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Please remember, individual class Webexs run from 9.30am - 10.00am each day, but if you

have any questions regarding any of today’s learning you can login to our Grade Prep

Question Time Webex at any time between 10:00am - 11.00am.

Meeting link:https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=m1d84570780390b0c13b606388dc73322Meeting number: 165 182 6974Password: gembrook

TUESDAY Prep Learning Tasks Term 3 Week 8

READING- COMPREHENSION:

Learning Intention: I can ask and answer questions about the text.Success Criteria: I have used my comprehension skills of questioning to understand the text.

Learning Resources Required: Workbook, a digital device and pencils.

Learning Task:● Get your child to choose the topic that most interests them from the list below:

Different types of trainshttps://www.timeforkids.com/k1/types-trains/

Why staying home is important during COVID. (Really well written, but you might like to pre-readthis one if it concerns you).https://www.timeforkids.com/k1/staying-healthy-2/

Features and animals you can find in caves.https://www.timeforkids.com/k1/what-cave/

● Get your child to read one of the informative texts above.● While they are reading today, we want you to focus on questioning. Questioning is a

strategy that effective readers use to engage with the text. Questioning techniques helpthe reader to clarify and comprehend what they are reading.

● Discuss the following with your child:○ What was a question you thought of while you were reading today?

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○ Can you use your schema to answer the question?● Record their question and answer in their workbook.

● After completing the comprehension activity, read independently for 15 minutes. Pleasemake sure you are using reading strategies to solve unknown words.

Extension Task: Did you use the glossary function while you were reading today? Find one wordyou don’t understand and talk to a grown up to improve your understanding.

WRITING - PERSUASIVE

Learning Intention: I can write short texts to convince my audience.Success Criteria: I have produced a short text using known persuasive features.

Learning Resources Required: Workbook and pencils.

Learning Task:● We have been convincing the reader that our point of view is correct.● We have one more skill to learn...the rhetorical question!● Don’t forget the other features we have learnt!

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● Today's topic is: Every house should have a robot! They may choose to agree or disagreewith this statement.

● Brainstorm 3 ideas that explain why or why not. You may like to help scribe a writingplanner.

● After brainstorming, discuss how we can turn their favourite idea into a question. Forexample: a robot could do my housework etc, could be phrased as, Aren't you sick ofhousework? Wouldn’t it be great if your robot could wash your dishes everyday while youwatch a movie?

● Work towards completing the writing activity for a focused 15-20 minutes of writing.● Please support them so they can add a rhetorical question today.● For some of our students four whole sentences will be too much writing for one session.

Aim for one opening statement and one rhetorical question today as a minimum.

Extension task: Ensure they have completed their opening statement, three complete ideas, andtheir rhetorical question.

BREAK: Ensure students have a well-earned break with a snack, rest and a game/physical activity.

MATHS - NUMBER: MONEY

This lesson will be taught during our class Webex session today.Please submit this learning task to Compass for feedback and evaluation by 5pm on Friday.Please refer to the link for instructions on how to upload the learning tasks.https://youtu.be/YWiLyJ0P6CQ Learning Intention: I can explore my knowledge of money and financial maths.Success Criteria: I have investigated the value of common Australian coins.

Learning Resources Required: Australian coins, or printout, work book, pencils and digital device.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SvRSWQRBD0

Learning Task:● Review what we learnt about Australian coins. Here is the link for the video we would

have watched yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SvRSWQRBD0

● Today we are looking at ordering the value of the coins.● Place the real coins, or the paper cutouts, on a table and order them from the coin that is

worth the most, to the coin that is worth the least.● If you are using real coins: you can double up on some if you like.● Place the real coins under the page and show your child how to do a coin rubbing to

create their coin caterpillar (example in image below).● Make sure that they use the number and picture side for this activity.● If you are using paper coins from our resource folder: Cut out and glue each coin in order,

related to value not size.

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Extension Task:● What is the total value of your coin caterpillar? Can you add it up?

GRATITUDE WEEK:

Learning Intention: I can understand what it means to show empathy.Success Criteria: I have demonstrated how I can show empathy by putting myself in others' shoes.

Learning Resources Required: Workbook, pencils, and digital device.

Learning Task:1. Tune in by watching: Kindness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGNj-xrgvY2. Think about:

● How can putting yourself in someone else's shoes help you better deal withsituations?

● How can helping someone else make you feel better?3. What is Empathy? Empathy is when you try your best to understand how someone else

might be thinking or feeling about a situation. You “put yourself in their shoes” andimagine what they might be going through. Empathy is not about what you would do ifyou were them or how you are feeling - it’s all about the other person!

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4. Watch: ‘The Invisible Boy’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNHc2XCultQ OR‘Those Shoes’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjUFJEdugu

5. After watching the stories from the links above, you need to identify how the 2 main

characters were feeling and identify how they could have responded to demonstrate

empathy. Select an image to use:

1.

2.

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3.

4. 5.

6.6. Record the number of the image you chose.7. Now draw a pair of shoes like the image below.

8. Label each shoe with a character and write how they were feeling and identify how theycould have responded to demonstrate empathy.

BREAK: Ensure students have a well-earned break with lunch, rest and a game/physical activity.

ART

Learning Intention: I can use and identify how design elements, such as line, shape, colour or

texture, are used in artworks and in the artworks of others.

Success Criteria: I have used and identified how design elements, such as line, shape, colour or

texture, are used in artworks and in the artworks of others.

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Learning Resources Required:

● Coloured or white paper (decorative paper)

● Grey led or black marker

● Watercolour, coloured pencils or crayons.

● Pair of scissors

● Glue

● Items to decorate

Activity: Father’s Day card with lined patterns.

This week we are going to learn about the art element: ‘line’ and use these lines to make a

patterned decoration on our Father’s Day card. You can address this to your dad, granddad, uncle

or anyone that you choose to.

Watch these videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y19KUAXKFnM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVJoxIwgj6Y

Your Task

Watch the videos.

Follow the instructions on the videos to practice different line drawings.

You can draw the same lines in your white sheet of paper.

Read the name of each line with an adult.

Make the CardTake your choice of A4 sheet

Fold it in half (Look at the pictures below)

On the front page write

Happy Father’s Day

Decorate the front page mainly using the lines you mastered.

Start decorating the inside of the card.

Write your message inside of the card to your dad, granddad or uncle.

Copy the following message

Dear Dad,

Happy Father’s Day!

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(you can write your own message as well)

From …….

(Write your name on the dotted lines)

You can decorate your card anyway you like but don’t forget to use

the lines we studied.

Remember you may like to take a photo of your artwork.

Here is the Padlet link to upload the photo of your artwork.

That way we all can enjoy each other’s work.

https://padlet.com/dharmdee/GEM_LD_art2021

Instructions to upload your work onto Padlet (From last week)

o Clink on the link

o https://padlet.com/dharmdee/GEM_LD_art2021

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o To add your artwork, click on the pink plus button on the

bottom right hand corner of the screen.

It will open up another small screen as below.

● Type in your name and a title.

● Describe your artwork and what inspired you to do this.

● To attach the photo, use the bottom links (the arrow) and follow the prompts.

● Your work will be automatically saved.

● To edit, click the pencil mark on the right-hand side of the new small screen. It’ll

pop up when you hover your mouse over the screen.

Please make sure you adhere to appropriate school rules and protocols on the ‘responsible use

of online media and technology’

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Please select an activity to complete from the PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GRID (Resource

section on Compass)