Levels of Government
What? We are learning about the levels of government in Australia. Why? This will help us understand how our democracy system works. How? I will be able to record key information as I watch the videos...
View ArticleVote for the #OWL Party
Congratulations to all of 6S for contributing to a very persuasive campaign speech. Well done Jorja on fantastic presentation of the speech! (sorry that the filming wasn’t top rate!)
View ArticleHistory of Voting
What? We are learning about the history of voting in Australia. Why? This will help us understand how our democracy system works. How? I will be able to record key information as I watch the BTN...
View ArticleSpinner Experiment
What: We are learning to predict possible outcomes in an experiment. Why: This will help us to improve our ability to make predictions. How: I’ll be able to conduct a chance experiment using a spinner....
View ArticleRiddle me this…..
Riddle 1: What asks but never answers? Riddle 2: Forward I am heavy but backward I am not. What am I?
View ArticleHow are preferential votes counted?
What? Learning about how preferential votes are counted. Why? This will help us understand how to calculate the votes for our own year 6 election. How? I will be able to post a quality comment stating...
View ArticleWhat is an electorate?
What? We are learning about what an electorate is. Why? This will help us understand how our democracy system works. How? I will be able to record key information as I watch the video and then answer...
View ArticleWord riddles
I’ve always loved these type of word riddles hope you enjoy them too Here is an example of how they work: 1. Last Dance 2. For Crying Out Loud 3. Inground Pool 4. No TV for a Week 5. High Frequency 6....
View ArticleRefugee Week
Refugee Kids: 31/5/2011 BTN Episode Choose one or more of the following activities to complete: 1. Which countries around the world resettle refugees and people in humanitarian need each year? What...
View ArticleJust one cut
What? We are learning to fold the paper to create different shapes using only one cut. Why? This will develop our trial and error problem solving strategy. How? I’ll be able to use my best effort and...
View ArticleCan you make your name?
What? We are learning to fold the paper to create letters of our names using only one straight cut. Why? This will develop our trial and error problem solving strategies. How? I’ll be able to use my...
View ArticleEnjoy your holidays :-)
If you’re up for a challenge, see how many of these you can solve, good luck * I will post the answers after the 11th of July. Enjoy Click here for the answers.
View ArticleLayers of the Earth
This week we have been learning about the layers of the Earth. Today we created some models of the earth using play dough we made on Tuesday. We watched the following video before creating our models...
View ArticleBryony’s Triangle Problem
Today we used origami to solve a fraction problem. We watched the following video. Students worked together to come up with strategies to solve the triangle problem. The effort in the classroom was...
View ArticleRiddle me this….
Riddle 1: What is as light as a feather, but not even the world’s strongest man could hold it for more than a minute? Riddle 2: A girl was ten on her last birthday, and will be twelve on her next...
View ArticleFigurative Language
We are learning about figurative language. Today we watched some YouTube clips about metaphors, similes and personification. We also listened to a catchy song about similes and metaphors. Here they...
View ArticleReading an informative text
Today you will use the knowledge you have gained about Information Report text features and structure to help you read and answer questions in a text titled ‘Fashion Rules’. (Source:...
View ArticlePuzzle time…
Can you solve these rebus puzzles? If you’ve never seen rebus puzzle before click here to see an older post with examples and their answers. Puzzle 1.What two words does this say ? esgg sgeg gegs gsge...
View ArticleConverting fractions to decimals
Are you up for a challenge? You will need headphones if completing this in class. Click here to take on the fractions to decimals mission. Post a comment below giving a review of the game. How would...
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