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Year 6, Term 2, Week 2If you require a hard copy of these activities, please visit the front office at school and we will provide you with a copy.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning

FITNESS:

40 Jumping Jacks

● 12 squats

● 16 lunges

● 10 push-ups

Repeat steps 3 times

ENGLISH:

Word of the day:

Tenacious

- Look-up meaning of the word.

- What part of speech is it? (eg.

Noun, verb etc)

- Research the etymology (the

origin of the word)

- Write an interesting complex/

compound sentence using the

word.

Famous Quote:

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me

and I remember. Involve me and

I learn"

FITNESS:

20 Overhead squats

● 30-second plank

● 10 push-ups

● 15 crunches

Repeat these steps 3 times

ENGLISH:

Word of the day:

Nostalgia



Noun, verb etc)


origin of the word)



word.

Famous Quote:

“The best and most beautiful

things in the world cannot be

seen or even touched – they

must be felt with the heart."

FITNESS:

● 16 lunges

● 30 mountain climbers

● 10 burpees

● 15 leg raises


ENGLISH:

Word of the day:

Melancholy



Noun, verb etc)


origin of the word)



word.

Famous Quote:

"You will face many defeats in

life, but never let yourself be

defeated."

FITNESS:

40 Jumping Jacks

● 30-second plank

● 16 lunges

● 15 crunches


ENGLISH:

Word of the day:

Jurisdiction



Noun, verb etc)


origin of the word)



word.

Famous Quote:

"May you live all the days of

your life."

FITNESS:

● 12 squats

● 16 lunges

● 10 push-ups

● 30 Mountain climbers


ENGLISH:

Word of the day:

Fortitude

- Look-up meaning of the

word.

- What part of speech is it?

(eg. Noun, verb etc)


origin of the word)

- Write an interesting

complex/ compound

sentence using the word.

Famous Quote:

"It is better to fail in

originality than to succeed in

imitation."

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● Research who wrote this

quote

● Explain the meaning of this

quote

SPELLING

Complete your class spelling

activity on Spelling City.

GOOD STORY

Brainstorm what makes a good

story.

Retell a favourite fairy tale story

you have read or heard before.

Make sure you include what you

like about the story.

Identify and describe the

features of what makes a good

story. Use the mind map to

display your ideas.

- Write the meaning of the

following words.

● media

● story

● narrative

● literary adaptation

● intertextuality

●

READ

The Thirsty Monkey

Complete the Comprehension

activity and crazy challenge.

● Research who wrote this

quote


quote

SPELLING



VIEW: BTN

Summarise each story in this

episode in dot points under the

title of the story.

Explain to someone the main

points. Explain the purpose of

the article/news item.

Using the dot points for each

story, investigate the meaning of

words you do not know and

demonstrate the meaning of

each word in a sentence.

Research who wrote this

quote


quote

SPELLING



STORY ELEMENTS

Use the camera

app to access all

QR Code.

Watch ‘Short Story Elements’

video

https://bit.ly/2Y1ztrX

List the important elements in a

story.

Watch

‘Storyline-

Quackenstein’

video.

https://bit.ly/3bqRNyw

Complete Quackenstein Activity

sheet.


quote


quote

SPELLING



ORAL STORYTELLING

Research the role and

importance of oral storytelling.

Record your findings on a mind

map.

Watch the ‘Oral

Storytelling’

video

https://bit.ly/2zfFOp6

Answer the following:

● What is oral storytelling?

● When did oral storytelling

take place?

● Where was oral storytelling

popular?

● How did it start?

● What is the place of oral

story in the modern world?


quote

● Explain the meaning of

this quote

SPELLING

Ask someone at home to test

you on your weekly spelling

words. Upload your results to

Seesaw.

STORYTELLER

Brainstorm what makes a good

storyteller.

Watch the

‘Arnie the

Doughnut’

video

https://bit.ly/2VLeQxq

Complete Story map to

identify the elements of the

story.

List the qualities of the

storyteller from the video that

made the story more

interesting and engaging.

Examine the voice, rhythm,

tone, emphasis, pause and

other features of the

storyteller.

Choose a book and take on the

role of a storyteller by reading

it to someone at home. Record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmhl-SU5Yk

https://bit.ly/2Y1ztrX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoiS5ZFtqVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoiS5ZFtqVg

https://bit.ly/3bqRNyw

https://bit.ly/2zfFOp6

https://bit.ly/2VLeQxq

VERBS & ADVERBS

Go to the

following link.

Complete the Creepy verbs and

adverbs in Super Stories: The

Sea Cave activity.

https://ab.co/2yDhME7

RECOUNT

Go to the

following link.

https://ab.co/3cDIo6R

Complete the Recount this

Dog’s Adventure activity.

KIDS NEWS

Watch Kids

News-

Washing

Hands

Complete Quick Quiz and

Classroom Activities.

https://bit.ly/2KobLxV

yourself and post it in Seesaw

(Use Reading & Viewing

checklist).

Ask them to provide you with

feedback based on your voice,

rhythm, tone, emphasis, pause.

Ask them if you have been an

engaging storyteller and how.

Post/ write their feedback in

your book.

Break Break Break Break Break Break

Middle

MATHEMATICS Complete - Maths Mentals (20

questions)

Time yourself, record your time.

Complete Problem Solving

Numbers 1-3.

INTEGERS

-Watch Integers videos.

https://bit.ly/2yDjyFh

https://bit.ly/2zlsPlY

Complete Integers worksheet.

Extension: Complete

Extension Integer Problem

Solving worksheet.

MATHEMATICS

Complete - Maths Mentals (20

questions)



Numbers 4-7.

CARTESIAN PLANE

Watch Coordinate Plane video

https://bit.ly/2XVinvN

Complete Cartesian Plane

worksheet.


questions)



Numbers 8-11.

4 DIGIT ADDITION

Watch 4 Digit Addition video

https://bit.ly/3eAF4LD

Complete 4 digit Addition

worksheet.

Extension: Complete 5 digit

Addition worksheet.


questions)



Numbers 12-15.

CALCULATING VOLUME

Watch Volume video

https://bit.ly/2VS3doa

Complete Volume worksheet

and Problem Solving

worksheet. Extension:

Complete Extension Volume

worksheet.


questions)

Time yourself, record your

time.


Numbers 16-19.

CUBIC CENTIMETRE

Watch Cubic Centimetre video

https://bit.ly/2VvvUsp

Complete Cubic Centimetre

worksheet.

Extension: Complete

Extension Cubic Centimetre

worksheet.

Break Break Break Break Break Break

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https://bit.ly/2KobLxV

https://bit.ly/2yDjyFh

https://bit.ly/2zlsPlY

https://bit.ly/2XVinvN

https://bit.ly/3eAF4LD

https://bit.ly/2VS3doa

https://bit.ly/2VvvUsp

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Afternoon

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY:

MICROORGANISM

SOLE - ‘How can

microorganism affect everyone?

How can it be both helpful and

harmful?

Research the answer to the big

questions.

Create a presentation and save it

in your class Google Drive.

Remember to include pictures,

examples etc.

GEOGRAPHY:

ENGAGING WITH ASIA

Answer the Student Survey

questionnaires. Post your

answer in Seesaw.

List all the Asian countries you

have personal connections with

or knowledge of (e.g. news

events, travel experiences)

- Explain how you are

connected to each country.

PDHPE:

What is a Drug?

-Find the meaning of the word

drug and then put it in an

interesting complex sentence.

-Brainstorm and write drugs that

you can think of which are legal

or illegal.

-Create 2 lists with the

headings: legal drugs and illegal

drugs.

Research and answer these

questions:

•Who sells drugs legally?

•Why do they sell them?

•Why do we have rules for

selling drugs?

•How old must you be to

purchase alcohol, tobacco

and over the counter

drugs in Australia.

SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

MICROORGANISMS

Find the definition of these

scientific words:

-leavened

-bacteria

-spoilage

-bacteria

-acidity

-lactic

-Lactobacillus

-mould

List names of bread you like to

eat.

Watch Mr Luxa’s video (Access

through your class Seesaw or

GDrive).

Answer the following questions.

● What differences do you

notice about these two pieces

of bread?

● What do you think caused the

difference?

GEOGRAPHY:

ENGAGING WITH ASIA

Go to World Atlas: Asia

https://bit.ly/3at3a7u

Using the map of the world

outline, identify and label all the

Asian countries. Post your map

in Seesaw.

Add annotations to show any

personal connections to various

countries (holiday, family,

birthplace etc).

Has your idea of Asia changed

after creating your map?

Why/why not?

PDHPE:

What is a Drug?

How does advertising affect

our drug use?

Review drug types from the

previous lesson.

-Make a list of these drugs that

you have seen advertised.

-Find an advertisement on the

internet or a

magazine/newspaper and

create a collage.

Answer these questions:

Who is the targeted

group?

What message is it trying to

promote?

Do you think the same

messages are given to males

and females?

Are there hidden messages?

Rewrite the advertisement

changing the emphasis of the

advertisement, for example, to

a different target group.

https://bit.ly/3at3a7u

Fairy Tale Story Map Title_____________________________________________________ Author___________________________________________________

Characters Setting

Beginning

Middle

End

Problem Solution

Fractured Fairy Tale Checklist

Checklist Needs Practise

Achieved

I can interpret picture books, comic strips and sequences of

digital images.

I can recognise the effect of multimedia elements.

I can compare content from a variety of textual sources

including digital texts.


Achieved

I can follow Story plot: Introduction, Climax, Resolution.

I can use SCAMPER to change the fairy tale.

I can clearly establish the setting, narrator and characters.

I can use dialogue in my fairy tale.

I can sequence the events logically.

I can check my work carefully and use correct spelling, punctuation and capitalization.


Achieved

I can use voice

I can use volume

I can use eye contact

I can use appropriate pace

A good story

My favourite fairy-tale Story

Title of your favourite fairy-tale story

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Identify the different elements in ‘Quackenstein’ story by doing the following activities.

•Structure: Complete Story map to identifythe elements of a good story.

•Setting: List the different settings in the story from theperspective of a character e.g. The Journey of the Big Bad Wolf.

•Characters: analyse one character fromthe story by creating a character profile(e.g. stereotyping, characteristics: whatmakes them good or bad, language/accent,phrasing, physical attributes- facialfeatures, colours)

•Historical Perspective: Discuss which of the following aspects

were included in fairy tales (role of women, treatment of the

poor, role of men as rescuer, family structure and relationship

between members, themes and morals).

4-Digit addition

1 ) 5555 + 1387 = 2 ) 5055 + 5181 =

3 ) 3521 + 5961 = 4 ) 9191 + 9543 =

5 ) 4705 + 2161 = 6 ) 9787 + 5692 =

7 ) 7943 + 1021 = 8 ) 6947 + 5492 =

9 ) 6197 + 5216 = 10 ) 8611 + 6425 =

11 ) 3675 + 7315 = 12 ) 2004 + 4783 =

13 ) 4053 + 8644 = 14 ) 5833 + 8810 =

15 ) 8116 + 9076 = 16 ) 2987 + 7953 =

Cartesian plane

Cubic centimeter Extension Worksheet ector

The Cubic centimetre Find the volume for each figure. Show all

working out.

Addition of 5-digit numbers Extension Worksheet ector

Create 3 word problems using 5 digit numbers

STORY PROBLEMS WITH INTEGERS

Read carefully and solve. 1. When Steve woke up. His temperature was 102º F. Two hours later it was 3º lower. What was his temperature then? 2. An elevator is on the twentieth floor. It goes down 11 floors and then up 5 floors. What floor is the elevator on now? 3. A deep-sea exploring ship is pulling up a diver at the rate of 25 feet per minute. The diver is 200 feet below sea level. How deep was the diver 10 minutes ago? 4. If it is 5º outside and the temperature will drop 17º in the next six hours, how cold will it get? 5. Josie has $47 left on her checking account. If she writes a check for $55, what will Josie’s balance be?

6. Joe is playing a game with a regular die. If the number that turns up is even, he will gain 5 times the number that comes up. If it is odd, he will lose 10 times the number that comes up. He tosses a 3. Express the results as an integer. 7. It will be – 12º tonight. The weatherman predicts it will be 25º warmer by noon tomorrow. What will the temperature be by noon tomorrow? 8. The average temperature at the South Pole is – 45º F. The average temperature on the Equator is 92º F. How much warmer is the average temperature on the Equator than at the South Pole? 9. Felix reported that the coldest day on record for his town was five times colder than yesterday’s temperature, –4º C. What was the temperature of the coldest day on record in Felix’s town? 10. The elevation of Mt. Everest is 29,028 feet. The elevation of the Dead Sea is –485 feet. What is the difference in the elevation between Mt. Everest and the Dead Sea?

Integers Integers are whole numbers which are either positive or

negative. There are plenty of instances where you will

need to use both positive and negative numbers.

Temperature is one of these.

Record the temperatures of the thermometers

below:

Word Problems

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Word Problems Challenge Cards

1. There are 38 people on the bus. At Stop A, half of the people get off and 5 get on. At Stop B, a third of the people get off and 3 get on. How many people are now on the bus?

2. The total perimeter of a regular octagon is 96cm. What is the length of one side?

3. Sophia is travelling to England and needs some British Pounds for her trip. £1 costs about 60c. How many pounds can she get for $12?

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4. These ingredients make enough food for 6 people: 200g flour, 50g butter, 180ml milk, 4 eggs, 6 rashers of bacon. How many of each ingredient would you need for 9 people?

5. Eve starts school at 9am. She gets two buses. Bus 1 takes 45 minutes. Bus 2 takes of the time that Bus 1 takes. She then has to walk for 7 minutes. What time should Eve set off?

6. Krishna buys a skateboard for $13.40. He pays with a $20 note. How much change does he receive?

7. There is 20% off sale in a clothes shop. How much money would you get off a dress that was originally $65?

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8. The soup kitchen serves 200 bowls of soup. Each bowl holds 300ml. How much soup is served? Write your answer in litres.

9. The local cinema is running a ‘buy two tickets and get one free’ offer. Tickets cost $3.60 each. How much would 27 tickets cost altogether?

10. Joel has 2 boxes of 33 bananas, 4 boxes of 27 apples and 5 boxes of 12 pineapples. How many pieces of fruit does Joel have altogether?

11. There is 785ml of water in a jug. 370ml is poured out. How much is in the jug now?

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12. What is the total of the following amounts? $9.90 $16.20 $5.10

13. Harry and 5 of his friends went to a music gig. They paid $54 in total. How much did each ticket cost?

14. I have a 600g box of rice. I pour of the rice into Bowl A. I pour of what is left in the box into Bowl B. How much rice is left in the box?

15. There is 350g of flour in a bag. How much flour in kilograms is there in 20 bags?

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16. A train is due to arrive at the station at 16:45. It is running 37 minutes late. What time is the train expected to arrive?

17. Susie, Jonas and Tom earned $354 by washing cars. They need to split the money equally. How much will they each get?

18. The journey to Alex’s school is 7km. How far does Alex travel in total when he walks to and from school, from Monday to Friday?

19. Watermelons cost 72c. There is a buy one, get one half price deal on. How many melons can you buy with $8?

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Engaging with Asia: Lesson 1

Answer the following questions about yourself.

1. Which suburb do you live?

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2. What are the main physical characteristics of this place (e.g. vegetation, climate, landforms including mountains, seas, forest)?

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3. What are the human features of this place (e.g. population, built environment, employment, lifestyle)?

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4. How do you and your family interact with the place where you live (e.g. church, shopping, park)?

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5. What type of work/ schooling is available?

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6. How do you travel around places?

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7. What are your daily routines?

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8. What type of clothing do you wear?

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9. What type of food do you eat?

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10. What type of music/ dance do you like?

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11. What language(s) do you speak at home?

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12. What customs or traditions do you follow?

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13. What is your belief and/or religion?

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14. What cultural and/or economic activities do you engage in?

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