Week B
Stage 2
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
Caring for our Earth: a prayer for children!
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 needs.
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 acts of kindness
can describe the difference between giving and receiving kindness
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
Watch
Paper
Stationary
OR
Google Doc
Activity
Christian life means to follow the example of Jesus
Watch this video. Take note of the different ways people showed kindness.
Some of the people in the video received kindness and some showed it to others.
List some of the ways people showed kindness
List some of the ways people received kindness
How did you show or receive kindness during isolation/lockdown? You can write about your experience or make your own video like the one you just watched, telling people about Kindness During Covid.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Did you help other people in some way?
Did someone show kindness to you?
Activity too easy?
Interview some other people in your life about their experiences this year.
Compile the interviews into a video like the one you have just watched and share with your teacher.
English
Learning Intention
We are learning how 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 personification the author has used and identify how it helped me to connect to the text
can experiment with the use of personification.
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
Working with Words and Language
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?
Write a descriptive paragraph using personification to describe the storm in the Mallee sky at night.
Activity too easy?
Choose one of these phrases instead and use it in a sentence to describe the storm in the sky - ‘lightning danced’ or ‘wind howled’.
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 equation.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA2-6NA
Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division.
You will need
Paper
Activity
Collections
Jodie has three times as many gel pens as Harry.
Harry has twice as many as Kim.
Kim has less than 10 gel pens.
How many gel pens might each student have?
How do you know?
Write the matching multiplication and division facts.
Show more than one solution in a table.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
What if Kim had 5 gel pens?
Activity too easy?
What if Jodie had 120 gel pens?
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