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Teaching & Learning Activities – Stage 2

Term 2 Week 4

Please complete the activities in your homework book. Parents need to monitor the use of Youtube.

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Morning English-Continue completing the reading bingo card from last week.

Don’t forget to include some ‘Wushka’ over the week.

Writing-Morning Surprise!

Imagine that you have just walked into your kitchen and you see...look at the stimulus picture below (Pge 26) *You can only ask 3 questions to the octopus. What would you ask and why?

English- Continue completing the reading bingo card from last week.

Writing- Morning Surprise!

Write a letter to your parents explaining how the mess in the kitchen came to be there.

Spelling: Use the soundwaves Use the soundwaves login or print the attached sheets to access this week’s activity sheets. If you are able to print out the segmenting page or complete it online for this week’s sound, ‘l’.

English- Reading and

Writing Worksample tasks. Students at school will complete this task with their teacher. For other students we ask that you complete this task at home and submit it via google classroom, dropping it off at the office, emailing or post it to the school.

Reading Task-Pge32-36 Once Upon a Time..

Answer the questions in the table below the text.

Writing Task – Morning Surprise!

Write a text that tries to persuade the octopus to leave. Then tries to persuade it to stay. Which was easiest? Why?

English- Continue completing the reading bingo card from last week.

Writing – Morning Surprise!

Write the story of how the octopus came to be here, and what happens next.

Spelling: Use the soundwaves login Use the soundwaves login or print the attached sheets to access this week’s activity sheets. If you are able to print out activity pages complete the cut and paste pages and anything else you need too.

English- Continue completing the reading bingo card from last week.

Writing - Morning Surprise!

Choose one of the pieces of writing you have written this week to edit and post to your teacher on google classroom.

Spelling:

Use the soundwaves login or print the attached sheets to print out games sheets or complete the online games available for this week’s sound.

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Spelling: Use the soundwaves login or print the attached sheets to access this week’s activity sheets. If you are able to print out the brainstorming page for this week’s sound, ‘l’ or make up your own!

Spelling: Use the soundwaves login Use the soundwaves login or print the attached sheets to access this week’s activity sheets (Year 3-pge 6-7 Year 4 pge 16-17) If you are able to print out activity pages complete pages today or copy them into your book.

Break Break Break Break Break Break

Middle Mathematics; This week we are studying Time. Complete the sheets indicated on each day.

Year 3- Pge 10

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Today's word problem

Jack had $10.00. He bought a pair of socks for $2.30 and a pair of gloves for $5.50. How much money did he have left?

Mathematics

Today's word problem A music store is having its “Black Friday” sale. The store will give $5.00 off for the second item a customer purchases. Emma wants to buy a pair of headphones for $25.00 and a CD for $18.50. How much does she need to pay in total?

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Year 4-Pge21

Mathematics

Today's word problem

Coffee mugs cost $2.50 each. How much do 5 coffee mugs cost?

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*Maths Time Game Pge25

Fitness

Complete the What’s Your Name? Fun fitness activity!

Mathematics

Today's word problem

Mr. Jackman gives $32.00 to his four children to share equally. How much will each of his children get?

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Year 4-Pge23

Mathletics- Log on and try to complete 2-3 activities set by your

Mathematics

Today's word problem

Each student in Grade Four was given 20 raffle tickets to sell to raise funds for their school. The price of each ticket is $1.50. If Olivia sold all her tickets, how much money did she raise for her school? If there are 30 students in grade 4, and they all sold all of their tickets, how much money was raised

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Mathletics- Log on and try to complete 2-3 activities set by your teacher per day. Have ago at the game and other online activities.

Fitness

Complete at least two activities from the Bingo Fitness Card daily. Time yourself to see if you can beat your personal best.

Mathletics- Log on and try to complete 2-3 activities set by your teacher per day. Have ago at the game and other online activities.

Mathletics- Log on and try to complete 2-3 activities set by your teacher per day.

teacher per day. Have ago at the game and other online activities.

Mindfulness Activity

Ask someone to drop a feather and watch it very closely as it floats to the ground.

altogether?

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Year 4-Pge24

Mathletics-Log on and try to complete 2-3 activities set by your teacher per day. Have ago at the game and other online activities.

Break Break Break Break Break Break

Afternoon Creative Arts

Art – Toilet Roll Animal Puppets

Over the week collect the cardboard rolls from either used toilet paper or paper towel. Next collect some materials around the house and create a cardboard animal using the cardboard roll. Here are some ideas to get you started!

Science and Pge 30 technology1.Can we catch invisible sunlight? Some sunlight energy is visible (e.g rainbows), but most of the sun’s light energy is invisible. Conduct experiment 2 and record your findings using photographs, drawings or words.

2.With the information you have gathered from

Music Pge27

Listen to Do Re Mi from The Sound of Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k33ZQ4I4p24). Listen carefully to the song and how change the order of the notes they are singing.

Next using the table below have a go at naming the notes on the “Lines and Spaces” Worksheet. (See

History

Australia Day is celebrated on January 26th each year. Write a paragraph explaining how people celebrate it (think about activities, food, music). Australia Day began as a way of celebrating the European settlement of Australia. Not everybody in Australia celebrates it and it is sometimes

PDHPE Pge28

How do different cultures celebrate important events?

Complete the worksheet titled Cultural Heritage Teach your Sports. Research a chosen sport from your own culture or one that interest you. List the sport name, equipment used, number of players needed, rules, cultural

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Here is also a YouTube link you may find useful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ7y9ZJCqv0

Post some photos on ‘google classroom’ of your creation/s. We’d love to see them!

the experiment and through research, investigate this statement “The sun is not the only source of natural light on Earth.

Share your findings and ideas with your class.

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NOTE: If it is causing a bit of trouble, go back and rewatch Episode 6 of “The Music Show”

Watch ‘Behind the News’ on ABC I-view. Choose your favourite story. Write a summary of the story.

Questions?

informally referred to as Invasion Day. Write a paragraph explaining why some people might not want to celebrate Australia Day. The following video can help you: https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/media/598639/what-s-australia-day-all-about-

NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week, and Sorry Day are yearly events that encourage us to learn about Aboriginal history and culture. Draw and describe in your own words an example of Aboriginal rock art https://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Ray.Norris/SydneyRockArt/index.html Read an Aboriginal story, then rewrite it in your own words https://dharawalstories.com/stories/

significance and illustrate it. Upload it onto google classroom.

Brainbreak -The thumb pointing challenge. With one hand clench your fist and give a ‘thumbs up’ sign. With your other hand, keep your thumb tucked in and point your pointer finger directly at the raised thumb.

Then ‘switch’, simply reverse position, with the opposite hand now pointing at the opposite raised thumb. Simply alternate between these positions and you are doing the thumb challenge!

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Year 3 Sheets

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Year 4 Sheets

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Morning Surprise!

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Once Upon a Time by Sara Matson

Wake up! Wake up!’ Bluebird twittered in Bear’s ear.

Bear stopped snoring and opened one eye. ‘Is it spring yet?’

‘Spring started a week ago!’ Bluebird chirped. ‘Now get up! I have news.’

Bear lumbered out of his cave and down to the river. After a long drink of water, he asked, ‘What kind

of news?’

‘It’s about the Forest Fling,’ Bluebird said, soaring in circles above Bear’s head. ‘This year, there’s a

writing contest. The winner’s story will be read aloud on opening night. And guess who’s—’

‘A story contest?’ Bear interrupted. ‘Maybe I’ll enter. I’ve always wanted to be a writer.’

‘So has Owl!’ Bluebird said. ‘She’s entering too, and you know how smart she is.’

Bear frowned. If Owl entered the contest, she’d be sure to win. He might as well give up now.

But then he pictured all the forest animals circled around the campfire, listening to his story. His

winning story.

‘I think I’ll give it a try,’ he said.

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The next morning, Bear sat in his cave, surrounded by crumpled papers.

‘Writing a story is hard,’ he said.

Just then, Bluebird fluttered in. ‘Guess what? I stopped by Owl’s tree, and she’s already written fifty -

two pages. Her story’s amazing! At least … I think it is.’

‘What do you mean?’ Bear asked.

‘She uses a lot of long words,’ Bluebird said.

‘Harrumph,’ Bear said. ‘I like stories I can understand.’

He remembered being a cub. He had loved to sit in his little chair while Papa Bear read to him in a

deep, growly voice. None of Papa Bear’s stories were confusing.

Bluebird looked doubtful. ‘Owl’s story sounds really smart. She just might win.’

Bear sighed and picked up his pencil. ‘You’re probably right.’

The next day, Bear went outside to write. But the sunshine made him sleepy, so he took a nap instead.

He dreamed about fish soup and acorns and the porridge Mama Bear used to make for breakfast. She’d

covered it with brown sugar and thick, yellow cream.

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Bear woke up hungry. While he was catching himself a fish for supper, Bluebird came by.

‘How many pages have you finished?’ she asked.

Bear flipped a fish out of the water. ‘One—well, almost one.’

‘Bear! The deadline is tomorrow night,’ Bluebird scolded. ‘You need to get busy!’

‘How’s Owl doing?’ Bear asked, although he wasn’t sure he wanted to know.

‘She’s written eighty-eight pages!’ Bluebird said. ‘She has a chapter about the history of shoelaces,

and another about giant pickles, and another about Polish-speaking ostriches.’

‘I’ve never heard of Polish-speaking ostriches,’ Bear said.

Bluebird looked wise. ‘Owl says a story’s supposed to teach you something.’

‘Harrumph,’ Bear said. ‘I like stories about everyday things. Like friends, and families, and forests.

And maybe porridge.’

Bluebird patted him on the head. ‘Try not to feel too bad. It’s not your fault you don’t have Owl’s

brain.’

The next day, Bear woke up early. After breakfast, he sat at the table with his notebook and pencil.

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‘Now where was I?’ he said aloud. He looked down at the paper. All he had so far was Once upon a

time.

Moments later, Bluebird sailed in. ‘I just came from Owl’s tree. She’s finished!’

‘Really,’ Bear said glumly.

‘She wrote 203 pages,’ Bluebird said, hopping up and down on Bear’s shoulder. ‘Her description of

the sunrise takes up 100 pages alone!’

‘Harrumph,’ Bear said. ‘I can describe the sunrise in two words: It’s pink.’

‘I’m sorry, Bear, but she’s going to win for sure!’ Bluebird flew around the room in a feathery frenzy.

As she zoomed over the coffee table, her wing brushed a framed photo to the ground. Crash!

‘Bluebird!’ Bear said. ‘Watch where you’re flying, please.’

He picked up the photo. It showed him as a cub, standing next to his childhood friend, a little girl with

long, golden hair. He hadn’t thought about Goldilocks in a long time.

‘I like stories with interesting characters,’ he said softly, remembering the day they had met. Suddenly

his paw itched for a pencil.

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‘Sorry about the broken glass,’ Bluebird said. ‘And I’m sorry about the contest. Maybe next year,

huh?’

‘Maybe,’ Bear said, sitting down again. ‘Or maybe not.’

The next night, the Forest Fling opened with its traditional campfire. All the animals gathered around

as Mouse, the head of the judging committee, cleared his throat and began the winning story:

Once upon a time, there were three bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear. They lived in a

cottage in the forest. One day, while waiting for their porridge to cool …