Chance - Tuesday Week 10

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Let’s Revise!

• Chance (or probability) is the likelihood something will happen. 

• There a lots of words we can use. Some of these are certain, possible and impossible.

Activity:

Yesterday we looked at the terms (words) ‘certain’, ‘possible’ and ‘impossible’, however, sometimes you might also hear ‘will happen’, ‘might happen’ or ‘won’t happen’. 

Today we will be sorting events into these categories and headings.

First, watch this Year 1 teacher demonstrating how to sort events in will happen, might happen and wont' happen.

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Once you have watched this video, download the activity sheet below and draw three events in each column (make sure each event matches the heading it is drawn under).

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Chance and Probability - Monday Week 10

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Chance (or probability) is the likelihood of something happening. It might be certain (definitely WILL happen), possible (MIGHT happen), or impossible (WON'T happen).

Watch the video from Scratch Garden to learn more. 

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Once you have watched the above video, download and complete today's activity. 

Activity:

Cut out the 'chance strips' on page 2 and place them under the columns they belong (i.e. 'impossible', 'possible' or 'certain'). 

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Writing a Summary - Thursday Week 9

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Summarising: 

A summary tells you the important parts of a story. It provides a quick overview of what happens. 

If you are unfamiliar with the story of Little Red Riding Hood , please watch it below before watching Miss Rubino's lesson demonstration. 

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Watch the video of Miss Rubino below as she demonstrates how to complete today's activity. 

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Please find today's summarising activity sheet below. 

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Sharing when there are left overs - Thursday and Friday, Week 8

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When we divide, we need to share so it's fair. Sometimes, however, our number cannot be shared equally and there are some left over. Watch the video of Miss Rubino below demonstrating what to do when this happens.

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Here is a copy of the activity sheet completed in the video

Your Activity:

1. Collect the number of household items as indicated on your work pack.

2. Roll a 12-sided virtual dice to see how many groups you will need to divide by. 

3. Divide your objects by the number you rolled. Remember, you may not be able to share it equally.

4. Use the activity sheet below and draw how you have shared your objects (refer to the video above for an explanation). 

5. Repeat 4 times (each time rolling your virtual dice again to determine a new number of groups).

Please find the activity sheet for Thursday and Friday below. 

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Comprehension Activity for 'Boy' by Phil Cummings - Wednesday, Week 8

 Please find the comprehension sheet for Wednesday Week 8 below. 

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Measuring and Comparing Mass - Monday, Week 8

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Mass is how heavy or light an objects is. We can use a pan balance to help us determine which is lighter or which is heavier. 

Today you will be using your home-made pan balance from last week to measure and compare objects that are lighter and heavier than each other. 

Watch Miss Rubino's video below to learn more about your activity. 

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Please find the activity sheet below. 

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How to Write a Guide - Thursday, Week 7

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A guide is a step-by-step instruction telling someone what to do. It is similar to a list, however we write numbers instead of dot points down the side of the page. 

Watch Miss Rubino's video of how to write a guide below. 

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Making Your Pan Balance Equal - Wednesday, Week 7

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Previously we have learnt about how to compare the mass of different objects by using your home-made pan balance. Today we will be learning how to make your pan balance equal or levelled.

Watch Miss Rubino's video below on how to use your pan balance to measure collections of objects that are equal in Mass.

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Here is a copy of the activity sheet from the video.

Once you have watched the video, complete the activity by measuring collections of objects and filling in the activity sheet below.

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Measuring, Comparing and Ordering the Mass of Objects - Thursday, Week 7

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Let’s Revise!

• Mass is how heavy or light an object is.

• We can use our pan balance to measure and compare the mass of objects

• We can use our pan balance to measure collections of objects that are equal in mass.

Today you will use your home-made pan balance again to measure, compare and order the mass of objects from lightest to heaviest.

Watch Miss Rubino demonstrate how to complete your activity.

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Now it's your turn.

Collect 3-4 objects that will fit in the cups of your pan balance and complete the activity as shown by Miss Rubino. Complete the activity 2-3 times using different objects.

When you have finished measuring, comparing and ordering, take a photo of your objects in order and send it to your teacher.

Measuring Mass - Tuesday, Week 7

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Mass is how heavy or light an object is. We can use a pan balance to see which object has a heavier or lighter Mass.

Watch the video below to remind yourself of how to measure objects using a pan balance.

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Today you will be learning how to make your own home-made pan balance. You will be using this for the rest of the week and into some of next week.

Watch the video below to learn how to make your own pan balance. It also explains how to use it to measure and compare the mass of different objects.

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Once you have watched the video above, complete the activity sheet below. You can choose to either complete page 1 (pre-provided template) or page 2 (where you draw it yourself). First predict which object will be heavier or lighter and draw your prediction on the 'My Prediction' side. Then use your pan balance to check. Draw what actually happened on the 'Actual Answer' side. When done, take a photo and send it to your teacher.

Here is a video of Miss Rubino explaining how to complete this activity.

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Here's a copy of the activity sheet completed in the video.

Activity Sheet

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Mass Activity Sheet - Friday, Week 7

Please find a copy of Friday's activity sheets below. 

You can either:

• Print them off and write on top of them
• Write the answers in your workbook 

For example, 

Pages 1 and 2 might look like:

1) ____

2)____

3)____

4)____

Page 3 might look like:

5a)____                  6a)____

5b)____                  6b)____

5c)____                  6c)____

5d)____                  6d)____

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Mass (Heavy or Light) - Monday, Week 7

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Mass is how heavy or light an object is. Some things we know will be heavy or light without needing to pick them up. Other things, we may need to hold them to check their mass. 

Watch the video below about things that are heavy and light.

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Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the activity sheet below and glue them under their correct headings.

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You might like to find an old magazine and cut our more objects that are heavy/light or you could draw some more pictures under their correct headings.

 

Activity Sheets for Thursday and Friday - Week 6

Please find a copy of the activity sheets for Thursday and Friday below.

Thursday - Making Equal Groups

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Friday- Sharing Between Groups

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Division - Tuesday, Week 6

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Before starting this activity, watch the video from Madagascar below.

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In the video, there was one animal in each crate. When we're dividing, it's important to make sure we're sharing equally. Imagine if Marty, Alex and Gloria were all in the same box? Would that be fair? No, there wouldn't be enough space. When we share (divide) it needs to be equal and fair. 

Today we will be learning how to divide and share equally between groups.  Watch Miss Rubino's demonstration on how to do this. 

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Now it's your turn. 

Collect 12 of the same household items (e.g. 12 toys, 12 pens, 12 lego blocks, 12 pairs of CLEAN socks).

Imagine these 12 objects are zoo animals. Pretend they are being placed in crates and being transferred to a new zoo (just like in the video). Each crate needs to have the same amount of animals (i.e. toys, pens, lego blocks or socks) in them otherwise it would not be fair. If the crates were unequal, some animals would have heaps of space, and other animals would be squished. 

Use your 12 household items and share them equally between the number of groups allocated on your work packs. Remember “To divide... start with it all, then share so it’s fair” .

Have Fun!

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Making Equal Groups - Monday, Week 6

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Before getting started with this activity, watch the video below about the roller coaster.

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Did you notice that the ride had 2 seats in each row. Each row was equal. If it wasn't equal, the roller coaster may not work.

Today we will be looking at making equal groups. Watch Miss Rubino's demonstration on how to do this. 

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Now it's your turn. Either use household objects to make your groups (taking photos of them for your teacher) or use the activity sheet below and draw your equal groups. Have fun!

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Descriptive Writing - Wednesday, Week 6

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Activity for Descriptive Writing:

1. Have a look at some of these costume ideas or design your own. 

2. Use the template below to draw your favourite dress up costume. 

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3. Watch Miss Rubino's video on descriptive writing to help you write a descriptive writing piece about your costume. 

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Here's a copy of the writing from the video.

We encourage you to use some of the adjectives below to help you make your writing hot and spicy.

Writing Lists - Tuesday, Week 6

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A list is a type of Informative text as the writing is factual. There are many different types of lists. For example, there are shopping lists, to-do lists, inventory lists, even our visual time table is a list. Sometimes a list tells you what you need to do or buy. Other times it may tell you what is inside something (for example, you may have a list telling you what is inside the pantry or cupboard). 

Today you will be writing a list of what is in your toy box/dress up box or what is your bedroom. Before you do this though, be sure to watch Miss Rubino explain all about how to write a list. 

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Week 6 - Narratives

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Narratives are made up stories. Before we write a narrative, we should first brainstorm some ideas. 

We need to brainstorm:

• Our characters
• The setting (where our characters are)
• The problem (what goes wrong)
• The resolution (how the problem is fixed). 

Use the template below to help you brainstorm some ideas for your Narrative about children who dress up as superheroes. 

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Click here for more information on what to include in your Narrative. 

Phonics Week 5 Friday

Watch this video to help you spell words for the activity and hear the word for each picture. 

Phonics Week 5 Thursday

Watch this video to help you spell words for the activity and hear the word for each picture. 

Phonics Week 5 Wednesday

 Watch this video to help you spell words for the activity and hear the word for each picture. 

Phonics Week 5 Tuesday

Watch this video to help you spell words for the activity and hear the word for each picture. 

A Royal Narrative - Friday, Week 5

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Narratives

Use the planning sheet below to plan your narrative (i.e. made up story) about a king or queen that comes to rule Pendle Hill Public School. 

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Here's some important points to remember when writing a narrative (made up story): 

1. Orientation: The beginning of the story. 

2. Problem: What went wrong? (This makes a story interesting)

3. Resolution: How did the characters fix the problem?

4. Ending: Finish off the story.

Our expectation for year 1 is that students would have at least 1 sentence for each part of the story. We would encourage all students to push for more. A good goal would be 2 sentences for each section.