Week B

Stage 3

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 to identify how Scripture and our Catholic community can support us in following the example of Jesus


Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I:

  • have identified acts of kindness

  • can name the difference between giving and receiving kindness

Outcomes

S3 Christian Life- demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Christian life as a response to God’s love of us and of all creation in leadership and service of others and care for the earth.

You will need

Watch

Paper

Pen or Pencil

OR

Google Doc

Activity

Wearing masks is a way that we keep ourselves safe from the virus. It is are also one of the visible signs that we are keeping other people safe.

  1. Watch this video. Take note of the different ways people reached out to one another during Covid.

  2. Some of the people in the video were kindness givers and others were kindness receivers.

  • Do you think an act of kindness has more of an impact on the giver or the receiver?

  • Is it possible that the giver actually gets more out of it?


How did you give or receive kindness during 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.

English

Learning Intention

We are learning how text structures and language features work together in Explanation texts.

Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I:

  • identify the purpose and structure of an explanation text.

  • identify the language of cause and effect in sentences which explain a situation.

  • illustrate a cause and effect sequence in a graphic organiser.


Aligned to English outcomes

EN3-3A​

Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies.


You will need

Device

Paper

Coloured

Watch

Google Doc

Lead Pencil

Book

Listen

Activity

  1. Read the text excerpt from "The Climate Change Book" to identify the main idea and supporting details within each paragraph.

  2. Watch the screencast which shows you about 'Cause and Effect Language'. Then identify and highlight the cause and effect parts in paragraphs 2 and 3.

  3. Lastly watch the 'Cause and Effect Chains' screencast and then construct a graphic organiser for paragraph 2 OR 3 which shows the chains of cause and effect.


Questions to support my thinking

Activity too hard?

  • Identify and copy any 2 or 3 sentences which clearly show cause and effect. Use highlighters to identify the CAUSE and EFFECT and underline the VERBS which link them.


Activity too easy?

  • Once finished tasks 1 and 2 turn some of the cause and effect sentences around so the effect is mentioned first? eg Rising sea temperatures are caused by melting polar ice. (This challenge task is an additional task.).

Week B TUESDAY

Mathematics

Learning Intention

We are learning to compare fractions.

Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I:

  • 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.


Outcome

MA3-7NA

Compares, orders and calculates with fractions, decimals and percentages.

You will need

Paper

Lead Pencil

Activity

What Fraction?


What fraction of the circle is D?

Explain your thinking.



Questions to support my thinking

Activity too hard?

  • What fraction of the circle is B? Explain your thinking.

  • What fraction of the circle is B & C? How do you know?


Activity too easy?

  • A circle has 360 degrees. How many degrees is the fraction D?

  • Record and explain your thinking.

Image source: Pixabay

Brain Breaks





Be sure to take a break at least every hour or so.


There are some ideas in the slideshow, but feel free to come up with your own activities.

Week B Brain breaks K-6