Category: Integrated Studies

Wednesday 27th October – Integrated Studies

Minibeast Wildlife Incursion

This term in integrated studies we have been learning all about mini beasts.

This week, the year 1 teachers thought it would be awesome to meet some real mini beasts!

Today’s Minibeast Wildlife visit will replace your usual class meetings.

Please check the timetable below to find your class time.

The session will be held on Zoom not Webex.

TimeClass
9:00am – 9:30am1N (Miss Nolan)
Zoom Link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85769163340?pwd=aFJ2TFc3NkdnTUFlc0l0anBIbkNxQT09
10:00am – 10:30am1BL (Miss Katie, Mrs. Lorigan)
Zoom Link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87854700793?pwd=TFBLUFV2Z2ZWaVM2dkhaVHdXdUdwZz09
11:00am – 11:30am1L (Mr. Lee)
Zoom Link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88630872346?pwd=ZVEzZ1dQZk1MalNsaExlTDJ1Rmkzdz09
12:00pm – 12:30pm1HG (Mrs. Hollings, Miss Green)
Zoom Link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85638322920?pwd=Wlp0aHJ6dmdEa0hUSzJPS0hlVnpCQT09

Wednesday 20th October – Integrated Studies

Mini Beasts – Life Cycles

I am learning that different mini beasts have different stages of life.

I know I can do it when I research the life cycle of my favourite mini beast.

Last term we learned about the life cycle of plants. Plants are not the only living things that follow a clear life cycle. Mini beasts follow a life cycle as well!

Watch the video below to learn all about the life cycle of a frog.

Independent Task

Your task today is to choose a mini beast and research their life cycle! You will need to learn about the different stages of your mini beast’s life and then present their life cycle in a poster.

Make sure to include the following on your poster:

  • The name of the mini beast that you are researching.
  • A picture or drawing to show each stage of your mini beast’s life cycle
  • A sentence or two at the bottom that mentions the different stages of your mini beast’s life cycle.
  • Lots of colour.

Your poster might look something like this:

You could include some sentences at the bottom such as:

Adult frogs lay eggs.

The eggs hatch and out swim the tadpoles.

Tadpoles grow legs and turn into froglets.

Froglets lose their tails and become adult frogs.

Some mini beasts that you could research might be:

  • Bees
  • Butterflies
  • Beetles
  • Ants
  • Dragonflies
  • Cicadas
  • Praying Mantises
  • Stick insects
  • Moths
  • Or any others that you can think of!

Wednesday 13th October – Integrated Studies

Mini Beasts – Searching For Mini Beasts

I am learning to observe and identify mini beasts in their natural environment.

I know I can do it when I have found and observed mini beasts in their natural habitat.

Last week you learnt the difference between living things and non-living things. This week, you are going to search for some living things and observe them in their natural habitats.

What is a habitat?

A habitat is the environment that an animal or mini beast lives in. It will need to have all of the things that the mini beast needs to survive such as water, food, shelter and space. To learn more about habitats, watch the video below. ↓↓↓

Independent Task

Today you will need to go searching for some mini beasts in your garden or in a park near your house (you might like to take a magnifying glass with you to spot some little critters). To record the mini beasts that you see, you will need to create a tally. You will use this in your maths session tomorrow.

Watch the video below to learn about using tally marks to record information.

Use a table like the one below to record how many mini beasts that you spot in your yard. See if you can find at least one of each mini beast.

Bees ButterfliesSnailsSpidersOther Mini Beasts

Challenge

Choose one of the mini beasts that you found and draw a detailed picture of them in their habitat. Label the different things in their habitat that they need to survive (include their food, water, shelter and space).

Please note: This task will need to be submitted on or before Thursday 14th October 3:30pm.

Please see the following rubric as a marking guide.

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Wednesday 6th October – Integrated Studies

Mini Beasts – Living and Non-Living

I am learning to identify the difference between living and non-living things.

I know I can do it when I have sorted things into living and non-living.

Over the next few weeks, we will be learning about all the different mini beasts that you can find in your garden or in the parks near your home!

Before we learn about mini beasts we need to be able to tell the difference between things that are living and things that are not living.

Everything in the world can be sorted into living and non-living things. Read the table below to see how we sort things into living and non-living.

To learn more about the differences between living and non-living things, watch the video below. ↓↓↓

Independent Task

After watching the video above, it is time to test your knowledge!

Download the file below to sort the objects into either living or non-living things.

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Once you have sorted the objects above into their categories, your next task is to head into your garden and identify three living things and three non-living things. Use the file below to guide you.

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Friday 17th September – Fantastic Friday

Disco Day!

Activity 1 – Disco!

Bring your mum, dad, pets, brothers and sisters to the Prep/Grade 1/Grade 2 disco at 9:15-10:15am today.

Disco Zoom details:

The Digital Disco will be hosted on the Zoom platform (NOT Webex). 
Here is the digital disco access link that will provide direct access to the digital disco at the scheduled time of 9:15am. 

Access Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83736847236
Webinar ID:837 3684 7236

Activity 2 – Class Morning Tea!

Set up a morning tea for you to have with your class at 10:45am in your usual Webex room.

You may want to have some of the food you made yesterday for the disco. Bring your disco decoration, that you made, to share with the class.

Activity 3 – Enjoy Your Holidays!

Today is the last day of Term 3… Have a wonderful break!

Monday 13th September – Thursday 16th September – Integrated Studies

Life Cycle of a Plant

I am learning to understand the stages of a plant’s life cycle.

I know I can do it when I can identify the stages of a plant’s life cycle.

During our unit on plants, you have learned about the different parts of a plant and what plants need to survive. You have also had a go at a few experiments during our visit from Mad About Science.

This week, we are going to learn about the life cycle of plants!

Just like animals, plants follow a life cycle. To learn more about the life cycle of a plant, watch the video below. ↓↓↓

Independent Task

Today, your task is to watch the video above that describes a plant’s life cycle and then identify the different stages of a plant’s life cycle.

You can print out the document below to cut and paste the stages in order OR you can draw and label your own plant life cycle diagram on some paper.

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Friday 10th September – Fantastic Friday

It’s another Fantastic Friday! Last week you started your activity grid. This week your task is to have a go at some of the activities that you didn’t try last week.

If you need it again, download the grid below ↓↓↓

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Don’t forget to complete all of your specialist activities this week as well!

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Monday 6th September – Thursday 9th September – Integrated Studies

What Do Plants Need To Grow?

I am learning to understand the different things that plants need to be able to grow and live.

I know I can do it when I know that plants need sunlight, soil/nutrients, water, air/oxygen and space to be able to grow.

Last week we looked at the different parts of a plant. This week, we are going to learn about the different things that most plants need to be able to grow and survive.

Listen to this fun song to learn more about what plants need to live.

Most plants need 5 things to be able to grow. These 5 things are:

Water – Like humans, plants need water to be able to survive.

Air – Plants also need air to be able to breathe and survive.

Soil – Plants collect nutrients from the soil through their roots. This is like their food.

Sunlight – Most plants need sunlight to be able to develop and grow.

Space – Plants need room around them so that they can spread their branches and roots.

Watch the video below to learn more. ↓↓↓

Independent Task

Now that you know what plants need to survive, your task this week is to search for some healthy and unhealthy plants in a park, your backyard, or your neighbourhood.

You will need to try to identify why those plants are healthy or unhealthy.

If the plant is unhealthy, what is it missing? Does it have enough sunlight? Is it living in healthy soil? Is it being watered often? Is there enough space for it to grow? Is it getting enough air?

Download the task below and print it out or work through the questions in your book or on a piece of paper.

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Friday 3rd September – Fantastic Friday

It’s Fantastic Friday again! For the next two weeks, you will have an activity grid to choose your own tasks!

You will have two Fridays to do these so try not to do them all at once!

Download the grid below ↓↓↓

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Don’t forget your Specialist activities too!

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Monday 30th August – Thursday 2nd September – Integrated Studies

The Different Parts of a Plant.

I am learning to identify and label the different parts of a plant.

I know I can do it when I can label a diagram showing the different parts of a plant.

This week in Integrated Studies, we are going to learn more about plants! Plants come in all shapes and sizes but many of them have things in common.

Watch this video to learn more about plants. ↓↓↓

Independent Task

Now that you know more about the different parts of a plant, your task this week is to draw or label a diagram (picture) of a plant showing all of those different parts.

You can use the diagram below or you can draw your own. Make sure to add colour and make sure your picture includes all of the important parts of a plant.

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