Week 5, Term 3. Distance Learning. Cycle 3 PVIMS

Language Mathematics/Geometry Culture Practical LifeHandwriting: Copy the attached verse on the handwriting paper provided. Please SLOW DOWN and write in your neatest handwriting. While the verse is written in cursive, it is not essential that you write in cursive. I will leave that up to you to decide!

It would be lovely if you illustrated the page beautifully, in a theme relevant to the verse.

Geometry City: Work on your Geometry City. Instructions are on a separate sheet.

Social science: Complete the attached social science activity sheet on Queensland.

Chess/checkers: Make your own Chess or Checkers board game. If you don’t know how to play the game, research online and then invite a family member to play with you.

How to play Chess:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOE6-ltbN2o

How to play Checkers:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnHQJ-PSBB0

Punctuation, commas: Holiday Timeline. You will need the following material for

Patterns: Prime Climb!Look at the number chart below.

Country research: For your chosen country, explore 5 animals from that

Reflect:Find a family photo album. Look

this task:- White paper- Coloured pencils or markers

Make a timeline that shows what happened on a family holiday. For each date/event on your timeline, put in a sentence that includes at least three commas. You must put a minimum of six entries on your timeline. Draw and colour the people on your family on your paper.

Write down any patterns that relate to the colours in the chart. What pattern do you notice about the colours of the circles and way each circle is divided? Create a rule for each colour

Challenge: Create your own Prime Climb Colour Chart, using the attached blank chart and write down the rule for each colour.

country. Follow the instructions on the Indigenous Animals Mobil handout to display the animals.

Suggested research questions (write in your language book):- Is the animal endangered or threatened? - What does the animal eat?- How much does an adult weigh? How much does a baby weigh when it is born?- What is the lifespan of the animal?- Is the animal a mammal? If not, what type of animal is it?- How many babies does the animal have at one time?- Describe the appearance of the animal – What colour is it? What is its skin covering? How tall is it?

through the photos and remember the good times you and your family have had together. If the photos are from before you were bore, ask your parents/family to tell you about the experiences on the photos.

Writing, Recount: The Accident!Write about a time where you had an accident, it could be a minor accident or a

10-min math. Complete the attached 10-min math sheet. Time yourself and check your answers with a calculator.

Earth and Space: Coral Reefs and Icebergs- Explore coral reefs on the internet and

Emotional Intelligence: Read the attached Be the Fog handout and follow the

more serious one, where you might have broken a bone or hurt yourself badly. Use the attached writing organiser and/or storyboard to plan your writing.

Things to consider when writing a recount:- 5 Ws: who, what, when, where, why- Writing in chronological order: first,

next, then….and finally- Use descriptive language to make

the writing more interesting for the reader

- Try to add some figurative language (similes, metaphors, idioms, etc.)

If there are any times tables you keep struggling with, focus on those this week, for your times table practice.

write 10 interesting facts about them: - Make a list of sea life that make their home on a coral reef.https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/corals-and-coral-reefs

- Sketch a diagram of an iceberg.Make a list of animals that live near icebergs.

- Discuss the effect climate change has on coral reefs and icebergs, and how it may impact the world as we know it.

instructions on there.

Acrostic Poem: Transform your name into a poem. - Choose a starting word, it could be your name, the name of someone you admire,

Four Piles Problem: Place 20 blocks/beans into 4 piles so that:• The first pile has three more than the third pile.

Science experiment: Dancing Spaghetti. Complete the science experiment called “Dancing Spaghetti” (handout). Write up the experiment on the template

Bread making: Find a recipe for bread or bread rolls. Check that you have all the ingredients at home.

a word in your spelling list or any other word you fancy.- Write an acrostic poem for that word using only adjectives.- Publish, illustrate and email your poem to Katrine.- Recite your poem as a chant. Add body percussion and movement. Rehearse your chant and then perform it for your family.

Example:Adorable, arty, athleticDazzling, democratic, dangerousAmazing, amusing, allergicMagnificent, muscular, mysterious

Challenge: Write other acrostics that consist only of nouns or only of verbs.

• The third pile has one more than pile two.• Pile four has twice as many as pile two.Draw the final 4 piles in your math book.

Challenge: Does the same set of clues work for 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 blocks?

provided, considering the following things:

- What is causing the spaghetti to move up and down?

- What has actually happened?- What will cause the spaghetti to

slow down or stop?- How could you restart the dancing

spaghetti if it had stopped?- Would it work if you replaced the

spaghetti with a coin?

Challenge: repeat the experiment but use a clear carbonated drink instead of water. Explain what happens.

Follow the instructions you have found, bake and share the bread with your family.

If you struggle to find a recipe, I have attached a very simple one, or you can find the instructions using this link:https://www.recipetineats.com/easy-yeast-bread-recipe-no-knead/

PLEASE ensure that the ingredients are suitable EVERYONE in your family.

Grammar: Following the instructions on the attached sheets, make a Montessori Grammar Booklet. Colour in the parts of speech symbols in the correct Montessori colours.

Think Board. Division: Use the attached think board to explore this number sentence

• 43 ÷ 7

Zoology: Fish- Classify: fish.- Sketch and label the parts of a fish.- Name three main groups of fish.- write an explanation on how fish

Prepare lunch for everyone at home one day this week. You might choose to make fresh or toasted sandwiches, cheese and crackers, homemade pizza, or

Then complete the , using the Montessori colours for each part of speech.

On the think board you must:- Draw the problem using

counters or coloured Montessori beads.

- Write a story that has a problem involving 43 ÷ 7 described in words

- Draw a picture that demonstrates 43 ÷ 7

- Draw a number line and show where the solution to this division problem would be represented

Challenge: Try 13 ÷ ½ using the second think board.

breathe.- Make a mini booklet about the following habitats and list two that live in each:

- Ocean- Coral reef- Lake

Challenge:With your parents’ permission but a fish to dissect and explore the internal organs of the fish and sketch and label the parts.

anything you know everyone will enjoy.

Bon Appetit!

Each day you should:

- Complete spelling. Each week log on to SMART Spelling and choose one lesson to watch. Print or copy the relevant words and complete the daily activities using these words, like you would do in class. Break the words into sounds, write meaningful sentences, identify syllables, etc. (This work should be done daily, with a test on Friday).

- Choose one journal writing prompt and write in complete sentences and paragraphs in your language book, alternatively you could write a diary entry each day.- Choose an activity from each learning area in the above grid and complete those tasks- Read for at least 30 minutes- Choose work from the “home packs” I have sent home or spend time on ST Math (if you have extra time)