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Harcourt Public School 1 Stage 2 Non-digital Learning Weekly Activities

Harcourt Public School – Stage Two (Years 3 & 4)

Term 2, Week 1 – Non-digital Learning Unit

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Morning English

Writing

Think about the word ‘plot’ and what it means when it comes to a story. (Definition: Plot is a literary

term used to describe the

events that make up a story,

or the main part of a story.

These events relate to each

other in a pattern or a

sequence. The structure of a

novel depends on the

organization of events in the

plot of the story.)

In your own words, write down how you would explain the meaning of the word ‘plot’ to a friend.

Read the story the Rainbow Fish (See below) Organise the information you have read under each of the headings on the narrative plot template below.

English

Writing Look at the story from yesterday (See below) and write down all the adjectives you see in the story. How many are there? Using the adjectives you have read, draw a picture of what a character might look like and create a character description (See example below) Read the text ‘Postal Cats’ below and answer the following questions: 1) The story is about a man who...? 2) Why does Leon make the backpacks? 3) Why does Leon think his plan will work? Spelling (See weekly spelling words below)

Write the meaning of the words (you could use a

English

Writing Look at the orientation poster (See below). Think about why an orientation is important. Using the text ‘Postal Cats’ identify and write down the ‘who, when, where, adjectives and mood’ for the orientation. Use the template ‘orientation structure’ (See below) to help guide you and use as much detail as you can. Read the poem ‘Prehistoric Butterfly’ below and answer the following questions: 1. T-Rex is included in the poem to shoe that butterflies...? 2. In this poem the small thing is...? 3. The poet admires the butterfly because it...?

English

Read the example of an

orientation (See below)

What made that

orientation stand out?

Create and plan an

orientation using the

picture below titled

‘Magic Biscuits’.

Who are your

characters? Where are

they?

Write a paragraph using

ideas from your plan to

create an orientation.

(See example below

‘Getting rid of wrinkles)

Read a story of your

choice. What did you

think if the story’s

orientation? Was it

‘effective’? (Something

that is effective works

English

Writing Create a poster

explaining the steps in

creating an interesting

orientation.

Think about the

headings and words

you might use to help a

reader write an effective

orientation for their

story.

If you can, upload a

photo of your poster

onto Google

Classroom.

Spelling (See weekly spelling words below) Ask a parent/carer to

test you on your

spelling words.

Put your score on

Google Classroom.


Spelling (See weekly spelling words below) Write your spelling words in an interesting font. Eg.

Talk, walk,....

dictionary or the internet to look up the definition).

4. Which word gives the main idea of this poem? Spelling (See weekly spelling words below) Select 5 spelling words and

draw a picture to represent

each word. Be creative!

well and produces the

results that

were intended.)

Explain your opinion in 2-3 sentences.

Break

Middle Mathematics

Whole Number

Make the largest number

with these digits:

For example: 2139

= 9321

A) 3896

B) 6327

C) 7272

D) 1458

E) 74185

F) 20368

G) 55009

Make the smallest number

with these digits:

For example: 2139

= 1239

A) 8236

Mathematics

Addition and Subtraction

Write a problem solving

question for each equation.

E.g. 622-16 =

Ben had 622 marbles but

went to school and lost 16

on the playground. How

many marbles does Ben

have left?

Now write your own for the

following:

A) 904 - 84 =

B) 277 – 35 =

C) 9110 - 740 =

D) 7334 – 910 =

Using the questions above, solve the equations using

Mathematics

Multiplication and Division

Double these numbers then

write the multiplication

equation to match.

For example: 5 ___

Double 5 = 10

2 x 5 = 10

A) 2 ____

B) 16 ____

C) 26 ____

D) 12 ____

E) 228 ____

F) 33 ____

Cut out magazines or find 5

things in your home that

represent doubles. You can

be as creative as you want.

For example:

Mathematics

Length Estimate the length or distance of the following things listed below in centimetres or metres: A) Length of your bed B) Distance from your bedroom door to the bathroom door C) Length of the kitchen bench D) Distance from your couch to your T.V. E) Length of your fridge F) Length of an adult’s foot G) Distance from where you are sitting NOW to the nearest window Explain your strategy used to estimate the length and distance of each object.

Mathematics

Patterns & Algebra

Solve the different

Pattern and Algebra

problems below:

7 9 9 7 9 9 7

# @ ! # @ ! #

Using materials at

home, see what types

of patterns you can

create (Eg. Different

size balls, colour

pencils)

Patterns Challenge

A) Darell owns a

hardware store and is

looking over his past

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/well

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/intended


B) 5470

C) 3197

D) 2079

E) 36925

F) 44030

G) 10811

Write the following

numbers in words and in

expanded notation.

For example: 3465

Word: three thousand four

hundred and sixty five

Expanded notation:

3000+400+60+5

A) 4139

B) 2017

C) 9855

D) 3040

E) 51 665

F) 70 261

G) 82 003

Place Value Challenge

Write these numbers:

For example: Five

hundreds and thirteen

units

= 500 + 13

= 513

the split strategy. (Make sure you show your working out.)

Subtraction Challenge

Choose two numbers to

complete the subtraction

number sentence:

For example:

1, 6, 7, 44

__ - __ = 6

= 7 - 1 = 6

A) 6, 8, 12, 52

__ - __ = 2

B) 2, 4, 18, 51

__ and __ have a difference

of 47.

C) 2, 19, 45, 96

__ - __ = 51

D) 3, 5, 8, 28, 32, 85

__ and __ have a difference

of 20.

An egg carton is double 6

which makes 12.

Multiplication Challenge

Use the equation to

complete the sentence

For example:

8 = 2 x 4

__ is 2 times as much as 4

8 is 2 times as much as 4

A) 90 = 2 x 45

__ is 2 times as much as

45

B) 50 = 2 x 25

__ is 2 times as much as

25

C) 88 = 2 x 44

88 is ___ times as much as

44

For example: “My handspan is 10 cm and my desk is 8 handspans long, so my desk is about 80 cm long” Use a ruler or measuring tape to check how accurate your estimations were. Length Challenge Which has the furthest distance? A) 4H to the library OR 3H to the library? B) School office to the front gate OR Mr Keevers’ office to the front gate? C) The basketball court to the senior play equipment OR the hall to the senior play equipment? Select the most appropriate unit of measurement (cm, m, km) for: A) maths book B) laptop C) car D) undercover cola E) soccer field

orders. Darell's

hardware store ordered

25 power drills in July,

30 power drills in

August, 35 power drills

in September, and 40

power drills in October.

If this pattern continues,

how many power drills

will the store order in

November?

B) Sweet Time Bakery

just opened and is

increasing the number

of items they bake. For

example, the bakery

made 1 carrot cake in

March, 3 carrot cakes in

April, 9 carrot cakes in

May, and 27 carrot

cakes in June. If this

pattern continues, how

many carrot cakes will

the bakery make in

July?


A) Two hundreds plus

twelve tens.

B) Five hundreds plus

eleven tens

C) Eight thousands plus

twenty tens plus eleven

units

HINT: Check the value of

each digit before adding

the total

D) 120 = 2 x 60

___ is ___ times as much

as ___

F) bus G) swimming pool H) Sydney to Canberra

Break

Afternoon ANZAC Activity Australia commemorates

ANZAC Day every year on

the 25th April.

Read the fact sheet on the

importance of ANZAC Day

(See below)

Create a poster/project

outlining all the main

points explaining how this

day came about and the

history behind World War

I.

Use your own creativity on

how you would like to

display our information.

Music

Think about the meaning of

beat and rhythm. In your

own words, try and explain

the difference or give a

definition of either beat or

rhythm.

Defining:

Beat and rhythm mean

different things but they are

both found in music.

A beat keeps time in music so

it stays the same. The beat

stays the same through the

music.

The rhythm changes through

the music. The rhythm

changes with the words.

Listen to a song of your

choice and try to keep the

Geography

Read the information on

‘Sydney Opera House’

below then answer these

following questions.

1. In which important

location is the Sydney

Opera House?

2. Which important event

occurred in 1956 and why

did it happen?

3. Why do you think

Australians are proud of

this landmark?

4. Why were the building

competition rules broad?

Science and

technology

A living thing grows,

moves, breathes,

reproduces, takes in and

uses energy and

responds to the

environment.

Create a table and list

the things in the

environment around you

that are living or non-

living (can you think of

ten things in each list).

Imagine you are an

explorer who has

discovered a specimen

that is living and non-

living (choose one of

Fitness Choose your favourite song. Ask mum or dad to help you put it on. Come up with a dance routine for the song. How many different moves can you come up with? Can you follow the same routine for the verses and chorus? Make sure you follow the beat!


Share your findings with a

family member and if you

can, take a photo of your

work and share in on

Google Classroom.

beat in time with the song

by patting your knees or

clapping.

Using the same song, try

keeping the rhythm (the

rhythm changes with the

words (It’s kind of like the

syllables).

Change it up:

Choose a different song

and move around to the

beat, keeping in time. You

could:

-stomp to the beat

-jump to the beat

-slide to the beat

-do star jumps to the beat

-handclap with a partner to

the beat

5. True or False? The

Prime Minister of Australia

officially opened the

Sydney Opera House.

6. Do you think is would

take 14 years to build a

similar structure today?

Explain your answer.

7. Why do you think the

Opera House was used for

the first Vivid festival?

8. What do you think makes

the Sydney Opera House

an iconic landmark?

each from your list).

Write an explorer’s

journal to describe what

you have found. Include:

• Name of the

specimen

• Date

• Location that you

found it in

• Labelled diagram

• Whether it is a

living or non-

living specimen

• Why you think it

is living or non-

living specimen

Be as creative as you

can!

Frequently Asked Questions:

?’s Frequently Asked Questions

How do I access Mathletics? On an iPad – you will need to download the free Mathletics App from GooglePlay or the Apple App store. On a laptop – go to https://www.mathletics.com/au/ , select Sign In and enter your child’s Username and Password.

How do I access ABC Reading Eggs? On an iPad – you will need to download the free ABC Reading Eggs App from GooglePlay or the Apple App store. Simply download the app for free and use your child’s current login details. To get the best experience, go into your iPad settings, select 'General' and ensure that 'Mute' is selected under 'Lock Rotation'. On a laptop – go to https://readingeggs.com.au/ , select Sign In and enter your child’s Username and Password.

Studyladder How do I access Studyladder? On an iPad – there is no app. You will need to access it through the browser (e.g. Safari or Chrome). See instructions below.

https://www.mathletics.com/au/

https://readingeggs.com.au/


On a laptop – go to https://www.studyladder.com.au/ , select Login and enter your child’s Username and Password.

Accessing YouTube.

Please be present to supervise your child’s access to all YouTube clips. An alternative for consideration is Kids Tube. Kids Tube is

available as an App or via the website.

Term 2, Week 1 - Spelling Words

talk jaywalk communicating Australia

walk chalk reasoning living

catwalk stalk reminders neighbour

balk boardwalk divisible identify

talkative beanstalk multiply countries

Week 1 Chinese/

CLOTE

Activity

Topic : Healthy Eating (Fruits and Vegetables)

• Learning Intension ( Students are learning about):1）Review Fruit, Apple, Banana, Vegetable, Carrot, cucumber in Chinese

(认读：水果, 苹果，芒果，香蕉，吃蔬菜, 胡萝卜,黄瓜 )

2）New words：I and Like，我 wo，喜欢 xihuan

•Success Criteria （Students are able to…）：1)Read：我 wo，喜欢 xihuan

2)Write：我，喜欢（抄写：我，喜欢）

Activity 1) Vocabulary reading and writing: 我，喜欢 Fruit, Apple, Banana, 水果, 苹果，芒果，香蕉

Vegetable, Carrot, cucumber 蔬菜, 胡萝卜,黄瓜，To eat 吃

Please practise writing each character two times a week. (以上生字每周写两遍，笔画结构顺序请参考网址：

(Stage 2) Term 2 CLOTE – Offline lessons

https://www.studyladder.com.au/


https://www.archchinese.com/

Activity 2）Read the following sentences each day.

a. 你每天吃水果？

b. 我每天吃苹果和香蕉。

i. 你喜欢吃什么蔬菜？

d. 我喜欢胡萝卜和黄瓜。

Activity 3）Join and match (From Column A to B)

Unjumble the word to make the sentences on a A4 paper (Below

a. 每天和我苹果香蕉。吃

b. 吃喜欢蔬菜？你什么

Activity 4) Make the phrases: 1）苹（） 2）喜（） 3）水（） 4）胡（）

Learn to sing: ：彩色的地球 Colourful Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6li06IzlY

Activity 5) Use “ I like。。。” （我喜欢。。。） to tell your favourite objects to family members ，

then write them down on a A4 paper.

A B

I

Apple

Carrot

Like

Fruit

苹果

我

喜欢

水果

胡萝卜

https://www.archchinese.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6li06IzlY


Korean CLOTE Stage 2 – Offline lessons

Week 1 Korean

CLOTE

Activity

Topic: Extreme Weather

Spelling: Write the meaning of the words below in English or in Korean (you could use a dictionary). Write each word five times in your

workbook.

홍수- 가뭄- 폭염- 폭우- 폭설- 태풍- 혹한-

Read the sentences below and put a circle in the space provided for correct sentences.

1. 홍수가 나면 집들이 물에 잠깁니다. ( )

2. 비가 오럣동안 오지 않는 것을 폭염이라고 합니다. ( )

3. 여름에는 폭설이 내려서 길이 미끄러워집니다. ( )

4. 태풍이 불면 바람이 많이 불고 비가 오기도 합니다. ( )

5. 폭염의 날씨에는 너무 더워서 땀이 많이 납니다. ( )

6. 폭우가 내리는 날에는 우산이 필요합니다. ( )

7. 혹한의 날씨가 되면 너무 추워서 따뜻한 옷을 입어야 합니다. ( )

Write a recount about the extreme weather that you have experienced. The questions below will help you write your recount.

1. What happened?

2. How did it happen?

3. When did it happen?

4. Where did it happen?

5. What did you do?

6. Who were you with at that time?

7. How did you feel about the extreme weather?


Orientation Example

Magic Biscuits


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