WPS Flexible Learning Grid – Year 2 Term 3, Week 8
At Werribee Primary School we understand that every family is different and every family has their own routines, so our home learning planning is structured in such a waythat parents/carers/families have flexibility to adjust their child/children’s learning from day to day. Schedules are provided as a timetable/guide to assist you in managingyour day. Students are free to contact classroom teachers on Xuno or Class Dojo if they have any questions regarding their learning tasks. Parents can also contact teachersabout Learning Tasks through either Class Dojo or Xuno Messages. Teachers' responses will be during working hours.
YEAR 2 TERM 3 WEEK 8 - EXAMPLE WEEKLY TIMETABLE
LITERACY(30 mins)
LITERACY(30 mins)
BREAK NUMERACY(30-45 min)
BREAK ADDITIONALLEARNING(30-45 min)
MONDAY Reading Writing Maths Spanish
TUESDAY Reading Writing Maths PE
WEDNESDAY Reading Writing Maths Wellbeing
THURSDAY Reading Writing Maths Music
FRIDAY Reading Writing Maths Play Based Learning
**The highlighted sessions are what need to be submitted to your teacher for feedback. All tasks must be uploaded by Friday.
Years F-2 daily learning program guidelines as set by Department of Education are allocated as follows: ● Literacy activities that take a total of about 45-60 minutes ● Numeracy activities of about 30-45 minutes ● Additional curriculum/learning areas i.e. play-based learning and physical activity of about 30-45 minutes.
LITERACY NUMERACY
Reading - Writing Number - Division
Monday: READINGLearning Focus: Questioning using QAR; “Thinkand Search” questions.
Warm up: Students complete 10 minutes of Read,Write, Inc. at their group level (see below).
Task:In EPIC, search for and watch the following videotext: The Antics of Young Elephantshttps://www.getepic.com/app/read/57819
Answer the questions in sentences, in your book.After each question, state if the answer to thequestion is “In the text” or “In my head”.
1. What is this video mainly about?2. Have you ever seen a baby elephant? If so,
where?3. Where did they hide the cameras?4. What do you know about elephants?5. What happened to the lost baby elephant?6. What did you learn from the baby
elephant’s adventure?
Today’s guided reading groups:2R/2L: Yellow2G/2A: Group 4
Monday: WRITINGLearning Focus: Simple Present Tense
Task: Watch the video uploaded on ClassDojo aboutPast, Present and Future Tense.
Follow along with the Year 2 video to find out how weuse present tense in our writing, and why that isimportant when we write Information Reports.
Pause the video at the end and copy the questions intoyour books. Answer if they are correct?
Monday: MATHSLearning Focus: Division through sharing
Task: Write as many number facts (multiplication anddivision)as you can think of from this array.
Think about creating equal groups (multiplication) andsharing into equal groups (division).
Hint: Try and challenge yourself to come up with asmany number facts as possible.
Upload as a photo response to Class Dojo
Tuesday: READINGLearning Focus: Questioning using QAR; “On myOwn” questions.
Warm up: Students complete 10 minutes of Read,Write, Inc. at their group level (see below).
Task:In EPIC, search for and watch the following videotext: Affection and Protection of Wild Dogshttps://www.getepic.com/app/read/57809
Answer the questions in sentences, in your book.After each question, state if the answer to thequestion is “In the text” or “In my head”.
1. Where do the wild dogs live?2. Why do the adult dogs leave the pups?3. How do you feel about the puppies?4. Why do you think “lions regard wild dogs
as rivals”? (Find out what rival means.)5. How did you feel when the lioness came?6. Why did the lioness “accept defeat” in the
end?
Upload as a photo response to Class Dojo
Today’s guided reading groups:2R/2L: Green2G/2A: Group 5
Tuesday: WRITINGLearning Focus: Fact Finding for a Procedural Report -Session 1
Task: Choose your favourite Australian Animal and readall about it on Epic or on the below website. If you areunable to access the internet today you could lookaround your house for a book about an Aussie animal.Epic also has books that might help.
https://www.natgeokids.com/au/category/discover/animals/
Look at the Australian Animal Report Template attachedin the PDF resources. Use this as a guide for collectingand recording your information. Take it your time, thistask will take two days.
Tuesday: MATHSLearning Focus: Sharing / division / groups
Task: Using multiplication and division strategies, workout an answer to the following question:
In Year 2 we have 80 students. If they all come toschool by bus and each bus carries the same numberof students, how many students might there be oneach bus?
Hint: There are more than one correct answers!
Use your mathematicians toolbox strategies to workout the answer (e.g - draw a diagram, use an equation,guess and check, etc)
Extension: log into Essential Assessment and practicedivision facts on Sunset Maths.
Wednesday: READINGLearning Focus: Questioning using QAR; “On myOwn” questions.
Warm up: Students complete 10 minutes of Read,Write, Inc. at their group level (see below).
Task:Watch the assigned video text:https://www.getepic.com/app/read/62791
Answer the questions in sentences, in your book.After each question, state if the answer to thequestion is “In the text” or “In my head”.
1. What is the valkyrie’s name?2. Where does the valkyrie live?3. Why do you think she wants to meet
someone her own age?4. What would you do if a valkyrie came to
your school?5. What did Edda write?6. Would you like to be Edda’s friend?
Why/why not?
Today’s guided reading groups:2R/2L: Blue2G/2A: Group 1
Wednesday: WRITINGLearning Focus: Fact Finding for a Procedural Report -Session 2
Task:Choose your favourite Australian Animal and read allabout it on Epic or on the below website. If you areunable to access the internet today you could lookaround your house for a book about an Aussie animal.
https://www.natgeokids.com/au/category/discover/animals/
Look at the Australian Animal Report Template attachedin the PDF resources. Use this as a guide for collectingand recording your information. Take some time todayto edit your work.
Wednesday: MATHSLearning Focus: Sharing / division / groups
Task: Maths Mind Reading Trick
Try this Maths magic trick with your family. They’ll beastounded by your mind reading powers!
1. Ask your parent or guardian to think of anumber. (tell them to keep the number intheir head and not tell you)
2. Ask them to Multiply it by 3.3. Ask them to Add 6.4. Ask them to Divide this number by 3.5. Then ask them to Subtract the number from
Step 1 from the answer in Step 4.
Hint: The answer will always be 2.
Extension: log into Essential Assessment and practicedivision facts on Sunset Maths.
Thursday: READINGLearning Focus: Questioning using QAR; “Think &Search” and “On My Own” questions.
Warm up: Students complete 10 minutes of Read,Write, Inc. at their group level (see below).
Task:Choose a Just Right book from any source. Readthe book independently or share it with a familymember.Write a response in your book that includes thefollowing:
● The title● What is the book about?● Is it fiction or non-fiction? How do you
know?● Why did you choose this book?● What did you enjoy most about the book?● What did you learn from this book?
Upload as a photo response to Class Dojo
Today’s guided reading groups:2R/2L: Red2G/2A: Group 2
Thursday: WRITINGLearning Focus: A fun way to present your Information- Session 1
Task:There are many different ways to present information,today you get to choose the way you would like topresent your Australian Animal Information. Some ideasinclude:★ a poster★ a video★ a book★ a brochure★ a slide show
You might even want to draw the outline of your animaland write all your information inside the shape. Makesure you do your best writing. 😊
Thursday:Learning Focus: Sharing / division / groups
Task: Stamps can be purchased in rectangular sheets ofvarying size and number. Investigate how manydifferent ways 36 stamps could be organised onto onesheet for sale.
Use division number facts to prove your answer. (e.g -36 stamps divided into rows of 6 = 6 stamps in eachrow. 36 divided by 6 =6)
Extension: log into Essential Assessment and practicedivision facts on Sunset Maths.
Friday: READINGLearning Focus: Father’s Day Fun
Warm up: Students complete 10 minutes of Read,Write, Inc. at their group level (see below).
Task: Read a Father’s Day book on Epic, you canchoose one that has been allocated or search foryour own using the Epic search tool.
Create a Father’s Day picture or gift for your Dad,Pop, Grandpa, Nonno, Uncle or an importantperson in your life.
There are a few ideas in the PDF resource folder. Ifyou are unable to print you might want to designand create your own medal.
Today’s guided reading groups:2R/2L: Purple2G/2A: Group 3
Friday: WRITINGLearning Focus: A fun way to present your Information- Session 2 or Free write writing
Task:Complete yourposter/brochure/book/powerpoint/video
or if you have completed your Australian Animal task
Free write friday: Continue or finish a piece of writingthat you have started, or brainstorm some ideas andstart a new piece. You might like to write a poem aboutyour Australian animal.
Upload a photo of your work to Class Dojo.
Friday:Learning Focus: Revision
Task:
Login to www.mathsonline.com.au
Complete the Weekly Revision Set (This covers all ofthe maths we have learnt this year)
Extension: log into Essential Assessment and practicedivision facts on Sunset Maths.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING AREAS
Digital Technology: CodingLearning Focus: Coding/programmingTask: Log into code.org and complete some tasks.
Play Based LearningLearning Focus - We are developing our creative thinking, imagination and problem solving skills.Play - Spend time using your personal interests to role play, build, create and act out stories based on one of the themes in the Play Based Learning Rubric.Use the supportive resources to inspire students and to develop their understanding and vocab in the play area of their choice.The Play Based Learning Rubric will continue to be used each week. You can develop one area for numerous weeks or choose a new play based concept to play and develop.
Play Based Learning Rubric
Wellbeing: Choose an activity from the wellbeing grid that you can enjoy and have fun with.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Essential Assessment: https://www.essentialassessment.com.au/Prodigy: https://play.prodigygame.com/Sunshine online: www.sunshineonline.com.au Password: Werribee Username: WerribeeStudyladder: https://www.studyladder.com.au/ (if applicable to your class)
Epic: https://www.getepic.com/
ABC Education: https://education.abc.net.au/
Code.Org: https://code.org/
MathsOnline: https://www.mathsonline.com.au/login
SPECIALISTS
Spanish Physical Education Music
Webex: Monday 12.30 Webex: Tuesday 1.30 Webex: Thursday 11.30
LEARNING FOCUS: This week you will be saying
the days of the week in Spanish.
TASK:
1. Go to this website
https://www.spanish-games.net/spanishle
ssons?variant=latino-spanish&topic=Anim
als%20-%20pets&level=primary on any
device and click on tutorial.
2. Repeat the animals in Spanish and you can
click the “EN” icon to translate the Spanish
word to English.
3. Practice saying an animal in Spanish by
typing this phrase into google translate “I
wish I had a (animal name) as a pet”.
4. Record yourself reading the Spanish and
upload it to the ClassDojo lesson.
LEARNING FOCUS: We are learning to throw and catcha ball using correct technique.
Task 1: Complete the Agility Ladder activity. Watch thevideo of Mr Chalmers so you know how to completethis activity.
Task 2: Complete the Bottle Flip and Throw activity.
Task 3: This week try to fit in 30 minutes of exerciseeach day. Try different exercises and activities that raiseyour heart rate and make you “huff & puff”.
LEARNING FOCUS: We are learning to act out acharacter in a situation.
TASK:Last week we experimented with acting out differentcharacters, this week we will try to imagine thesecharacters in different places. The list of characters isthe same:
PIRATE BABY WIZARDSUPERHERO FIREFIGHTERPRINCESS ALIEN CHEFFARMERThis time you also have a list of places:IN THE JUNGLE ON THE MOON ATMCDONALDS ON A BOATAT THE ZOO UNDER THE SEA IN ACAVE TRAPPED IN A BUBBLEChoose three characters and match them with threeplaces. It can be fun to choose a place the characterwould not normally be! Act out what the characterswould do if they were in that place…SENTENCE IDEAS“What am I doing here?”“Look at that…”“How do I get back to…”“It’s so nice/horrible here!”
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