Week C
Early Stage 1
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning that prayer is speaking and listening to God
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
say my own prayer
explain how my prayers can help other people
ES1- Prayer
demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of prayer as very important in our relationship with God.
You will need
Watch
Paper or workbook
Coloured
Activity
Watch the video Two by Two- Prayer
When we pray we can ask God to help others.
Find or draw a picture of something you would like to ask God for.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
What things can sometimes make you or other people sad or angry?
What can you ask God for to help you during these times?
Activity too easy?
Can you explain to someone in your family how prayer is different to a wish?
English
Learning Intention
We are learning that authors use words and pictures to tell a story.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
can listen to a story for enjoyment
can identify words that rhyme.
Aligned to English outcomes
ENe-4A
Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short and predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies.
Activity
Engaging with the Text - Mr McGee
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.
Read beautiful stories every day for enjoyment.
NB. for Parents - Encourage your child to draw, talk and 'write' every day. Beginning writing might look like a picture, scribbly marks, single letters or even some words including their own name. Accept all attempts at writing and encourage your child to tell you about their pictures and writing.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too easy?
Play "I Spy" - adult or older child says "I spy something that rhymes with _____" Child looks for object and says the rhyming word.
Activity too easy?
Look for multiple rhyming words with the same end sound. Play "Ping-Pong". Adult says a rhyming word, then the child, then the adult and so on.
Resources
Mathematics
Learning Intention
I am learning to show equal groups when sharing in different ways.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
show equal groups in more than one way
record my thinking using pictures, words and numbers
explain my thinking to someone else.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MAe 6NA
Groups, shares and counts collections of objects, describes using everyday language, and records using informal methods.
You will need
Paper
Coloured pencils
Watch
Share
Activity
Jelly Beans
Look at the picture. There are 20 jelly beans.
Imagine you are sharing these jelly beans with some friends equally.
How many friends are there and how many jellybeans do they each get?
Find many ways to share the jelly beans equally so that each person gets the same amount.
You could use some small objects and pretend that they are jelly beans to help you.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
What if there were two friends? How many jellybeans would they get each?
Activity too easy?
What if there were 40 jellybeans to share equally?
Image source: author's own photo from How Many Jelly Beans by Andrea Menotti
Monday Wk 6.m4aClick play to hear the question.
Resources
