Stage 3 Term 4 Week 1 Learning Activities (Tuesday 5 – Friday 8 October)

You will need access to a digital device and help from a parent/carer to complete some of the following activities. If you are unable to access a device, please record and complete workin a notebook/ workbook of your choice. Keep a copy at home to bring in to your teacher when face to face learning resumes. You may also take a photo and email your teacher. Workthrough what you can and just do your very best. This symbol indicates that the work can be completed on Google Classroom.

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Read: Theodore Part 1

Define: hearth - obediently -

Write down any other words you

don’t know the meaning of and

look them up:

How does the statement ‘never

before in my life had I heard

anything like them’ make you

feel?

How do you think Matilda is

feeling?

How do you think the Thylacine is

feeling?

Make a prediction about what

will happen next, explain why you

think this?

What is a Thylacine? Look up a

Thylacine and write down 5 facts.

9.30 -10.00am

Class Zoom

Writing: Procedure Text Hunt

Read the slides on the features of

procedural texts. Look around the

house or neighbourhood for 5

different examples of procedural

texts. Take a photo or list them.

Look for similarities and

differences between them.

Read: Theodore Part 2

Why is the word ‘really’ in

italics?

Why didn’t her mother notice the

tear in her skirt?

Define: retched -

Write down any other words you

don’t know the meaning of and

look them up:

Why was it hard for Matilda to

believe Theodore might have

eaten her?

Write a different ending from this

point:

Finally, exhausted, I sank to my

knees and hid my face in my

hands. At home, Mother rocked

me in her arms....

Draw an illustration to support

your alternate ending, add your

image into this document for

your teacher to see.

9.30 -10.00am

Class Zoom

Writing: Procedural Texts

Features 1

Look at the 3 different examples

of procedural texts. Identify the

Read: The Lorikeets are Sleeping

What is the purpose of this text

and how do you know?

How many stanzas are in this

poem?

Can you describe the rhyming

pattern in this poem?

Can you sort the statements in

the poem into fact and fiction,

there is one example that has

been done for you.

Fact: The lorikeets nest in a ‘trees

deep fold’

Fiction: Their beds, with blankets

and a sheet

Research the Rainbow Lorikeet.

Find five facts or more:

Now use these notes to write a

factual paragraph about the

Rainbow Lorikeet. You can add

extra details if you want to.

9.30 -10.00am

Class Zoom

Library with Miss Compton

Please read the text An Unusual

Invention and complete the tasks

as directed on the attached

google doc..

Email your work toclare.compton@det.nsw.edu.au

9.30 -10.00amClass Zoom

Writing: Follow Information

Friday: Recipes

Choose one of the recipes given

or pick one of your own. You will

need to follow the recipe and

make the item. Take a photo and

give it a star rating out of 5 to

explain how clear it was. Share

your creation with your family.

Spelling:

Ask someone to give you a

pre-test to determine your list

words for the week. Complete

the ‘Grapheme Search’, followed

by the ‘Synonyms’ and ‘Sneaky

Spelling Test’ tasks.

purpose, form, headings, visual

text and written text of each one.

Instruction manual, game

instructions and safety poster

Spelling:

Use your list words to completethe ‘Define It’ task, thencomplete the ‘SensibleSentences’ and ‘Wacky Words’activities.

Writing: Procedural Texts

Features 2

Look at the 3 different examples

of procedural texts. Identify the

purpose, form, headings, visual

text and written text of each one.

Craft instructions, directions and

computer game walkthrough.

Spelling:

Complete the ‘Suffixes’ task,

followed by ‘Word Worth’ and

‘Word Detective’ tasks using your

list words.

Spelling:

Rewrite the incorrect passages

with correct spelling and

punctuation. Then complete the

‘Code Breaker’ and ‘Word Search’

tasks using your list words.

10:00 Education Live: NSW Department of Education Live Stream Access it HERE

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Learning ActivityYear 5: Division with ZerosYear 6: Dividing Decimals/Money

Learning ActivityYear 5: AveragesYear 6: Decimal remainders

Learning ActivityYear 5: Order of OperationsYear 6: Order of Operations

Learning ActivityYear 5: Reading NumbersYear 6: Prime Factors

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Music with Mr StevensInteractive OrchestraThe Sydney Symphony Orchestraperform in the Sydney OperaHouse and are a fabulousensemble. Watch this video and‘walk around’ the orchestra asthey perform! When you open thelink it will ask you to enable video.Click yes then you can use the onscreen controls to move aroundthe orchestra (a bit like googlestreet view).Where is your favourite place inthe orchestra? Why?NB if the video doesn’t work onyour browser for any reason youcan look at an alternative view

here. Writing activity'Introduced Species' is a 20minute work for orchestra in threecontinuous movements. The workis very programmatic in nature(tells a story through music). In1992, nearly 29,000 bath toys fellfrom the cargo ship Ever Laurel onits way from Hong Kong to theUSA. Many of the bath toys wereyellow rubber ducks. The duckshave since scattered and washedup on beaches all over the globeand even been sold on eBay (forquite a sum!). Scientists andoceanographers have studied theirtravels and been able to betterunderstand ocean currents, windpatterns and ocean debris.

What can you hear in the musicthat describes the story of therubber ducks falling from the shipand scattering across the globe?Make a list of sounds and notethe time on the video.

SCIENCE: TIME TO MOVEPart 1: Dwarf Planets: Now weknow a little bit aboutDwarf Planets, watch thisvideo to remind you ofWhat makes a planet aplanet?Choose a dwarf planet (Pluto, Eris,Haumea or Luna Makemake) toresearchRecord their information and factshere:Make their own infographic abouttheir Dwarf Planet either on paperor using canva.Part 2: Imagine moving to anotherplanet in our solar system.Choose your planet and describeits location and main features:What do you need to survive onthis planet? Brainstorm a list ofitems and equipment you wouldneed to take from Earth to live onthis planet or celestial object.

Daily PE Challenge - Side plankHow long can you hold a side plankfor? Remember to do your left andright side.Let us know how you go.

Art:

Flame Mellow- How to Drawhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiJkRJgjFBsUse the website above to drawyour own Flame Mellow.Remember to follow theinstructions as best as you can.Pause the video if you need andcolour it in perfectly to create thebest piece of art!

Quick, Draw!https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

Click on this link and follow thedirections to try and get thecomputer to guess what you aredrawing! (you would be surprisedhow smart the computer is! Veryfun). Cool drawing to do if youwant a brain break, you can play iton your own or with a sibling orother family member.

Daily PE Challenge - Wall sit

How long can you wall sit for?Let us know how you go.

PE with Mr Killingworth.Non dominant hand - underarmgolfEach using a pair of socks, vs aparent, sibling or a carer in a gameof underarm golf around yourhouse. There is a catch thoughyou can only use your non writinghand!Get creative and take turnscreating your own fun andchallenging ‘holes’ around thehouse or the yard.An example could be: Startingfrom the front door, hit themicrowave and then finish on thekitchen table.Rules: Underarm throw only withyour non writing hand and youmust always throw from where itlands.Who can get to the designatedlocation using the least number ofunderarm throws?Remember to put anythingvaluable or fragile away before youbegin the game.

Daily PE Challenge - BurpeesHow many burpees can you do intwo minutes?Tip: Don’t go out too hard at thestart!Let us know how you go.

Writing Wednesday

Writing Thursday

List Words - Unit 28This week’s focus phoneme:

Spelling - Term 4, Week 1Each day complete the Must Do task, then use your list words for the Should or Can Do activities for that day.

For extra tasks and games, log onto www.soundwaveskids.com.auSoundwaves log in codes: Year 5 - read094 Year 6 - blue290

You might like to complete these on paper then post a photo on GC or use your ‘Spelling Activities’ doc.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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yellow

yard

use

using

used

useful

during

young

beautiful

yacht

stew

pupil

obtuse

misuse

argue

arguing

volume

tubeless

humanly

annually

museum

refusal

regular

circular

annuity

civilian

European

enduring

failure

humanity

individual

irregular

millionaire

neutralise

pneumonia

populated

reviewed

securely

uniformity

MustDo

Grapheme FInderHighlight the focusgrapheme in each ofyour list words. There maybe graphemes other thanjust y and u. See whatother ones you can find.

Define it!Use a dictionary (hardcopy or online) to writedefinitions for your words!

SuffixesBrainstorm words with thesuffix “-ment”. Find themeaning of the wordsand the meaning of the“-ment” suffix.

CorrectionsRewrite the incorrectlyspelled sentences withcorrect spelling andpunctuation.

ShouldDo

SynonymsChoose 6 words from yourspelling list and writesynonyms for them, alongwith their meaning.

Sensible SentencesWrite sentences usingyour words in their correctmeaning. For example:The yacht sailed past meon the dock.

Word WorthUsing the letter valuesfrom Scrabble, calculatethe value for each of yourspelling words. Highlightthe word/s that areworth the most andthe least.

Code BreakerUse the code guide (a =1, b = 2 etc) to make acode for each of yourspelling words. See if youcan get someone tocrack your code.

CanDo

Sneaky Spelling TestLook, cover, write andcheck your words OR getsomeone to give you atest to see how well youknow your words.

Wacky WordsWrite your spelling wordsin different directions,filling up the WHOLEpage. Use differentcolours and fonts. Youmight like to do this onpaper or on Canva.com

Word detectiveWrite clues about four ofyour list words. Asksomeone to guess thewords using your clues.For example:Find a list word that is anantonym of save.

Word SearchCreate your own wordsearch or crossword usingall the words on yourspelling list.

Year 5 - Numeracy Learning TasksTuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

Year 6 - Numeracy Learning TasksTuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

SCIENCE: TIME TO MOVE

Part 1: Dwarf Planets: Now we know a little bit about Dwarf Planets, watch this video to remind you ofWhat makes a planet a planet?

1. Choose a dwarf planet (Pluto, Eris, Haumea or Luna Makemake) to research2. Record their information and facts here:

a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.

3. Make their own infographic about their Dwarf Planet either on paper or using canva.

Part 2: Imagine moving to another planet in our solar system.

1. Choose your planet and describe its location and main features:a.b.c.

2. What do you need to survive on this planet? Brainstorm a list of items and equipment you wouldneed to take from Earth to live on this planet or celestial object.

Item Reason

Week 1, Term 4 Stage 3 Library with Miss Compton. Please email you completed work toClare.compton@det.nsw.edu.auPlease read the following text and complete the following tasks.

An Unusual InventionSqueak, whir, chunk-chunk-a chunk! The strange looking machine sprang to life. Joshua’s heart skipped abeat. ‘It works! It really works!” he exclaimed.“We don’t know that. And we won’t know until we test it”, replied Genevieve. She was Joshua’s boss andthe chief inventor on this project. “Let’s try running the full sequence with a box of biscuits. Grab thoseChocolate Chip Munchies over there and put them on the departure pad.”Joshua followed her instructions. Genevieve adjusted some dials and typed a code on her wirelesskeyboard. “Ignition in 3,2,1,” she said. Suddenly a bright light flashed. The green and brown writing on thepacket twinkled and began to fade. In a moment, it vanished! Joshua held his breath and turned to lookat another section of the machine.Genevieve flipped a switch. “Arrival in 3,2.1.” she whispered. Nothing happened. Joshua exhaled slowly.Genevieve furrowed her brow. Then she started to laugh.“Of course,” she cried out, “I almost forgot!” She quickly typed another code on her keyboard. Instantly ashimmer appeared across the room in the part of the machine they had been watching. Slowly the outlineof the packet became visible. The green and brown letters reappeared. It took almost a full minute, buteventually the entire packet emerged from thin air.Joshua gave a whoop, and Genevieve’s face broke into a wide grin. She walked over to the packet,opened it, and popped a biscuit into her mouth. Then she offered one to Joshua. “So, my fellow inventor,how would you like a taste of the world’s first teleported biscuits?”

Text KnowledgeWhat text type is this?What is its purpose? Write down the one you think. (Persuade/inform/entertain)

Comprehension• Literal Questions

1. Write down the names of the two characters.2. What type of biscuits were put on the departure pad.3. What flashed after Genevieve said “Ignition 3,2,1”?4. How long did it take for the entire packet to emerge from this air?5. What did Genevieve do after she walked over to the packet and opened it

• Inference Questions

1. What did Genevieve forget to do?2. What has this machine managed to do?

Managing Information Focus1. Summarising-reviewing /Sequencing• Each paragraph of the text has been summarised below. Put these summaries in order.

a. The machine sprang to life.b. Genevieve told Joshua to put a packet of biscuits on the departure pad.c. She took a biscuit out of the world’s first packet of teleported biscuits.d. Joshua put a packet of biscuits on the departure pad and it vanished.e. Genevieve flipped a switch, but nothing happened.f. She quickly typed another code and the packet slowly reappeared.

2. In your own words, write a paragraph that summarises the whole text.

Research1. Find and summarise in your own words a short paragraph about an invention that already exists thatyou find interesting.E.g. The automobile, hand sanitiser, roller skates… the options are endless!Extension work: Reference your sources.Here is mine! Have a go!Reference:O’Brien, Lauren (2012) Reading Conventions Developing Inferential Reading Skills and National Focuses,Taren Point, NSW: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

For a book.{Author} last name, first name {date published} {Title} {Place published, State}: {Published by}For a website.{Author} last name, first name {date published} {Title} {website name} {URL} {Date you looked it up}If there is no author, start with the title of the article.