Week B
Stage 2
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
A prayer for the Earth!
Begin with the Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Close your eyes and take 3 deep breaths, breathing in and out three times
Watch this video below!
Conclude with the sign of the cross.
Note: Please use the whole prayer or parts of it to suit your child’s age and need
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning how Christians are inspired to live according to the teachings of Jesus.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
have identified examples of Jesus’ kind actions
can make links from the Scripture stories to my own life
Outcomes
S2 Christian Life- demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Christian life as living in accord with God’s commandments, making choices inspired by the teachings and example of Jesus.
You will need
Device with Internet
Google Doc
Activity
In Scripture we can read a number of stories in which Jesus saw a person in some kind of need and connected with them through some act of kindness.
Open the attached table - print, if needed.
Read the scripture references
Fill out the missing information in the table
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
To read the scripture stories, click on the bible reference in the table.
Activity too easy?
Insert a new row in the table and repeat the activity using the story of the Feeding of the Five Thousand
English
Learning Intention
We are learning how some language devices are used by authors to enhance meaning and shape the reader's reaction.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
can explore and identify descriptive language the author has used and identify how it helped me to connect to the text
can think about what I am visualising as I read and how this helps me to understand the text.
Aligned to English outcomes
EN2-8B
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter.
You will need
Device
Paper
Activity
Understanding the Text - 'Mallee Sky'
Open the Google slides (on the right) and follow the written and audio prompts as you listen to the story and think about the text.
Complete Independent Reading as outlined on the slides.
Complete Independent Writing as outlined on the slides.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Choose a sentence from the text you can relate to, write it down and draw your visualisation.
Activity too easy?
Choose the text on one whole page, instead of one of the sentences, and draw what you are visualising.
Resources
Mathematics
Learning Intention
We are learning to multiply and divide.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when:
I can find more than one solution
I can use multiples and factors to solve the problem
I can write the matching multiplication and division equations.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA2-6NA
Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division.
You will need
Paper
Coloured
Activity
Sit Spots
Imagine your teachers are working out sit spots for the grade when you gather together.
Each student needs a spot, and it will need to be arranged in an array if possible.
There are 96 children in the grade.
Use your multiplication facts to plan ALL the ways the teachers could arrange the spots into arrays.
Write the matching multiplication and division facts.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
What if there were 6 spots in each row?
Activity too easy?
If 96 makes an array, which numbers do not make arrays? How do you know?
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