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STAGE 2 YEAR 3 SPELLING TERM 3 WEEK 5

Grapheme focus: s/ss/se/ce/x(ks)/c Concept: Making verbs into nouns by adding ‘ion’.

Base Extension Further Extension

1 sent east accidental

2 cent ambulance chateaux

3 seem classic business

4 next cylinder century

5 once decide anxious

6 scent explain extraordinary

7 post September essentially

8 sister exoskeleton extravagant

9 desk explanation messenger

10 ice chase passenger

11 face sleepless possession

12 son thoughtlessly questioned

13 juice separated anaphylaxis

14 asleep certain spacious

15 scissors accident antioxidant

STAGE 2 YEAR 4 SPELLING TERM 3 WEEK 5

Grapheme Focus: s/ss/se/ce/x(ks)/c Concept: Making verbs into nouns by adding ‘ion’.

BASE LIST EXTENSION LIST FURTHER EXTENSION

1 sold exercise dissatisfied

2 cent dangerous essential

3 once cereal loneliness

4 sail circular poisonous

5 circle decision souvenir

6 glass decrease spacious

7 sound safely successfully

8 fence separate optional

9 sweet silence recreational

10 else absence possession

11 lesson astronomy gateaux

12 select cemetery tessellate

13 explain scissors equinoxes

14 season secrecy phosphorescence

15 sour sensation axolotl

16 kindness excellent exhilaration

Activity: Choose your list of words and create a crossword or find-a-word using at least

10 of your spelling words.

English - Writing - Figurative language

Figurative language is the use of words outside of their normal everyday, literal

meaning. It is used by writers to compare things and for dramatic effect. We can use

figurative language such as similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to make

our writing more interesting.

Success criteria: Identify and create examples of different types of figurative language.

Watch the video to understand some different types of figurative language (you can stop

at 4:35 min). Youtube search: Figurative language reading Khan Academy Activity 1: Connect the types of figurative language to their correct definitions:

Types of figurative language Definition

Hyperbole Gives human qualities to animals, non-living objects, or ideas

Personification Compares two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

Metaphor Compares two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Simile Obvious exaggeration to make a point

Activity 2: Draw a line so the examples of figurative language match the correct category.

Types of figurative language Example

Hyperbole Lightning danced across the sky.

Personification The trees were as tall as skyscrapers.

Metaphor Your bedroom is a disaster zone.

Simile You are my sunshine.

Activity 3: Write your own example of each type of figurative language.

Types of figurative language Example

Simile (about a flower)

Metaphor (about a star)

Personification (about a bird)

Hyperbole (about a new toy)

English - Grammar

The Differences between Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct speech = The exact words spoken aloud are placed in speech marks, ie. “STOP!” yelled

Sam.

Indirect speech = When you are told what someone says, ie. I told my brother to leave me

alone.

Task 1: Decide whether the following are examples of direct or indirect speech.

Speech Direct or Indirect?

Nervously, William asked if he could have a turn

on the slide.

“It’s my turn next,” Shiya shouted as she pushed

past William.

“Stop pushing in. You always do that!” Jacob

called angrily.

Dad said that the children should stop arguing

and just enjoy playing together.

Kylie mentioned that the swings were free so

maybe they should go on them instead.

“I love the park,” squealed Emir as he toddled

towards the swings.

Task 2: Add any missing punctuation to the sentences containing direct speech.

1. I want sweets shouted the little girl as she ran into the shop.

2. My friend called as I was walking away from the park Don’t forget your bag

3. Please can you help me with my maths work asked Reuben quietly.

4. Will we ever get there whined the young child during the long car journey.

Task 3: Change the indirect speech in the sentences to direct speech.

1. Alexander declared that we should all work together.

2. My sister anxiously stated that if we were late, we might miss the show.

3. My mum reassured her not to worry because there was plenty of time to get there.

Task 4: Write one or more sentences that use direct speech for the following picture.

Task 5: Write one or more sentences that use indirect speech for the following picture.

Monday Geography Australia’s Neighbours

Last week you labelled a map of Australia’s neighbours and found out

some facts about a chosen country.

This week we would like you to continue to find out more about Australia’s

neighbours.

Use Google Earth to look at our neighbours. Choose a different country

from the one you did last week. Then use the questions below to guide

your research.

http://earth.google.com

You may need to do some extra research google searches to find the

answers you want.

You can choose how you would like to present your work. You can do a

digital version, on cardboard or in a small booklet.

1. Find a geographic map of your country. Label the main cities and

important physical features.

2. Name some of the main physical features of your country. Find some

pictures to show what they look like e.g. major mountains, rivers, nearby

oceans and other landforms.

3. Give some examples of the native flora (plants) and fauna (animals)

you would find in this country. Find some pictures to put in your report.

4. What is the population of your chosen country? What is the ethnic

origin or background of its people? Where do people mostly live and

why?

5. Name 2 significant cultural or heritage sites and describe them. Find

a picture to add to your report.

Links

https://kids.kiddle.co/

https://www.safesearchkids.com/

https://www.kidcyber.com.au/

https://easyscienceforkids.com/

Tuesday – Week 5

Making Inferences Read the passage and record your inferences.

Remember, look for clues in the passage to make your inferences. Like a detective, use as

many clues as you can to justify your thinking!

Ben looked out over the vast blue expanse before him. ‘I wonder where I’ll end up

tonight,’ he thought to himself.

He reached over to the rudder to maneuver himself back on course. The recent winds

had wreaked havoc on his plans to make it back home in time for the weekend. He

would have to radio in with his coordinates to make sure no one got worried.

An unfamiliar noise startled him and he looked around. “Where did you come from?”

he asked no one in particular. The bird wasn’t like any he had seen before. It was

smaller and almost looked gentle. “Are you friendly?” he asked the bird before it flew

away. Ben shook his head and laughed, ‘I must be going mad!’ he thought to himself.

1. Where is Ben, and what is he doing?

2. Why might Ben be talking to a bird?

3. How do you think Ben feels? Why might he feel this way?

Optional: Draw a picture of what you think Ben is doing.

Making Inferences Read the passage and record your inferences.

Remember, look for clues in the passage to make your inferences. Like a detective, use as

many clues as you can to justify your thinking!

Aanya gave a sideways glance to peek at what Coco had written, but their eyes met.

Coco’s hand immediately covered her work and she shot the other straight into the air.

“Mrs Alam, Aanya is cheating!”

“I am not!” Aanya said with clenched teeth. “Put your hand down!”

“No way, cheaters need to get caught.” She whispered back, and then spoke louder

for all to hear. “Excuse me Mrs Alam, but Aanya has been looking at my work and I

think she has copied all of my answers. She will need to be moved.”

Aanya could feel the colour rising in her cheeks and she knew everyone had turned to

look at her. “I...uh...I really didn’t copy her…” she stammered as she ran out of the

room.

1. How do you think Aanya was feeling? What makes you think this?

2. What type of people do you think Aanya and Coco are?

Aanya - Coco -

3. What lesson does this text teach you?

Optional: Draw a picture of what you think the scene looks like.

Making Inferences Read the passage and record your inferences.

Remember, look for clues in the passage to make your inferences. Like a detective, use as

many clues as you can to justify your thinking!

Josiah peeked over the fence. He couldn’t see anyone, but he knew that he needed to

be careful. He slowly hoisted his right foot up onto the cross beam and swung his left

foot over, landing silently on the ground. As he looked around the darkness, he

remembered the plans he had written up in his bedroom the night before.

In and out, no mucking around. Get what you need and get out. Don’t get caught.

His mind lingered on the last one: Don’t get caught. That really would ruin things. As

his eyes adjusted to the darkness, things started to become clearer and he could

begin to make out the items he was here for.

1. What was Josiah doing? Why do you think this?

2. Why do you think he doesn’t want to get caught?

3. . How do you think Josiah would feel if he got caught? Why?

Optional: Draw a picture of what you think the scene looks like.

Task 2

Read Why I Love Australia

Youtube Search: Why I love Australia Bronwyn Bancroft

Write 10 sentences about the things you love about

Australia. You may like to draw a small picture to go with

your sentence.

E.g. I love Bondi Beach because it’s a great place to swim in the summertime and see

and hear the ocean.

Task 3-

Watch the clips about smoking ceremonies and coolamons. Then read the

information about the coolamon from Why I Love Australia.

NAIDOC Week 2020 - Smoking Ceremony (Also the Youtube search)

Adrian Brown on smoking ceremonies (Also the Youtube search)

Wednesday – Week 5 Handwriting -

Copy the text about the Twelve Apostles in your neatest handwriting. Once you are

done you can colour in the picture of the Twelve Apostles.

Success criteria: I can use my neatest handwriting with a consistent size and slope.

Spelling: Dictionary Work

Find the dictionary meanings as well as synonyms of 5 spelling words.

A synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another.

For example, big, large, giant.

Spelling Word Meaning Synonym

Task 3 - Use the images from the local area to write a descriptive, one-sentence text of

each image. Write in the style of Bronwyn Bancroft’s Why I Love Australia.

-use similies

-use metaphors

-use compound or complex sentences

-start each sentence differently

Image Sentence

Wednesday Zentangle Hands

Zentangling is a type of doodling that calms the mind and relaxes the body. Drawing

patterns on paper can also help get you in touch with your creativity and turns mistakes

into positives. Watch this video to learn how to Zentangle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBwHUKHUdD8 (Google search: How to draw

zentangle art for kids. Here are a couple of examples.

Now try your hand at Zentangle. Grab a piece of A4 paper. Spread out your fingers and

trace around your hand. Now use an artline fine pen to do your doodling. There are no

rules. Every hand will look different. To add some interest, you can colour it in.

Here are some patterns you can try.

Thursday - Week 5

Mini-Writers Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRRw4bGutwA Youtube search: Lisa Nicol: Character

building, Mini-Writing Festival 2021

Listen to the recorded session with author Lisa Nicol and work through the activities in the video

to create a character from “Other-than-that-land”. You will need to have paper and a pencil

ready.

Character Profile

Create a character profile based on your work during the Lisa Nicol’s video. Use the template to

write about and draw your character from “Other-than-that-land”.

Reading

Read for 20 minutes. You could log into Ziptales or Epic or read your own book. Write a

short summary of what happened in the book and what you think will happen next.

Success criteria: I can summarise and make predictions after reading a text.

“Other-than-that-land” Character Profile

My character has _____________________________________________________,

other than that, they are completely delightful.

What special skill does your character have?

What strange/peculiar clothes does your character wear?

What are your character’s fears? What are they really, really afraid of?

What are your character’s desires? What do they really, really want?

Draw a picture of your character below:

Thursday Library

Here are some of the 2021 shortlisted books from the Children’s Book Council of

Australia Awards. Next to each book write what you think it might be about just by

looking at the front cover. Then watch the video recording of Ellie’s Dragon.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12TWYEVQlRBm6vnpqo1L1DlfZJYI56wGM/

view?usp=sharing

Friday Week 5

Spelling: Sentences

Write four sentences that contain at least two of your spelling words in each sentence.

Your sentences should include either indirect or direct speech. Think back to your

grammar task on Monday!

List six additional words that follow the same spelling rule for this week.

Vocabulary sorting

Think about these tricky words from the book Why I love Australia and draw a line to

match them with their correct meanings.

Word In the book Meaning

mystical Big rivers shaped by mystical beings...

pieces of a broken object that are sharp

driftwood ...make patterns with driftwood and shells

steep or rugged cliff faces

adorning

...like a jewelled necklace adorning an ancient landscape.

to fall sharply down or plunge

gorges Gorges that plummet into serpentine shadows.

adding beauty or decorating

plummet Gorges that plummet into serpentine shadows.

spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic

crags ...drape the rocky crags of snowy mountains

narrow spaces between rocky cliffs

shards Shards of rainbow and swaying tentacles of watery light in a coral reef.

wood that has been washed up on a beach

Speaking Activity

The next two pages contain an article about turtles. Time to so some reading practice!

Read the passage aloud and answer the multiple choice question.

PDHPE

Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/embed/8giEx5r4k-A (Youtube Search: What

Does It Mean To Be Safe)

In the table below, make a list of ways you can stay safe at home, on playground

equipment, near water and playing sport.

At home

On

playground

equipment

Near

water

Playing

sport