Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of Distance Learning in Room 28!
Here are your tasks for the week. Please feel free to take pictures of work that you are proud of and post them onto your blog or email them to your classroom teacher at jamie@elmpark.school.nz.
Science in a van on YouTube also does live experiments at 12:45pm everyday so head over there to check these out!
The Melbourne Zoo also does live streams at different times of the day: https://www.zoo.org.au/animal-house?fbclid=IwAR28x1ajPNOgq2nRL52TWmB5NcesCglBWOYap__ou5ZZVPmfc5af8gulSOs
MONDAY
Reading:
1) Choose 2 stories to read on Sunshine Online, Literacy Planet or from your library shelf at home.
2) Read 1 to yourself and one to somebody else in your home.
3) Choose your favourite story and summarise the beginning, middle and the end. Draw a picture and write a sentence for each part. You can use the picture below to help you.
Email your work to Miss Kim if you’re proud of your work!
Summarise: This means to retell the important parts of the story in your own words.
Writing:
Let’s practice adding full stops and capital letters! Rewrite the sentences below and add the correct punctuation.
Hint: Harlen and Dakota are names.
1. at chester zoo dakota saw a giraffe it was as big as a house when harlen heard about it he couldn't believe his ears
2. sunday is dakotas favourite day because that is when he gets a sunday dinner
3. mr downs spent all weekend making cakes for st margaret marys school unfortunately when he brought them in he was attacked by pigeons and he dropped them all over the street
1. at chester zoo dakota saw a giraffe it was as big as a house when harlen heard about it he couldn't believe his ears
2. sunday is dakotas favourite day because that is when he gets a sunday dinner
3. mr downs spent all weekend making cakes for st margaret marys school unfortunately when he brought them in he was attacked by pigeons and he dropped them all over the street
Email a picture of your work to Miss Kim if you’re proud of it!
Maths:
1) Use your basic facts to solve the equations given to you. Then, use the code to figure out the sentence! Miss Kim has helped you with some of the tricky ones Note: If it is challenging, solve only 10 of the problems today, and complete the rest tomorrow.
If you're having trouble reading the picture, then please go to this link https://www.math-salamanders.com/easter-worksheets-for-kids.html and scroll down to EASTER CODE-BREAKER SHEETS and click Easter Codebreaker 1A.
2) Email the answer to Miss Kim if you have figured it out!
If you enjoyed this activity, scroll down below to OTHER and you’ll find another codebreaker activity.
Phonics:
1) Read the poem below and find all the words with the QU sound.
Optional:
2) Can you guess what QU words these questions might be?
a. This word means fast. What is it?
b. This word means not noisy. What is it?
c. This word means something people ask. What is it?
d. This word means a woman who rules a country. What is it?
Extra: Email any work you’re proud of to Miss Kim!
If you’ve got some food colouring and flowers handy, try this experiment this week.
Float or sink? https://buggyandbuddy.com/science-for-kids-sink-or-float/
Before putting the objects in the water, predict whether it will float or sink first!
P.E. Creepy-crawly challenge! Can you move like these creepy crawlies?
Flutter like a butterfly.
Zig-zag like a millipede.
Zoom like a fly.
Creep like a beetle.
Spin like a spider.
March like an ant.
Wriggle like a caterpillar.
Slide like a snail.
Dance like a bee.
Waltz like a dragonfly.
Slither like a slug.
Values:
Resilience: Learn a new skill! Do you know how to fold laundry? If not, ask someone to show you! Send a picture to Miss Kim of the best shirt you’ve folded.
Challenge: See how many shirts you can fold in 5 minutes.
Extra for experts: Can you fold pants? How many pants can you fold in 5 minutes?
TUESDAY
Reading:
1) Go to Literacy Planet and complete 3 tasks.
2) Go to the Library in Literacy Planet go into Stories and listen to a story of your choice.
If you don’t have access to a device or if you want some extra tasks here is an activity you can do:
Writing:
Use this picture to help you with your writing.
You have been transported to a different world. Suddenly, you wake up to see this! What in the world is going on? Write 5 or more sentences explaining what you think is happening here. Is there a competition or a race? What is that lion saying to the giraffe do you think?
Email Miss Kim your work if you’re proud of it!
Maths:
- Complete the Easter Codebreaker activity from Monday.
- Count backwards in 5s from 30 to 0.
- Count forwards in your 10s from 0 to 100.
- Count backwards one by one from 85 to 75.
- What is the number BEFORE the following numbers?
13 21 32 77 49
Here is a hundreds chart if you need help:
Phonics:
1) Say these words out loud, and figure out where is the Z sound. Is it at the beginning, middle of the end of the word?
a. Zachary zoomed around the yard like a crazy rocket.
b. You might see zebras and gazelles grazing in Zambia.
c. Zita won a prize at the pet show for her lizard.
Optional:
2) Can you guess these words and finish off the sentences? I’ve given clues for the tricky words!
a. The number that comes before one is ________.
b. I like to see the wild animals in the ______.
c. My favourite jacket doesn't have buttons, it has a ________. (6 letters)
d. An animal that looks like a black and white striped horse is a _____.
Extra:
P.E. : Try this family fun workout:
See which plane flies the farthest, or have a competition at home.
Values:
Resilience: Learn a new skill! Do you know how to wash the dishes? If not, ask someone to show you! Send a picture to Miss Kim of how many dishes you washed today!
Challenge: See how many dishes you can wash in 5 minutes.
WEDNESDAY
Reading:
1) Read the poem aloud and find the words that have the suffix -ED at the end of the word.
2) Make some actions to go along with your poem. See if you can recite it without looking at the words!
3) Record a video of you reading and performing the poem and upload it onto your blog, or send it to Miss Kim.
Writing:
Do you know how to make a jam sandwich? Write down a set of instructions for the best jam sandwich ever! Or, if you have another favourite sandwich, write the instructions for that!
Remember, a good set of instructions uses sequencing words like the ones given below:
Email Miss Kim your work if you’re proud of it!
Maths:
You will need 10 of an object for this activity (e.g. spoons, forks, balls, books).
- What is ½ of 10?
- Give 4/10 to someone else. How many did you give away? How many do you have left over?
- Start with 10 spoons again. Put 3/10 back into the drawer. How many did you put away? How many do you have left over?
You will need 8 objects for this activity.
- What is ½ of 8?
- Give 7/8 to someone else. How many did you give away? How many do you have left over?
Phonics:
- Make 3 silly sentences with some of these words.
rush blush flash whale lunch phone
Extra:
Maybe you could come up with your own dance moves for the song! If you do, record it and send it to Miss Kim.
See if you can keep up with these moves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=388Q44ReOWE
Science: Rising water experiment: https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/150-science-experiments/water-science-activities/rising-water-experiment/
Values:
Responsibility: Tell someone in your family one thing you’ve done to be responsible today. Did you tidy your room without being asked? Did you play with your toys carefully and then pack them away? Did you notice that mum or dad or your siblings needed help with something and did you help them? Did you make your bed?
THURSDAY
Reading:
1) Choose 2 stories to read on Sunshine Online, Sunshine Classic, Literacy Planet or from your library shelf at home.
2) Choose a character from one of these books and imagine that they have committed a crime!
4) You are responsible for making a wanted poster about this character. What kind of crime do you think they would have committed?
Below is a template that you can follow.
Writing:
Roll a dice to choose some characters and a setting from the pictures below, and write your own narrative story. Remember a good fiction story has a problem and a solution as well.
Extra: You can take a picture, or type or record yourself reading your own story and send it to Miss Kim.
Maths:
A half is the opposite of a double. It is when you split a number into two equal groups, or you’re sharing between two friends. For example, ½ of 6 is 3, because 6-3=3 and 3+3=6.
Share the dots between Batman and Robin to find half of the number.
Phonics:
- Think of a rhyming word for each of the words below:
buzz fizz fuzzy whiff best pocket
Extra:
Art: Scroll through and choose a picture to learn to draw: https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/how-to-draw/
Values:
Respect: A compliment is saying something kind about someone else and giving a reason why. Your compliment might start like: I think you’re patient because you always help me.
Give at least 1 person a compliment in your family today.
FRIDAY
Reading
- Listen to this read aloud of The Lorax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdWesdMfyd4
It’s quite long so you may want to listen to some of it now, and the rest later.
- After listening to the story, you are going to pretend that you are going to meet the Lorax. What questions would you ask him?
- Write down 3 questions for the Lorax.
- Then, write down how you think the Lorax would answer those questions.
For example:
Question: Mrs Lorax, why do you have such a fluffy yellow moustache?
Answer: It’s because I have no hair, so I have to keep my head warm somehow!
Writing
Write an acrostic poem using the word KINDNESS. Think about things that you know are ways to be kind. You can write a sentence or a word for each letter. Miss Kim has provided an example for your below:
Kids can use their manners.
I love getting hugs!
New friends are always the best.
Doing things for others.
Nice words make all the difference.
Everyone loves being treated nicely.
Smiling is always lovely.
Sometimes it can be hard to be kind.
Email your poem to Miss Kim if you’re proud of your work!
Maths
We are going to be doing a bit of measuring. Measuring means to find out the size or weight of something. You are going to use your handspan for this activity. Your handspan is this:
Make sure you spread your fingers as wide as you can.
Find out how many of your handspans is:
- A fork.
- The length (long side) of your device screen.
- The width (short side) of your bed.
- The width (short side) of a table.
Ask someone else in your family to measure the width of the same table with their handspan and see how many handspans they get. Is your answer the same or is it different? Why do you think this is so?
Phonics:
- Recite the poem below and find the words with the LONG O sound.
- See how long it takes for you to memorise the poem.
Extra:
P.E. Dance along with Kidzbop
Values:
Responsibility: Part of being responsible is looking after your body. Tell someone some things you have done to make sure you’re keeping healthy. Did you…
- Do some exercise?
- Eat all your fruits and vegetables?
- Get enough sleep?
- Wash your hands and brush your teeth regularly?
What might be something you want to start doing better next week?
OTHER
Maths
Magic squares are tricky so make it easier by making just the horizontal rows add up to the number.
Reading and Writing
Draw a selfie of something you’ve done with your family this week. Write 3-5 sentences about what you were doing, and why.
Choose a book that you like and write a book review. A book review is when you share what you liked or didn’t like about the book and why. Then, you add if you would get your friends to read the book or not. A synopsis is the same as retelling the story in your own words.
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