Welcome to Wednesday
What is the new month?
Talk about the different months of the year – when are the birthdays in your family?
Come Read with me
Literacy Rotations
Letter Q q
What words did we learn from the you tube clip?
Words we discovered:
Jerry – Queen
Elnathan – quit
Kalil -quick
Bibi – Miss Quigley
Owen-quack
Emily – quilt
Felipe – quiet
Handwriting – Q q
Mini Books –
I am a………..
I have some……….
Look at the……….
(For example –
I am a frog.
I have some bugs.
Look at the log.
Look at me hop.
Then children move onto the next page. Don’t forget capital letters and full stops.
This task is to focus upon high frequency words the children can write independently – to build upon and consolidate their knowledge and understanding.
(Challenge: Can you add some descriptive words about size and colour to your sentence.)
We also watched this clip and talked about how the letter ‘q’ always has his friend ‘u’ with him.
Library
Science
What plants can you see inside or outside your house/classroom?
What is above the ground?
Elnathan – leaves
Emily – petals
trunk
branches
stem
fruit
But do you know what is happening below the ground?
Elnathan – the roots
We talked about the roots from a tree would need to be big to hold it up.
Talk about questions and then watch the clip.
Draw a plant – include and label – stem, leaves, roots, bud, flower, petal, flower, seed
What does a plant need to grow?
Water
Elnathan – The plants gets water by the sky when it rain. Or when people water it.
Sun
Air
Space
Owen – They need space because they will be tight. They grass makes it full.
Elnathan- And it will die
Soil
Kalil – Because they grow.
Emily – So it can not not fall down.
Felipe – So they can stay stable to the ground.
The soil gives the plants it’s food.
Talk about question first and then watch clip.
Plant bean seed to take home and watch grow
You might have some seeds at home to plant in a pot or your garden.
At school we will use a plastic cup, bean seed and paper towel.
We will plant the seed in a clear cup so the children can see the different parts as it germinates. When it grow big enough it can be plants in your garden.
Lunch – Time to play and eat
Mindfulness
Shared Text and Art
10 Scared Fish – This story links the curriculum areas of numeracy, Aboriginal Culture Studies, literacy and Art
The story starts with
‘One turtle by the waterhole’, you can follow the river to the sea, counting animals along the way – until ten little fish meet a big scary shark.
Ten Scared Fish celebrates animals, numbers and the joy of art from Balarinji design studio.
Art inspired from the book.
Home Learning: Look at the images closely, notice the use of colour, lines and dots to create the art work.
At school we will create a background using oil pastels and water wash. Then the children will create another animal using cotton tips to make dots and lines with paint.
Create your own background and animal using art materials you have at home.
I was very proud of the children’s persistence, creativity and collaboration during this task.
We finished off the day with some fitness.
Prayer – Maundy Thursday
Read story – discuss questions
Additional tasks:
Draw a special picture for a friend or neighbour as an act of kindness
Do you have chalk at home – draw a hop scotch game outside to play.
Maybe add your high frequency words to the squares: for example – Next to the number 1 write the word ‘the’
some
have
my
look
this
went
like
Make up a dance to perform to your family.