Framework for teaching – Year 4 Term 2 Week 1

Online and offline activities to support student learning at home.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Task Staff Development Day Clean the floor of a room in your house.

Play hide ‘n’ seek with someone at home.

Write down some jokes to share with your family.

Plan a play to perform for your family.

Morning

English: Reading Imagine you are playing the memory game ‘We’re going on a camping trip’ with a group of friends in a circle. E.g. We’re going on a camping trip and I’m bringing a torch. This is a game where you go around the circle and listen to and repeat what each person brings on the picnic. Think about what item you would bring on a camping trip. o What made you choose

this item? o How might you know

what camping is like if you have never been?

o Why would you need this knowledge if you were to go camping?

English: Reading Select a text to read from

Reading Eggspress. Use

simple pictures or symbols

to create a drawing that

represents what you

already know about the

topic.

o Why do you think it is important to activate your prior knowledge before reading a text?

https://readingeggspress.com.au/

English: Reading Find a newspaper,

magazine, book OR a text

of your choice in your

home. Before reading, use

a five sense table (scroll

down to see an example) to

brainstorm any sights,

sounds, smells, touches

and tastes that relate to

what you are about to read.

Read the text and reflect

with the questions below:

o How did this prior knowledge help you to understand this text better?

English: Reading Using either Reading

Eggspress or Sunshine

Online, select a new text to

read. Before reading, use

the knowledge that you

already have to brainstorm

a list of words that you

think may appear in the text

you are about to read.

Read the text and answer

the questions below:

o What words from your brainstorm appeared in the text?

o What have you experienced that helped you to know that those words related to the topic of your text?

https://www.sunshineonline.com.au/ Username: Newport Password: Newport1

English: Spelling Complete 3 activities from the Spelling Choice Board. Spelling Rule: Vowels a, e, i, o, u usually say their name at the end of a syllable.

English: Grammar A contraction is a shortened version of a written or spoken word. For example: can + not= can’t he + is=he’s It is shorten by taking a letter/s out of the word and replacing it with an apostrophe. Write the words for these contractions: That’s, we’re, aren’t, doesn’t, hasn’t, didn’t, wasn’t, they’re, wouldn’t

English: Spelling Complete 3 activities from the Spelling Choice Board. Spelling Rule: Vowels a, e, i, o, u usually say their name at the end of a syllable.

English: Spelling & Grammar Have someone test you on your spelling words. Spelling Rule: Vowels a, e, i, o, u usually say their name at the end of a syllable. Grammar task: Observe the conversation in your home for 1hr. Count how many times a contraction is used when the people in your home are talking.

Do a movement break

Milkshake - Koo Koo Kanga Roo | GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/milkshake

Do a movement break

Guacamole | GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/guacamole

Do a movement break

The Maxarena - Maximo | GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/the-maxarena

Do a movement break

Footloose - NTV | GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/footloose

English: Writing Listen to Chapter 1 & 2 of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4keuKRCLc0&list=PLOauyof2_FCg8NI_7wtO_MBTa0v0lffJP&index=2&t=0s

If you have your own copy of the book at home you can read the first two chapters if you prefer.

English: Writing Chapter 1 activity: Upon their arrival, Edmund finds it hard to keep from laughing at the Professor’s odd appearance. Have you ever been in a similar situation? Write a letter or call a class friend to discuss how you handled it.

English: Writing Chapter 2 activity: o Why do you think Lucy

felt comfortable in the faun’s cave?

o Why do you think it took Lucy so long to understand the danger she was in?

o What do you think about her behaviour toward Mr. Tumnus

English: Handwriting Ask someone to read aloud these sentences for you to write out. Use your knowledge of your spelling words and focus on listening carefully to what the person reads aloud. Compare your sentences after and score your handwriting out of 5 stars. I did not consider how

1. What is your first impression of each child’s personality? 2. What do you think about Lucy’s decision to enter the wood alone – was it safe, brave, foolish? Explain why you feel as you do.

after she realised what he had planned to do?

Write a journal entry that Mr. Tumnus might have written after meeting Lucy. Share this on Google Classroom with your teacher.

long the distance was when driving. I wondered why the boss was going to get a demotion in the future. We must protect the future of the millipedes. He was a professional croquet player and often played in the sanctuary.

Break

Morning Tea Break Morning Tea Break Morning Tea Break Morning Tea Break

Middle

Mathematics: Whole Number Write a 4-dlgit number in

your book. Start by adding

10 to the number and write

this number on your page.

Using a dice roll a 4-digit number and practise adding 100 to each number you roll. Record the numbers. Repeat this process backwards. Roll a 4-digit number and subtract 10 from the number. Write your new number down on a sheet of paper.

Mathematics: Whole Number Go on a hunt around your home to find as many different two-, three- or four-digit numbers as you can find. Write the first 20 that you find down on a sheet of paper. Can you identify the number before and after each number? Write these down on your sheet of paper.

Mathematics: Whole Number On a sheet of paper write down the numbers in your date of birth. For example, If a person was born on 7 March 1952 their numbers would be 731952. Using only these numbers, make the largest possible number from these digits. After this, create the smallest possible number from these digits. How old would the person be in the example?

Mathematics: 2D Space Solve the following 2D shape riddles. Then make your own riddle to share with a friend. You might like to research some of the names and properties of 2D shapes first.

1. I have 2 sides, 3 corners, my lines are all straight. I look like a cone. What shape am I?

2. I have 4 sides, I have 4 corners. My lines are all diagonal. I look like a kite. What shape am I?

Mathematics: Mangahigh Complete a Mangahigh activity.

Mathematics: Mangahigh Complete a Mangahigh activity.

Mathematics: Mangahigh Complete a Mangahigh activity.

Mathematics: Mangahigh Complete a Mangahigh activity.

Do a mindfulness activity See attached PDF for all

task cards.

Do a mindfulness activity

Swirling - Flow | GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/swirling

Do a mindfulness activity See attached PDF for all

task cards.

Do a mindfulness activity

Weather the Storm - Flow | GoNoodle https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/weather-the-storm

English: Reading Eggspress Work on your Reading Eggs level

English: Reading Eggspress Work on your Reading Eggs level

English: Reading Eggspress Work on your Reading Eggs level

English: Reading Eggspress Work on your Reading Eggs level

Science: Earth’s surface Go to the following link and watch the weathering and erosion clip. http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/weathering-and-erosion.htm

What are some common causes of erosion from wind and water? How does this affect us on the northern beaches and other coastal areas?

Science: Earth’s surface Think of a location close to your home that may be affected my erosion. Draw this area as you remember it from the last time you visited. Does this landscape change often? If so, what causes this? Write a hypothesis of how and why you think the changes to this location are due to erosion or weathering.

Visual Art: Using a mirror, pencil and a blank piece of paper. Draw a portrait of your reflection in the mirror. Hint: Try to map out your face in a series of shapes. See the example below.

Project Based Learning research:

How does erosion affect our native flora on the Northern Beaches? What can/is being done to protect and sustain natives in our local area?

Break

Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break

Afternoon PDHPE: Sport Mr Moran has posted a variety of sport challenges in ‘Mr Moran’s PE’ Google Classroom. To join this online class,

• go to

https://sites.google.com/view/newportcb

• click on the Google Classroom icon

• click on the + symbol at the top right side of the page

• click on ‘join class’

• enter the following code IgI7q3y

If you do not have access online: Practise throwing and catching a ball against a wall. Practise underarm and overarm. Try catching with two hands, one hand and vary the distance, speed and height you throw the ball. See how many you can do without dropping the ball – What’s your record?

Wellbeing Wednesday – Second Step Program

Lesson 9: Showing Compassion (see Second Step lesson plan)

Music: Mr Tickle has posted a variety of music challenges in ‘Mr Tickle’s Music’ Google Classroom. To join this online class,

• go to

https://sites.google.com/view/newportcb

• click on the Google Classroom icon

• click on the + symbol at the top right side of the page

• click on ‘join class’

• enter the following code pljptel

If you do not have access online, clap out a beat to a song on the radio, Spotify or a CD. If you can load a metronome app to a phone, try clapping or banging a makeshift drum along to it using single and double beats. Set the metronome at 90 bpm. Can you find any objects at home that you could use as a drum? What will you use as drum sticks? Can you make a pleasant-sounding song using different home-made drums?

Sport: Mr Moran has posted a variety of sport challenges in ‘Mr Moran’s PE’ Google Classroom. To join this online class,

• go to

https://sites.google.com/view/newportcb

• click on the Google Classroom icon

• click on the + symbol at the top right side of the page

• click on ‘join class’

• enter the following code IgI7q3y

If you do not have access online: Practise throwing and catching a ball against a wall. Practise underarm and overarm. Try catching with two hands, one hand and vary the distance, speed and height you throw the ball. See how many you can do without dropping the ball – What’s your record?

Spelling Words

Sight Words Family Words Rule Words Theme Words Extension Words

1. consider

2. great

3. through

4. wasn’t

5. wonder

6. entrance

7. distance

8. millipede

9. millilitre

10. milligram

11. protect

12. future

13. deduct

14. motion

15. demotion

16. parcels

17. wireless

18. wardrobe

19. stag

20. merely

21. croquet

22. professional

23. isolate

24. inquisitive

25. sanctuary

Mindfulness Task Cards

Second Steps Program

Lesson 9: Showing Compassion

Today you’re going to learn about showing compassion. What do you think these pictures have in common?

The pictures all show people helping or expressing concern for one another - they are showing compassion. What do you think ‘compassion’ means? We’ve discussed ‘empathy’ in several lessons now. Compassion is when you do something to show you have empathy and care about how someone is feeling. Today, we will continue to learn about empathy and showing compassion for others.

What could Derek say to Enrique to show that he cares about how Enrique feels? When you say or do something that shows you care about how another person feels, you are showing compassion. Sometimes people are too shy or embarrassed to say something. Another way of showing compassion is to do something for the other person. What could Derek do to show compassion? Watch the video to find out what Derek did.

What does it feel like when someone shows you compassion? What could Enrique say to Derek to let him know that he appreciates his concern? Compassion is appreciated at Newport Public School. It makes us feel like we all belong. Think of ways that you could show compassion at school.