Remote Learning for Year 6 for Week 8

Monday 1st June, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links Done

Wellbeing

WALT: Continue our respectful, responsible and resilient behaviour while at home.

Spend 5-10 minutes completing an SWPBS activity from the SWPBS matrix. Grid on school website - choose any activity from the respect column and complete it for the whole week. https://pakenhamsprings.vic.edu.au/remote-learning/

Reading

WALT:

Identify the features

of different types of

fiction texts (fables)

WILF:

- Identify the time,

place and setting of

the text

- Identify what the

message is

- Identify similarities

and differences

A fable is a short fiction text. They all have a moral to the story (a lesson to take away). Look at the chart below to identify the features of a fable.

Watch the following clip: The Cocky Who Cried DINGO! What do you notice about the story? What other story have you heard that is similar? What is different? TASK : Select and read one of the fables from the website: The Goblin of Adachigahara OR Aesop's Fables These are only short (complete 3 or 4 if choosing this one) Answer the following: Describe the characters: What are the characters traits: Describe the setting: What is the moral of the story? What is the problem in the story? Create your own short fable using the same story but change the characters and setting. Read for at least 20 minutes.

Writing

WALT: use a picture prompt to write a short story WILF: - Include sizzling start - Have a

problem/conflict - Must include a main

character

Today you have two choices for writing today You can:

● Continue writing your narrative story OR

● Create a short story using the picture prompts provided. Example: What happened… come up with a story about the picture. Include a main character, problems and resolution. This is your story:

Make sure you use Springy’s guide to Narrative writing and include: an orientation, complication, resolution and an ending.

Numeracy

WALT: Calculate area. WILF: - Calculate the area

of rooms in an apartment.

- Answer application questions about the area.

Today we will be working on finding the area of an apartment.

Complete the following activity (you will find this in the resource section)

EXTENSION: Your apartment needs to be painted and you need to install new flooring. Calculate how much paint and carpet/floor boards/tiles you will need for the apartment. Possible websites to help you: https://www.bunnings.com.au/ https://www.carpetcall.com.au/shop-our-range/hard-flooring/

Inquiry

WALT: Present a presentation in an engaging way WILF:

- Reading from notes - Use of eye contact - Glancing at audience - Know your

information and topic - Use dot points for

cue cards

When we are presenting we need to create notes, also known as cue cards.

● Cue cards are small cards that help to give you hints or reminders during your presentation.

● You should make one card per section of your presentation ● Cue cards should NOT include your whole talk ● You shoul;d write in dot points and highlight key words to help you

keep your place during your talk ● Number your cue cards so that you don’t mix them up.

How to Make Cue Cards

TASK: Create cue cards for your presentation.

PE

WALT:

Explore different ways

of keeping active and

healthy around the

home

To develop your ball

handling skills

Learning task 1:

Physical Activity Plan

Daily activity plan you can follow at home. Choose an activity per day to

complete and record.

PE Made Easy -

Daily Physical Activity - Remote Learning - Primary.pdf

Learning task 2:

Practise your AFL football kicking and handballing skills.

Log on to AFL Auskick on you tube channel below. They have produced

some at ‘home’ lessons. These lessons have some great ideas on how to

develop your ball handling skills at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gK3Jk8rNkU&t=3s

Have fun!

Tuesday 2nd June, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links Done

Wellbeing WALT: Identify all things we are grateful for. WILF: Focus on what’s good in our lives and be thankful for what we have, create a gratitude tree to acknowledge all things we are grateful for.

GRATITUDE Gratitude Tree

Explain: What Is Gratitude…? It's about focusing on what's good in our lives and being thankful for the things we have. Gratitude is pausing to notice and appreciate the things that we often take for granted, like having a place to live, food, clean water, friends, family, even computer access. It's taking a moment to reflect on how fortunate we are when something good happens — whether it's a small thing or a big thing. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA5Qpt1JRE4

Activity: Make a gratitude tree that you can display in your room or somewhere else in your house. You will need-

● A small tree branch.

● Paper.

● Pencils/textas.

● Small pegs/paper.

● clips/string.

● Somewhere to put the tree - a vase or other container. What to do-

1. Once you have found your branch cut the paper into the shape of leaves or just into squares or other shapes (it doesn't really matter).

2. Think of things you are thankful for and write or draw them on the leaves.

3. Then attach the leaves to the branches of the tree using the paper clips/pegs.

4. You can keep adding leaves to the tree everyday or whenever you think of something you are grateful for.

5. You can get the whole family to join in and create a family tree or just do one for yourself.

6. By having the tree on display, every time you see it, you will be reminded of how lucky you are.

Reading

WALT:

Identify the features of

different types of

fiction texts (myths)

WILF:

- Create a character

profile on a

character from the

myth

- Identify the

characters traits (are

they a hero or

villain?)

Purpose of a Myth: To provide a fictional explanation for natural phenomena. Many cultures use myths to explain the world and its mysteries by handing them down from one generation to the next. Myths can also pass on cultural, religious or spiritual beliefs and traditions.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZnmQe6JSek Structure of a Myth: The plot is often based on a long and dangerous journey, a quest or a series of trials for the hero. The plot usually includes incredible or miraculous events, where characters behave in superhuman ways using unusual powers or with the help of superhuman beings.

Knowledge for the writer: Make the characters larger than life by giving them supernatural powers or strong characteristics like courage and wisdom. Create a negative character who is the opposite of your hero: good and evil, brave and cowardly, strong and weak. Choose a setting that gives a dramatic backdrop for the action: (a huge, dense forest, a mountain shrouded in icy fog or a wide, sunbaked desert). Myth Examples:

Activity: Read the myth ‘Thor and his hammer’. Using your highlighter or sticky notes, pay close attention to details that are given about Thor. What type of person was he? How was he portrayed? Next you are going to complete a character profile on Thor - ‘Character Profile’.

Writing

WALT: use a picture prompt to write a short story WILF:

- Include sizzling start - Have a

problem/conflict - Must include a main

character

When you’re writing a narrative a really important part of the story is the orientation. Explain: The orientation sets the scene, mood and introduces the characters. Try to include ‘When’, ‘Where’, ‘Who’ and ‘What’ in this section to explain to the reader what the story is going to be about.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2H29fRVqf8 Today you have two choices for writing. You can:

● Continue writing your narrative story OR

● Create a short story using the picture prompts provided. Example:

What happened… come up with a story about the picture. Include a main character, problems and resolution.

Numeracy

WALT: Calculate the perimeter of regular and irregular shapes WILF:

- Add all sides together

- Calculate the perimeter of rooms in an apartment.

- Find the unknown quantities using the provided measurements

- Use a ruler for accuracy

- Answer application questions about perimeter

Explain: The perimeter is the total distance around the outside of a 2D shape.

View - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6UFutxXcpw Explain - To calculate the perimeter of a rectangle, you add up all four sides.

Explain - To calculate the perimeter of a pentagon, you add up all five sides.

Explain - Formulas used to calculate the perimeter of a triangle, square, rectangle and quadrilateral.

An irregular shape is when every side is a different length. For example:

This shape can be broken into a square and a rectangle, but no side is the exact same length, making it an irregular shape. Explain: We know that the perimeter is the total length around the outside of a shape. We can still find the perimeter of irregular shapes by adding up all the lengths of the shape. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4VlNwklLT8 Activity: Using ‘Apartment floor plan A’ your task is to find the perimeter for each of the rooms on the corresponding worksheet ‘Apartment floor plan project’.

Extension: Your apartment needs to be furnished. Pick one of your rooms and furnish it. You must ensure that your furniture will fit into your room. Check the measurements on the websites. List the items you would purchase and the pricing. Possible websites: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/, https://www.amartfurniture.com.au/, https://www.fantasticfurniture.com.au/

Visual Art

WALT: draw a face in proportion.

Your self-portrait should be completed this week.

Last week you should have completed step 1 to 7. This week I want you to

revise the Power Point and complete number 7 and 8. Also revise the face

proportion instructions and complete all the steps (8-11). Take your time to

do each step following the instructions. All instructions and links are in the

PowerPoint.

Click the link below to open the Power Point presentation (it has the basic

face proportions).

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AU

S%3Ad87edf1f-4875-47ac-b971-e47235743f80

Wednesday 3rd June, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links Done

Reading

WALT:

Identify the features

of different types of

fiction texts (Mystery)

WILF:

- Identify the plot of a

mystery text

- Identify the twist

- Identify what each

character's motive

is

- Identify the solution

A mystery novel or book is a suspenseful event or crime which is not solved until the end of the story to keep the readers on the edge of their seat. The purpose of a mystery novel is to solve a puzzle and to create a feeling of resolution with the audience.

Watch: The Mystery of The Missing Cake What did you notice about the story? Find someone to discuss the plot with - how did the author build suspense? Was there a twist that you didn't see coming? Were you able to solve the mystery? Why/Why not? Activity: Select and read a mystery story from the provided resources

- The Case of the Desert Caper - Mookie is Missing (assigned on Scholastic Learning Zone – Literacy

Pro/Lexile) - The Killer Hairdo and other Urban Legends (assigned on Scholastic

Learning Zone – Literacy Pro/Lexile) - The Mystery of the Spotted Band (assigned on Scholastic Learning

Zone – Literacy Pro/Lexile)

OR if you have a mystery book at home you are welcome to read that. Please read for 20 minutes and reread the text if you need to. Complete the ‘Detective Map’ and find the necessary details from your story.

Writing

WALT: use a picture prompt to write a short story WILF: - Include sizzling

start - Have a

problem/conflict - Must include a main

character

Today you have two choices for writing today You can:

● Continue writing your narrative story OR

● Create a short story using one of the picture prompts provided. Example: What happened… come up with a story about the picture. Include a main character, problem and resolution.

Remember - when you’re writing a narrative a really important part of the story is the complication. Set up your story events to the point of ‘tipping’ and get your readers on edge of suspense.

You can also generate your own plot by using this website - have a play around and see what you come up with if the picture prompts aren’t giving you any inspiration. https://www.plot-generator.org.uk/create.php?type=5

Numeracy

WALT: Design a birds eye view of a dream house WILF:

- Must include realistic measurements

- Must have laundry, toilet and kitchen

- Must have at least two bedrooms

- Can be single story or double story

Explain: A birds eye view is when we are looking down as if we are hovering over it. It becomes a 2D picture of the item you are looking at. A birds eye view is used for things like a map, housing floor plan, news reports, weather mapping and so on. Examples:

Activity: Design your own dream house. This could be an apartment, mansion, double story house - whatever you please. Using a RULER, you are going to draw the floor plan of your dream house. While your house can have as many different rooms as you like, the minimum you MUST include is:

- Kitchen - Bathroom

- Laundry - At least 2 bedrooms

Try and make your measurements as realistic as possible - but it does NOT have to be to scale. We would love for you to make it as big as possible to look at (use the WHOLE page when drawing) however each line drawn does not need to equal a specific scale. Think about the size of your rooms… will you make your bathroom bigger than your kitchen? Look at the examples above to assist you. You can also look at the link below which shows you a variety of different websites and examples of how to draw a birds eye view floor plan. Floor Plan Examples

*you are just drawing your house today*

Inquiry

WALT: Present a presentation in an engaging way WILF: - Use the correct

tone and pitch when presenting a presentation.

- Eye contact - Use appropriate

pace

Explanation: When presenting information in front of a crowd, it is important to use engaging body language, pitch, tone and speed. We want to speak at a pace where our audience can follow and understand us. Too fast means that your audience will become confused and lost in translation. Too slow means that your audience will become bored and lose concentration and begin talking to someone beside them. We also want to glance up from our cue cards and make eye contact with our audience. This helps bring them into the presentation and makes them feel part of it. Finally, speaking at a level where the whole room can hear you is a must. We need to look up and project our voices to the back of the room, without yelling or hiding behind our cue cards. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5RZF9fAjW4 Take some notes on what makes this presentation engaging and exciting. Film yourself presenting your work and re-watch it. Compare your presentation skills to the boy you watched on the video.

STEM WALT: identify how animals are affected by their environments.

Evaluate your Project. Give yourself a tick for each one that you have.

Have you got a title for your project?

Do you have a plan?

Have you completed your final copy?

Did you design your enclosure?

Did it include an area for fun (_), Sleeping (_), Feeding (_), Resting (_), temperature checks (_)

Did you present it using Media Arts?

What is something you are proud of?

What is something you could improve on? CHALLENGE: Using old junk mail, newspapers and sticky tape ONLY, make a freestanding

tower. Try to make it as tall as you can, without it falling over. It also needs to

be able to stand on its own without support. Measure it, take a pic and share

it!

See you all next week.

Thursday 4th June, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links Done

Wellbeing WALT: Practise gratitude in our lives.

Get a jar, shoebox or other container and decorate it. This will be your post isolation bucket list. Every time you think of something you would like to do or someone you would like to see but you can't at the moment, write it and put it in your jar. Over the weeks you can watch the jar fill with all the wonderful experiences you have to look forward to. After isolation you can have fun working your way through your list and will be so grateful that you can experience all the things you have been waiting for.

Reading

WALT:

Identify the features of

different types of fiction

texts (Science Fiction)

WILF:

- Identify the setting

- Identify descriptive

language used to set

the scene

- Identify how the

authors use the 5

senses to create an

atmosphere

Science fiction: often called “sci-fi,” is a genre of fiction literature whose content is imaginative, but based in science. It relies heavily on scientific facts, theories, and principles as support for its settings, characters, themes, and plot-lines, which is what makes it different from fantasy.

● Time travel.

● Teleportation.

● Mind control, telepathy, and telekinesis.

● Aliens, extraterrestrial lifeforms, and mutants.

● Space travel and exploration.

● Interplanetary warfare.

● Parallel universes.

● Fictional worlds.

Example Text As the young girl opened her window, she could see the moons Europa and Callipso rising in the distance. A comet flashed by, followed by a trail of stardust, illuminating the dark, endless space that surrounded the spacecraft; the only place she had ever known as home. As she gazed at Jupiter, she dreamed of a life where she wasn’t stuck orbiting a planet, but living on one. She envisioned stepping onto land, real land, like in the stories of Earth her father had told her about. She tried to imagine the taste of fresh air, the feel of a cool, salty ocean, and the sound of wind rustling through a tree’s green leaves. But these were only fantasies, not memories. She had been born on the ship, and if they didn’t find a new inhabitable planet soon, she would surely die there too.

Explanation The example above has several prime characteristics that are common in science fiction. First, it is set in the future, when humans no longer live on Earth. Second, it takes place on a spacecraft that is orbiting Jupiter. Third, it features real scientific information—Europa and Callipso are two of Jupiter’s moons, and as Jupiter is a planet made of gas, it would not be possible for humans to live there, explaining why the ship is currently orbiting the planet rather than landing on it.

Activity 1: read for 30 minutes, preferably using a Sci-Fi text (you may like to look on Literacy Pro).

Activity 2: read and explain how the text is Science Fiction by stating the Setting, Characteristics and Plot like the box above.

Writing

WALT: revise our narrative writing piece WILF:

- I can reread my writing

- I can add adjectives to enhance my writing

- I can delete words that don’t make sense

Revising is the process at which we improve our writing. It requires us to reread our writing and add in or delete, words, phrases, sentences so that our writing is engaging and flows better. Watch the clip below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLcjb0t6SRI

Activity: rewrite the text below and revise the following text by using the ARMS strategies where the yellow marks are and where needed. You may make other revisions to the text. During the communication blackout everyone was watching and waiting mission control froze in time as the countdown clock ran down. The family sat in the front room of their house together , the room was cramped: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldridge, NASA representatives and families from the base were all there waiting for a sign let them know that splashdown had successfully occurred. Noise in background as people tried to decided what they might say if the worst should happen, faces had signs of absolute exhaustion etched on them. The clock ran; seconds felt like hours it was excruciating for everyone involved. Activity 2: Reread your narrative and revise using the ARMS strategies

Numeracy

WALT: Design a birds eye view of a dream house WILF:

- Must include realistic measurements

- Must have laundry, toilet and kitchen

- Must have at least two bedrooms

- Can be single story or double story

Continuing on from yesterday's lesson - Birds eye view Examples: Remember to go back and view the examples from yesterday’s explanation. Activity: Continue designing your own dream house. This could be an apartment, mansion, double story house - whatever you please. Using a RULER, you are going to draw the floor plan of your dream house. While your house can have as many different rooms as you like, the minimum you MUST include is:

- Kitchen - Bathroom - Laundry - 2 bedrooms

Try and make your measurements as realistic as possible - but it does NOT have to be to scale. We would love for you to make it as big as possible to look at (use the WHOLE page when drawing) however each line drawn does not need to equal a specific scale. Think about the size of your rooms… will you make your bathroom bigger than your kitchen? Look at the examples to assist you. You can also look at the link below which shows you a variety of different websites and examples of how to draw a birds eye view floor plan. Floor Plan Examples

Media Art

WALT: Understanding how Media use has benefited our society and how has it changed.

For most of Term 2 we have been remote learning. The way society has continued to function has changed during this time. The use of media and technology has been more important than ever before and our use of it has also changed. Take a look at how these different age groups are using technology since the Covid 19 isolation. This shows how much more they are using each technology. If you have trouble reading it the direct link to the website is here: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/media-consumption-covid-19/ Who is using media technology the most! What do you find interesting? Is there anything here that you think may be a problem? Think about your own use of media. How has it changed? Please record your answers for discussion when we get back to school.

Friday 5th June, 2020

Learning Goal Task, Resources & Links Done

Reading:

WALT:

identify how the

author sets the scene

for the build-up of an

action scene

WILF:

- Identify the dialogue

that the author uses

in an action scene

- Identify action verbs

to create vivid

description

Explanation: An adventure type story is dominated by action and involves danger, risk and excitement. They feature physical action and courageous heroes who save others from danger or impending doom. The adventure genre of fiction is fast-paced and usually centers on a character in a dangerous or risky situation. Adventure fiction overlaps other genres, such as romance, spy thrillers, military adventures and science fiction.

An author uses vivid language and descriptive words to help build suspense and continue to keep the reader on the edge of their seat. We usually find this in the ‘rising action’ section of the plot. Authors also use specific dialogue between their characters to build action and tension. Let's look at an example:

● The author is building tension for the main character by highlighting all of the small challenges/problems happening at the start of her day

● Classmates are giggling at her ● Getting spoken to by the teacher ● ‘Stormy’ face - describing the mood

Read: https://www.storyberries.com/japanese-fairy-tales-the-ogre-of-rashomon-bedtime-stories-for-kids/ Or https://freekidsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jack-Ferrington-and-the-School-for-Swabbies.pdf Or https://freekidsbooks.org/bookview/16752/ Activity: Complete the ‘Dramatic Structure’ worksheet based on the story that you read. You do not have to complete the ‘denouement’ section as we are just focussing on the rising action and build up to the climax.

Writing

WALT: edit our narrative writing piece WILF: - Identify what the

editing process involved

- Edit your narrative writing piece

- Add, delete or change punctuation

- Correct misspelled words

- Change letters to capital or lowercase

Explain – Editing involves looking at each sentence carefully, and making sure that it serves its purpose. It involves checking for grammatical and punctuation errors, spelling mistakes, etc.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5yWz-MNpM Activity 1: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar2.htm# Activity 2: Edit your own narrative writing piece.

Numeracy

WALT: Calculate the area and perimeter of our dream house WILF:

- Calculate the perimeter and area of rooms in our dream house

Using your birds eye view house plan, you are going to calculate the area and perimeter of your Dream House design. Remember: To calculate area of various shapes:

To calculate perimeter = L + W + L + W

Inquiry

WALT: Present a presentation in an engaging way WILF:

- Body language - Stand up straight - Looking at your

audience - Positioning self and

audience

When presenting a presentation in front of an audience it is important to ensure that you are using eye contact. The reason we need to ensure we are using eye contact is:

- Eye contact shows respect - Eye contact conveys appreciation - Eye contact demonstrates understanding - Eye contact builds connection - Eye contact boosts confidence

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZZq7cfyQY4

- Use the correct tone and pitch when presenting a presentation.

- Eye contact - Use appropriate

pace

Your Task: You are to practise your oral presentation. Record yourself on your iPad/iPhone. Make sure you are trying to use as much eye contact as possible. Only glance at your cue cards/poster. Practise learning your information so you do not have to reply on reading word for word.