Middleton Grange Public School Learning from Home: Week 10

ParrotsYou will need access to a digital device to complete the following activities. You will need to upload some of your work to your class SeeSaw.

Please note: we understand that individual family circumstances may mean you need to adjust the order and times of your learning.Just remember: try to do some learning in some way every day!

Monday 13 September

Morning - English Middle - Maths Afternoon - CAPA

● Watch ‘Syllables video’ (on Seesaw).

● Can you clap and count the number of syllables

in the word ‘snake’?

Using the Syllables worksheet (attached) can

you sort the animals by the number of

syllables in their name?

● Watch the ‘handwriting letters’ video (on

Seesaw).

● Complete the Handwriting worksheet template

(attached).

● Listen to the book ‘Possum Magic’ (on Seesaw).

● What animals can you remember from the

book?

● Did you know that in Australia we have over

140 different types of snakes? Have you seen a

snake? What sound does a snake make?

● Complete the Snake labelling worksheet

(attached). When you have finished, colour in

your snake.

● Watch the ‘Big number song’ video (on

Seesaw).

● Use the ‘Number of the day’ template

(attached) to show the number 317. Upload a

photo of your work or complete it on Seesaw.

● Using the snakes and ladders template

(attached) play a game of snakes and ladders

with an adult.

Remember when you land on the snake’s head

then you must slide down. If you land at the

bottom of a ladder you need to climb up.

● Complete the snake patterns worksheet

(attached). Use the rule to complete the

patterns.

Paper Plate Snake

● Make a ‘Paper Plate Snake’. Using

the instruction (attached) make

your very own paper plate snake

using different colours.

Note: If you don’t have the

materials listed, you can use

whatever you like to make your

snake.

Paper plate snake:

You will need a rolling pin, paper plate, green paint, bubble wrap, scissors, 2 googly eyes,ribbon, and glue.

First off, go into your kitchen and grab your wonderful rolling pin. This is going to make thecoolest painting tool ever! Wrap a piece of bubble wrap around the pin and tape it. Squirt twoshades of green on a flat surface and have your kids dip the whole thing into it.

Then have your kids roll it all over the paper plate almost covering the whole thing.

Let it dry for about 20 minutes and start cutting a spiral shape into the plate. Leave arounded "head" at the end of the spiral.

Glue on two googly eyes, any size you want and cut a ribbon about 1-2 inches long. You're thengoing to cut a piece off the end to make it look like a snake's tongue.

Tuesday 14 September

Morning - English Middle - Maths Afternoon - CAPA or Cooking

● Watch ‘Syllable Smash’ (on Seesaw).

● Tell an adult how many syllables can you hear

in the word possum, magic and lamington?

● Think of some words with 1 syllable, 2

syllables and 3 syllables.

● Complete the ‘Syllable Zoo’ worksheet

(attached) in your book or in Seesaw. Divide

each word into syllables and then write the

number of syllables in the next column.

● Listen to the book ‘Possum Magic’ (on

Seesaw).

● What was the smallest animal in the book?

What animal does NOT have legs?

● Watch the ‘Snakes’ video (on Seesaw).

● Mrs Kumar was brave and touched a snake

held by the zookeeper at the zoo excursion

during the reptile talk session. Can you

remember when you have touched or seen a

snake?

● Read the Snake fact sheet (attached). Use the

information from the video and the fact sheet

to help you complete the information report

(attached)

● Watch the ‘Big number song’ video (on

Seesaw).

● Answer the following written number

sentences (attached below). Can you

make your own number sentence?

● Complete the dot-to-dot snake picture

and colour it.

● Using the Number pattern worksheet

(attached) complete the patterns using

the rule provided on Seesaw or in your

books.

Paper Chain Snake

● Make a ‘Paper chain snake’. Using the

instruction (attached) make your very own

paper chain snake using different colours.

or

ANZAC BiscuitUsing the ‘ANZAC Biscuit Recipe’ (attached) makesome yummy ANZAC biscuits for your family toshare.

Snakes

Snakes are reptiles that come in different colours andpatterns.

Some people like snakes and some fear them.

A Python is the largest snake in the world. TheBrahminy blind snakes are smaller than a pencil whilean Anaconda is as long as a school bus.

Snakes have long, thin, and flexible bodies covered inscales. Snakes have no arms and legs. They arecarnivores and eat rodents, rabbits and birds.

Snakes can camouflage in their environment.

Information reportSnakes are _____________.

Snakes can be different colours and ____________.

Python is the ________ snake in the world.

Snakes are thin and _____________.

Snakes are __________ because they eat rabbits, birds and____________.

Snakes can _________________ in their own environment.

Word bankpatterns, carnivores, reptiles, camouflage, long, largest, rodent

Number Problems:

Mrs Kumar ran 50 metres in the athletics carnival with Boomerang class. She stopped to helpLevi get his water bottle. After helping Levi, Mrs Kumar ran a further 200 metres to the finish line.How many metres did Mrs Kumar run altogether?

50m + 200m = 250 metres

1. Massimo feeds his pet elephant 210 pieces of fruit. Mrs Stratford feeds her pet elephant 199pieces of fruit. How many pieces of fruits do Massimo’s and Mrs Stratford’s elephants eataltogether?

2. One day on a visit to the zoo, 4 students saw different animals throughout the day. Kaden saw56 Kangaroos, Hassan saw 74 Koalas, Yeshua saw 96 different types of snakes and Ted saw34 possums. How many animals did the 4 students see altogether?

3. Mrs Lattuga and Mrs Makko travelled around Australia last year. They visited Melbourne 20times, Adelaide 33 times, Brisbane 32 times and Perth 40 times throughout the year. Howmany times did they travel altogether in the year?

Paper Chain Snake

What you'll need:

Construction paper

Scissors

Tape

Googly eyes

Cut your construction paper into strips and then in half lengthwise.

Roll a strip for the head and tape it into a circle. Thread the next strip through the first, roll and tape tosecure. Continue until your snake is as long as you would like it.

Use another piece of construction paper cut into a triangle for a tongue. Tape the tongue to the undersideof the snake head. Add two googly eyes above the tongue to complete the snake. You can also just use amarker to add dots for the eyes

Wednesday 15 September

Morning - English Middle - Maths Afternoon - Creative Arts

● Watch the ‘Short and Long Vowels’ video(on seesaw).

● Can you find the vowels in your name? Arethere short and long vowels in your name?How many vowels are there in the wordKangaroo?

● Complete the attached ‘Kangaroohandwriting’ worksheet.

● Listen to the book ‘Possum Magic’ (onseesaw).

● What animals can you remember from thebook?

● Did you know that Kangaroos are calledmarsupials because they carry their babiesin their pouches? Can you jump like aKangaroo?

● Complete the attached ‘Kangaroo labelling‘worksheet. When you have finished,colour in your kangaroo.

● Watch the ‘Count by 100’ video (onseesaw).

● Jump like a Kangaroo from yourliving room to your kitchen. Howmany ‘Kangaroo jumps’ did you doto get to the kitchen?

● Find out how many ‘Kangaroojumps’ you need to do to get to thefront door from the kitchen.

● Complete the attached ‘hundredchart addition’ worksheet.

● Complete the attached ‘Kangaroomultiplication’ colouring sheet.

Paper Roll Kangaroo and Joey

● Using the attached ‘Kangaroo and Joeys’ cut-outsheet provided below, create a mother Kangaroowith a paper roll for her pouch to put the Joey(baby) inside.Follow these steps:You will need the cut-out sheet, colours, glue,scissors and a paper roll

Step 1: colour in the pictures from the sheet andthe paper rollStep 2: cut out the picturesStep 3: glue the Kangaroo’s pouch onto the paperrollStep 4: glue the paper roll onto the front of theKangaroo, making sure that the pouch is facingtowards youStep 5: put the Joey inside the pouch

Kangaroo Handwriting Sheet page 1

Kangaroo Handwriting Sheet page 2

Kangaroo Labelling

Hundred Chart Addition

Kangaroo Multiplication

Thursday 16 September

Morning - English Middle - Maths Afternoon - PDHPE

● Watch the ‘Short and Long Vowels’ video(on seesaw).

● Look at the two lists of the long and shortvowels on the attached sheet.Make your own two lists of short and longvowels.

● Listen to the book ‘Possum Magic’ (onSeesaw).

● What happened to Hush in the story?● Watch the ‘Learn About Kangaroos and

Wallabies’ video (on Seesaw).● Talk with a family member about what you

have learned about Kangaroos.● Complete the attached ‘Kangaroo

information report’ worksheet.● You can use the attached ‘Kangaroo

information sheet’ to help you.

● Watch the ‘Count by 100’ video (onSeesaw).

● Estimate (guess) how many ‘Kangaroojumps’ you think it will be to get from yourbedroom to the bathroom. Jump your wayover and see if your guess was correct.

● Complete the attached ‘hundred chartaddition and subtraction’ worksheet.

● Complete the attached ‘Kangaroo skipcounting dot to dot’ worksheet.

Kangaroo Yoga!

Join in with the ‘Cosmic Kids Yoga -Kickapoo the Kangaroo’ (on Seesaw).

For some extra Fitness!

Join Mrs McCarlie on a zoom at

1:30-2:15pm for some exercise (details on

Seesaw)

Short and Long Vowels

Kangaroo Fact Sheet

Kangaroo Information Sheet

Hundred Chart Addition and Subtraction

Kangaroo Skip Count Dot-to-dot

Additional Fun Activities

Friday 17 September

Morning - English Middle - Maths Afternoon - Library

Congratulations Parrots group!

You have worked hard and learnt many things this

term, and you have made it to the last day of term 3.

You have holidays now for 2 weeks. This is a time to

rest and enjoy doing the things you love with your

family.

Reflection time

● What are some compound words you learnt this term?Collect as many things as you can from your house or drawpictures of some compound words and take a photo. Forexample: toothbrush, teacup

● Choose 3 of your favourite words from this terms spelling

lists and write 3 sentences. Draw a picture to match your

sentences.

For example: The clown at the circus was very funny.

● What was your favourite animal and why? Draw a picture

to match your writing.

For example: My favourite animal is the giraffe because it is

beautiful and tall.

● What is the largest number that you can read?

● What is the largest number you can write?

● How many different addition and subtractionstrategies have you been using this term? Can youname these strategies? For example: jump strategy

● How many of these 2D shapes and 3D objects can youname? Can you write their names?

● What comes next in these patterns?

● Story Time!

Join Mrs De Horta in a

zoom at 1:30-2:00pm

(details on Seesaw).