/sites/default/files/MultiplyingMadness.pdf

A change up from our usual way to practise times tables

Telling the time https://nzmaths.co.nz/noticing-and-telling-ti

me

This link has some pointers on how to teach this to kids

Make a board game practising your basic

facts

Create a maths game using dice - what are

you learning?

Make flashcards to learn a new times table or doubles and halves. Race a bubble member

or beat the clock!

Write the alphabet and give each letter a money amount. How much is your name worth? Work out all

the members in your bubble.

Figure it Out: Flipping Fractionshttps://nzmaths.co.nz/sites/default/files/Flipp

ingFractions.pdf

(ignore the game at the top and just work on the questions)

Problem SolvingOn the next Slide

Maths Grid (Choose one a day) Click the links.

These riddles will need your clever thinking so take your time.

It may help to write H T O at the top of a page and below each letter write the number 0-9. After you have read the clue eliminate/cross off the numbers below the letter. This will help you keep track of what you have done!!

Afternoon Creative

time ideas...

You could use any toy that floats….

https://maoridictionary.co.nz/

Complete an Autumn Scavenger hunt using the picture on the left as a guide.

How many different colour leaves can you find?What can you small?What can you hear?Are there any interesting insects?What are the types of birds you can see?

On the next slide there is a blank scavenger hunt card… You could print this off or create your own.

Autumn ArtworkCreate some artwork with the autumn leaves. We have included some ideas below!

Paint an Autumn leaf and press onto a blank piece of paper. Take a look at the patterns that appear

Paint Recipe again to help with crafts at home!

The final message...The most important message we can leave you with is have some fun with your home learning. It's an unusual time in our learning journeys and we are in this together!

We will be in contact everyday between 8:30am-9:00am to touch base and give encouragement as we go. I can’t wait to see what you get up to on class dojo! Remember if you have any questions you can email us anytime!

Email:

Miss Brown- lizzie@dunsandel.school.nz

Mrs. Webb- donna@dunsandel.school.nz

Useful Links: Study Ladder:

https://www.studyladder.co.nz/login/account

Basic Factshttps://www.timestables.co.nz/

Epic:Login instructions for Room 3 and 4:

1. Go to www.getepic.com/students2. Sign in with your class code (Room 3: nvy3755 and Room 4: qqu1744)3. Select their name and they’re in!

Pobble 365 http://www.pobble365.com/hanging-on-2/

Fitness and FunGo noodle: https://family.gonoodle.com/ or alternatively search gonoodle on youtube where you can find a selection of videos.