Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2) Term 2 Week 2 – Learning From Home

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Reading

Approx. 20 minutes

English Reading- Wushka Log-in to Wushka (online reading) using your log-in. https://wushka.com.au/login

Read the book set by your teacher. You will find these books in the ‘Reading Group’ box at the top of your page. Once you have read the book, complete the quiz.

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Re-read the book set for your reading group. Complete the activity in the box ‘After you have completed the school reader’ box. You can find this box by clicking on the book in your ‘reading group box’ on the homepage.

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Re-read the book set for your reading group

Complete the Wednesday activities set by your classroom teacher in Google classroom.

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Re-read the book set for your reading group.

Complete the Thursday activities set by your classroom teacher in Google classroom.

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Re-read the book set for your reading group

Complete the Friday activities set by your classroom teacher in Google classroom. Remember to ‘turn your work in’ so the teachers can see your reading work for the week.

Word Work

Approx. 10 minutes

Spelling (see attachment). Write (in your homework book or on paper) or type your weekly words. OR Ask a family member to give you a ‘pre-test’ as you write your words. Re-write your errors.

Spelling (see attachment). Spell your words out loud. Complete questions 1 and 2 in your homework book, on the worksheet or on paper.

Spelling (see attachment). Complete questions 3 and 4 in your homework book, on the worksheet or on paper.

Spelling (see attachment). Ask someone to ‘quiz’ you on your words, spelling them out loud. Complete question 5, writing sentences in your homework book, on the worksheet or on paper.

Spelling (see attachment). Write any spelling errors OR Ask a family member to give you a spelling test. Share your results with your teacher.

Writing

Approx. 10 minutes

Journal writing- Recount Write about your weekend. Try to include information about what you did, when, who with, how and explain your feelings.

Handwriting Practice letters U and K using the attached handwriting sheet.

Writing - Acrostic Poem Acrostic poems are fun and easy to write. An acrostic is formed when the first letter in each line spells out a word or a sentence when read top to bottom. Try one using the letters of your name on the worksheet.

Writing - Acrostic Poem For this acrostic poem, think of a word or phrase that starts with each of the letters in “Australia”. Write it on the line next to that letter and draw a picture of your favourite things about Australia.

Journal writing- Reflection How are you going with your Wushka reading? Write down some things you like or do not like and share them with your teacher.

Break

PDHPE

Approx. 15 minutes

PDHPE Warm your body up by doing 10 “rocket, airplane, toes” stretches. Shake your hands, loosen up your arms and legs. Do the 5 minute workout 1 online. Visit: https://youtu.be/d3LPrhI0v-w

OR follow the instruction cards (attached)

PDHPE Create an obstacle course using items from around the house/classroom. Make sure you perform some of the fundamental movement skills such as balancing and jumping.

PDHPE Warm your body up by doing 10 “rocket, airplane, toes” stretches. Shake your hands, loosen up your arms and legs. Do the 5minute workout 1 online: https://youtu.be/d3LPrhI0v-w

OR follow the instruction cards (attached)

PDHPE Turn the music up loud and dance as hard as you can for two songs. Choreograph a dance for an entire song.

PDHPE Warm your body up by doing 10 “rocket, airplane, toes” stretches. Shake your hands, loosen up your arms and legs. Do the 5 minute workout 1 online: https://youtu.be/d3LPrhI0v-w OR follow the instruction cards (attached)

Maths

Approx. 35 minutes

Mathematics

Warm Up - Number of the Day Today’s number is: 15 How many ways can you make this number? Write some addition, subtraction, multiplication or division questions with the answer of 15. Number Students draw number cards (approximately 10 - 20 cards) ranging from 0-20, 10 - 100, or 100 - 999 (choose your own numbers, but not necessarily in order). Place cards in a pile upside down. Turn over 2 cards and state which number is smallest and which number is largest. Repeat the process until all cards have been used.

Mathematics

Warm Up - Number of the Day Today’s number is: 21 How many ways can you make this number? Use + - x ÷ questions to give the answer 21 Number Using number cards created in the previous lesson, students place the cards drawn into ascending and descending order using only 3 or 4 cards at a time. Repeat the process until all cards have been used. Write each set of numbers in ascending order then again in descending order in your book

Mathematics

Warm Up - Number of the Day Today’s number is: 35 How many ways can you make this number? Use + - x ÷ questions to give the answer 35 Number Using number cards created previously, place cards in a pile upside down. Turn each card over and state the value of each digit in the number eg. 234 is 2 hundreds, 3 tens and 4 ones. Write them down in your book. Choose three of the number cards and write down a list of how many ways you can make the number

Mathematics

Warm Up - Number of the Day Today’s number is: 40 How many ways can you make this number? Use + - x ÷ questions to give the answer 40

Data Create a robot, rocket, animal or alien using a variety of 2D shapes. (sheet attached). Colour the shapes.

Count and record the shapes they used and how many of each.

Count and record the number of different colours you used.

Mathematics Warm Up - Number of the Day Today’s number is: 54 How many ways can you make this number?

Data Collecting and representing data We often find out data by asking questions. We call this conducting a survey. We have to design the questions carefully to get the information we need.

Q1: David’s coach has said the team can go either to the beach, to the movies or bowling for their end of season party. It is David’s job to find our which is the most popular choice

What would be a good question for David to ask his team mates to get the most popular choice.

Write down the question.

What could David do to make sure he collects the data correctly? Write or draw what he could use to collect the data.

Break

Other KLA’s Approx. 30 minutes each

Science and Technology

As part of our Science unit

of work “Water Works” you

will be learning about where

water comes from and how

to use it responsibly.

- Pour a glass of water.

Use your senses, sight,

touch, smell, hearing

and taste to investigate.

Write about your findings.

- What does water look

like?

- How does water feel?

- What does water smell

like?

- What does water sound

like?

- What does water taste

like?

Use the attached worksheet

if you need help otherwise

you can write it out by

yourself.

Complete the Wonderful

Water worksheet with what

you know about water.

Health and Social Skills Walk around the house (inside and outside)/classroom and playground. Make a list of what you need to do to be safe in these places. Look for things to be careful of, things to be put away and things you need help with.

What can we do to keep ourselves safe at home? At school?

Identify and discuss

reasons why people’s

actions are safe or unsafe.

What would you do?

Complete ‘Is it safe?’

worksheet

Creative Arts

It is Mother’s Day on Sunday 10th of May. This is a special day to let your mother, grandmother or carer know how important and special they are to you.

Choose the bookmark or card and decorate it neatly with beautiful colours.

Write a message inside.

Here’s an idea….

Dear Mum,

You are special to me because……

Thank you for ……..

I love you.

Love from ……

You could also sing your

favourite song to her.

Geography Do you know what state we live in? What is the capital city of the state? - Look at the map and

point out where you

believe our state is,

what our capital city is

called and where it is

located on the map of

Australia.

https://geology.com/worl

d/australia-satellite-

image.shtml

Locate and discuss where

each state and territory is

located.

- Label a map of

Australia with the

capital cities of each

state and territory.

- Colour the state we

live in (NSW) with a

coloured pencil. Mark

and label where you

live in NSW.

Geography Look at a map of NSW and

label some special places in

New South Wales.

https://www.sydney-

australia.biz/maps/nsw/nsw-

map.php

- Are there any places

you have been on

holidays, where other

family members or

friends may live in New

South Wales? Circle

them and label them on

the map.

Look at a map of Greater

Western Sydney

https://www.sydney-

australia.biz/maps/greater-

sydney-map.php and locate

some familiar places.

- Lynwood Park is in the

Blacktown Area of

Sydney. Circle it on the

map.

- Label other places that

other family members

or friends may live in

Sydney.

Optional Activities: Studyladder tasks, watch some animals at Taronga Zoo: https://taronga.org.au/taronga-tv OR make something else OR plan a surprise for mum/ grandma/ nan for Mother’s Day.

Joe Wicks: 5 Minute Workout 1 Activities Try doing each of these activities for 40 seconds, with a

20-second rest in-between. As you get better at them, try

moving faster for longer.

Safety at home and school

Is it safe?

Decide if the person in the photos is being safe or unsafe. Give some reasons

why you think that.

The boy is swimming. Circle

Is he safe? YES NO

Reason:

The boy is on his bike. Circle

Is he safe? YES NO

The child is high up in the trees. Circle

Is she safe? YES NO Reason:

The boy has his arm in a drain. Circle

Is he safe? YES NO

Reason:

Reason:

There are lots of different rules at home and school to keep us safe. Can you write down 3?

Rules for home: Rules at school:

What would you do? Read the safety challenges. Draw and write about what

you would do if you were in each situation.

*Hint- You might need to ask someone something OR you might need to tell someone

something

I would…

I would…

I would…

I would…