Stage 1 Home Learning Grid – WEEK 1 - Term 2 2020

Dear Parents and Carers of Stage 1 students, the work below covers Week 2 of term 2 in a grid-like structure. It covers all

key learning areas (KLA) and reflects the work that students will be working on at school within their classrooms. It is a

continuation of the current programs that teachers have been using, although adapted for student directed learning.

Please work through it at your own pace. We advise that you use a lined A4 workbook should you not have access to a

digital device with access to the internet.

As you will see there are a selection of activities that we encourage you to engage in daily to allow for practise and

consolidation of sound knowledge and reading skills.

We love seeing our students’ achievements at home and we encourage you daily to upload 1 task that they have

completed. It can be in the form of a photo, video recording or even a document they have been working on, on their

device computer. It makes our day that extra special, knowing they are enjoying your learning.

Just remember, it is so important to get up, move about and keep your mind and body healthy too! Take advantage of

the fitness links and brain break links throughout the day. Most importantly take time out to enjoy each other’s

company, the sunshine and your backyard.

Student check-ins – Students should check in with their teacher each day on Seesaw. If students do not check-in within a

few days, school staff will call you at home to check on their ongoing learning.

Week 2 of Term 2 2020 Have a great one everybody!

English Daily

Must DO’s

Grapheme of the Week: Year 1 and Year 2:

From this week on you will be given a list of words to help you practise and identify your grapheme of the

week. Your lists are:

Year 1 Year 1 Ext. Year 2 Year 2 Ext.

him

hit

hill

home

here

who

have

having

jam

jet

jug

job

just

jump

jumped

jumping

happen

happy

hasn’t

haven’t

head

healthy

heard

heavy

helped

high

hitting

horse

hottest

hundred

whole

whose

cage

change

enjoy

help

here

have

who

he’s

who’s

hide

happy

half

having

jar

jelly

jeep

jerk

age

page

gym

large

germ

behind

handle

happiness

hasn’t

heal

heart

heavy

height

hello

himself

hole

honey

hopeful

horrible

hospital

however

hungry

unhappy

whole

gentle

giant

jacket

jeans

jetty

jigsaw

join

jolt

juice

juggle

jungle

junk

stage

giant whom

whose

barge

bridge

charge

danger

edge

energy

engine

enjoyable

garage

gently

gigantic

ginger

hedge

January

Jewel

Judge

juice

jungle

junk

stage

Using the lists, choose one activity daily to do in your workbook:

• Write your list words out and circle the grapheme/s of the week in your favourite coloured

pencil.

• Choose 8 of the words in your list and use a dictionary to look up their meaning and write the

meaning into your workbook.

• Choose 6 of your words and write them into sentences into your workbook.

• Have someone at home test you on 10 of your list words.

• Write your list words out onto pieces of paper. Sort your words into your grapheme groups

for the week. Place the words onto the floor to make a path. Jump on each word and say the

grapheme out loud. Now jump back saying the word out loud.

• Follow the soundwaves link to complete some online activities,

Year 1 Students enter this code: Door508 at www.soundwaveskids.com.au

Year 2 Students enter this code: much816 at www.soundwaveskids.com.au

High frequency words of the week: bring, far, find, give, how

Practise reading and writing your words of the week by:

• writing them in your workbook, use different colours and/or different pens/pencils.

• writing them in some sand or dirt, with a paint brush and water on the concrete and/or using

chalk on your driveway or footpath. Take a photo to show your teacher on Seesaw.

• using each of your words in a sentence and record your sentences into your workbook.

• Have someone at home test you on your words for the week.

• Telling someone your words. You could even ring a special person in your life and tell them

your words for the week. Can you put them into a sentence for your special person?

Reading Text

Practise reading by,

• Accessing Reading Eggs or Reading Express using your log in details.

• Follow the links provided and read your text, How to make a rubber band boat

https://www.speld-sa.org.au/images/iPadPDF/How_to_make_a_Rubber-

Band_Powered_Boat.pdf (see below grid for text version)

• Choose a book from your bookshelf and ask someone at home helping you to read it to you or

read it to yourself.

• You could read your text daily to a parent, sibling, teddy bear, pet or even yourself in the

mirror. You might even like to ring a family member on the telephone and read it to them as a

special surprise.

Daily Fitness PE with Joe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na1rzigYlSU

Family Cardio Work Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5if4cjO5nxo

Clean-up race: Set a timer or put on a song to see how fast you can tidy up your room

Jumping jacks: complete 4 sets of 25 jumping jacks

With someone at home, put some gloves on and do some gardening.

Freeze Dance: Put on your favourite song/s and have your own dance party. When

the music stops freeze in a funny pose. Get everyone who is at home with you to join in.

English

Where necessary, choose a digital or non-digital task per lesson depending on what you have access to

MONDAY

It is time for you to share something you have done over the weekend. Think about something that

you did or saw over the weekend that you would like to share with the class and your teacher.

Remember your journal entry should have an orientation: telling the reader, when, where, who, what

and why you did your activity. A sequence of events (at least 2 in year 1 and 3 in year 2) how it

happened and an evaluation sharing your feelings about your weekend and why you felt that way.

Remember when we write our sentence, we use capital letters, finger spaces between our words and

full stops.

When you have finished your writing remember to read through it to make sure it makes sense and

draw a picture to match your writing.

TUESDAY

What is the difference between the city and the country?

Watch the ‘The City Mouse and the Country Mouse’ on YouTube. Stop the story at 3:30 and write a

sentence/draw a picture to predict what will happen next.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd0FGjsoKKI

Finish watching the story, did you get your prediction right? Why or why not?

In your workbook create a mind map that shows the differences between the city and the country.

Draw a picture of what you believe it looks like in the country and then what it looks like in the city.

Use what you have written in your mind map and label your picture.

Here is a hint to help you: Put the word country in the middle of your page and using arms (like the

picture below) think of as many things as you can about the country for example, open spaces, farms,

dirt roads and so on. Then do the same for the city.

WEDNESDAY

What is a point of view?

Follow the link Point of View and see how Miss Adam-Smith thinks about her point of view on a topic.

Now let’s have a think, which is better? Living in the country or living in the city.

Using a mind map in your workbook, choose one of the following statements,

• The city is the best place to live.

• The country is the best place to live.

Brainstorm ideas for why you believe you have chosen your statement using some of the tips Miss

Adam-Smith shared with you.

Take a photo of your mind map or record your reasons to share with your class teacher.

THURSDAY Listen to ‘Hey Little Ant’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehH6l6v5sYM

The boy has not yet decided whether he is going to squish the ant. Think about:

o What reasons did the ant use to try and convince the boy to save his life?

o What do you think the boy will decide to do?

o Do you think the boy should squish the ant? Why or why not?

Today we will be using the words ‘for’ and ‘against’. Watch Miss Vernon explain ‘for’ and

‘against’ using the following link For and Against

Using the below statements, you can print them and cut and sort or copy them into your

workbook under the headings ‘for’ and ‘against’.

FRIDAY Using the below as a model, copy your letters into your workbook and circle your best letter Tt and Ss.

Monday 4th May 2020

Ff Ff Ff Ff Ff Ff

Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh Hh

Five fish fly fast.

Henry has a hat in his hand.

Nn Nn Nn Nn Nn Nn Nn

Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm

Nan knows nine numbers.

My mouse moved.

ENGLISH - Learning help

Persuasive Writing for Kids https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCzXKdxBpDD2Pap27TZUudIHGE5rgwSi

Opinion Writing for Kids https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTCzXKdxBpDDl1fp2gAv7lVjAJXvq9stk

Mathematics

Daily MUST

DO’s

Let’s practise!

Mathematics

Choose a digital or non-digital task per lesson depending on what you have access to

MONDAY

This week you will be doing some activities related to money. If you have some Australian play money at home

you will be able to use these, you might be able to ask a parent to use some coins or you may be able to print

the examples below the grid.

Why do we need to learn about money? We need to know about money and how to count it so that we can use

it to fulfil our needs and wants.

Watch the Skwirk Video entitled Notes and Coins view this YouTube video CLICK HERE

Next, play the Money Match game to familiarise yourself with the Australian coins and notes. If you are unable

to follow the link, use some coins and identify and name what coins you have.

Using a handful of coins, can you order them from the least value to the highest value. It would look like this, 5c,

10c, 20c, 50c, $1 and $2.

You might like to draw these into your workbook in the correct order by placing the coin under your paper and

shading over it with a lead pencil. You should see the coin impression left on the top paper when you are done.

TUESDAY Now that we know what each of the coins are, we will be learning how to count them. Why do we need to learn

to do this? How will this help us?

Complete the worksheet attached to the grid below.

Why not make some labels and create a shop while you are at home using Australian coins and maybe even

some note values. Play with someone at home with you, buying items from your store. Can you add the coins

together when something is brought?

WEDNESDAY

Visit the Smashmath resource Pay the Price. Work through the levels practising adding money.

Using the shop, you made yesterday practise adding money when buying 2 items. You might like to add extra

items with different values so there is more choice.

CHALLENGE: using some brochures from supermarkets or ads in the newspaper see if you could find things to

buy if you had $10 to spend. Cut your items out and glue them into your workbook.

THURSDAY

Let’s practise using directional language. Words that we can use to help us tell others where things are

include,

• Left

• Right

• On/in

• Above/below

• Under/on top of

• Near/far

• In front/behind/in between

Pick a room in your house and choose an object in that room. Write 5 sentences about the relationship

of the selected object to the other objects in the room. For example:

▫ The candle is on the table.

▫ The candle is in the dish.

▫ The candle is above the rug.

▫ The candle is in front of the lounge.

▫ The candle is to the right of the basket.

FRIDAY

Today you need your pirate hat and your eye patch and someone to help and play with you.

On a blank piece of paper draw up a grid using a ruler. At the top of your page mark every 2 cm

(practise your skip counting), then do the same at the bottom of your page. Draw lines, matching your

2cm markings. Then on the left-hand side of the page do the same, mark every 2cms. Repeat on the

right-hand side of your page and then draw the lines, matching your 2cm markings. (Ask someone to

help you and use the picture to help you).

Choose separate squares and draw a treasure chest in one and a pirate ship in the other (make sure

that they are not next to each other).

Now give the person who is helping you today some directions to get from the ship to the treasure

chest (go 2 steps forward, go 3 steps left etc.).

Once the treasure is found you might like to decorate your map and add an island, a shark or even

some rocks. Can you give directions to your helper to get to the island or to the shark?

MATHEMATICS - Learning help

This link might help you with identifying Australian money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvi1_DK7hJw

Let’s have a brain break. Click on one of the follow links and enjoy!

We’re going on a bear hunt, cosmic yoga https://youtu.be/KAT5NiWHFIU

Finger fitness https://youtu.be/r2tBH_XyeJc

Breathe and move: Stand and add a movement to each breath. You might

raise one leg to a bent-knee position, for example, while inhaling (lift) and exhaling (lower). Do several

different moves to challenge your balance and regulate breath.

Sing and have a go of the following:

KLA

Choose a digital or non-digital task per lesson depending on what you have access to

MONDAY

2nd Step - You will need some parent help with your Second Step today

Ask your child: How do you show compassion for others at school?

Read together: When you have empathy for others, you can say or do many things to show your care

and concern. Showing care or concern for others is called compassion.

Saying something kind or doing something helpful for others are examples of showing compassion.

Practise together: Compassion at Home

1. Work together to write examples of things you have done or said or could do or say to show

others at home. There are examples to get you started.

2. Talk about how showing compassion made you feel in those situations.

Example:

Compassion Looks Like Compassion Sounds Like

Helping a family member bring in some heavy groceries.

Telling family members, you care about them when you notice they are feeling sad.

TUESDAY Speaking and Listening

News this term will follow specific topics that will be mapped out for each week in the term. Students

ARE expected to follow these topics of news.

When you are practising your speaking remember to have,

• Clear voice.

• Eye contact.

• Hands by side (unless showing object).

• Posture

• Expression of voice.

Week 2 topic Are dogs better than cats? Agree or disagree

(Introduce your news by stating which you think is better. Share 3 reasons why you think your

preference is better and finish your news by re-stating which you think is better and thanking

your audience).

Digitial: You might like to practise in front of a mirror or even speaking in front of your own ‘toy’

audience with your favourite toys. Once you are happy with your speaking using Seesaw, record your

news and share it with your class and/or class teacher.

Non-Digital: Share your news with at least 2 people you live with.

WEDNESDAY

Take a journey to Africa and follow this link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj0eqK4I9MU&feature=youtu.be to go on a tour of this amazing

natural landscape.

After watching draw something that was memorable to you and share it with your class and teacher

by post which animal or scene was memorable to you and why on SeeSaw.

If you are unable to access the link, do you have a book or even a movie at home that has African

animals in it? Experience your book and movie and then share your memorable animal in your

workbook in words and in pictures.

THURSDAY

Science & Technology

What happens when water falls on different surfaces?

Today you will have to venture outside to collect a few things for your experiment (see table below).

You will also need some water and a safe place to conduct your experiment.

Before you start, copy the table below into your workbook and predict what will happen to each

surface when water falls onto it. Will the water runoff, soak into the surface and/or make the surface

slippery?

Once you have completed your predictions test them and record what actually happens when the

water falls onto the surface. You make like to take some photos as you complete your experiment and

share them with your class and teacher.

What happens when water falls on these different surfaces

Prediction Observations

Bark Soil

Sand

Concrete Sloping grounds

Grass

Plant leaves

FRIDAY Creative & Practical Arts (CAPA)

‘Locomotor’ and ‘Non Locomotor’. Watch Movement

Locomotor movements are those that incorporate traveling from one point to another.

Non locomotor movements are body movements without travel, such as bending, swaying, or

wiggling.

You will need some help and others to join in with you today. Watch and play Locomotor colours

(from last week) and try and play your own game of locomotor colours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ECPSU17vA

Now that you are warmed up, follow the links and join the dances to practise moving your

body. I feel better when I am dancing Zumba

If you are unable to follow the links that is ok too. Play your favourite songs and have a dance

party. Try and move different parts of your body different ways.

You could make a short dance routine of your own and perform it in front of your family

FRIDAY Personal Development Health & Physical Education (PDHPE)

Running

You will need your fastest sneakers today as you will be practising how to run. If you can, watch the

following link to see how to best do a sprint run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hU04IFAr7Q&list=PLrOa7LNP0maWa6EPlnkvHlk3VsBqhuMZq&inde

x=8

The basic elements of sprint running are:

1. Hold your torso straight and upright.

2. Hold your head still but relax your face and neck.

3. Bend your elbows at 90 degrees.

4. Pump your arms so your hands travel from “hip to lip” and keep your arms close to your sides.

5. As you pump your arms, keep your shoulders steady but relaxed.

6. With each stride, lift your front knee high (“knee drive”) and straighten your back leg

completely to deliver full power.

7. At the start of your sprint, keep your strides short and quick. Lengthen your strides as you

gain speed and momentum.

Try practising your running at your home, starting at one point and finishing at another (in a straight line).

Try and do this at least 5 times.

If you have people at home with you today see if you can encourage them to play a game with you that

involves sprinting and running. Here are some game ideas,

• Red-light, green-light. One person is selected to be the traffic light and stands at one end of a

field. The rest of the group stands at the other end. When the traffic light says "red light,"

everyone has to freeze. When he says "green light," everyone must sprint toward the traffic

light as fast a possible, freezing again the next time "red light" is declared. The first person to

get to the traffic light gets to be the traffic light next.

• Scavenger Hunt

Equipment, a list of items to find

Write out a list of items that can be found in the area where the child will be running. Try to make

some of the items specific (i.e., a water fountain) and others vague (i.e., something that starts

with the letter G). This allows the kids to get creative with their answers. Start with the first item

on the list and run to that destination. Once you get there, move on to the next item on the list

• Where to Run Next?

Equipment, Small pieces of paper with different landmarks or locations written on them.

This game is best played outdoors, in an open area with different landmarks or locations. On small

pieces of paper, a coach or other adult writes down the names of different landmarks in the vicinity,

i.e., bleachers, goal post, backstop, equipment shed, long jump pit. Put the pieces of paper in a small

bag, such as a brown paper bag or a running belt. One child pulls out a piece of paper and reads the

location. Then they all must run to that location. Once everyone reaches the destination, a different

child can pull out another piece of paper.

How to Make a Rubber-Band Powered Boat Set 14 (350 words)

Written by Angela Weeks

Special words one, scissors, does, more, when, your, once, put, could,

friends, have, water, ruler, bow/ou/ meaning the front of a boat

Words where the vowel says its name: wind, below

Making a toy boat that can propel itself across water is fun.

Follow the steps below to make your own boat.

What You Will Need a rubber band scissors a ballpoint pen a

ruler a length of corrugated cardboard that can be covered later with

duct tape to make it more water-resistant duct tape a bath or

backyard pool to float the boat in

First, cut a rectangle of cardboard about thirty by fifteen centimetres.

Use a ruler to draw a rectangle at one end of your cardboard, three

centimetres from each side and about ten centimetres long.

At the other end, draw a bow, the pointy bit at the front of a boat, as

shown in the picture.

Cut out your rectangle and put it to one side. You will need it later to

use as a paddle.

Then cut along your boat-shaped lines.

Now, take the rectangle that you set aside and trim it by about seven

millimetres on all sides. This does not have to be exact, but the paddle

will need room to move freely when it is put back into the space you cut

it from. Also, keep in mind that the duct tape will make the space

narrower.

Cover the cardboard shapes with duct tape so your boat does not get

soggy and sink.

Slip the rubber band onto your boat across the empty space you cut

out.

Slide the paddle (the rectangle you cut out and trimmed) into the

rubber band. Wind it up by twisting it around and let it go. If the

paddle does not turn freely, trim it a bit more.

After testing, you can staple the rubber band to the paddle to hold it in

place.

Wind up the paddle again. Hold it firmly and twist it around and around

to increase the tension of the rubber band. Once you have twisted the

rubber band at least 20 times, put the boat in a bath or backyard pool

and let it go.

Mathematics- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Resources

Stage 1 Counting Australian Money

Add the coins Record the total amount. Don’t forget to use c and $ symbols!

Yr 2 - Try adding these Australian notes: Record the total amount. Don’t forget to use $ symbol!