Week D
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 there are different ways to pray
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
name some ways people pray
reflect on the way I pray
ES1- Prayer
demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of prayer as very important in our relationship with God.
You will need
Watch
Paper
Coloured
Share
Activity
Watch the video Prayer is...
Make a book for someone in preschool to show the different ways to pray. Start a new page for each way.
Put a star on the page that shows your favourite way to pray. Explain to someone in your home why that is your favourite way to pray
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Can you draw and write one way to pray that you saw on the video?
Activity too easy?
Answer the 3 Whys:
Why might prayer matter to me?
Why might prayer matter to people around me [family, friends, city, nation]?
Why might prayer matter to the world?
English
Learning Intention
We are learning to use skills and strategies to understand texts we read.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I can:
think and talk about a story
make connections from the text to my own life.
Aligned to English outcomes
ENe-4A
Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies.
ENe-1A
Communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction.
You will need
Device
Coloured
Paper
Activity
Engaging with the Text - Grandpa and Thomas by Pamela Allen
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 hard?
Draw and talk about a time that you spent with your grandparents or another family member.
Activity too easy?
Talk about connections to another story you have read about the beach or family. "This books reminds me of another book ....." OR add some writing to your your connections drawing.
Resources
Mathematics
Learning Intention
I am learning to share an object by dividing it into two equal parts.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
record my thinking using pictures, words and numbers
find more than one solution
explain my thinking to someone else using the words whole, equal parts, half and halves.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MAe-7NA
Describes two equal parts as halves.
You will need
Coloured pencils
Paper
Share
Task 1 Monday Wk 7.m4aClick play to hear the task.
Activity
The Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Two teddy bears went on a picnic. Papa Bear, who made the lunch, forgot to cut up the food equally!
How could Papa Bear cut this sandwich so that the two bears can share it equally?
Find more than one way to cut the sandwich.
Draw all of the different ways.
How can you check if the pieces are equal in size?
Explain what you did.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Get some different sized pieces of paper and fold them or cut them to find half. Draw what you found out.
Activity too easy?
What if there were two sandwiches to share equally with four bears? How would you cut the sandwiches and share them? Find more than one way.
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