Year 5/6 - Remote Learning - Term 1 Week 4

Each of the activities included in this document are designed to last for

approximately 30 minutes.

At 9am each morning, you are required to log in to your class’ Google Meet.

Each day, you must respond to the Daily Post question.

Weekly Focus

Reading Finding Evidence, News Articles, Making Connections

Writing Persuasive Devices

Spelling/Vocabulary Frayer Model

Mathematics Number and Algebra

History The Gold Rush, Your Family Tree

Year 5/6 - Remote Learning – Monday 15th February 2021

Reading Complete 30 minutes of independent reading each day.

ACTIVITY: Famous Naturalists

Who is your favourite Naturalist? Read their biography (Choose from one below - you may like to

print the article out from home)

Jane Goodall: http://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/jane_goodall.php

David Attenborough: https://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/david-attenborough.html

Jacques Cousteau: https://www.biography.com/people/jacques-cousteau-9259496

Dian Fossey:

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/01/140116-dian-fossey-google-doodle-nati

onal-geographic-gorillas-birthday/

List in dot points, all the evidence you can find in the text that demonstrates how much your

chosen Naturalist has helped animals and the environment.

WritingFind the most ridiculous item you can locate in your house, something that has absolutely nopurpose at all and take a photo of it.

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For example...

Create a visual advertisement of your item. Make sure to include persuasive devices.

See this McDonalds advertisement below that uses Alliteration:

Or this advertisement for gatorade, using personification.

Watch this video for an example of how to sell an unsellable item:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRpdIrq7Rbo

MathsComplete the multiplication table below. Make sure you time yourself and get someone to

correct your work (or take the time to correct it yourself).

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Sudoku

Use the digits 1 - 9 to fill in the missing numbers.Each vertical or horizontal set of lines should contain only one number from 1-9

Each small set of 9 squares should only contain one number from 1-9

CHALLENGE: Can you solve this riddle?

Add me to myself and multiply by 3.

Divide me by 6 and you will have me once more.

What number am I?

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HistoryImagine you were a reporter for the Ballarat Gazette during the gold rush period. Write a 20 line accountof your observations of the conditions and things you saw happening. Would you encourage people tocome and join or stay away?

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Year 5/6 - Remote Learning – Tuesday 16th February 2021

Reading Complete 30 minutes of independent reading each day.

ACTIVITY: News Articles

Choose one news article from one of the websites below and read it. While reading identify

the main argument or what the author is trying to persuade you of. Once you have read the

article please fill in the table below.

https://www.kidsnews.com.au/news

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

Title of news report:

Date of news report:

What is the author’s main argument or point of view? (At least 3 sentences)

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WritingWrite a persuasive letter to the Premier, DanAndrews. Persuade him that we should have remotelearning all the time. Or, come up with an alternativeto remote learning and persuade him we should dothat.

WARM UP: Make a list of persuasive arguments touse in your letter (in dot points)

ACTIVITY: Choose your best 3 arguments and draftyour letter to Dan. Be sure to focus on the structure of your writing, including anintroduction, body paragraphs and a punchy conclusion.

REFLECTION: Read back over your letter. Highlight or underline any examples of persuasivedevices you used.

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MathsUse the digits 1 - 9 to fill in the missing numbers.Each vertical or horizontal set of lines should containonly one number from 1-9Each small set of 9 squares should only contain onenumber from 1-9

Complete the multiplication table below. Make sure you time yourself and get someone to

correct your work.

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CHALLENGE: Have a go at completing this Venn Diagram. See how many answers you can fit

in!

History(You will work on this today and tomorrow!)

Create your Family Tree

Create a family tree representing your family history. How far back can you go? Give as muchdetail as possible including names, date of birth/death, country of birth.

TODAY: Speak to your family members and find out as much information as you can aboutyour relatives.

Sources of information might include:● Family documents● Family stories● Ancestry websites

Begin drafting what your family tree may look like. Here is an example below.

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Challenge: Can you find out when your family first came to Australia?

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Year 5/6 - Remote Learning - Wednesday 17th February 2021

Reading Complete 30 minutes of independent reading each day.

ACTIVITY: Making Connections

Draw a picture of yourself on one page, and a character from your book on the next page.

Brainstorm all the similarities and differences between you and the character (Delve deep, don’t go

for surface level observations)

WritingRead the persuasive text about why cooking is a fun family activity (below).

Using your highlighters to see if you can find the following:

● Evidence

● Rhetorical Questions

● Appeal to emotion

● Similes and Metaphors

● An introduction

● A conclusion

● Three body paragraphs

● One line that really convinced you this was a good idea

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MathsSudoku

Use the digits 1 - 9 to fill in the missing numbers.Each vertical or horizontal set of lines should contain only one number from 1-9Each small set of 9 squares should only contain one number from 1-9

Complete the multiplication table below. Make sure you time yourself and get someone to

correct your work.

CHALLENGE: Do some research on what the Fibonacci sequence is. Can you find the first 25

numbers that make up the sequence?

Describe the rule that makes numbers part of this pattern?

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Spelling/Vocab

Choose one of the words from the list below and complete a Frayer Model using this word.These words are considered Tier 2 words, so even though you may not use them in yourspoken language very often, they are great words to use in your writing!

WORD LIST

coincidenceabsurddeterminedabundantpatientmerchant

transfercontrastfatiguedcrucialabolishbenevolent

Challenge! Have a go at completing the Frayer Model below with 3 different words.

History Create your Family Tree (continue from yesterday)

Gather your research from yesterday and map out your family tree. Be sure to include names,years and even pictures of your family members.

Challenge: Can you find out when your family first came to Australia? Can you addinformation about when family members migrated around the globe?

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