Harcourt Public School 1 Stage 2 Online Learning Weekly Activities

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

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

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Morning English

Writing

Think about the word ‘plot’

and what it means when it

comes to a story.

Watch the clip ‘Plot

Mountain’ and in your own

words video/record yourself

explaining the meaning of

the word ‘plot’ to a friend.

Upload it onto Google

Classroom.

Read the story Clark the

Shark on Storyline Online.

Organise the information

you have read under each

of the headings on the

narrative plot template (See

Google Classroom

instruction page)

English

Listen to the audio story

Nigel Nit-Boy and write

down all the adjectives

you hear in the story. How

many are there?

Using the adjectives, you

have heard, draw a

picture of what Nigel Nit-

Boy might look like and

create a character

description (See example

below)

Read the text ‘Postal

Cats’ below and answer

the following questions:

1) The story is about a

man who...?

2) Why does Leon make

the backpacks?

3) Why does Leon think

his plan will work?

English

Writing

Watch the clip on

‘Orientation for a story’.

Think about why an

orientation is important.

Using the audio book

from yesterday’s activity

Nigel Nit-Boy, identify and

write down the who,

when, where, adjectives

and mood’ for the

orientation.

Use the template on

Google Classroom to help

guide you and use as

much detail as you can.

Read the poem

‘Prehistoric Butterfly’

below and answer the

following questions:

English

Writing

Re-watch the clip on

‘Orientation for a story’.

and read the example in

the clip. What made that

orientation stand out?

Using the template on

Google Classroom,

create and plan an

orientation using the

picture on Pobble 365

titled ‘Magic Biscuits’.

Who are your

characters? Where are

they?

Write a paragraph using

ideas from your plan to

create an orientation.

(See example below)

Read the story ‘The

Atrocious King’. What

did you think if the

English

Writing

Create a poster

explaining the steps in

creating an interesting

orientation.

Think about the

headings and words you

might use to help a

reader write an effective

orientation for their

story.

Upload your poster onto

Google Classroom.

Remember to be as

creative as you want!

Spelling (See weekly spelling words below) Ask a parent/carer to

test you on your spelling

words.

Harcourt Public School – Stage Two (Years 3 & 4)

Term 2, Week 1 - Online Learning Unit

Harcourt Public School 2 Stage 2 Online Learning Weekly Activities

Spelling

(See weekly spelling words

below)

Write your spelling words in an interesting font.

Eg.

Talk, walk,

4) What is one thing Leon

finds out about his cats?

5) What idea does Leon

have at the end of the

story?

Spelling

(See weekly spelling words below) Write a paragraph which includes your spelling words.

1. T-Rex is included in

the poem to show

that butterflies?

2. In this poem the

small thing is?

3. The poet admires the

butterfly because

it...?

4. Which word gives

the main idea of this

poem?

story’s orientation? Was

it ‘effective’? (Something

that is effective works

well and produces the

results that

were intended.)

Explain your opinion in

2-3 sentences in Google

Classroom.

Put your score on

Google Classroom.

Break

Middle Mathematics

Whole Number

Make the largest number

with these digits:

For example- 2139 = 9321

A) 3896

B) 6327

C) 7272

D) 1458

E) 74185

F) 20368

G) 55009

Make the smallest number

with these digits:

For example: 2139 = 1239

A) 8236

Mathematics

Addition and Subtraction

Write a problem solving

question for each

equation.

E.g. 622-16 =

Ben had 622 marbles but

went to school and lost 16

on the playground. How

many marbles does Ben

have left?

Now write your own for

the following:

A) 904 - 84 =

B) 277 – 35 =

C) 9110 - 740 =

D) 7334 – 910 =

Mathematics

Multiplication and Division

Watch the following clip

on double numbers:

https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=1Dwuti4skPc

Mathematics

Multiplication and Division

Double these numbers

then write the

multiplication equation to

match.

For example: 5 ___

Double 5 = 10

2 x 5 = 10

Mathematics

Length

Estimate the length or

distance of the following

things listed below in

centimetres or metres:

A) Length of your bed

B) Distance from your

bedroom door to the

bathroom door

C) Length of the kitchen

bench

D) Distance from your

couch to your T.V.

E) Length of your fridge

F) Length of an adult’s

foot

Mathematics

Patterns & Algebra

Solve the different

Pattern and Algebra

problems below:

7 9 9 7 9 9 7

# @ ! # @ ! #

Using materials at

home, see what types of

patterns you can create

(Eg. Different size balls,

colour pencils)

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B) 5470

C) 3197

D) 2079

E) 36925

F) 44030

G) 10811

Write the following numbers

in words and in expanded

notation.

For example: 3465

Word: Three thousand four

hundred and sixty five

Expanded Notation:

3000+400+60+5

A) 4139

B) 2017

C) 9855

D) 3040

E) 51 665

F) 70 261

G) 82 003

Place Value Challenge

Write these numbers:

For example: five hundreds

and thirteen units

= 500 + 13

= 513

Using the questions above, solve the equations using the split strategy. (Make sure you show your working out.)

Subtraction Challenge

Write a problem solving

question for each

equation.

E.g. 622-16 =

Ben had 622 marbles but

went to school and lost 16

on the playground. How

many marbles does Ben

have left?

Now write your own for

the following:

A) 904 - 84 =

B) 277 – 35 =

C) 9110 - 740 =

D) 7334 – 910 =

Using the questions above, solve the equations using the split strategy. (Make sure you show your working out.)

Subtraction Challenge

A) 2 ____

B) 16 ____

C) 26 ____

D) 12 ____

E) 228 ____

F) 33 ____

Cut out magazines or find

5 things in your home that

represent doubles. You

can be as creative as you

want.

For example:

An egg carton is double 6

which makes 12.

Multiplication Challenge

Use the equation to

complete the sentence

For example:

8 = 2 x 4

__ is 2 times as much as

4

G) Distance from where

you are sitting NOW to

the nearest window

Explain your strategy

used to estimate the

length and distance of

each object.

For example: “My

handspan is 10 cm and

my desk is 8 handspans

long, so my desk is

about 80 cm long”

Use a ruler or measuring

tape to check how

accurate your

estimations were.

Length Challenge

Which has the furthest

distance?

A) 4H to the library

OR 3H to the library?

B) School office to the

front gate

OR Mr Keevers’ office to

the front gate?

C) The basketball court

to the senior play

equipment

Patterns Challenge

A) Darell owns a

hardware store and is

looking over his past

orders. Darell's

hardware store ordered

25 power drills in July,

30 power drills in

August, 35 power drills

in September, and 40

power drills in October.

If this pattern continues,

how many power drills

will the store order in

November?

B) Sweet Time Bakery

just opened and is

increasing the number of

items they bake. For

example, the bakery

made 1 carrot cake in

March, 3 carrot cakes in

April, 9 carrot cakes in

May, and 27 carrot

cakes in June. If this

pattern continues, how

many carrot cakes will

the bakery make in

July?

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A) Two hundreds plus

twelve tens

B) Five hundreds plus

eleven tens

C) Eight thousands plus

twenty tens plus eleven

units

HINT: Check the value of

each digit before adding

the total

Choose two numbers to

complete the subtraction

number sentence:

For example:

1, 6, 7, 44

__ - __ = 6

= 7 - 1 = 6

A) 6, 8, 12, 52

__ - __ = 2

B) 2, 4, 18, 51

__ and __ have a

difference of 47.

C) 2, 19, 45, 96

__ - __ = 51

D) 3, 5, 8, 28, 32, 85

__ and __ have a

difference of 20.

8 is 2 times as much as 4

A) 90 = 2 x 45

__ is 2 times as much as

45

B) 50 = 2 x 25

__ is 2 times as much as

25

C) 88 = 2 x 44

88 is ___ times as much

as 44

D) 120 = 2 x 60

___ is ___ times as

much as ___

OR the hall to the senior

play equipment?

Select the most

appropriate unit of

measurement (cm, m,

km) for:

A) maths book

B) laptop

C) car

D) undercover cola

E) soccer field

F) bus

G) swimming pool

H) Sydney to Canberra

Break

Afternoon ANZAC activity

Australia commemorates

ANZAC Day every year on

the 25th April.

Watch ‘What is ANZAC Day’

, which explains why it is

such an important event

marked during World War 1.

Music

Watch the video ‘Beat and Rhythm’. In your own words explain the difference or give a definition of either beat or rhythm. Listen to a song of your choice and try to keep the

Geography Read the information on

‘Sydney Opera House’

below then answer these

following questions.

1. In which important

location is the Sydney

Opera House?

Science and technology Read through the PowerPoint on living things. List the things that make a thing living or non-living.

Fitness

Put on some dances

from GoNoodle. Make sure you follow

the actions and the beat!

Harcourt Public School 5 Stage 2 Online Learning Weekly Activities

Australia has been involved

in many wars and conflicts

since federation in 1901.

Some of the conflicts or

wars is named below.

• World War 1 (WW I)

• World War 2 (WW II)

• Vietnam War

Research to find out some

facts about each one and

record your findings using

Google Slides.

Challenge: Try and add

some pictures and video to

your presentation!

beat in time with the song by patting your knees or clapping. Using the same song, try keeping the rhythm (the rhythm changes with the words (It’s kind of like the syllables). Change it up: Choose a different song and move around to the beat, keeping in time. You could: -stomp to the beat -jump to the beat -slide to the beat -do star jumps to the beat -handclap with a partner to the beat 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.

2. Which important event

occurred in 1956 and why

did it happen?

3. Why do you think

Australians are proud of

this landmark?

4. Why were the building

competition rules broad?

5. True or False? The

Prime Minister of

Australia officially opened

the Sydney Opera House.

6. Do you think is would

take 14 years to build a

similar structure today?

Explain your answer.

7. Why do you think the

Opera House was used

for the first Vivid festival?

8. What do you think

makes the Sydney Opera

House an iconic

landmark?

Create a table and list

the things in the

environment around you

that are living or non-

living (can you think of

ten things in each list).

Imagine you are an

explorer who has

discovered a specimen

that is living and non-

living (choose one of

each from your list).

Write an explorer’s

journal to describe what

you have found. Include:

• Name of the

specimen

• Date

• Location that you

found it in

• Labelled diagram

• Whether it is a

living or non-

living specimen

• Why you think it

is living or non-

living specimen

Be as creative as you

can!

Do you notice the same

actions in the verses

and chorus?

Challenge: Put on your

favourite song.

Come up with a dance

routine for the song.

How many different

moves can you come up

with?

Can you follow the same

routine for the verses

and chorus?

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?’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.

Studyladder How do I access Studyladder? On an iPad – there is no app. You will need to access it through the browser (e.g. Safari or Chrome). See instructions below. On a laptop – go to https://www.studyladder.com.au/ , select Login 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.

Term 2, Week 1 - Spelling Words

talk jaywalk communicating Australia

walk chalk reasoning living

catwalk stalk reminders neighbour

balk boardwalk divisible identify

talkative beanstalk multiply countries

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(Stage) CLOTE – ONLINE lessons

Week 10 Chinese/

CLOTE

Activity

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

Song： Yummy Fruit 水果好吃 (shuǐ guǒ hǎo chī) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi3ag4RR39Q

2）Chinese Lesson ： 16 Fruits - Song in Mandarin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UtDj26iQtA

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

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

Korean CLOTE Stage 2 – ONLINE lessons

Week 1 Korean

CLOTE

Activity

Topic: Extreme Weather

Spelling: Write the meaning of the words below in English or in Korean (you could use a dictionary or the internet to look up the definition).

Write each word five times in your workbook.

홍수- 가뭄- 폭염- 폭우- 폭설- 태풍- 혹한-

Read the sentences below and put a circle in the space for correct sentences.

Harcourt Public School 8 Stage 2 Online Learning Weekly Activities

1. 홍수가 나면 집들이 물에 잠깁니다. ( )

2. 비가 오럣동안 오지 않는 것을 폭염이라고 합니다. ( )

3. 여름에는 폭설이 내려서 길이 미끄러워집니다. ( )

4. 태풍이 불면 바람이 많이 불고 비가 오기도 합니다. ( )

5. 폭염의 날씨에는 너무 더워서 땀이 많이 납니다. ( )

6. 폭우가 내리는 날에는 우산이 필요합니다. ( )

7. 혹한의 날씨가 되면 너무 추워서 따뜻한 옷을 입어야 합니다. ( )

Watch the video, Australia’s week of wild weather https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdonet-RGY4 and write the types of the extreme

weather mentioned in Korean. (*Please check with your parents before you click on this link. 비디오를 보기 전에 부모님께 허락을 받으세요.)

Write a recount about the extreme weather that you have experienced. The questions below will help you write your recount.

1. What happened?

2. How did it happen?

3. When did it happen?

4. Where did it happen?

5. What did you do?

6. Who were you with at that time?

7. How did you feel about the extreme weather?

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