Harcourt Public School 1 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Harcourt Public School – Stage Two (Years 3 & 4) Term 2, Week 2 – Online Learning Unit

• Log into ‘Google Classroom’ through your Department of Education student portal to submit your work each day.

• Check Mathletics and Reading Eggs to complete your assigned tasks for the week.

Please note: The teacher videos have been created for the purpose of supporting Harcourt students in their understanding of the learning activity that has been set. These videos are not to be copied, forwarded or shared without permission being granted from Harcourt Public School. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Monday

Morning

English

Your learning activity Links for your learning

Writing Listen to the story ‘The Bunyip’ read-aloud by Ms Leeson (open the

PowerPoint).

Open the Google Docs titled ‘The Bunyip Orientation’.

Pick four colours. Create a key, e.g.;

− Who = red

− What = blue

− When = yellow

− Where = green

Using the different colours, highlight the different features of an

orientation.

Can you find the who, what, when and where?

Check Google Classroom

Spelling

See Appendix for Term 2’s Spelling Words

Look, Cover, Write, Check.

Write your words 4 times.

Recess Break

Middle

Maths

Number Warm Up Complete the number of the day activity

Number of the day

Fractions and Decimals Complete the sentence: “A fraction is…..” Activity: Model the fractions below fractions using concrete items or creating a diagram. halves, thirds, quarters, sixths, and eights

Diagram:

Concrete items:

Click here to listen Mrs Ngo

explaining your activity on how

to represent simple fractions

‘Let’s learn fractions’

Fractions Songs for Kids

Harcourt Public School 2 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

In this activity, students need to remember:

Use uni-fix cubes, coloured counters, different pasta shapes or

create a diagram to show the following fractions:

e.g. 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 5/5 as 1 whole

Explore the concept of fractions up to a whole. Try with another

example of fractions leading up to one whole, e.g. 1/6, 2/6, 3/6,

4/6, 5/6, 6/6 as 1 whole

Extension: One-third of a class order lunches from the canteen each day. How many students might be in the class or how many of them order lunches each day?

Lunch Break

Afternoon

PDH

Watch the video ‘What does health mean?’ and write down a

definition of health in your own words. What does being healthy

mean to you?

Read each scenario on the sheet Who is Healthy? and rank each

one from poor to excellent. After completing the activity, think

about the following questions:

• What are the factors in each case study that are healthy

and unhealthy?

• Why do people have different viewpoints about what is

healthy?

• Can a disabled person in a wheelchair be healthy?

• Can a person with asthma be healthy?

What does health mean?

Tuesday

Harcourt Public School 3 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Morning

English

Your learning activity Links for your learning

Reading

Watch the video ‘Making connections’ and think about what does ‘making connections’ mean when you are reading? Write a 2-3 sentences explain your opinion. Read the text ‘Making a sandwich’. What do you think about when you read this text? Do you make connections to what they eat or make at home? Write a paragraph on your connection when you read the text. Start your paragraph with ‘When I read the text ‘How to make a sandwich’ I thought about… Have someone at home read your connection and give feedback to the connection and your writing. E.g. correct any errors or I can see how you have connected your ideas. If you can, record yourself explaining your connection and upload your video onto Google Classroom!

Making Connections

Spelling

See Appendix for Term 2’s Spelling Words

Select 10 words from your spelling list. Write 3 clues for each of

your spelling word and ask a family member or friend to guess your

spelling word. For example: apple – it is a fruit, it is crunchy, it is

green

Recess Break

Middle

Maths

Number Warm Up Complete the number of the day activity

Number of the day

Fractions and Decimals Revising previous lesson: Colour the parts to match the fractions listed

Activity:

Place halves, quarters, eighths and thirds on number lines between 0 and 1, An example is done for you below:

Listen to Mrs Ngo explaining how to represent fractions on a number

line

Fractions on a number line song

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On each number line, write what you think each fraction is going

up by. Do you see the pattern?

Do you think you can make up some of your own fractions and

continue the activity? Remember when you make your own

fraction, we need the top number (numerator) to be smaller than

the bottom number (denominator). Like ½, the top number is

smaller than the bottom number. This is called a proper fraction.

Extension: Place halves, thirds and quarters on number lines that

extend beyond 1,

e.g.

Lunch Break

Afternoon

Music

Keeping a beat

Play ‘KNEE CLAP CLICK CLICK’

Play this game with someone or all the people in your family.

Watch the video to learn how to play the game

Sit in a circle together.

Tap your knees once, clap your hands once and click with your right

hand, then with your left.

Practice this until you are keeping a regular beat going.

Continue to tap and click, and with each beat say ‘my name

is…..and I like……’ Eg. My name is Peter and I like music, my name is

Niasha and I like dancing…’

Each person has a turn, going around the circle. Try to keep the

beat going as you each have a turn.

Repeat the sequence as many times as you like.

If you can, upload a video on Google Classrooms of you and your

family doing this activity.

If you can’t upload a video – take a photo of you doing the activity

and upload that instead.

‘Knee, Clap, Click, Click’ video

Harcourt Public School 5 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Wednesday

Morning

English

Your learning activity Links for your learning

Reading

Read the text ‘The Midnight Thunderstorm’ aloud.

Read the comprehension questions below to help understand what information you are looking for in the text:

• How does Chrissy feel during the thunderstorm? How do you know

• How does Chrissy feel during the thunderstorm? How do you know?

• Do you think Julia is scared of thunderstorms? Why or why not?

• Do you think Chrissy and Julia have a good relationship? Why or why not?

Reread the text a second time. Now, read the ‘Making connections’ information page – Text to self, Text to text, Text to world. Think about what you just read. Answer questions and complete the ‘Making connections’ table.

Check Google Classroom

Spelling

See Appendix for Term 2’s Spelling Words

Group your spelling words according to the number of syllables. For example:

cut –1, pen/cil – 2, el/e/phant - 3

Recess Break

Middle

Maths

Number Warm Up

Fractions and Decimals

Revising previous lesson:

Try this with some other fractions you made up.

Denominator? Numerator?

Activity:

Fold strips of white paper to form the folding fractions:

halves, quarters, eighths and eighteens. Label each equal

part with the fraction.

Listen to Mrs Ngo explaining how to compare fractions using

fractions strips and paper folding

Paper Folding

Equivalent Fractions

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Fill in the table below labelling each part of the fraction. Do you notice that

some fractions have different nominators and denominators but have the

same equal parts?

Extension: Can you name or show the equivalent fractions?

YouTube: Equivalent Fractions (see video in links)

Lunch Break

Afternoon

Geography

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia

Read the ‘Timeline of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in

Australia’ as well as the ‘Map of Australia 65 000 Years Ago Today’.

Answer True or False to these following Questions

1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always been separated.

2. Land bridges between the mainland of Australia and Tasmania were

covered by water at the end of the ice age.

3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people started living at Lake Mungo

40 000 years ago.

4. Australia has kept the same shape for 65 000 years.

5. There were no Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in

Australia before the arrival of the British.

6. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Tasmania were separated

from the mainland for 12 000 years.

7. 200 years ago Aboriginal and Torres Straitell established all over the full

breadth of Australia.

8. The current shape of Australia’s coastline is defined by present day sea

levels.

9. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people did not like to use bone tools

or any animal skins.

10. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the first inhabitants of

Australia in the north and south.

Harcourt Public School 7 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Harcourt Public School 8 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Thursday

Morning

English

Your learning activity Links for your learning

Reading

Read the text ‘Stuck at the Airport’ aloud.

Read the comprehension questions below to help understand what information you are looking for in the text:

• Where do you think the family are flying to? How do you know?

• Why were loud groans ‘echoed out’ around the departure lounge?

• Give two reasons why Dad’s patience was wearing thin. Complete the ‘Making connections’ table.

Check Google Classroom

Writing Select an image of your choice (click on the links on the right), then write a plan for a story. You will be writing the story tomorrow. Create a Google Slide and attach the image you have chosen. Write a plan for an orientation to a narrative. In your plan, include:

Character Setting Complication Resolution Descriptive words you might like to use to make your writing

more interesting

Pinterest – pictures writing

prompts

Pobble365

Recess Break

Middle

Maths

Number Warm Up

Fractions and Decimals Revising previous lesson: Write in the missing fractions in each number line.

Click here to listen to Mrs Ngo explaining how to compare

fractions with the same denominator

Comparing and Ordering Fractions for Beginners

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Activity 1:

Order these fractions from smallest

to largest. You need to figure out

which fractions can be compared

with each other. Remember only

fractions with the same denominator

can be compared easily.

Activity 2:

Can you make up some of your own

fractions and compare these fractions

using the greater than > or less than sign

< ?

When you make up your own fractions, the keep the bottom number

(denominator) the same. Make sure your top number (numerator) is smaller

than the denominator. This is called a proper fraction.

Lunch Break

Afternoon

Science

Science Complete the worksheet ‘What makes it living?’ Think of five very different living things (e.g. an animal on land, an animal in the ocean, an animal that flies, a plant etc.) Make sure you answer the question at the bottom. Answer the following questions after completing the worksheet:

• How do we know if a living thing is an animal?

• How do we know if a living thing is a plant?

Create a Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between animals and plants.

Harcourt Public School 10 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Friday

Morning

English

Your learning activity Links for your learning

Writing Use the orientation plan from the last lesson to write an interesting orientation to your story. Remember to use your plan and elaborate using more descriptive words to build your story up towards the complication. Consider the character, the setting, and how it’s all leading up towards the complication. Give it to someone in your house to read and see if they can guess what will happen next?

Spelling

See Appendix 1 for Term 2’s Spelling Words

Ask a parent/carer to test you on your spelling words.

Put your score on Google Classroom.

Recess Break

Number Warm Up

Middle

Maths

Fractions and Decimals

Revising previous lesson:

Order these fractions from smallest to largest

Activity 1:

Order these fractions from smallest to largest.

Remember our rule: If the top numbers (numerator) are the same, we can

compare fractions by looking at how big or small the bottom (denominator)

is. The bigger the denominator, the smaller the fraction because it means

that the fraction is cut up into smaller parts.

1/3, ½, ¼, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/10, 1/15, 1/30, 1/100

Activity 2:

Listen to Mrs Ngo explaining

how to compare fractions with

different denominators

Comparing and Ordering Fractions with different

denominators

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Do you think you can make up some of your own fractions and continue the

activity? You can make your fraction as complicated as you like. The bottom

number (denominator) can be any number. The top number (numerator)

must be the same number.

Reasoning:

Write down or draw a picture to explain how you worked out which fraction

was the smallest or largest. Provide reasoning or examples for your answers.

Extension:

Order these fractions from smallest to largest. In this activity, the bottom

number (denominator) is not the same so we can’t use the rule we have

learnt from above. Use a ruler to draw out your fraction strips and compare

how each fraction.

Lunch Break

Afternoon

Fitness

Fitness

Look at the ‘What’s your names?’ activity sheet below. Create different workouts by spelling your name! Try using your first name to start and then add in your last name to create a more complex workout. Upload a video our yourself practising your name workout on Google Classroom.

Challenge: See if you can get someone at home to create their own work using their name.

Harcourt Public School 12 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

Harcourt Public School 13 Stage 2 Online Learning Activities

?’s Frequently Asked Questions

How do I access Mathletics? On an iPad – you will need to download the free Mathletics App from GooglePlay or the Apple App store. On a laptop – go to https://www.mathletics.com/au/ , select Sign In and enter your child’s Username and Password.

How do I access ABC Reading Eggs? On an iPad – you will need to download the free ABC Reading Eggs App from GooglePlay or the Apple App store. Simply download the app for free and use your child’s current login details. To get the best experience, go into your iPad settings, select 'General' and ensure that 'Mute' is selected under 'Lock Rotation'. On a laptop – go to https://readingeggs.com.au/ , select Sign In and enter your child’s Username and Password.

Accessing YouTube. Please be present to supervise your child’s access to all YouTube clips. An alternative for consideration is Kids Tube. Kids Tube is available as an App or via the website.

How do I access StudyLadder? On an iPad – You can access StudyLadder through your web browser eg. Google Chrome. Approximately 90% of the activities will operate on an iPad. Go to studyladder.com.au. Select Login to enter in your username and password. On a laptop – go to studyladder.com.au. Select Login to enter in your username and password.

Term 2, Week 2 - Spelling Words

measure cure parts original creature pure equal inhabitants

closure leisure Value cycle picture brochure fraction life

pleasure adventure decimal reptile

Chinese CLOTE Program Stage 2

Term 2, Week 2 Activity

for

Chinese

CLOTE

students

Topic： Healthy Eating

Please check with your parents before you click the link below. 让父母与你一起观看 或帮你打

开以下网页。

1）Chinese Lesson: I like。。。 我喜欢。。。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYQiRL4INCw

2）Chinese Lesson ： 16 Fruits - Song in

Mandarin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UtDj26iQtA

3) Song： Colourful Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6li06IzlY

4) Practise spelling Chinese words using https://www.archchinese.com/

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Korean CLOTE Program Stage 2

Term 2, Week 2 Activity

for

Korean

CLOTE

students

Topic: Weather

Watch the video, 주룩주룩 장마 | 장마가 오는 이유 | 과학상식 | 환경 동화★지니키즈

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFD-TgjB0M.

(*Please check with your parents before you click on this link. 비디오를 보기 전에

부모님께 허락을 받으세요.)

Write the answers to the questions below either in Korean or in English.

1. Which month is known for 장마 in Korea?

2. How does 장마 occur?

3. Write two ways to live a healthy life during a long spell of rainy weather (장마) mentioned in

the video.

Spelling: 습도- humidity 건조한- dry 장마- a long spell of rainy weather

소나기- shower

곰팡이 - mould 최고 기온- the maximum temperature 최저 기온- the

minimum temperature

1. Look, Cover, Write, Check: Write the words five times in your workbook.

2. Write a sentence with the word in it. Make sure the sentence makes sense AND it shows

you understand the meaning.

Read the following sentences aloud three times and write them twice in your workbook.

• 습도가 높으면 곰팡이가 핍니다.

• 비가 오랫동안 오지 않으면 건조한 날씨가 됩니다.

• 장마철이 되면 비가 오랫동안 옵니다.

• 갑자기 쏟아지는 비를 소나기라고 합니다.

• 하루 중 기온이 가장 높은 것을 최고 기온이라고 하고 가장 낮은 것을 최저

기온이라고 합니다.

Read the sentences below and put a circle next to the sentences which explain the characteristics

of humid weather.

1. 빨래가 잘 안 말라요. ( )

2. 산불이 나기 쉽습니다. ( )

3. 곰팡이가 빨리 핍니다. ( )

4. 빨래가 잘 말라요. ( )

5. 과자나 김이 눅눅해져서 맛이 없어집니다. ( )

* Extension (확장학습): Write about your favourite weather explaining your reasons.

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