Week E
Stage 3
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Loving Father, I gather in Your presence.
I invite stillness into my heart.
May I breathe in Your peace and breathe out all my worries.
Holy Spirit, speak to me through this time in prayer so that I can hear God’s voice in my heart.
Loving God,
Help us to share what we have so that everyone has what they need.
Help us to grow closer to you through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Help us to build a better world where each of us can become the best person we can be.
We pray this in the name of love, Jesus Christ,
Amen
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning to appreciate our call in the Church through a life of mission led by the Holy Spirit.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I can:
identify Jesus’ ministry as his calling from God.
recall significant moments in Jesus’ ministry.
S3 demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the Church as being led by the Holy Spirit, as honouring Mary and as having a life and mission in which individuals are called to various ministries of service.
You will need
Paper
Watch
Device
Activity
Watch this clip
Comic Strip Strategy
Use a comic strip to tell a scripture story or the events of a situation in sequence. Think about the parts of the story, such as characters, setting and dialogue. Show how Jesus' words in Luke 4:18-19 can be put into practice or action at home or at school.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Watch this clip
Read Luke 4:18-19
Write three sentences recalling significant facts of Jesus’ life.
Activity too easy?
Read Matthew 5:19
What further information does this give us about Jesus calling and ministry? 4-6 lines
English
Learning Intention
We are learning to preview a text and read strategically for key details.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
skim and scan to preview a text.
identify text features of an informative text.
distinguish essential information from other interesting details.
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
Borrow eMagazine
Google Doc
Book
Activity
Open the Google slides (on the right) and follow the written and audio prompts to complete your tasks.
Independent Reading as outlined on the slides.
Independent Writing as outlined on the slides.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Read one paragraph at a time as you are looking for important ideas. Don’t copy whole sentences. Explain the ideas in your own words.
Activity too easy?
Look for words or phrases which signal important ideas such as:
unfortunately; surprisingly; shockingly
data shows/suggests...
the problem is...
It’s not that...
On the flip side /on the other hand...
Resources
Mathematics
Learning Intention
We are learning to create a pattern that involves reflection and rotation.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically
explain my thinking
solve the problem in more than one way.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA3-15MG: manipulates, classifies and draws two-dimensional shapes, including equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles, and describes their properties.
You will need
Paper
Device
Activity
Grace’s kitchen floor is square and is fitted by 64 square tiles in a 8 x 8 array.
Grace choses black and white tiles.
She can have the tiles laid so that they look like a chessboard but she is hoping for something a bit unusual.
The tiler sketches something that has reflective and rotational symmetry.
What do they suggest?
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
A chess board has 64 squares of alternating colour. (see picture) What symmetries do you see on the board?
Use the pattern blocks to have a go at Grace's kitchen floor - draw, guess and check.
How have you used reflection? How have you used rotation?
Activity too easy?
How many answers are there? Can you prove you have found all the solutions? Is there a generalisation you can make to explain the rule?
Grace decides to have the floor tiles laid like a chessboard after all. While redecorating her kitchen, Grace has some cupboards built. Two of these are placed in the opposite corners of the room and take up a whole tile each. (She needs to use 62 square tiles now.)
The tiler says there's a special on. They have a combined tile that consists of a black tile stuck to a white tile. Can Grace tile her floor with these combination tiles and save herself some money?
Resources
Click below to build your interactive design.
Click below to print the question.
Grace's Kitchen Floor by NZ Maths. Available under public domain.