Merrylands East Public SchoolStage 1 – Year 2 (Miss T Babic, Miss R Cowan, Mrs A Lee) Unit of Work (1 week)Tuesday 5th October to Friday 8th October (Week 1, Term 4)

Monday 4th October Tuesday 5th October Wednesday 6th October Thursday 7th October Friday 8th October

Task Did you know each year onthe 5th of October, peopleacross the nation observeNational Do Something NiceDay? What is something niceyou will do today?

Going for a walk has manybenefits. You get to see thesun, move your body and it isgreat exercise!

Where are you doing yourlearning from home? Makesure your area is nice andtidy so that you feelorganised and can do yourbest work!

On October 8th, NationalHero Day honours the peoplewe look up to and who inspireus to be the best person wecan possibly be. Who is yourhero?

Morning Public holiday Singing - You Raise Me Uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydo2pQ2p-cE(If possible).

EnglishReading & ViewingListen to the story A Walk inthe Bush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihQeI3GSWKM(If possible).

Speaking & Listening‘Little Iggy does not want to

Singing - Hakuna Matatahttps://youtu.be/mbom691n-14 (If possible).

EnglishReading & ViewingListen to the story A Walk inthe Bush

Speaking & ListeningTell someone some of thewildlife that Iggy andGrandad see on their walk inthe bush. Which animal isyour favourite?

WritingLook at the double pageillustration below.

Singing - If You Go Into TheBushhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsO_XLmlnlM (If possible).

EnglishReading & ViewingListen to the story A Walk inthe Bush

Speaking & ListeningGrandad asks Iggy, ‘What doyou think birds talk about?’Tell someone what you thinkthey could be talking about.

WritingChoose twobirds and writetheconversation the two birdsmight be having. Drawpictures and use speechbubbles.

Singing - Happyhttps://youtu.be/cmCDqX3ngfA (If possible).

EnglishReading & ViewingListen to the story A Walk inthe Bush

Speaking & ListeningDoes Iggy talk in the book?Why might the author GwynPerkins have made thatdecision? Talk to someoneabout your thoughts.

WritingWhat do you thinkpeople may eat inthe bush?Write down your thoughts.Watch the video to learnmore about bush tucker(bush food)

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leave the house, butGrandad insists – theyalways have fun together.’Brainstorm with someone athome the things you do witholder family members orfamily friends.

WritingImagine you aregoing on a bushwalk. Use thetemplate to helpyou organise yourideas (See resource page forenlarged image).

What does it look like?What does it feel like?What sounds do you hear?What does it smell like?

Watch this video to help youcomplete this activity:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gAjfARBOis (If possible).

Spelling/grammarPractise saying and writingout the words below.

List 1 List 2

(see resource page for enlargedimage).

Write down words to describethe bushland. Then, writewords of how this illustration(drawing) makes you feel andexplain why.

Spelling/grammarAre there any contractionsused in the story A Walk inthe Bush? Write a list.

Practise your spelling words.Spell them out loud.

ReadingFind a book on thePM reader siteand read it. Then,send a recordingto your teacher onSeesaw (If possible).

Spelling/grammarThis week's spelling wordsare all contractions.

Contractions make theword shorter.

E.g. “it’s” is a contractionfor “it is”.

Write the long version of thewords from your spelling list.

HandwritingCopy the poem below in yourneatest handwriting. The titleis Kookaburra.

(See resource page for enlargedimage).

ReadingFind a book on the PM readersite and read it (If possible).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_M7qPjWdLw (If possible).

Spelling/grammarPractise your spelling words.Spell them out loud.Ask someone in your familyto read you a word and see ifyou can spell it out loudwithout looking.

Brainstorm words that startwith these sounds. Drawpictures to go with yourwords.

‘pr’ / ‘sp’

ReadingFind a book onthe PM readersite and read it.Then, send arecording to yourteacher on Seesaw (Ifpossible).

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it’sthat’sI’mI’ll

didn’tdon’tcouldn’twasn’tcan’t

The words in your spelling listare called contractions.They all use an apostropheto make the word shorter.Can you make the followingcontractions:

- there is- where is- I am

Watch the video to help you:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gubPH3WEurg (Ifpossible).

ReadingFind a book on the PMreader site and read it (Ifpossible).

Break Water break/fruit Water break/fruit Water break/fruit Water break/fruit Water break/fruit

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Middle Mathematics- Number Talk

Look at the picture. What doyou notice? How manyshapes can you see? Whatare their names? How manyof each colour are there?

Investigation: Problem Solving

Here is a four by four dottygrid:

I have joined three dots onthe grid to make a trianglewhich has one dot inside it:

Mathematics- Number Talk

_ _ + 21 = 7_What could the missingnumbers be? Record all ofthe possibilities.

Investigation: Money

In the lost and found box atMs Greig’s school were 7items. They had a total valueof $75.

One of those items is aremote control car worth $24.None of the other items areof equal value (the sameamount).

How much might each of theother items be worth? Whatcould the items be?

Mathematics- Number Talk

Look at the picture. What doyou notice? How manysquares are there? Whatstrategy did you use to work itout?

Investigation: Problem Solving

In Sam and Jill's garden thereare two sorts of ladybirds.There are red ladybirds with7 black spots and shinyblack ladybirds with 4 redspots.

Sam and Jill looked at a leafwith three ladybirds on it.

Mathematics- Number Talk

6 67 638What do you know about

these three numbers? Writedown at least four facts for

each number (see resourcepage for ideas).

Investigation: Time

You will need a piece ofpaper, pencil and coloured

pencils for this lesson.

With an adult you are goingto create a schedule for

your day.

Write a list of all the thingsyou do in a day.

e.g. school work, breakfast.

Using your piece of papercreate your weekly schedule

remember to include thedays of the week, times you

do things.

Put your schedule up in aplace where you will see it

everyday.

(See resource page for anexample).

Mathletics: Complete 1-2tasks from the to do page of

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How many different triangleswith one dot in the middlecan you draw? You areallowed to overlap yourtriangles.

How do you know you havefound them all?

Challenge: How manytriangles can you make on aneight by eight dot grid.

Mathletics: Complete 1-2tasks from the to do page ofmathletics

Challenge: I went to theshops and bought someitems. I gave the shopkeepera $20 note and I was givensome change that was madeup of 1 note and 3 coins.What might my change havelooked like?

Mathletics: Complete 1-2tasks from the to do page ofmathletics

They saw one seven-spotladybird and two four-spotones.They knew that was 15 spotsall together.

They wondered if they couldfind other ladybirds whosespots added to othernumbers.

How would you make 16 and14 spots with the Seven-Spotand Four-Spot ladybirds?

What other numbers can youmake with adding 4s and 7s?

Can you get lots of numbersfrom 4 to 35?

Are there some numbers youcan't get?

Mathletics: Complete 1-2tasks from the to do page ofmathletics

mathletics

Break Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

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Afternoon PDHPEUnderarm throwing at homeYou will need

- rolled up socks- 3 containers

Place three containers ofdifferent heights and shapesat different distances.

Place a footprint marker onthe floor to show where youshould stand.

Give yourself cues, "step,swing, throw and point" toaim at each container.

Throw the rolled up socksinto each container startingwith the one closest to you.

ScienceFlora and Fauna

In the book, A Walk in theBush, Iggy found manydifferent birds and trees inthe bush. What kinds ofplants (flora) and animals(fauna) are living around us?

In the website links below,you can see pictures of ournative flora and faunagrowing and living in Sydney.https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2017/02/guide-to-bird-watching-in-sydney/ (If possible)

https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/docs/4_environment_amp_waste/biodiversity/nsc_live_local_plant.pdf (If possible)

When you go for a walk,check if you can spot any ofthese flora and fauna in your

PDHPEFollow the movements in thevideo to stretch your bodyand improve your balance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIBz0IdOFiQ (If possible)Creative Arts

Choose your favourite birdfrom the book, A Walk in theBush or around your homeand create a paper bird. Youcan colour the paper and useany other materials you haveat home to make your birdcolourful.

1. Trace one of your handson the paper and cut out tomake the wings.

HistoryGo to the website below tolearn about the history of ourAustralian coins. What itemsdid the first Australians useinstead of coins? How do oldcoins look different from theones we use today?https://www.ramint.gov.au/bite-sized/Australian-coin-history (If possible)Watch the video below tolearn about how our coins aredesigned and made at theRoyal Australian Mint.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u3upZG4toE (If possible)Ask an adult at home to getsome silver and gold coinsand place a piece of paper ontop of the coins and rub overthem with a pencil or crayon.Can you find any flora orfauna on the coins? You canlabel the picture you got fromthe coins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTIP4XNjeVk (If possible)

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area.Take a photo or draw apicture to share with us.

2. Draw the bird's head, beakand eye.3. Glue the hand cuts tomake the wings or tail.4. You may draw the leavesor paint the background andglue the bird on the top.

End of day Write one thing you learnttoday.

Write one thing you'regrateful for.

Write one thing you learnttoday.

What did you enjoy mostfrom today's learning?

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Resources:

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Timetable/ Schedule for Friday 8th October maths lesson

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Morning 7:30 am - wake up andhave breakfast

8: 00 am - start schoolwork

10: 00 am -

Afternoon 1:15 pm - finish schoolwork

6:30 pm - eat dinner

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