Week 5
Stage 3
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning to identify how Scripture and our Catholic community can support us in difficult times.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
can describe what saints are
can recognise the meaning behind All Saints Day
can recognise different types of service as ministries
S3 LC4: demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the Church as being led by the Holy Spirit, as honouring Mary and as having a life and mission in which individuals are called to various ministries of service.
You will need
Device
Google Slide
Watch
Activity
Open these slides and read Slide 1
Watch the video on Slide 2
Complete the mind map on Slide 3.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Instead of the mind map, write or draw three things that you learned about saints and three things you are wondering about saints.
Activity too easy?
Choose a saint to research. It could be the patron saint of your school, a saint that has the same name as you or perhaps your the saint you have chosen as your confirmation name.
Resources
English
Learning Intention
We are learning to understand how storytelling is important in Aboriginal communities for sharing culture and traditions.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
interpret the main events in a traditional Aboriginal story
identify the audience, purpose and important messages or themes within the narrative
understand the role of storytelling in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture.
Aligned to English outcomes
EN3-8D identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
EN3-7C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections, between texts when responding to and composing texts
You will need
Device
Listen
Google Doc
Book
Activity
Listen to the teacher introduction to the text.
Read the written version of the story “The Mimis” - a story from an Aboriginal Community in Arnhem Land.
Complete the Sharing My Thinking Worksheet which will help you understand the story, what it means and why it is important to the Aboriginal community.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Order the events summary in your English Book. Retell the story to a parent or adult.
Activity too easy?
Think how this tale is similar to a FABLE or PARABLE from the Bible. Explain your thinking, using well known examples. Record your thinking in your book or in a Google Document.
Resources
Student Copy
Mathematics
Learning Intention
We are learning to compare fractions.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I can …
prove my thinking using numbers, pictures and words.
show at least 2 ways to show my thinking.
compare the fractions and explain which one is larger.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA3-7NA: compares, orders and calculates with fractions, decimals and percentages
You will need
Paper
Activity
Which Cake Will I Eat?
There are two cakes left to be eaten.
One cake has ¾ left and the other has ⅘ left.
Which one do you want to take home and why?
What if you have a round cake?
What if you have a bar cake?
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Can you draw a picture or get some materials to model ¾ and ⅘?
Can you draw a picture or get some materials to model ¾ and ⅞?
Activity too easy?
What if one cake has 2/5 left and the other has 3/7 left?
