Map of Australia jigsaw activity1 If you are at school, click on this to open. If you are at home, you will need to download the Notebook Express software on the sidebar first.
Then finish the patterns in your Space and Algebra Book – page 16 (Algebra page 1). 🙂
When you have finished that page, hand in your work and on a blank A4 piece of paper, draw your own bead necklace pattern. MUST DO: your pattern must have at least 3 – 4 beads in the pattern. Choose your own shapes and colours. After you have shown it to the teacher, get a partner to solve your pattern. 😎
This year’s writing for NAPLAN is an exposition or persuasive argument. We have been learning how to write an exposition. The things we need to do are: 1. Introduction where we state our position on the topic; 2. separate paragraphs giving a point of view plus an example or evidence to back it up (1 – 3; Firstly, Secondly, Finally); 3. A conclusion where we sum up our argument. (Therefore, In conclusion…). We also have to remember to use strong words to convince our reader like: strongly agree, definitely, will, must, always…
Be careful parents – I’m sure you will find your child becoming more skillful at persuading you to allow them to do certain things… 🙂
Listen to this very convincing argument written as a YES to the statement: All Australians should learn to swim!
This is a never-ending numberline which allows you to count up or down in 1s, 10s and 100s. Have a go and test yourself. Look at the negative numbers below 0 too!NEVER-ENDING NUMBERLINE
This is where you will get your ideas and write your drafts for the teacher to mark before you write up your cards.
1. Look through the books we have read and write your famous attractions in the T-Chart. You may also look up on the computer (Encarta) and Google and use this Glog.
2. Write one game card for each state or territory (8 cards)
