framework for learning from home year 6: week 3

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Framework for Learning from Home Year 6: Week 3

Education Week 26-30 July 2021 Theme: Lifelong Learners For some of the below activities you may need your parents help. Show each completed activity to your parents to check.

Monday

26th July Tuesday

27th July Wednesday

28th July Thursday

29th July Friday

30th July

Session 1

English

Reading: Choose an article to read on the following website:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals

Respond: Describe the features of this animal. Where does this animal live? Describe its natural habitat. List some interesting facts about this animal.

Writing: Choose one story option

1. Superman’s Dilemma

OR

English Reading: Read or listen to the following article: https://www.kidsnews.com.au/olympics/olympics-part-1-ancient-games-sparked-the-olympic-tradition/news-story/3bced9cac754682f7e18e17aa254f895 Respond: Complete pages 7 and 8 (The Ancient Games) in the Kids News – Olympic Booklet (separate PDF document) Soundwaves: Unit 21 Complete page 1 of Unit 21 student pages

Viewing: Watch ‘Behind the News’ on ABC Me or online at

English

Writing - TASK 2 1. Superman’s

Dilemma; or 2. On the Prowl

Upload Task 2 to Teams.

History Inquisitive (due Friday)

Becoming a Nation Lesson 2 – The Birth of a Nation Complete the lesson pages (using the given resources in Inquisitive).

Class to do:

English Reading: Read the persuasive text (attached) Text Messaging is Better Than Talking. Respond: Answer the questions about the persuasive text. Soundwaves: Unit 21 Complete page 2 of Unit 21 student pages

Writing – Task 3


OR

2. On the Prowl

Upload Task 3 to Teams

English Reading: Listen to the Squiz Kids daily podcast: https://www.squizkids.com.au/ Respond: Record the 5 most interesting facts. Why are they interesting to you? Soundwaves: Unit 21 Optional extension: Superchallenge activity Writing: Task 4


OR

2. On the Prowl

Upload Task 4 to Teams

© NSW Department of Education, Jul-21 1

Monday

26th July Tuesday

27th July Wednesday

28th July Thursday

29th July Friday

30th July 2. On the Prowl

Complete and upload Task 1 to Teams. Education Week Livestream – 10am Click on this link to the Department of Education’s livestream

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/education-week/ed-week-events#Monday0

https://www.abc.net.au/btn

Respond: Choose your favourite story. Write a detailed summary of the story.

http://inq.co/class/4zi Class code: 7884 This lesson will need more than one session to complete. Additional time has been allocated on Thursday.

Break Break (30 mins) Eat & Play

Break (30 mins) Eat & Play




2

Monday

26th July Tuesday

27th July Wednesday

28th July Thursday

29th July Friday

30th July

Session 2

Fitness Watch this interactive video and practice your striking skills – Day 1

https://vimeo.com/415024468 (Attach Fitness PowerPoint for the week)

Mathematics HotMaths: Reviewing addition & subtraction HotSheet: Different Methods

OC HotMaths: Introducing Algebra: Adding & subtracting terms OC HotSheet: Magic Puzzles

Education Week Interview your parents or another adult about Lifelong Learning: Use the provided PDF to guide the interview. Mathematics

Graphing the Growth of Olympics – Activity 4 (pages 10 and 11) Kids News Olympic Booklet

PDH Students will participate in a meditation from the Smiling Mind App. Students will learn about developing a growth mindset. They will complete related activities. (Attach Growth Mindset powerpoint) Mathematics NRich Maths: Olympic Measures (see attached PDF)

Fitness Watch this interactive video and practice your striking skills - Day 2

https://vimeo.com/422310325 Mathematics HotMaths: Adding decimals HotSheet: Making it all add up OC HotMaths: Introducing Algebra: Equivalent Expressions OC HotSheet: None

Fitness Watch this interactive video and practice your striking skills – Day 3

https://vimeo.com/434566133 Mathematics HotMaths: Subtracting decimals HotSheet: Decimal subtraction stories OC HotMaths: Linking algebra & number rules OC HotSheet: Where order matters

The Olympic Values – Kids News booklet (activity 6, page 15)


Monday

26th July Tuesday

27th July Wednesday

28th July Thursday

29th July Friday

30th July

Break Break (1 hour) Eat & Play

Break (1 hour) Eat & Play




Session 3

Community Languages classes (20mins) Science Inquisitive (due Thursday)

Living Things in Their Environment – Lesson 2 - Will we stay or will we go Complete the lesson pages (using the given stimulus resources in Inquisitive)

Class to do: http://inq.co/class/4zi Class code: 7884 This lesson will need more than one session to complete. Additional time has been allocated on Tuesday.

Science

Continue the work from Monday. Due Thursday

CAPA: Visual Arts – Manga drawing

Manga are comics or graphic novels originating in Japan. Draw your own Manga style portrait. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFLgr6gyOOc

Upload your drawing to the posts section in Teams for everyone to see.

History

Complete the work from Wednesday. Due Friday

EDUCATION WEEK

Upload 3 pieces of work that you are proud of onto Seesaw. Include reflections:

- What you were learning

- Why you are proud of the work


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