ART – Program- All levels

Context:

People used to make ‘fabric’ by hand. Later they invented more detailed looms

machines.

Fabric was used for many things including; for clothing, Manchester, and curtains

and rugs.

Concept:

Weaving (and Knitting) is a way of making fabric.

Weaving has Warp and Weft threads that ‘hold the fabric together

Knitting has interlinking loops thread that ‘hold’ the fabric together

Choose a task

Weave a paper mat using strips of scrunched paper.

Make a gods eye with either 4 or 6 sticks.

Use a cardboard loom and wool thread to demonstrate Warp and Weft. Complete a few over and under alternating rows to show the concept.

Practice a plait using 3 thin pieces of rope

Complete finger knitting Using interlinking threads from the outside in on a ring to create a spiders web.

Using only man made materials produce something that is woven.

Using only natural materials to produce something woven

Weave a heart shaped paper basket by folding the paper in half first before

Learn crochet and produce a simple ‘flower’ or Poppy

Learn knitting and make a doll scarf or mini rug.

Make a dream catcher

Preps, Year 1 and Year 2 Topics

Click on this website - https://storybird.com/ Read or write your own story.

Try this website for lots of games – http://www.nickjr.com.au/games/

This website has videos and games – https://pbskids.org/

Lots of reading, maths and other activities here – https://www.abcya.com/

Sesame Street games here – https://www.sesamestreet.org/games

Shaun the Sheep activities and games - https://shaunthesheep.com/games

Learn about sea creatures like sharks, whales, turtles and more with fun movies and activities – https://www.youngoceanexplorers.com/

This website is all about space – https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html

On this website, scroll down and try some of the memory games - https://www.natgeokids.com/au/category/play-and-win/games/

Reading, videos and games on this website –

https://www.funbrain.com/

Choose your year level and games – https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/games

Lots of activities for learning at home – https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?caching

Year 3 and 4 Topics

(Hint: If the websites won’t open, Highlight, copy and then paste them into the URL box at the top of your Internet browser page.)

Create a word cloud using computer/ipad/coding words using 1 of these websites – https://wordart.com/

Click on this website – https://www.switchzoo.com/ and play the Do Please Feed the Animals game

Draw some gears and make them work using this website – http://www.gearsket.ch/ Click on the question mark to see a demonstration

Fold a paper aeroplane using https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2

List and play 5 of your favourite games on https://www.coolmathgames.com

Practice some typing skills at http://typinggames.zone/

Use a phone or ipad or tablet to take photos of 10 objects around your house e.g. a book, saucepan, cup, pencil, bed, tv etc. Have someone else in your family check your photos and give you a score out of 10 for each one – clarity, focus etc. What’s your score? 100 – great camera person 60 – 90 Great job 30 – 60 Good effort 0 – 30 Need a bit of help?

Click on this website https://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ and try some Typing Practice – Colours or Typing Challenge Or Listen to the Beach Rap and learn about changes

Use the letters in the word computer and see how many new words you can make (hint – you can use the letters in any order and more than once). Here’s a few to get you started – term, compute, poor, meet, putter, cute, trumpet. How many words did you make?

Click on this website - https://www.howstuffworks.com/ and find out why the sky is blue.

Click on this website – https://www.natgeokids.com/au/category/discover/ and find out 17 Explosive facts about volcanoes or 10 facts about tigers.

Click on this website – http://www.zimmertwins.com/splash and have a go at making a movie

Year 5 and 6 Topics

(Hint: If the websites won’t open, Highlight, copy and then paste them into the URL box at the top of your Internet browser page.)

Create a word cloud using computer/ipad/coding words using 1 of these websites – https://wordart.com/

Fold a paper aeroplane using https://www.foldnfly.com/#/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2

Draw some gears and make them work using this website – http://www.gearsket.ch/ Click on the question mark to see a demonstration

Create your own quiz using Kahoot – www.kahoot.it

List and play 5 of your favourite games on https://www.coolmathgames.com

Practice some typing skills at http://typinggames.zone/

Use a phone or ipad or tablet to take photos of 10 objects around your house e.g. a book, saucepan, cup, pencil, bed, tv etc. Have someone else in your family check your photos and give you a score out of 10 for each one – clarity, focus etc. What’s your score? 100 – great camera person 60 – 90 Great job 30 – 60 Good effort 0 – 30 Need a bit of help?

Click on this website https://computer.howstuffworks.com/3d-printed-houses-will-alleviate-homelessness.htm and find out about a 3D printed house.

Use the letters in the word computer and see how many new words you can make (hint – you can use the letters in any order and more than once). Here’s a few to get you started – term, compute, poor, meet, putter, cute, trumpet. How many words did you make?

Click on this website - https://www.howstuffworks.com/ and find out why the sky is blue.

Click on this website – https://www.natgeokids.com/au/category/discover/ and find out 17 Explosive facts about volcanoes or 10 facts about tigers.

Check out this website – https://pbskids.org/designsquad for some interesting topics.

Grade 1 & 2 LOTE – Indonesian

We have been leaning some Greetings in Indonesian 3. Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 1 Greetings Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night Sampai jumpa – Goodbye Interactive Task 2. Salam Click on the greeting to hear them and repeat Task 4 and 5 Match the correct greeting by clicking and dragging or typing with the correct person.

2. Make an Indonesian chatterbox with the various greetings . Use four colours on the outside of your Indonesian Chatterbox biru – blue merah – red kuning – yellow hijau – green Write numbers between one and ten (in numerals) on the other side of your Indonesian Chatterbox Under each corner write an Indonesian greetings Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night

3. Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 1 Greetings Interactive task 2. Salam We have been leaning some Greetings in Indonesian 1. Make an Indonesian Greetings book Fold a page into four pages showing the different greetings in Indonesian Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night Write in the Indonesian and illustrate each page with a picture of what you do at that time.

Numbers to 10 in Indonesian satu - 1 enam - 6 dua - 2 tujuh - 7 tiga - 3 delapan - 8 empat - 4 sembilan - 9 lima - 5 sepuluh – 10 Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 3. 1 - 10 Look at interactive tasks 1 – 4.

7. Numbers to 10 in Indonesian Make up some number cards – some with the Indonesian numbers satu enam dua tujuh tiga delapan empat sembilan lima sepuluh and some with the numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 Play concentration matching the Indonesian number and numeral.

Numbers to 10 in Indonesian Make an Indonesian number book My Indonesian number Book satu enam dua tujuh tiga delapan empat sembilan lima sepuluh Make a little ten page book Write the Indonesian number in order on each page and draw that many things on each page.

Grade 3 & 4 LOTE – Indonesian

3. Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 1 Greetings Interactive task 2. Salam 4.Selamt Siang 5. Selamat Sore 1. Make an Indonesian Greetings book Fold a page into four pages showing the different greetings in Indonesian Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night Sampai jumpa - Goodbye Write in the Indonesian and illustrate each page with a picture of what you do at that time.

2. Make an Indonesian chatterbox with the various greetings . Use four colours on the outside of your Indonesian Chatterbox biru – blue merah – red kuning – yellow hijau – green Write numbers between one and ten (in numerals) on the other side of your Indonesian Chatterbox Under each corner write an Indonesian greetings Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night

Introducing ourselves Nama saya …. My name is …. Eg Nama saya Miss Breen My name is Miss Breen Make a comic with a basic conversation between two people greeting each other and introducing themselves Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night Eg. Selamat pagi Selamat pagi Siapa nama kamu? Nama saya Peter Siapa nama kamu? Nama saya Adam. Sampai jumpa Sampai jumpa Or make some paper/cardboard puppets and have your puppets having a basic conversation in Indonesian.

4. Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 1.Greetings Interactive task 1. Ini Indonesia Look at the map of Indonesia Google other maps of Indonesia and see how close it is to Australia – our nearest neighbour.

5. Make or draw an Indonesian flag. Look at the Australia flag and compare both flags.

6. Use the internet to find out some interesting facts about Indonesia -make a poster/report about Indonesia.

10. Introducing ourselves Nama saya …. My name is …. Eg Nama saya Miss Breen My name is Miss Breen Make a comic with a basic conversation between two people greeting each other and introducing themselves Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night

11. Keluarga saya - My family Draw a picture of your family and pets Add speech bubbles and have them all saying their name Nama saya ……… My name is ……..

12.

Grade 5 & 6 LOTE – Indonesian

Link to languages online Indonesian

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/indonesian/indonesian.htm

3. Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 1 Greetings Interactive task 2. Salam 4.Selamt Siang 5. Selamat Sore Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night Sampai jumpa - Goodbye Introducing ourselves Nama saya …. My name is …. Eg Nama saya Miss Breen My name is Miss Breen Make a comic with a basic conversation between two people greeting each other and introducing themselves Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night Eg. Selamat pagi Selamat pagi Siapa nama kamu? Nama saya Peter Siapa nama kamu? Nama saya Adam. Sampai jumpa Sampai jumpa Or make some paper/cardboard

2. Make an Indonesian chatterbox with the various greetings . Use four colours on the outside of your Indonesian Chatterbox biru – blue merah – red kuning – yellow hijau – green Write numbers between one and ten (in numerals) on the other side of your Indonesian Chatterbox Under each corner write an Indonesian greetings Selamat pagi – Good Morning Selamat siang - Good afternoon (11.00-3.00pm) Selamat sore – Good afternoon (3.00pm – sunrise) Selamat malam – Good night

Languages online – Indonesian Revision of numbers 1-100 Numbers to 10 in Indonesian satu - 1 enam - 6 dua - 2 tujuh - 7 tiga - 3 delapan - 8 empat - 4 sembilan - 9 lima - 5 sepuluh – 10 add belas to make teen number sebelas – 11 dua belas - 12 tiga belas – 13 add puluh to makae a number in the 10s sepuluh - 10 dua puluh – 20 tiga puluh – 30 25 – dua puluh lima 60 – enam puluh 48 – empat puluh delapan Go to section 25 – 20-100 Complete interactive tasks 1 & 2 Match Indonesian numbers with numerals

puppets and have your puppets having a basic conversation in Indonesian – film or make a digital slide show if you want to.

4. Google Languages online – Indonesian Go to section 1.Greetings Interactive task 1. Ini Indonesia Look at the map of Indonesia Google other maps of Indonesia and see how close it is to Australia – our nearest neighbour.

5. Make or draw an Indonesian flag. Look at the Australia flag and compare both flags.

6. Use the internet to find out some interesting facts about Indonesia -make a poster/report about Indonesia.

Multimedia Home Learning

As Multimedia promotes digital creativity, and not everyone has technology available, below is a list of options

you can do with what you have. There is no need to submit anything. Create a…

Movie PowerPoint / Slides Picture collage Flyer

Blog entry Poster Word cloud Podcast

Song Music video Game Meme

Topics could include:

• The history of Multimedia

• Coronavirus

• Australia

• The alphabet and new words

• Favourite things

Or you could:

• Publish some of your classroom learning digitally

• Record yourself reading as a sound clip

MUSIC Grade Prep Term 2 2020

Choose from the following activities:

Slow and Fast Music ‘Rabbit and Turtle’ https://watchkin.com/80e6939f29

Fast and Slow Music Show https://watchkin.com/1a42b0b110

The Orchestra Disney Little Einsteins Leo & the Musical Families https://watchkin.com/c83231cb8b

Orchestra Instruments https://watchkin.com/4491df2a23

Dance Time: Have Fun dancing😊 ‘I’m So Happy’ https://watchkin.com/eaefede52a

‘Gummy Bear’ https://watchkin.com/30e6dbfb64

‘Baby Shark’ https://watchkin.com/50002bd8ab

Practise Playing Your Beats ‘Sweet Beets’ https://watchkin.com/63bbf95df4

‘Bim Bum’ https://watchkin.com/4f63563609

lSteady Beat/ Tap Your Sticks Find 2 sticks that you tap together for

this song.

https://watchkin.com/d4b698c5ae

Dancing Bear https://watchkin.com/b05d22d613

Which animal was your favourite? If you have some more time draw a beautiful picture of your favourite animal. Seven Jumps https://watchkin.com/fecc3f7b8d

Which animal was your favourite? If you have some more time draw a beautiful picture of your favourite animal

The Aquarium’ https://watchkin.com/5c83873ef7

Watch this video and pretend that you are a sea creature swimming in the Aquarium Draw a beautiful picture about the Aquarium

MUSIC Grade 1&2 Term 2 2020

Choose from the following activities:

Peter and the Wolf https://watchkin.com/52653d918a

What instruments would you use for animals in the song ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm’? Donkey, pig, sheep, cow, rooster, dog, cat Draw pictures of farm animals of your choice with musical instruments that suit them

The Orchestra Watch the videos about the orchestra instruments Disney Little Einstein’s Leo & the Musical Families https://watchkin.com/c83231cb8b

Orchestra Instruments https://watchkin.com/4491df2a23

Make a list of orchestra instruments

Animal Rhythms https://watchkin.com/80a7d0741c

Make a list of animal names. Think about the sounds that each animal makes when you say it. Do these sounds make long or short rhythms? For example: duck = quack, quack = taa, taa; chicken = buk – buk = ti-ti; Cow = moo-oo = too-oo Create some animal rhythms and find things around the house to tap along with your new rhythms

Practise Playing Your Rhythms ‘Sweet Beets’ https://watchkin.com/63bbf95df4

‘Bim Bum’ https://watchkin.com/4f63563609

‘The Nutcracker’ https://watchkin.com/61ac8d9b5a

Hall of the Mountain King https://watchkin.com/9a48c9dc2d

‘Sweet Beets 2’ https://watchkin.com/db894641c5

Foley: The Art of Making Sound Effects https://watchkin.com/e87f8742a4

Can you find some interesting things around the house to create sounds like these? Use ‘Sound Art’ to help you tell a story.

Carnival of the Animals: ‘The Elephant’ https://watchkin.com/2707e6ad95

‘Kangaroos’ https://watchkin.com/22b3391f7c ‘The Aquarium’ by Saint-Saens https://watchkin.com/f4b518afe9

Listen to each piece of music. Create a picture to describe the music. You can use lines, circles, dots, slides, swirls, colours and whatever else you can think of.

MUSIC Grade 3&4 Term 2 2020 Choose from the following activities

Evolution of cartoon music themes When I was a little girl I enjoyed watching ‘The Flintstones’ on TV. Watch this video & note the year that some of your favourite cartoons were created. Were some of them on TV before the year 2000? https://watchkin.com/e96626277d

Rhythm and instruments videos: Grade 3 https://watchkin.com/f36a8bb969 https://watchkin.com/2a6903c490

Grade 4 https://watchkin.com/161f82fc99 https://watchkin.com/570798ecc4

Watch these videos and create some rhythms to play with body percussion or musical instruments.

Know Your Notes https://watchkin.com/e2e0ef2bef Body Percussion https://watchkin.com/bd2a60557a

Rhythm Game: Use a bucket and chop sticks for this one https://watchkin.com/7cea840a84

Carnival of the Animals: ‘The Aquarium’ by Saint-Saens https://watchkin.com/f4b518afe9

Create pictures & symbols to describe this piece of music. Be creative & colourful.

Foley: The Art of Making Sound Effects https://watchkin.com/e87f8742a4

Can you find some interesting things around the house to create sounds like these? Use ‘Sound Art’ to accompany telling a story that you have written.

Dance Time: Have fun dancing along😊 ‘One Direction’ https://watchkin.com/4c39552624

‘Watch Me (Whip Nae Nae)’ https://watchkin.com/7ee2315763

‘Old Town Road’ https://watchkin.com/8886c98ffb

MUSIC Grade 5&6 Term 2 2020 Choose activities from the Grid

Beatboxing

https://watchkin.com/fb566b1b85

Have a go at some beat boxing and create your own routine.

Rhythm and instruments video: https://watchkin.com/08f4d123e3

Watch this video and create some rhythms to play with body percussion or musical instruments.

Compose a CORONAVIRUS rap song. Each verse must have 4 lines. Create a catchy chorus with 2 lines. Find some kitchen utensils to play a rhythm which includes taa, ti-ti, tikka tikka.

Evolution of cartoon music themes When I was a little girl I enjoyed watching ‘The Flintstones’ on TV. Watch this video & note the year that some of your favourite cartoons were created. Were some of them on TV before the year 2000? https://watchkin.com/e96626277d

Create a tune for a comic book series that you enjoy reading.

If you have access to a ukulele have a go at playing these songs: ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’ https://watchkin.com/5c4e412275

‘Riptide’ https://watchkin.com/b64e88697c

‘Old Town Road’ https://watchkin.com/4d7985d244

RHYTHM PRACTICE

HERE’S A CUTE LITTLE SONG TO HELP YOU GET

THE FEEL FOR PLAYING YOUR

TIKKA -TIKKA SEMI QUAVER RHYTHM☺ ‘Whimsy Was A Little Fish’ https://watchkin.com/01fc6ac215 Find some things to tap & bang to play along with

the instrumental parts that you hear in the

background. There is also a part at the end for

xylophone or piano that you can learn to play. If you don’t have a xylophone or a piano, tap along

with the rhythm.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION – ACTIVITY IDEAS

Here are a variety of activities that you can do at home to help you keep active as well as maintain your fitness.

Goals: The recommended amount of exercise per week for primary aged students- 3 hours

Building fundamental motor skills, fitness & endurance.

Push ups

Knee push ups are a good alternative if you it’s too difficult to do the standard push ups. Record your personal best (PB) Do your push ups on a soft surface such as carpet Challenge: Can you do more than Mr.T in a

row 35 …….Mr Willis= 10

Tennis ball work (Catch & throw)

If you haven’t got a sibling to play catch with, use a wall, varying the distances. Challenge: 1 handers 10 on each hand by throwing the tennis ball straight up in the air or up against the wall.

Step ups Great for the quads (leg muscles) If there’s no steps in the house, use a sturdy stool. Don’t rush it and take your time. You can either do 10 in a row and stop or for 20 seconds (depends on your fitness) Challenge: Use one leg in a hopping style then swap legs.

skipping

There are a variety of skipping activities you can do. Challenge: see how many skips you can do in a row or for how long you can skip for

Planking

See how long you can hold a Plank for. This will focus on core strength and muscular endurance. Challenge: Get a stop watch and see what your longest plank is & your sibling(s)

Walk the dog

Take the dog for a walk, if you haven’t got a dog borrow your neighbour’s one. A great activity to get you out and about. If your dog is able to let run free at the park take a ball like I do. Challenge: Give your dog a race.

Squats Great for the legs, you can do them up against a wall or in the middle of the living room. Place your hands out in front of you for balance. Challenge: What’s the most you can do before your legs become jelly

Dips

Targeting the triceps, these can be done with a chair or step. See how many you can do in a row. See if you can beat your brother or sister. Challenge: Can you do more than 10 dips?

Sit ups or stomach curls Place hands across your chest & get a family member to hold your legs. Try to sit all the way up, see how many you can do, then rest and do some more. If you would like to get creative place a chocolate bar just out of reach and pretend that’s your goal.

Trampoline If you have a trampoline get off those devices and go jump for several minutes. The g-force that bouncing produces targets the whole body. Challenge: See how long you can stand on one foot.

Burpees Burpees are a great high impact form of exercise that targets all muscle groups. Do not get it confused with burping (that’s just bad manners). Do three in a row then rest and repeat. Challenge: For elite students try to do a tuck jump instead of a vertical jump.

Bicycle ride If you have a bicycle go for a bike ride with an adult or even to the park where you may be able to ride. Make sure to use a helmet, be aware of cars, low branches and any other hazards that may present themselves. Wear bright clothes and stay away from busy roads. Challenge: Can you ride for 10 minutes straight or more (no monos)

SCIENCE – Prep Activities

Humans have five basic senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. The body parts

associated with each sense – mouth, nose, ears, eyes and skin send information to the

brain to help us understand and perceive the world around us.

Term Goal:

* An understanding that our senses help us to understand the world around us.

* An understanding that information we “sense” comes to our brain to be sorted out –

“that animal I am looking at is a cow”, “that smells like a pizza”, “that feels hot to touch”,

“I like the sweet taste of that”, “that style of music I am listening to helps me relax”.

Therefore as we have more sensory experiences our brains keep developing and growing

with that new information.

Activities: Please choose any of the activities from the grid below. These are meant to be

fun sensory activities and do not have to be recorded or submitted – enjoy!

1. Cut out pictures from magazines and catalogues to show the 5 senses being used – taste - for example people eating food.

2. For each of the 5 senses - draw a picture to illustrate how animals may use their senses.

3. Close your eyes and carefully try moving around the room with someone else telling you when to stop, go, turn etc.

4. Make up a group of items to put in a feely box – use a blindfold and test if you can tell what objects you are touching.

5. Play a game of “I Spy With My Little Eye Something Beginning With …..” with your family

6. Use the internet to listen to different types of musical instruments – flute, trumpet, drums etc. Which ones do you like the best?

7. Find some “Spot the Difference” puzzles on-line – can you find the differences?

8. Set up a taste test table and a checklist – find a small sample of a variety of foods/things (that are safe to eat). Tick or cross if you did like the taste or not.

9. Try to draw a simple picture wearing a blindfold. Take it off – how close to what you wanted to draw did you get? Try again with another picture!

SCIENCE – Grade 1 & 2 Activities:

Plants and Animals are the major way that living things refers to things that are now or once were alive

and they are divided into groups – plants and animals. A non-living thing is anything that was never alive.

In order for something to be classified as living, it must grow and develop, use energy, reproduce, be made

of cells, respond to its environment, and adapt.

Animals live in a variety of habitats that must provide for their needs – food, water, shelter and room to

move. Habitats vary and animals have physical and behavioural adaptations that help them survive,

especially in extreme habitats like deserts or polar-regions.

Term Goal:

An understanding that everything in the world can be divided into living things or non-livings things.

• Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves

• Non-living things do not move, do not change or grow, cannot reproduce themselves nor do they

need to eat, drink or breathe.

• Living things have a variety of external features (horns, scales, fur etc.) and live in different places

called habitats (deserts, swamps, mountains etc.) where their basic needs, including food, water

and shelter, are met.

Activities: Please try any of the following activities from the grid below. These are meant to be fun

activities and do not need to be recorded or submitted – please enjoy!

1. Living and non-living things – make a chart with 2 columns to show – it could be pictures, labels or photographs

a.) non-living objects like – rock, book, box, pencil etc. b.) living things like – birds, fish, plants etc.

2. Insects do not have bones inside their bodies. Instead they have a hard outer- shell and 6 legs, antennae and most adults have wings. Write out the names and draw pictures of some insects. You might find around your house/neigbourhood.

3. Make an animal alphabet – draw an animal for each of the first letters (hint – Q – quokka)

4. Baby animals – what are they called – research and find out which babies are called calves, cubs, kittens/kits, puppies etc.

5. How many animals do you know? Cut out pictures from magazines and catalogues to make a book about animals.

6. Use the internet to The Magic School Bus episodes about animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf6aKrv-co8

7. Make up your own board game that is similar to “Snakes and Ladders” but use two different animals to move up or down the game board – example – move up the giraffe’s neck and down the crocodile’s body.

8. Spiders – are not insects. They belong to a group called arachnids. They are eight legs but no antennae. Most spiders make a web to catch their food. Use the internet or books to find out about some interesting spiders.

9. Draw some pictures of animals in their natural habitat: Desert, Arctic, Antarctic, Grasslands, Forest, Swamp/Wetlands, Tropical Rainforest.

SCIENCE – Grade 3 & 4 Activities:

An organism is defined as any living system which is to be alive and performs various functions like

growth, movement, reproduction, respiration, nutrition and excretion. They can then be organised into

groups based on the characteristics they have in common – firstly - vertebrate or invertebrate. Organisms

can then be grouped into other categories such as vertebrates into mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and

amphibians.

Animals live in a variety of habitats that must provide for their needs – food, water, shelter and room to

move. Habitats vary and animals have physical and behavioural adaptations that help them survive,

especially in extreme habitats like deserts or polar-regions.

Term Goal:

• An understanding that living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be

distinguished from non-living things

• An understanding that different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other

and the environment to survive

Activities: Please choose any activities from the list below. These are meant to be fun activities and do not

have to be recorded or submitted. Enjoy!

1. Cut out pictures from magazines and catalogues to show 3 examples of each of the 5 vertebrate groups – mammal, reptile, fish, bird and amphibian

2. For each of the 5 vertebrate groups (mammal, reptile, fish, bird and amphibian) – select animal to draw and illustrate the animal and its environment.

3. Make your own 3D paper models of some of your favourite animals. Try http://krokotak.com/ If you need some inspiration

4. Look at a food web of any habitat. Try to work out what would happen if just one animal or plant was removed. How would it change the lives of the remaining plants and animals.

5. Try to find information about some animals that have interesting life cycles – you should be looking mostly at animals from the amphibians and insect groups.

6. Draw and colour a picture of an animal – then turn it into a jigsaw puzzle for others to complete.

7. Make a list of animals that fit into 3 columns according to the animals’ diet – Carnivores (meat eater), Herbivores (plant eater) and Omnivores (both meat and plants).

8. Compare (similarities and differences) the following animals: * Giraffe/Possum * Lion/Rabbit * Dolphin/Elephant * Octopus/Fox * Lizard/Polar Bear

9. Use the internet to find and list 5 animals that live in the following habitats: Desert, Arctic, Antarctic, Grasslands, Forest, Swamp/Wetlands, Tropical Rainforest.

SCIENCE – Grade 5 & 6 Activities:

All living things can then be organised into groups based on the characteristics they have in common – firstly – plant

or animal, then vertebrate or invertebrate.

Organisms can then be grouped into other categories such as vertebrates into mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and

amphibians.

Invertebrates are grouped according common characteristics such as Arthropods (jointed legs) – Insects (6 legs, 3

body parts), Arachnids (8 legs, 2 body parts), Crustaceans (many legs, hard shell) and Myriapods (more than 10 legs,

long, thin body).

Other invertebrate groups are: Planarians (Flatworms), Coelenterates (Two layered animals - jellyfish), Annelids

(segmented worms), Molluscs (Shelled animals - snails) and Echinoderms (slimy skins - starfish)

Animals live in a variety of habitats that must provide for their needs – food, water, shelter and room to move.

Habitats vary and animals have physical and behavioural adaptations that help them survive, especially in extreme

habitats like deserts or polar-regions.

Term Goal:

• Understanding that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their

environment

• An understanding that the growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their

environment

• An understanding that the actions of humans has an effect on the natural world

Activities: Please choose any of the activities below. The activities are meant to be fun and do not need to be

recorded or submitted for assessment. Please enjoy!

3. Cut out pictures from magazines and catalogues to show 3 examples of each of the 5 vertebrate groups – mammal, reptile, fish, bird and amphibian

4. Research Project: Find out about one animal from each the following habitats: Desert, Arctic, Antarctic, Grasslands, Forest, Swamp/Wetlands and Tropical Rainforest. What physical or behavioural characteristics does it have that helps it to survive?

3. Make a poster showing the characteristic features of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

4. Make a list of the common traits of animals that fit into 3 columns according to the animals’ diet, eye position and type of feet for – Carnivores (meat eater), Herbivores (plant eater) and Omnivores (both meat and plants).

5. Make a world map sketch featuring the seven continents – then draw 3 animals that represent area. For example – Antarctic – Emperor Penguin, Southern Elephant Seal and Antarctic Skua.

6. Use the internet to find and list 5 animals that live in the following habitats: Desert, Arctic, Antarctic, Grasslands, Forest, Swamp/Wetlands, Tropical Rainforest.

7. Make your own 3D paper models of some of your favourite animals. Try http://krokotak.com/ If you need some inspiration

8. Find some “Spot the Difference” puzzles of animals on-line – can you find the differences?

9. Research and find out about examples of human actions leading to adverse effects on animals – for example, oil spills, habitat destruction, waste going into waterways, coral bleaching etc.