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PREP Year Learning Materials Scan this with the Camera app (Apple Devices) or specialised QR Code reader app.
PREP Year Learning Materials
Scan this with the Camera app (Apple Devices) or specialised QR Code reader app.
Term 2, Week 1 Parent Note
In this pack you will find learning activities that your child will need to do every day and ones that can be done over the week. We encourage that all activities in this pack are completed by the end of the week to the best of your child’s ability. We understand that you are probably needing to juggle more than one child, internet/device demands, work obligations and life! Setting yourself a family timetable allocating particular times for learning activities, wellbeing tasks and fun stuff may be helpful. This does not need to reflect the 9am – 3pm timetable of a classroom. Instead can be spread out through the day in order to make it more manageable. For example you can complete your reading in the morning and then sight words after lunch. Whatever is easiest for you and your family. Please enjoy this time being the key person in helping your child learn but remember you can email any of the classroom teachers for help and support. We are all in this together!! When you see this symbol it means your child will need to watch a video that is either one of the prep teachers explicitly teaching or a link to a song on YouTube.
When you see this symbol you are able to scan the QR Code on your chosen device via the camera to get direct access to the appropriate video. Before you start the learning activities this week, please watch the following check in video from the Prep Teachers!
Prep Week 1 Check In
Learning Packs
The following list details the contents of your learning packs and provides insight as to what the
resources can be used for.
Resource Learning Area Description
My 0 – 20 Number Line Math The number line can be used to help when
students are counting
Tens Frames Math The tens frames can be used to help
students visualise numbers.
Tic Tac Toe Sight Words The sight word Tic Tac Toe is a game to
make learning sight words more interesting.
Handwriting Charts Letter The Handwriting Charts allow students to
practice writing their uppercase and lowercase letters.
First Set – Coloured Words Sight Words This list of sight words can be used as a word bank for writing or to help them
learn their high frequency reading words.
Reading Bookmark Reading The Reading Bookmark details the
strategies that students can use when reading.
Comprehension Questions Reading The Comprehension Questions are there
for you to ask before, during and after reading.
Alphabet Chart Reading, Writing,
Letter The alphabet chart can be used when
students are writing and reading. Recount Helper
(When did it happen? / How did you feel? / People / Places)
Recounting/Retelling The recount helper provides prompts for student to use when retelling stories and
memories.
Magic 100 & 200 Sight Words Charts
Sight Words These charts can be used as a word bank
for writing or to help them learn their high frequency reading words.
Weather Journal Science The Weather Journal can be used to
encourage students to observe and record their surrounding environment.
Whiteboard and marker ALL This can be used for practicing letter and number formation, writing sight words or
writing sentences. Scrapbook ALL Glue all of your worksheets into this book.
Writing Book Writing This is to be used for daily diary writing
and book study writing activities.
Contents of this week’s pack
READING Guided Reading
Focus: Spot the Dog and Lips the Fish Sight words at your child’s level Work through Reading Eggs lessons
Phonics Focus: Gg and Ll
Brilliant Book Study Text: Giraffes Can’t Dance
Phonemic Awareness Introducing onset/rime
WRITING Handwriting
Focus: Gg and Ll Sentence Writing
Daily Diary- Recount of your day
MATHEMATICS Number
Counting to and from 20 Number of the week: 10 Work through Math Seeds Lessons
Measurement Mass- Hefting- Heavier and lighter
SCIENCE This term we are learning about:
The weather This week we are focusing on:
Making a weather journal HASS
Celebrations- Communicating stories WELL-BEING
Activities: Belly breathing
FUN STUFF Activities:
Creating a collage, nature cutting, making ANZAC biscuits, target practice, GO Noodle Music & Dance
KEY WORD SIGN
Click link to learn the signs of the week: Prep Week 1 Key Word Sign
Reading
Every Day Activities Guided Reading Sight words- Please revise achieved levels and current level
Ideas In Sand With Playdough Look, Cover, Write, Check Flash Cards ‘Eggy’ words app Chalk on concrete Memory Make the words using cut out letters
from magazines Home reading- Your child reads to you focusing on decoding. This week we are learning to use Spot the Dog and Lips the Fish.
Prep Week 1 Shared Reading
Prep Week 1 Guided Reading
Each week your child needs to read a minimum of 2 books focusing on the strategies of the week. Please see the images below on how to access age-appropriate books on Reading Eggs.
Stuck on a word? Try using your reading strategies.
Spot the Dog
Look at the pictures for clues
Lips the Fish
Get your lips ready to say the first sound
Read on, then say it again
Stretch the Snake
S-t-r-e-t-c-h the word out
Put the sounds together
Ideas Other types of books or apps that you can use to access books.
Homework reading books (or something similar)
Student reading strategies page Familiar books Read to me Books Apps: Epic, Vooks, Decodable Readers
Australia (Some have small costs) Phonics Letter Focus- Gg and Ll This week we are learning the name of the letter and sound it makes for G and L. G says a soft sound /j/ like in giant. G says a hard sound /g/ like in goose. L says /l/ like in little. Complete G and L worksheet
Prep Week 1 Phonics G
Prep Week 1 Phonics L
Gg song
Ll song
Ideas
Cut pictures out of a magazine that start with that sound.
Find objects around the house that start with that sound.
Paint/draw a picture of something. Make a craft item.
Brilliant Book Study
Text: Giraffes Can’t Dance
Alternate Story Book Reading – YouTube
Giraffes Can’t Dance Animated Movie
Week 1 Lesson 1 Prep Week 1 Reading Lesson 1 Book Intro
Prep Week 1 Reading Lesson 1 Story Book
Prep Week 1 Reading Lesson 1 Book Summary
Watch video and complete the cut and paste sequencing activity attached while verbally retelling the story.
Remember when you retell, use a clear, loud voice so that everyone can hear you. It is also good to use the vocabulary first, then, next, last as well as words that you have heard in the story! Week 1 Lesson 2 Re-watch book reading if needed Discuss the vocabulary used in the story by brainstorming words, describing what you can see in the two pictures provided. E.g. Discuss the different jungle animals in the picture, what words could be used to describe the way they are moving and their dancing styles? Week 1 Lesson 3 Prep Week 1 Reading Lesson 3 Writing Activity
Students are to look at the picture provided
and independently verbalise their own
sentence before having a go at writing it in their journal writing book.
Ways you can help-
o write the sentence on a piece of paper or above the line for your child to copy.
o write the sentence in yellow highlighter and students can trace over the words.
Week 1 Lesson 4
Prep Week 1 Reading Lesson 4 Optional Activity
Optional Grab a pencil and some paper and have a go at drawing a Giraffe by following the lesson 4 video!
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear sounds in words. Your child engages in one video per day. There are five lessons for the week.
Prep Week 1 Monday PA
Prep Week 1 Tuesday PA
Prep Week 1 Wednesday PA
Prep Week 1 Thursday PA
Prep Week 1 Friday PA
BRILLIANT BOOK STUDY LESSON 1- SEQUENCING ACTIVITY
BRILLIANT BOOK STUDY LESSON 2- PICTURES
BRILLIANT BOOK STUDY LESSON 3- WRITING ACTIVITY
Writing Every Day Activities
Handwriting Letter Focus: Gg and Ll
Explicitly teach how to form Gg and Ll Practise forming all letters of the alphabet
Letter Formation – Write On
SSP Handwriting Video
Ideas
Handwriting chart Paint Rainbow write with textas Chalk
Sentence Writing Focus: Recount writing Use the sentence starters to write at least one sentence a day recounting what you have done. Focus on using a capital letter at the start, finger spaces between words and a full stop at the end of the sentence. Use your choppers to sound out words and record the sounds you hear.
Prep Week 1 Modelled Daily Diary Writing
Sentence starters you could use: Today I… My favourite part… I liked it…. I had fun….
Ideas
Recount helper sheet Sight word flash cards Paddle pop stick for finger spaces Alphabet chart
Mathematics Every Day Activities
Number Number Focus: 10 Complete number 10 worksheet
Counting to 20
Counting back from 20
Counting to 100
Number 10- Sesame Street
Ideas- Counting Practise
Counting practice counting to 20 and backwards from 20
Counting practice counting to 100 Count backwards using the
microwave clock as a countdown Record yourself counting and listen
back to check if you are correct Writing numerals revising numbers
1 to 10. Ideas- Number 10 Focus
Make collections of 10 objects Draw collections of 10 Find pictures of 10 people/flowers
/objects from magazines and glue on sheet to make a group of 10
Mass Focus: Hefting Hefting means you use your hands to decide which item is heavier and lighter.
Prep Week 1 hefting
Ideas
Which is heavy/heavier/heaviest? Which is light/lighter/lightest? Find different household items and heft
them to find which is heavy and which is light.
Draw objects that are heavy. Draw objects that are light.
Science This week our focus is: Weather Weather Journal
Question What is weather?
I wonder ….. Is the weather the same at your house and mine?
Links Prep Week 1 Science
Supporting video link How's the Weather Song
Other suggested activities
App – MarcoPolo Weather
HASS Once a week
Celebrations Communicating stories Complete worksheet- Draw a picture of a past celebration.
Months of the year song
How do we know about the past? Photos, videos, gifts, objects. Box of resources to use as prompts (Balloon, party hat, candle, Christmas decoration, Santa hat, Easter egg, photos of celebrations, a gift from birthday). Sort into celebrations. Model how this reminds you of a past celebration. E.g. This gift (paw patrol doll) reminds me of my 5th birthday. I had a Paw Patrol cake and my nanny came over. We sung the birthday song. E.g. This photo reminds me of Christmas at my Aunty’s house. We had a BBQ for lunch and swam in the pool.
Wellbeing
Roll a Brain Break!
Physical: PE with Joe - YouTube Channel
Mindset/Mindfulness/Functioning: Feeding our Three Brains Video
Our Three Brains Presentation Video
Fun Stuff FUN STUFF Week 1
Create a
nature cutting
tray by filling
a tub with
leaves, twigs,
grass and
flowers or
forage from
your garden.
With scissors
cut them up to
work on your
fine motor
skills.
Collect a variety of
art loose parts,
scrap paper and
glue and make a
collage picture of
anything you like.
Start collecting
empty boxes for
box constructions.
Make ANZAC
biscuits. Google
the recipe or
use your
Grandma’s
recipe.
Use rolled up
balls of paper
to throw into
carefully
baskets. This
is a great way
to develop
hand eye co-
ordination.
Visit GoNoodle
Kids in YouTube.
Dance to
milkshake, banana
banana meatball,
popcko, dinosaur
stomp.
MUSIC Prep Music
Sing ‘Charlie Over the Ocean’
Composition sheet 1
Sing ‘Charlie over the ocean’.
Let’s change the words!
c) Complete the song below.
Use your own name instead of ‘Charlie’.
Fill in what you will catch.
Length: 4 phrases
Ph
ras
e 1
over the
ocean
Ph
ras
e 2
over the sea
Ph
ras
e 3
caught a
a) Brainstorm
Write down other things you could catch in the ocean?
Make sure they have two or three syllables to fit the rhythm.
b) Circle one item (above).
Clap it. Write in the box how many syllables it has.__________________
A phrase is a musical sentence.
Ph
ras
e 4
Can’t catch me!
Composition sheet 2
d) Arrange your new song.
Draw your dynamics (volume ) here
Write or draw your instruments here.
Ph
ras
e 1
Ph
ras
e 2
Ph
ras
e 3
Ph
ras
e 4
Don’t forget to sing your song through and try it out!
Will it be soft or loud?
Which instruments or sounds will you
choose?
Prep Dance
A school of fish moves together in exactly the same way at exactly the same time. Explore
what it looks and feels like to be part of a school of fish as we go on an underwater
adventure using drama and dance techniques
Ocean Song - Warm Up Dance
Underwater Dance
Underwater Shapes
Extra Videos
Literacy Videos Alphabet songs (A-M)
Alphabet songs (N-Z)
Alphablocks
Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel
Jack Hartman Kids Music Channel
offers multiple video options including Sight word songs, Number
Songs, Letter reviews and more!
Math Videos Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Shapes
Counting to 100
Numberjacks
Numberblocks
