Week E

Early Stage 1

These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday

Daily Prayer

Loving God,

Help us to work together and to share what we have,

so that everyone has what they need.


Help us to build a better world where each of us can become the best person we can be.


Amen.

Religious Education

Learning Intention

We are learning that the Church is a community that celebrates God’s love


Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I:


  • can identify who the members of the Church are

  • can name the ways the Church celebrates God’s love


ES1 Church- demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the Church as a special community described as God’s family.



You will need

Listen

Paper

Lead Pencil

Coloured

Activity

  1. Listen to the song Gather Together.

This is a song about gathering as Church


  1. From what you have heard in the song, draw and label some of the things that the Church does together.



Questions to support my thinking

Activity too hard?

  • Can you make up actions to the song to show what the Church does together?


Activity too easy?

  • What else have you seen people do when they gather as Church? Draw and write about it

English

Learning Intention

We are learning to compare and connect our own experiences to texts we read and write.

Success Criteria

I will know I am successful when I:


  • can think and talk about character feelings

  • can make connections to my experiences.

Aligned to English outcomes

ENe-11D

Responds to and composes simple texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences.

You will need

Device

Lead Pencil

Coloured

Paper

Activity

Understanding the Text - "Anemone is NOT the Enemy" by Anna McGregor


  • Open the Google slides (on the right) and follow the written and audio prompts as you listen to and think about the text.

  • Independent Reading as outlined on the slides

  • Independent Writing as outlined on the slides.

Questions to support my thinking

Activity too hard?

  • How did Anemone feel at the beginning of the story? How did she feel at the end of the story?


Activity too easy?

  • Draw a timeline to show how Anemone's feelings changed from the beginning to the end of the story. Include all the things that happened to Anemone along the way.

Week E Tuesday

Resources

Mathematics

Learning Intention

I am learning to explore and describe the mass of objects.

Success Criteria


I will know I am successful when I:

  • can compare the mass (or weight) of objects

  • describe the mass of objects in lots of different ways

  • record what I find out using drawings, numbers and words.

Aligned to Mathematics outcomes

MAe-12MG

Describes and compares the masses of objects using everyday language.

You will need

Paper

Pen

Pencils

Objects

Share

Task 2 Tuesday Wk 8.m4a

Click play to listen to the maths task.

Activity


Find a pen. How heavy does it feel?

This pygmy possum weighs about the same as a pen!


What can you find that is lighter than a pen?


Have a guess first, then check by holding the pen in one hand and the object that you think is lighter, in your other hand.


Talk about what you found out.

Draw and write about it.


Questions to support my thinking


Activity too easy?

  • Can you find something that is big, but light?

Image credit: Jamie Harris | warra.com Image credit: Pixabay

Resources

Brain Breaks

Brain Breaks Week E

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.