Stage Two Learning Plan - Term 2 Week 4 Monday 18th May 

Helping your family today: Help to clear the table after a meal. 

     

Session  One 

*Stage Two teachers are working at school today with half your class who are in the Purple Group.  

Listen to your teacher's morning message on Seesaw. English Reading ❏ Listen to today’s story read by one of your teachers: Listen to part one, then part two.  ❏ Part One: The Lotus Seed Part 1.MOV Part Two: The Lotus Seed Part 2.MOV ❏ Choose Option 1: A book from the PM reader App https://app.pmecollection.com.au/, Option 2: Access an eBook 

through our school library https://wollongongps.wheelers.co/ or Option 3: Your own picture book.  ❏ The comprehension focus for this week is making inferences. This is where we use clues from the text and our 

background knowledge to draw conclusions. For example: The character in the book is wearing a rain jacket and has gumboots on. Inference = It must be raining heavily outside. 

❏ While you are reading today, see if you make any inferences - Optional.  

Writing Warm up - Optional Task:  ❏ Use what you did over the weekend as a stimulus for writing. You can choose to write or narrate to persuade, inform 

or to entertain. If you choose to write to persuade you might choose to write a story titled ‘My weekend was the Best weekend Ever,’ if you choose to write to inform you might write a factual recount of what you did on the weekend and if you choose to write to entertain you may use what you did on the weekend as the basis for an imaginary story. 

Persuasive Writing - Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom. ❏ Make sure you have seen - The Writing Process. You can refer back to this regularly to assist you with your writing. ❏ Today’s writing focus is Step 1: Planning. ❏ Create a mind map with as many reasons you can think of about your topic. ❏ You will use this for your writing tomorrow.  ❏ EAL/D - Ms Doyle has created this to support you with your learning: Online Learning is Better than Being in the 

Classroom. Fitness ❏ Jumping Jax Gym- fitness workout http://www.viewpure.com/dhCM0C6GnrY?start=0&end=0 (online). ❏ Choose three exercises such as high knees, star jumps and burpees (offline). See if you can build up how many you 

do. For example do 5 high knees, 5 star jumps and 5 burpees. Have a rest. Can you do more? Try again, but this time do one more so 6 high knees, 6 star jumps and 6 burpees. Have a rest. Try again this time completing 7 of each. Have a rest. Challenge: What number can you get up to? 

Recess 

Session  Two 

English - Phonics: Spelling Sound Waves Unit 14 ❏ Open Unit 14 (l, ll). Click on and listen to the Sound Info Kit and view the phoneme and graphemes in the Sound Box.  ❏ Write out 10-16 of your list words and underline the focus grapheme in each word ‘l’ or ‘ll’ (the grapheme). ❏ Segment words using the Segmenting Tool or choose from one of the blackline masters on Sound Waves - Optional. 

 Mathematics  ❏ A problem solving activity has been set for you in Mathletics. You can work on it throughout the week - Optional. 

Daily Warm up  ❏ Quick Quiz (online). Don’t forget to mark your work using the ‘Show Answers’ button. ❏ Solve the questions below (offline): 

a) 112 + 275 =   d) 84 divided by 12 =  g) 71 x 5 = 

b) 354 - 23 =   e) $ 12.20 + $6.70 =  h) 3.15m = _____cm 

c) 12 x 8 =  f) 9 x 4 =  i) 96 shared among 3 =   

Fractions and Decimals ❏ Complete set activities on Maths Online (online). ❏ Activity: Representing Fractions (offline). 

Activity 1: Take a piece of paper and fold or cut it to represent different fractions e.g. thirds, quarters, sixths, eights. 

 Activity 2: Use a pack of cards to make different fractions. Flip over two cards putting the smaller number on the top (numerator) and the larger number on the bottom (denominator). Now draw the fraction.  

 ❏ How many of these can you make in 20 minutes? 

❏ Challenge yourself: Put the bigger number on top, and the smaller number on the bottom. How does this change the activity? What do you notice?  

Lunch 

 Session  Three 

 

Science: Living World ❏ Watch the trailer for the book Mechanica, written by Lance Balchin- Mechanica by Lance Balchin (online). ❏ Imagine it is far into the future and the world has experienced an environmental catastrophe. Mechanica are robotic 

insects which have taken on a life of their own. 

 ❏ Draw and design your own robotic insect. Don’t forget to label it’s features.  

No seesaw upload for today. Students who are at school on Monday or Wednesday will receive face to face feedback from their teacher.  

Assessment: Students who are attending school today may complete an assessment with their teacher. 

Reflecting on today’s learning: What did you find interesting today? 

Stage Two Learning Plan - Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19th May 

Helping your family today: Help by making your bed in the morning. 

     

Session  One 

Listen to your teacher's morning message on Seesaw.  Join your class for a Zoom session with your teacher - check Seesaw where your teacher will confirm the time. This morning your teacher will have explained how to access your Zoom session in their daily message. You also need to ensure you have read and understand the expectations. Zoom Guidelines for Students and Families- ENGLISH Zoom Guidelines for Students and Families - ARABIC Zoom Guidelines for Students and Families- MANDARIN Reminder: Only students who have permission to participate in Zoom meetings will be able to join.  English Reading ❏ Watch today’s story - Stories4Nauru: Wanted The Perfect Pet by Fiona Roberton. ❏ Choose Option 1: A book from the PM reader App https://app.pmecollection.com.au/, Option 2: Choose a text to 

read from your School Magazine. Go to https://theschoolmagazine.com.au/. Click students in the top right hand corner and enter your classroom code, or Option 3: Your own picture book.  

❏ As you read the story, record any inferences you have. Remember to use clues (information) from the text and your background knowledge to assist you - Optional.  

Writing Warm up - Optional Task:  ❏ Editing Passage: Complete the assigned editing activity on Seesaw.  

Persuasive Writing - Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom. ❏ Today’s writing focus Step 2: Drafting. ❏ Number your reasons, with 1 being your strongest argument. ❏ Choose your top three to four arguments to turn into paragraphs. ❏ EAL/D - Ms Doyle has created this to support you with your learning: Online Learning is Better than Being in the 

Classroom.  Fitness ❏ Hip Hop Dance Workout - http://www.viewpure.com/ZWk19OVon2k?start=0&end=0! (online). ❏ Put your favourite music on and dance (offline).   

Recess 

  

Session  Two 

English - Phonics: Spelling Sound Waves Unit 14 - Optional. ❏ Open Unit 14 (l/ll). Listen to the Sound Info Kit and view the phoneme and graphemes in the Sound Box.  ❏ Organise 10-16 of your list words by writing them in columns under either ‘l’ or ‘ll’ (the grapheme). ❏ Play word game Unjumbler or choose from one of the blackline masters on Sound Waves. - Optional. 

 Mathematics ❏ A problem solving activity has been set for you in Mathletics. You can work on it throughout the week - Optional. 

Daily Warm up  ❏ The Numbers Game (online). ❏ Roll a two-, three-, four-, five- or six-digit number (you choose) using dice and answer the below questions using your 

number (offline).  a) Write the number as a word 

d) Create a word problem where your number is the answer 

g) Triple the number  j) Halve the number 

b) Add 235  e) Is it an odd or even number? 

h) Add 98  k) Divide the number by 3  

c) Multiply the number by 8   f) Write the next odd number  i) Multiply the number by 9  l) Add 478  Fractions and Decimals ❏ Complete set activities on Maths Online (online). ❏ Activity: Connecting fractions to decimals (offline). 

 Step 1: Draw a table like the one above.  Step 2: Write 10 different fractions. You could use your fractions you created yesterday or use a deck of cards, make sure you put the smaller number on the top (numerator) and the larger number on the bottom (denominator). Step 3: Write the equivalent (same) decimal for each fraction. Step 4: Draw a diagram that represents each fraction. Challenge: Can you complete more than 10 in 20 minutes? 

Lunch 

 Session  Three 

 

Science: Living World ❏ Lets go to Taronga Zoo and have a look at some of their animals live on 24 hour Taronga TV. Taronga TV.  ❏ Now lets virtually visit Symbio Zoo. Click on Letters of Happiness - Symbio Wildlife ParkSymbio Wildlife Park. 

Here you can write a letter to one of the animals. If you submit this online, the animal will write back to you! - (online). ❏ If you have chosen not to do this online, choose any animal and write a letter to it in your workbook. You may like to 

ask it questions about what it eats, where it lives, or what makes it special (offline). 

Seesaw Upload: Upload a photo of the strategies you have used for your daily maths warm up. 

Reflecting on today’s learning: What did you learn today? 

Stage Two Learning Plan - Term 2 Week 4 Wednesday 20th May 

Helping your family today: Help a family member to prepare a meal. 

     

Session  One 

*Stage Two teachers are working at school today with half your class who are in the Blue Group. Teachers will be providing limited remote learning support.  

Listen to your teacher's morning message on Seesaw. English Reading ❏ Listen to Mrs Cuthbertson read one her favourite picture books: The Dreadful Fluff.MOV ❏ Choose Option 1: A book from the PM reader App https://app.pmecollection.com.au/, Option 2: Read Theory or 

Option 3: Your own picture book.  ❏ As you read the story, record any inferences you have. Discuss with a family member what clues and background 

knowledge you used today to help you make those inferences - Optional.  Writing Warm up - Optional Task:  ❏ TypingClub: Learn Touch Typing Free. Click ‘Get started’ and choose Lesson 4. 

Persuasive Writing - Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom. ❏ Today’s writing focus Step 3: Editing and Revising. ❏ Re-read your paragraphs from yesterday. Edit your writing to correct mistakes and add some high modality words 

to help persuade your reader for example: absolutely, definitely, certainly, unquestionably, clearly, obviously, impossibly, must, never, always, will, will not, has to, is, never, have to, invariably, surely, shall, undoubtedly. Refer to the editing guide: The Writing Process. 

❏ Add an introduction to the beginning of your piece of writing, with a short summary of the three to four reasons you have described in your paragraphs.  

❏ Add a conclusion to the end of your writing, ensuring you clearly state your opinion (refer to the template in The Writing Process to assist you).  

❏ EAL/D - Ms Doyle has created this to support you with your learning: Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom. 

Fitness ❏ PE with Jo (Scooby Doo) - PE With Joe | Friday 17th April (online). ❏ Play follow the leader. Take turns being the leader, you could hop, skip, crawl, shuffle, anything to get the body 

moving (offline).   

Recess 

  

English - Phonics: Spelling Sound Waves Unit 14 ❏ Open Unit 14 (l/ ll). Click on and listen to the Sound Info Kit and view the phoneme and graphemes in the Sound Box.  

Session  Two 

❏ Play List Word Beginnings and Endings or choose from one of the blackline masters on Sound Waves - Optional. ❏ Grammar Activity - Adding suffixes. Suffixes are added to the end of words to form new words.  ❏ Circle the suffix in each word: 

1. helpless 3. booklet 5. artist  2. joyful 4. duckling 6. wollen  

❏ The suffix ly can mean like, how or every. For example, queenly means like a queen. If a word ends in y, we usually change the y to i before we add suffixes like ly. Write words from the box to match each clue.  

 like a friend  how slow  how lazy  how real  every day  

 Mathematics ❏ A problem solving activity has been set for you in Mathletics. You can work on it throughout the week - Optional. 

Daily Warm up  ❏ Number of the Day (online). Don’t forget to mark your work using the ‘Show Answers’ button. ❏ Roll a two-, three-, four-, five- or six-digit number (you choose) using dice and answer the below questions using your 

number (offline).  a) Write the number as a word 

c) Add 422  e) Multiply it by five  g) Create a word problem where your number is the answer 

i) Is it an odd or  even number? 

b) Write the next odd number 

d) Double the number 

f) Add 138 to the number 

h) Multiply the number by 7 

j) Halve it 

 Fractions and Decimals ❏ Complete set activities on Maths Online (online). ❏ Activity: Stating place value of digits in a decimal (offline).  

  

Step 1: Using dice or a deck of cards make a decimal number. Example: If I roll a 5, 2 and 1, I could make the number 21.5.  Step 2: Write your decimal number. Step 3: Label the place value (tens, ones, tenths, hundredths etc.) Step 4: Write a decimal number that is larger. Step 5: Write a decimal number that is smaller. ❏ Now repeat steps 1 - 5 with a new decimal number. ❏ Challenge: Once you have repeated it a few times, put the decimal numbers in ascending order (from smallest to 

largest). 

Lunch 

 Session  Three 

 

Science: Living World ❏ Watch the video New and Emerging Pest Animals (online). ❏ Make a table of good, bad and interesting things about pests in Australia (offline). ❏ Use the table below as an example to help you: 

Pest  Good Things  Bad Things  Interesting 

Bees  No stings  No plants would grow  No food for people or animals 

       

       

        

No seesaw upload for today. Students who are at school on Monday or Wednesday will receive face to face feedback from their teacher. 

Assessment: Students who are attending school today may complete an assessment with their teacher. 

Reflecting on today’s learning: Which activity was your favourite today and why? 

Stage Two Learning Plan - Term 2 Week 4 Thursday 21st May 

Helping your family today: Help sort, fold and put away laundry. 

     

Session  One 

Listen to your teacher's morning message on Seesaw. English Reading ❏ Watch today’s short films: ‘Partly Cloudy’- Partly Cloudy and ‘The Present’- The Present - OFFICIAL ❏ Choose Option 1: A book from the PM reader App, Option 2: Reading Eggs/Eggspress, or Option 3: Your own picture 

book.  ❏ As you read a story or watched the short films, record any inferences you have. After you have finished reading, use 

information from the text and your background knowledge to decide on an inference - Optional. Writing Warm up - Optional Task:  ❏ Use a Pobble365 image https://www.pobble365.com/ or a family photo as inspiration to write an imaginative story. 

Persuasive Writing - Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom. ❏ Today’s writing focus Step 4: Publishing. ❏ Publish your piece of writing using a computer or your best handwriting. Ensure that your published work shows no 

signs of your editing and revising.  Fitness ❏ Cosmic Yoga - Funny Scary Skeleton Yoga for Kids! (online). ❏ Yoga Stretches - Choose a few of the poses in the poster below to practise. Remember to focus on your breathing 

(offline).   

 

Recess 

  

English - Phonics: Spelling Sound Waves Unit 14 -  ❏ Open Unit 14 (l/ ll). Listen to the Sound Info Kit and view the phoneme and graphemes in the Sound Box.  

Session  Two 

❏ Choose 10 or more of your spelling words and write them in interesting sentences. ❏ Play Grapheme Trek or choose from one of the blackline masters on Sound Waves. 

Mathematics ❏ A problem solving activity has been set for you in Mathletics. You can work on it throughout the week - Optional. 

Daily Warm up   ❏ Bingo (online). ❏ Roll a two-, three-, four-, five- or six-digit number (you choose) using dice and answer the below questions using 

your number (offline).  a) Write the number as a word 

c) Add 721 to it  e) Multiply it by two  g) Create a word problem where your number is the answer 

i) What is the next odd number? 

b) What is the next even number? 

d) Triple the number  f) Add 39 to the number 

h) Multiply the number by 8 

j) Halve it 

Position ❏ Complete set activities on Maths Online (online). ❏ Activity: Position (offline). ❏ Instructions: Design and create a Pirate Treasure Map. Use positional language, describing objects on your map. 

For example: the treasure is to the left of the river.

 

Lunch 

 Session  Three 

 

Science: Living World ❏ Watch the video: Adaptations in action.mov (online). ❏ Look at the following environments: desert, marine, tropical, grassland, forest, cave, river, mountain, polar. ❏ Write down the name of an animal that lives in each of these environments and at least 1 adaptation that helps 

each animal live in their environment (offline). 

Seesaw Upload: Upload an audio recording of yourself reading. You may choose to read a PM reader, a book from Reading Eggspress, a picture book or a novel. 

Reflecting on today’s learning: What did you find challenging today and how did you overcome the challenge? 

Stage Two Learning Plan - Term 2 Week 4 Friday 22nd May 

Helping your family today: Tidy your room. 

    

Session  one 

Listen to your teacher's morning message on Seesaw.  Join your class for a Zoom session with your teacher - check Seesaw where your teacher will confirm the time. This morning your teacher will have explained how to access your Zoom session in their daily message. You also need to ensure you have read and understand the expectations. Zoom Guidelines for Students and Families- ENGLISH Zoom Guidelines for Students and Families - ARABIC Zoom Guidelines for Students and Families- MANDARIN Reminder: Only students who have permission to participate in Zoom meetings will be able to join.  English Reading ❏ Listen to today’s story read by one of your teachers: Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks!.MOV ❏ Choose Option 1: A book from the PM reader App, Option 2: Choose an article from Read Kids News Online 

https://www.kidsnews.com.au/, or Option 3: Your own picture book.  ❏ Discuss with a family member or write down how making inferences helps you to become a better reader - Optional. 

Writing Warm up - Optional:  ❏ Free choice - Choose to write for any purpose. Be creative! For example: you could design a comic strip, write a 

poem, create a recipe, compose a song or rap, write a story, etc.  Persuasive Writing - Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom. ❏ Today’s writing focus Step 5: Sharing. ❏ Share your writing with a family member and with your teacher (via Seesaw). 

 Fitness ❏ Fit Futures - Level 1 - Cardio Warm Up 'Candyman' | Fit Futures! and Level 2 - Cardio Warm Up 'Bang Bang Bang' | Fit 

Futures (online). ❏ Sock Skating - If you have an area in your house that has a hard surface put on a pair of socks. Skate and slide 

around. Can you spin? (offline).  

Recess 

  

Session  Two 

English - Phonics: Spelling Sound Waves Unit 14 - Optional ❏ Open Unit 14 (l/ ll). Listen to the Sound Info Kit and view the phoneme and graphemes in the Sound Box.  ❏ Word Search - Create your own word search using all (or most) of your spelling list words. 

Mathematics ❏ A problem solving activity has been set for you in Mathletics. Today is your last day to complete your task - 

Optional. Daily Warm up  ❏ Free choice. Choose your own activity from: Quick Quiz, Number of the Day, Bingo or The Numbers Game (online). ❏ Roll a two- or three-digit number using dice (offline).  ❏ Write as many different ways in which you can represent the number in ten minutes. For example, if your number is 

922 you may include: 900+20+2, 500 + 422, 461 x 2 etc. Position ❏ Complete set activities on Maths Online (online). ❏ Activity: Position (offline). ❏ Instructions: Choose somewhere within your house or in your backyard. Write the directions to give to a family 

member to follow and find your place of interest or object. You may even like to draw a map to assist you. Don’t forget to use your positional language (left, right, behind, opposite, beside, front).  

❏ Challenge: Can you include compass directions (North, South, East and West)? 

 

Lunch 

 Session  Three 

 

Learning Journal Reflection ❏ Complete your weekly reflection in your ‘Learning Journal’.  ❏ The question for this week is: When were you the most creative, and why do you think that is? ❏ Think carefully about this question, as well as all the learning you have engaged in this week. 

Seesaw Upload: Upload your published persuasive writing ‘Online Learning is Better than Being in the Classroom.’ 

Reflecting on today’s learning: What are you proud of this week?