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Framework for Teaching – Year Two, Term 3: Week 4
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning English
Spelling
Brainstorm as many "er, ir or ur" words. Type up the words on a computer. Print it out and glue it into your scrapbook.
select 10 words from your list and create 10 different questions using those 10 words as answers.
e.g.
What is the opposite of a boy? (girl)
When you're in pain, you are ____________ (hurt)
English
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Spelling
Read the following words to an adult: shirt girl her bird church fur hurt smaller Write the following words in "er", "ir" and "ur" as an adult reads them to you. (e.g. skirt -> skirt, skurt and skert). her nerd girl bird first burn curse surf return Thursday
English
Spelling
Write the tricky words Lose, father and sister in your workbook five times each with different colours.
Write three sentences using the tricky words listed above. Illustrate one of the sentences.
Create a mind map using words that connect to each of the three tricky words.
e.g.
English
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Spelling
Discuss with your child what is an "adjective"
(Adjective is a describing word)
Have a look at this picture.
Play a game with your child where you have to take turns coming up with an adjective to describe this puppy.
English
Spelling
Revise Adjectives. Let's play a game! Brainstorm together a list of adjectives. Cut out the adjectives and put it in a hat. Draw out an adjective from the hat at random. Draw a picture of anything that associates with that adjective (e.g. drawing a cat for "cute") Complete activity online: https://www.turtlediary.com/game/describing-words.html Write down the adjectives: cute, disgusting, funny,
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Tricky Words -
lose, father and sister. Watch Mrs Edwards explain today’s task.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19JsX2C_oyXsRbuhsL3P2QktNXu0xgBkn/view?usp=sharing Write the three words in bubble writing in your scrapbook. Trace over the words in different colours. Ask your parent to dictate one of the following sentences to you and have a go at writing it in your book and then create an illustration. Easy: My sister wanted my father to lose in the race. Difficult: My father told my sister that she has a race in February.
Underline, circle or highlight the correctly spelt words.
Brainstorm as many "er', "ir" or "ur" words in your book.
PREPARED SPEECH *** PRIORITY TASK
This week you will be writing a PREPARED speech to PERSUADE your audience.
To PERSUADE means to make someone agree with your opinion.
Open up Mrs Worthington’s cheat sheet here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UZaZCjSYSvPn0tF-Y4CT1cHEWFu_qtK4n95nYg_R2WY/edit?usp=sharing
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Writing
Watch the following video of Mrs Worthington explaining the postcard task:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GYiMo8SK7Q8qZjlPfR97orHu8D2iUSHB/view?usp=sharing
Click on the link below to create your own postcard or alternatively you can print a template off here:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/postcard-creator-30061.html
You are an explorer who has just discovered the mainland of Australia!
Whoever can't think of an adjective loses.
There is an Adjectives Word Mat to assist with this task:
Adjectives Word Mat
Complete online activity.
https://www.turtlediary.com/game/identify-adjectives-in-sentences.html
Find some images online and list down adjectives that describe the picture.
Writing
Use this picture of a thunderstorm as a stimulus for a piece of creative writing.
beautiful and evil. Go through each of them one by one. Draw something that associates with these adjectives in your scrapbook.
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Writing Watch the following video about Acrostic Poems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-pCY3YbtJQ After you have watched the YouTube video about Acrostic poems, watch the video of Mrs Gavanas explaining your task.
Priority_Task_Acrostic_Poems_Friday.mp4
Today you will be writing an Acrostic Poem and the topic will be free choice!
2Framework for teaching online – Stage 1 sample
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Writing
Follow this link to find out some information about the Three Sisters
https://www.bluemts.com.au/info/thingstodo/threesisters/
Following this reading, you are going to plan a persuasive text using the statement “Why you should visit the Three Sisters”.
Remember, in a persuasive text you need to have an introduction (introduces the topic and what you believe), the body (including 3 reasons, using high modality words such as ‘must’, ‘have to’, ‘blatantly obvious’, ‘will’) and a conclusion.
High Modality words
Remember, you need to convince the reader why they need to visit the Three Sisters, so you
It is FREE CHOICE so choose a topic you are interested in and you can have some fun with!
Parents you can read more information on prepared speeches below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AfWcBr0feBsQP0PmWhBO5GSAnel7fuww/view?usp=sharing
Your teachers will provide you with feedback on your speech once it is uploaded to Dojo. You will then use this feedback to improve your speech for the next PREPARED speech week. You do not have to keep writing a new speech.
You cannot wait to tell your family at home.
Write them a postcard describing your adventures!
Here are some ideas to get you started:
Postcards from Australia
Reading
Follow the link below to the School Magazine website.
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/resources/storm-2
Plan the characters that will be in your story, the problem and the solution before you begin writing.
This link can help you with your task:
Thunderstorm Story Ideas and Planning
Reading
Follow the link below to the School Magazine website.
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/resources/sock-monster
Read the poem called ‘Sock Monster’ with an adult.
Complete the using synonyms activity below.
Make sure you follow the steps set out in the video: 1.Choose a topic that you know lots about 2.Write the topic word down your page 3.Write a word or sentence next to each letter 4. Make sure your word or sentence is about your topic 5.Use interesting words
Reading
Follow the link below to the School Magazine website.
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/resources/day-at-the-zoo
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need to think about all of the interesting and exciting things to see there!
Today you will only have to plan your text. You can do this in many ways such as writing dot points for your ideas, using a mind map to brainstorm different ideas, or by using the following planning sheet:
Use the attached template to help you with your writing task.
Persuasive_Text_Template.pdf
Mrs White has also created some sentence starters for you
Reading
Follow the link below to the School Magazine website.
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/resources/mudimals
Read the poem titled ‘Mudimals’ with an adult.
Have a go at creating your own mudimals stanza for the poem to continue. Use the scaffold provided in the poem.
Look in the puddle,
What do you see?
I see a ________ looking at me.
Her/His _________,
Her/His _______________.
Read the poem titled ‘Storm’’ with an adult.
Complete the activity: Poetry Evaluation
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-TSM-LR-Wksht-CD3_Storm.pdf
There is also an interactive activity at the bottom of the page.
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019-TSM-LR-Wksht-BO8_Sock-Monster.pdf
You can also watch a YouTube clip of this poem.
Sock Monster
Read the story ‘Day at the Zoo’ with an adult.
Write about a time you went to the zoo. What did you see? Which animal was your favourite?
4Framework for teaching online – Stage 1 sample
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13NYsxnCoh3UAMoRFmKa9jpV3BxVFC5uq/view?usp=sharing
Reading
Follow the link below to the School Magazine website.
https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/explore
Choose the piece from the ‘Countdown’ section called ‘Happily Haunted’ to read with an adult.
Complete the activity titled:
Anthropomorphism
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Break
Middle Mathematics
Number Talk
Watch Mrs Hogan explain the number talk for today.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y4FLBC_IxhCqf53RYOcYZh8v6-NFfnNR/view?usp=sharing
What do you notice?
Jot down you everything you notice about this photo.
For example:
- Do you notice any patterns?
- Do you notice any
Mathematics
Number Talk
Watch Mrs Hogan explain the number talk for today.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UrfbSFSoGGA9qzCHRXuPS2uMTuKIY6az/view?usp=sharing
What do you notice?
Jot down you everything you notice about this photo
For example:
- Do you notice any patterns?
Mathematics
Number Talk
Guess my Domino
Watch Mrs Hogan explain the number talk for today.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iFSdUHV6aCWCmkPlEzbv8IqMtI_0UdCo/view?usp=sharing
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Activity
Let’s Explore Patterns
Follow the link to the slide presentation on how to complete this activity. Look at slides 62 to 73.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWg0O-mr2L98MDoS-_jnDBFMs2NBEFHs/view?usp=sharing
Mathematics
Number Talk
Watch Mrs Hogan explain the number talk activity.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wl4f3eI8mxd24v3bIMbrHQmORh0g_8x-/view?usp=sharing
Follow the link to this worksheet and complete the questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eIIVSFT3_IbjB_WwtvJFcZZrBjSNy4k4/view?usp=sharing
Activity
Gingerbread Division
Learning Intention: Create equal (fair) shares. Describe your shares using division language, for example, 14 buttons shared
Mathematics
Number Talk
Follow the link to this worksheet and complete the questions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CiJIQp2uzMNnFB3h5o1IihhAmzSLVmZa/view?usp=sharing
Activity
Graphing
Show your child a picture of a pie graph and column graph. Ask them what a graph is used for. Ask them how a graph helps people see data easier. Show them a picture of this graph
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arrays, eg, 8 dots going across and 6 dots going down, so 8 x 6 =
-Do you notice any fractions, eg, 3/12 are yellow
- Do you notice any addition or multiplication
Activity
Strike it Out! Let’s Play!
Follow the link to the slide presentation on how to complete this activity. Look at slides 2 to 8.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWg0O-mr2L98MDoS-_jnDBFMs2NBEFHs/view?usp=sharing
- Do you notice any arrays, eg, 6 eggs across and 3 eggs down, so 6 x 3 =
- Do you notice any fractions, eg, 6/18
-Do you notice any addition, multiplication or subtraction, eg, 18 eggs take away 6 eggs, so, 18 – 6 =
Activity
Handfuls
Follow the link to the slide presentation on how to complete this activity. Look at slides 48 to 54
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MWg0O-mr2L98MDoS-_jnDBFMs2NBEFHs/view?usp=sharing
There is also a link below to a student workbook. The activities to complete for this game are under the title Activity 10.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uoc_b1G9T1UlUu4slxRaDt8mV4pVn8jA/view?usp=sharing
Creative Arts - Music
Learn to sing the song ‘Issunboshi' from Vocal Ease MORE (Module 1). Use this animated score as a guide. Pause and play to assist you to learn the song. The lyrics are also included at the end of this document. Practice keeping the beat with the animated score and following the moving score.
between 3 gingerbread people makes 4 buttons each with 2 remainders, 14 ÷ 3 = 4 r 2
Follow the link below to a PowerPoint presentation of today’s task. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lBleGfz0CtrHek6DLUKwVx6P5TaIER_g/view?usp=sharing
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/b8/23/ca/b823ca76a01aab3ef301351bd8111fd
6.jpg) Ask your child the following questions: What does this graph tell us? How do you know? What do the pictures on the bottom mean? What are the numbers on the side for? What's the most popular fruit? Which fruit is the least popular? How many people like pear? Have a go at creating your own bar or column graph. You may create a graph about the different types of fruit in your fruit
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There is also a link below to a student workbook. The activities to complete for this game are under the title Activity 1.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uoc_b1G9T1UlUu4slxRaDt8mV4pVn8jA/view?usp=sharing
Fitness
Learn a dance to the song ‘Slam Dunk’ with Jesi from Got Game https://youtu.be/VFlswTauTPQ Make some protein balls with Michelle to finish your fitness session and have a delicious snack! https://youtu.be/G4eYJvn_Qes
There is also a link below to a student workbook. The activities to complete for this game are under the title Activity 9.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uoc_b1G9T1UlUu4slxRaDt8mV4pVn8jA/view?usp=sharing
Sport
Lesson: Healthy Food for Strong Muscles.
Follow the link below to this week’s sport lesson
Infants lesson Wk3 T3
Follow up the lesson with having a go at making a vegetable skeleton
What features of the music let you know that it is Japanese? (the instruments and the overall sound). How does this reinforce the meaning of the narrative? Use these instrument guides to explore the instrumental tone colours (timbres) of the Japanese instruments the Koto, Shamisen and the Shakuhachi. Think of three adjectives to describe the sound of each of the instruments below.
Koto:
Shamisen:
bowl or the different types of flowers in the garden. You could even go on a walk and tally the different coloured cars you see.
Library
Olympic Games
Exciting times, has
everyone been watching
the Olympic Games?
Do you know where and
when countries came
together to compete
against each other in
various sporting
activities?
View the attached
Power Point and find
out.
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https://youtu.be/7nBVDuQVGvQ
Shakuhachi
Read through the story of ‘Issunboshi’ (‘The Inch Boy’) by Junko Murimoto. What is happening in the story? What other texts or narratives do we know that have similar stories to ‘Issunboshi’ (such as ‘Thumbelina’)?
https://drive.google.com/
file/d/1mFTs44eOOF43
EQ8qKNR9DOa3uVtolhi
a/view?usp=sharing
Question: What is your
favourite sporting
activity to watch and
why?
Break
Afternoon Integrated Unit - New
South Wales
The Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains is located in New South Wales. Follow the link to watch a video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV_ARu1BEBo
Storybook Lesson.
Story – The Story of Rosy Dock
Before the story: Ask your child the following questions: ● What do you know
about deserts? ● Do we have any
deserts in Australia? ● What is the weather
and temperature like?
Integrated Unit - New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory is located in New South Wales. Click the following link to watch a video on the ACT:
Integrated Unit- STEM
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Click on the link to watch Mr Redlich explain your task:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-d2jzIvulLzvf44gORJjnbN1U3P1cFj/view?usp=sharing
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Integrated Unit - Visual Arts
Click on the link below to watch Miss Dayman explain your task:
Friday Visual Arts.mov
This week we are learning about the Australian Artist Ken
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Watch the following Dreamtime story of how the Blue Mountains was formed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-g98I2s11E
Write a recount of what happened in the Dreamtime story. Who were Gurangatch and Mirragang? What happened to them?
Something Fun-OLYMPICS! Can you make up an IMAGINARY SPORT? What would it be? How would you play it? Feel
● Do you know any plants and animals that live there?
Briefly revise the difference between native and introduced species. Look at the front cover of the book and predict what the story is about (https://www.jeanniebaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cover-the-story-of-rosy-dock-3.jpg). Write your prediction in your scrapbook. Word Work: The following words are used in the story. Use a dictionary to look up the following words and write their meanings. ● Newcomers -
People who have recently arrived at a new place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpphPDjlVWo
The capital city of Australia is Canberra. Canberra is located in the Australian Capital Territory.
Watch the following video to learn more about Canberra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv19ZvZQu-s
Click the following links to have a closer look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q32xjsMpb3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb_2VGqsRDY
The Australian Parliament House is located in Canberra. It is where all the laws are made in Australia. Think of a law that you would
Create a new ride for Luna Park.
Look up images of Luna Park and tell someone what you notice about them.
Decide what type of ride you will make- rollercoaster, spinning ride, swings etc.
Consider what materials you have at home including: recycled materials (bottles, paper towel rolls, cardboard boxes etc.) and craft supplies (paddle pop sticks, pipe cleaners etc.) and plan out what you will be making on a piece of paper. Ensure you label the different materials you will use for different parts of the ride.
If you have younger siblings at home you could get them to join in!
Done. Click the following link and view slide 5 and 6 to learn more about the artist:
Australian Art Appreciation.pptx
Consider the following questions as you look at the artist’s work:
-What techniques has the artist used to create these artworks?
-How do these artworks make you feel?
-Can you connect to these artworks? Do they remind you of anything?
Ken Done is known for using lots of bright colours in his artworks.
Draw a school of fish in Sydney Harbour using the same technique.
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free to draw and label or write about your MADE-UP sport and share it on Dojo.
● Precious - Something that is rare, expensive, special or important.
● Scatter - To throw or spread in different directions.
Follow the link below to watch the book being read.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSkzzD0-8N8&t=72s Draw a picture of your favourite part of the story
like to be passed through the Australian Parliament House e.g. Being allowed to eat chocolate for breakfast or having a four-day school week.
Write what law you think should be compulsory in Australia and write 2-3 reasons why it should be a law.
Once you have finished your writing, follow the link to draw a picture of Australian Parliament House:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxrXqzBo8qo
Bonus points if your ride has moving parts!
Watch the following guided drawing to help you draw a fish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkFK_2cti7g
Try to draw different types of fish and include bright coloured coral in
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your artwork. Make sure you include a blue sea background also.
You can use pencils, crayons, paint or anything else brightly coloured that you have at home!