Stage 3 – Week 8 Booklet
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Stage 3 – Week 8 Booklet
Transcript of Stage 3 – Week 8 Booklet
Stage 3 – Week 8 Booklet
Contents ‘Daily 5’ Activities Monday- Friday ........................................................................................................ 4
English – Monday ................................................................................................................................... 6
English Tuesday and Wednesday ........................................................................................................... 8
English Day 4 and 5............................................................................................................................... 11
Mathematics (Monday) – 1 hour ........................................................................................................ 12
Mathematics (Tuesday) – 1 hour ......................................................................................................... 15
Mathematics (Wednesday)– 1 hour .................................................................................................... 16
Mathematics (Thursday) – 1 hour ....................................................................................................... 19
Mathematics (Friday) – 1 hour ............................................................................................................ 20
Science – Week 8 .................................................................................................................................. 23
Geography Project ................................................................................................................................ 25
STEM (Friday) - Genius Hour (1 hr) ...................................................................................................... 27
DRAMA- Theatre Games ..................................................................................................................... 28
Library ................................................................................................................................................... 29
Lawson Public School - Stage 3 Weekly Timetable – Online Learning Week 8
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning – 1 hour
‘Daily 5’ Activities
‘Daily 5’ Activities
‘Daily 5’ Activities
‘Daily 5’ Activities
‘Daily 5’ Activities Spelling test – Get someone to test you on your spelling words
English – Persuasive Texts
English – Persuasive Texts
English – Persuasive Texts
English – Persuasive Texts
English –Persuasive Texts
Morning Tea Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Middle - 1 hour
Maths – Lesson 1
Maths – Lesson 2 Prodigy
Maths – Lesson 3
Maths – Lesson 4 Studyladder
Maths – Lesson 5
Lunch Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Physical Activity;
Afternoon - 45 min
Science
Watch BTN and take some notes
Geography Asia study
India
Library STEM - Genius Hour Genius hour allows you to explore your own passions and encourages creativity.
Extra List – If you need a break, take 30 min and do something from this list.
Prodigy StudyLadder Mindful Colouring Cooking Reading
‘Daily 5’ Activities Monday- Friday
Word Work - Complete your spelling activities from the grid on the next page. Choose 2 activities per day.
Read to Self - 15 minutes of silent reading Or 15 minutes on the Read Theory website. Dabbs; https://readtheory.org/app/sign-up/create-account/student?classcode=4NBP829D
Work on Writing - free writing in a google doc or writing book.
Read to someone: read to a parent, carer, sibling or pet for 15 minutes. Focus on expression and fluency
Week 8 Spelling List (/oi/ sound)
1. Oil 2. Coin 3. Boy 4. Voice 5. Spoil 6. Decoy 7. Avoid 8. Royal 9. Voyage 10. Noisy
11. Oyster 12. Choice 13. Destroy 14. Poison 15. Employee 16. Paranoid 17. Android 18. Boisterous 19. Appointees 20. coincidence
Word Work- Spelling
English – Monday Week 8
Addition to persuasive texts!
Last week we wrote 3 argumentative paragraphs using the PEEL acronym. In two weeks we will be submitting a final persuasive text. If you want to change topics, or haven’t picked one, now would be the time!
If you have not picked a topic or written your three paragraphs, today is the day to start.
Have another look at your work from last week.
Does each paragraph;
State your main point?
Show evidence of your main point?
Evaluate and support your main point?
Link to the next paragraph or the topic?
Each day for the rest of this week we will focus on one or two of the language devices we introduced two weekend ago, making sure you understand what they are before using them in
your own writing.
This is why it is important you have your topic picked, and paragraphs written.
Again, use today to write out even some basic PEEL paragraphs, at least 2 to work on this week.
If you are struggling, email your teacher or call the school to get in touch.
Here are some good examples of paragraphs;
All children have the right to an education. The Wold Health Organization has written a document that outlines the rights of all children. Many of those rights describe the need for governments to ensure all children receive an education. Any country that does not allow this to occur is reducing the chance for their country to excel in the future. Would you like to be in a country where education
English Tuesday and Wednesday Week 8
Now that we have a few paragraphs, we can start ENHANCING your argument by using persuasive language features and devices.
Try to add at least one of each feature or device to your text. Not to each paragraph, but somewhere in the introduction, argument/PEEL paragraphs, or in the conclusion (which we have yet to write). There are 3 things to add for the next two days. But they are interconnected a bit so we will introduce them all here. You DON’T have to use them everywhere, or at all. But if you use a couple your argument will sound much more convincing!
Thinking and feeling verbs;
Feeling verbs make us decide if we agree or disagree with something by using out EMOTIONS.
Thinking verbs make us use our knowledge to decide if we agree or disagree.
Simply put;
Feeling – Heart.
Thinking – Brain.
Using these in a persuasive text asks the reader to use their heart or brain to decide whether they will agree with your argument or not. Remember we also use PRESENT TENSE.
Here is a list of verbs you could use for either situation;
Present tense examples could be; raising, using, succeeding, scanning, resisting, replacing…
Connecting words and phrases
The second focus for today will be to use some connecting words and phrases. These two features work well together as the verbs can be used as a connecting words!
Some examples of connecting words and phrases can be found below. Don’t use them if you don’t understand what they mean! The more your paragraphs are connected, the more convincing the argument sounds! These can work for a paragraph, but also to connect different sentences.
Cause and effect connectives
The last focus for today is another type of sentence connector that implies cause and effect. If this happens, then that happens type stuff! There are some examples and a word bank below. Again, don’t feel like you have to use one everywhere, or if you don’t really understand it!
English Day 4 and 5 Week 8
We should have a topic, introduction, and couple of good paragraphs happening by now. If not, don’t stress but also don’t give up! You don’t need to use all these features and devices, but the more there are, the better your persuasive text will be.
This week we have looked at verbs, connecting words and phrases, and cause and effect connectives.
Today and tomorrow we want to add a rhetorical question, a few personal pronouns, some alliteration and repetition. It sounds like a lot but again, you don’t need to use these features every paragraph, possibly even just once!
Rhetorical question; This can be as simple as a question in your introduction or in a paragraph that makes the reader want to agree. For example;
You wouldn’t want to live inside forever would you? We would all like to eat more ice cream right? Do you really want to live in a world without trees?
Personal Pronouns; You, our, we us. Use these pronouns to make the reader feel like you are talking directly to THEM. Making them involved in the argument, and the problem or solution. For example;
WE have to work together. YOU have the power. The solution starts with US.
Alliteration; Although this doesn’t directly affect the readers point of view on a topic, it does make the sentence feel bolder and more important. We touched on alliteration in poetry, but it is the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together. For example;
She won’t Sell Sea Shells at the Shore if global warming removes the Shore!
The devastation of deforestation caused disturbing damage to the domestic wildlife.
Repetition; This can work quite well in an introduction, or conclusion. It is a repeated phrase or word that really focusses the reader’s attention. For example;
We won’t give up, we won’t give in, we won’t stop, until the turtles are safe.
You have the power to make change, you have the power to speak out, and you have the power to be better!
To recap the week; You should have a topic, introduction, 2-3 paragraphs with some;
thinking and feeling verbs connecting words and phrases cause and effect connectives a rhetorical question or two
some personal pronouns alliteration and repetition
You don’t have to use these in each paragraph, but once or twice depending on the feature or device can be very compelling!
Mathematics (Monday) – 1 hour
Warm Up 15 min (feel free to time yourself)
1. Number of the day https://mathsstarters.net/numoftheday/5digit
1. Question; Answer;
2. Question; Answer;
3. Question; Answer;
4. Question; Answer;
5. Question; Answer;
6. Question; Answer;
7. Question; Answer;
8. Question; Answer;
9. Question; Answer;
10. Question; Answer;
2. Times tables practice
https://www.timestables.com/diploma/
Main Lesson- This week we will have a focus on Multiplication and Division
For the next activity you will need a calculator. Read the instructions very carefully. You will need to use the internet of find the diameters of the different planets.
Mathematics (Tuesday) – 1 hour
Warm up (15 mins)
1. https://mathsstarters.net/quickquiz 2. Times tables practice
3. https://www.timestables.com/diploma/
Prodigy
After the warm-up, Play prodigy for about 45 mins. Your login details have been sent to you on Google classroom.
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/
Mr Dabbs: 13A5E5E
Mr Walters: 82AE1E4
Mathematics (Wednesday)– 1 hour Warm up
1. The numbers game
https://mathsstarters.net/numbersgame/ Write down your target number and your solution on a piece of paper or
this document. Try to get as close to the target number as possible.
2. Times tables practice
https://www.timestables.com/diploma/
Multiplication
Mathematics (Thursday) – 1 hour
Warm Up – 15 min (feel free to time yourself)
https://mathsstarters.net/bingo/
Do this on a whiteboard or piece of paper. Choose a category that you need to work on.
Studyladder.
Login in to Studyladder and complete the activities. Check Google Classroom for your login information
Mathematics (Friday) – 1 hour
Warm up
1. Times tables practice
https://www.timestables.com/diploma/
2. https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_GrandPrixMultiplication.html
Division
Science – Week 8 THROWING, DROPPING, BOUNCING AND ROLLING!
So we are coming toward the end of term. Science has happened once a week and almost every week we have introduced a new type of force. Now we will have a look at them all in action.
What forces are acting on things that are thrown, dropped, bounced and rolled?!
We have a couple of experiments to try, then some questions afterwards.
Firstly, the Egg Drop! (Ask permission first)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOMW3hplSpI&t=8s
If you can’t watch the video, essentially you have to drop an egg from a set height i.e. a table, balcony, or standing on a chair.
You have to try and stop the egg from breaking! You can wrap it in things, tie stuff to it, whatever you can think of! BUT, you have to try and do as little as possible. See if you can find a couple of people to try this one with. And clean up!!
Questions for Egg Drop;
What forces are acting on the egg?
What did you do to reduce these forces?
Did it work?
If it did, try and go higher and higher until the egg finally breaks! How high did you get?
Draw a diagram of your contraption:
Secondly, The balloon of chaos!
You will need a balloon, 2 cups of rice and a funnel. (Read all the directions first)
Take the balloon and blow it up to an average size. 15-20 cm. Using the funnel and a lot of concentration, put a bunch of rice inside (but don’t fill it), then tie off the end.
Take your balloon to an area with no breakables. Try to avoid breaking the balloon, but throw it around in various ways. Bounce, drop, roll and throw! The rice will make it do some funky things.
Questions for the Balloon of Chaos!
Hypothesis; Forces acting in different ways will have a different effect on an object
Prediction; I think that…
Constant; (What will you keep the same)
Variable; (What will you change)
Equipment; I will use…
Measurements; (touch, sight or sound)
What happened?
Test Throw Drop Bounce Roll
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Discussion; Explain what FORCES acted on the balloon. Was it what you expected?
Conclusion;
Different forces acting in different ways do/ do not have different effects on an object. I know this because…
Geography Project
This is a project that you will be working on over the next few weeks. We have been learning about countries around the world, with a particular focus on our Asian neighbours (India, China, Vietnam).
Choose a country from around the world. It doesn't have to be in Asia. Your job is to plan a 10 day holiday (a bit hard at the moment with COVID, but it’s all imaginary). You have a budget of $7 000 (we have been very generous).
You will need to include the following:
1. How much will it cost to get to your country of choice? Look up some flights to your country. You can use websites like https://www.flightcentre.com.au/ or https://www.webjet.com.au/ to get an idea of how much it will cost. Remember, you will need to come back home so make sure you plan a return flight. You will need to subtract this from your budget. (Please note, at the moment because of COVID there are not very many flights leaving Australia. You will need to work around the limited schedule).
2. Come up with a flight itinerary of your trip (when and where your flights are going to leave from). Choose a 10 day window for your trip. Write down the dates and times of when your flights are going to be. Sometimes you will have to have a ‘layover’ at different places when you have to wait for a flight. Include these in your plan.
3. You are going to be in your country for 10 days. Come up with a plan of what you are going to do (e.g. museums, walks, sacred sights, tourist attractions, ancient sights, theme parks etc.) You need to do something different each day. Look up how much it will cost to get into the venues. Subtract this from your budget.
4. Each day you will have a food and travel budget of $ 100. This is for all meals and transport around your city. You will need to subtract this from your total budget (e.g. $100 x 10 days = $1000).
You can choose to present this plan anyway you like. You will need to break down each day to show what you are doing and how much money you will be spending each day. Don’t go over your budget (we have been very generous).
An example is done below.
Daily Itinerary (London)
Day What am I going to do? Cost
Day 1 Eg. Natural History Museum Cost $25 (£13)
Food and travel $100
Day 2 E.g. Tickets to Soccer match Cost $50 (£ 25)
Food and travel $100
Day 3 E.g. Concert at Royal Albert Hall Cost $93 (£49)
Food and travel $100
Have fun and Bon Voyage.
Mr Dabbs and Mr Walters
STEM (Friday) - Genius Hour (1 hr)
Genius hour allows you to explore your own passions and encourages creativity.
In Genius hour you explore an area of learning that you are passionate about or something you would like to know more about. Some examples include: Using the internet or books, research a topic of your choice. You could make
a Powerpoint to demonstrate your learning. Building something out of materials you have at home. e.g. build a
treehouse, test designs of paper aeroplanes etc. Learn a new language (log on to apps such as Duolingo) Explore coding through apps such as scratch. Try to make a game or
animation.
Keep a learning journal to track your learning journey and how your ideas have developed. Take photos if possible.
DRAMA- Theatre Games
Try these 3 theatre games with someone at home (and maybe with your class!)
WALT: Use improvisation
Listen carefully to others
1. Sometimes three words are just enough ( 3 word sentences)
Ask someone at home or school to improvise a scene (who, what, where) where you both
have to speak in three-word sentences. For example:
“Cup of tea?”
“I’d love that.”
“Here you are.””
“Can I sit?”
(You can include action in the scene to give you some thinking time)
Have a competition to see who can go the longest!
2. Experts
Experts talk about what they know- and what they don’t !
In pairs, one is a TV interviewer, the other is an “expert” on any subject the
interviewer names eg. eating jelly, making a cup of milo, catching caterpillars, brushing
your teeth.
Now an interview takes place and the expert must talk as though he or she really knows
a lot about the subject.
VARIATION:
Add an interpreter!
The expert speaks gibberish (any made up sounds) and an ‘interpreter’ explains what
the expert is really saying. Maybe not have a theme so the interpreter can say
whatever they like!
It is important though that the expert and interpreter go along with each other’s
ideas.
Practice with someone at home.
Try with your friends during class zoom session
Have Fun!
Library
How to make a bird by Meg McKinlay WALT: critically think about different ways of storytelling. WILF: I can think of different ways stories can be told. I can express and explain my thinking reasonably. It is Book Week 2021 this week! The book ‘How to make a bird by Me KcKinaly’ has been nominated for the Australian Book Council’s ‘Book of the Year’ Awards for 2021 in the Picture Book of the Year category. Last week’s story was presented in a song. This week’s story is a picture book too, but it is quite different. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYggSWb9Aqk Task: Read the questions below, think, and answer. Optional: Create your own bird. If you do, I’d love to see a picture!
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Questions and Answers
1. Do you consider How to Make a Bird a story? Why or why not?
2. In what ways is the written text of the book like a poem?
3. How do the illustrations influence the text of the book? Do they help to tell the story? Why?
