15 Minute Fillers by Teacher Superstore

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Written by Mary Serenc and Wendy Harrap. Illustrated by Terry Allen. © Ready-Ed Publications - 2003. Published by Ready-Ed Publications (2003) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood W.A. 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au

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Contents Introduction

Teaching Ideas

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1 - Impromptu Talks 2 - It’s Mine 3 - Make a List 4 - Art Teacher 5 - World’s Hardest Spelling Test 6 - Number Fact Bingo 7 - Life is a Packet of Jellybeans 8 - One Minute Challenge 9 - Take Five 10 - Survivor! 11 - Quickfacts 12 - Computer.com Find-a-Word 13 - Super Hangman 14 - Brainteasers 15 - Maths - Ten Questions 16 - Quick Poet 17 - Ned Kelly Bookmark 18 - Captain Cook 19 - Beware 20 - Heads Down, Thumbs Up 21 - Missing Person 22 - Memory Challenge 23 - Dolphin Quiz 24 - Location, Location 25 - Antarctica 26 - Breakfast Cereal 27 - Family Photos 28 - Star Search 29 - Robofacts 30 - What Am I? 31 - Co-ordinate Drawing 32 - Jumbled Sports Crossword 33 - Whole Class Noughts and Crosses 34 - Boogie Woogie 35 - Anyone For Pizza? 36 - Upside Down 37 - Oddbodd Stories 38 - Idiom Art 39 - Design a New Softdrink Can 40 - What’s For Lunch? 41 - Break the Co-ordinate Code

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Contents Activity 42 - Pyramid Power Activity 43 - Crack the Code Activity 44 - Aussie Quiz

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1 - Pick-a-Topic 2 - Bingo 3 - Take Five 4 - Survivor! 5 - Mental Computation 6 - Multiplication 7 - Computer.com 8 - QuickPoet 1 9 - QuickPoet 2 10 - Ned Kelly Bookmark 11 - Captain Cook 12 - Beware! 13 - Dolphin Quiz 14 - Location, Location 15 - Antarctica 16 - A New Breakfast Cereal 17 - Family Photos 18 - Star Search 19 - Robofacts 20 - What Am I? 21 - Co-ordinate Crazy 1 22 - Co-ordinate Crazy 2 23 - Sports Crazy 24 - Anyone for Pizza? 25 - Upside Down 26 - A Foot Long Story 27 - A Handy Story 28 - Idiom Art 29 - Design a NEW Softdrink Can 30 - What’s For Lunch? 31 - Break the Co-ordinate Code 32 - Pyramid Power 33 - Crack the Code

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Introduction “15 Minute Fillers” is an invaluable multi-purpose resource book containing quick ideas for relief and general classroom teachers. The activities are suited to students of middle and upper primary levels, integrating high interest content across key learning areas such as English, Mathematics, Science, Society and Environment/HSIE, the Arts and Technology.

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Detailed teachers’ notes and ideas are included, many with accompanying worksheets. Little preparation is necessary to implement the activities.

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The book can be used in many ways: • As a ready resource of activities for relief teachers; • As fast finisher or learning centre activities; • As rainy day or spare time activities for the classroom teacher; • As quick, fun, get-to-know you activities for the beginning of the year; • As a change of pace in a busy day.

The book is not written to be used in any particular order, but rather as a “lucky dip” of ideas, sure to keep the entire class busy and on task in an enjoyable way. They will want to play some of the games again and again.

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Teaching Ideas

1. Impromptu TTalks alks Materials •

Worksheet 1 (Page 22): “Pick-a-Topic” (Cut into pieces and place in container.)

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Group children into pairs. Pull out a topic and announce it to the class. One child in each pair must talk about the topic for two minutes or until the teacher gives a signal. Then another topic is chosen and so on. This can be a noisy activity but a great way to get all children talking and interacting. Ask for volunteers to speak in front of the whole class. Give them time to jot down a few notes first. You may wish to give points or incentives for: ⇒ number of facts introduced on the topic; ⇒ expression; ⇒ eye contact; ⇒ speaking clearly; ⇒ pace and volume of voice; ⇒ standing tall.

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Students can be asked to write about the topic instead.

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This is a great way to introduce note-taking and paragraphing: Give children a few minutes to think, talk about and jot a few notes about the topic. They then share their notes with a partner or small group, before organising their notes in some sort of logical order. E.g. If the topic was about soccer, students could organise their ideas into subheadings such as equipment, how to play, skills, famous players and teams. Set a time limit and insist on silence while the children are writing. Ask volunteers to read their writing or collect and keep as a writing sample.

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Small box or container

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Choose four children to secretly take out a small item from their bags or desks and place into the box, e.g. coin, keyring, eraser and so on. The teacher pulls out one of the items and shows it to the class. 6

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The four children stand at the front of the room and in turn, try to convince the class that the item in question belongs to him/her. Do the same for each of the four items. The class must then decide to whom each item belongs.

3. Make a List

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Paper and pencil

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Some examples include: Australian animals Breeds of dogs Types of pizza Words in other languages Compound words Six letter words Homonyms Movies Things that come in pairs Sea creatures Things in the night sky Makes of cars Names of songs or popgroups/singers Sports

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This activity can be done individually, with a partner or in a small group. Children are given the challenge of listing as many things as they can think of in a specific category. This activity is a useful vocabulary building exercise, especially at the beginning of a new unit of work or theme, and can be carried across as a homework task.

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Variety of pictures, e.g. postcards, calendar/diary pictures, magazine pictures and cartoon drawings, Drawing paper and pencils. 7

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Group children into pairs. One child takes a picture and takes care not to show it to the other. (Perhaps sit back to back or with a folder in between.) She/he then describes the picture slowly and in detail so that the partner can draw/copy it simply by listening and following instructions. Compare the finished drawing with the original picture. This is an engaging activity with some hilarious results. It really makes children think about the language they use and how clearly they are coming across.

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Tell the children you are going to give them a spelling test with just one word, however this word is one of the hardest words in the world. Select and write one of the following words on the board. • •

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antepenultimate (14 letters) - last but two;

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Muttaburrasaurus (16 letters) - a dinosaur species found in Australia;

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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters) - a lung disease;

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definition. Ask the children to say it out loud and then give them five minutes or so to learn it. Erase the word and then ask students to write it. You will be amazed at the ability of some children to memorise words of extraordinary lengths.

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6. Number F act Bingo Fact Materials • •

Paper and pencil Worksheet 2 (Page 23): “BINGO” (optional)

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Draw lines as for Noughts and Crosses or use the worksheet provided. Ask children to write in any nine numbers from 1 to 50. Call out a variety of number facts, e.g. 5 + 8, 1/2 of 50, 7 x 3, 15 ÷ 5, double 20, 36 - 8. If children have the correct answer marked on their Bingo card, they cross it. First to cross all nine numbers calls out BINGO!

7. Life is a P acket of Jellybeans Packet

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A large packet of jellybeans (or similar), a die, paper and pencil.

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1. Write the word jellybean ten times. 2. Draw a jellybean monster.

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3. All the boys can eat a jellybean.

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Discuss the probability of numbers being thrown and the chance of girls getting a jellybean compared to boys. Throw the die and let the game of chance begin. Students follow the instruction depending on the number that is rolled.

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Discuss and tally the favourite jellybean flavours of the class. Construct a bar graph to show the results. Pose the questions: “Which colour is most popular/ least popular/equally popular?” 9

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Tally the actual number of different coloured jellybeans in the bag and discuss the likelihood of pulling out a particular colour. Ask questions such as “Will I be more likely to pull out a red jellybean than a white one?” “Which colour has the greatest/least chance of being pulled out?” Test students’ predictions.

8. One Minute Challenge

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1 minute egg timer/clock, paper and pencil.

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Choose any of the following (vary difficulty to suit year level):

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Write all the six times tables facts with answers; Write all the odd/even numbers between 500 and 550; Write in words all the numbers from 395 and 400; Counting in tens, write all the numbers from 1000 to 1200; Draw coins to show as many different ways as you can to make up $5.

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Worksheet 3 (Page 24): “Take Five”; pencils, coloured pencils, scissors, glue.

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Children list their five favourite animals, sports, movies, foods and friends on each square as shown on the cube template. Cut, fold and paste to make a colourful and interesting cube to share and compare.

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10. Sur vivor! Survivor!

Tell children they have been shipwrecked on Hope Island. A map has been found showing directions to a secret stash of food and water. Children must locate the coordinates listed, write the place names, and draw the track they need to follow to survive.

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Worksheets 4 & 5 (Pages 26 & 27): “Mental Computation” & “Multiplication”

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Worksheet 6 (Page 28): “Computer.com”

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Read and discuss the meaning of each word at the right of the puzzle. Students locate and circle the words in the puzzle. Students unjumble the words below and match to pictures.

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Instead of playing hangman in the traditional way with one word, why not try a short phrase, sentence or idiom? Put in all the letters for the sentence when a child guesses it, i.e. all the a’s or e’s. Idioms: Quick Proverbs: Piece of cake. The early bird catches the worm. Keep your shirt on. Look before you leap. Good as gold. Practice makes perfect. Butterflies in your stomach. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Ants in your pants. Better safe than sorry. By the skin of your teeth. Word Pairs: As sick as a dog. Pins and needles Raining cats and dogs. Fish and chips Once in a blue moon. Black and white White as a ghost. Sick and tired Full of beans. Sugar and spice

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14. Brainteasers Activity

Here are some well known brainteasers that always prove to be a popular acitivity. Read the scenarios below. Students try to guess the answer.

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There’s a dead frog in the middle of a lilypad. To which side would he jump to get off - left or right? (Neither, the frog is dead.)

You are a pilot. In Brisbane 48 people board the plane. It travels to Sydney where another 24 people board. It continues to Melbourne where 33 people disembark. What colour are the pilot’s eyes? (Whatever colour your eyes are you are the pilot.)

A plane crashes into the left side of a mountain. There is a small town on the right and a lake at the foot of the mountain. Where will the survivors be buried? (Survivors are not buried.)

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A man was found dead on an island. How did he die? You may only ask me questions where I can answer yes or no. (Answer - it was a traffic island and he’d been hit by a car.)

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© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons Everyday a woman who lives on the tenth floor of a building takes the lift down •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• to the ground floor and every evening she takes the lift only to the sixth floor and she walks the rest of the way up. Why does she walk the final four floors? (She is only short and cannot reach the10th floor button.)

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An electric train is travelling north-south. The wind is blowing from the north. In which direction will the smoke be trailing? (There is no smoke - the train is electric.)

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Then children answer the ten questions below:

TEN QUESTIONS

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Write one more and one less. Write each number in words. Write the numbers from smallest to largest (ascending order). What is the value of ____ in each number? Which numbers are odd? Which numbers are even? Add 10 to each number. Subtract ten from each number. Double each number. What is the total of all 8 numbers?

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Worksheets 8 or 9 (Pages 29 or 30): “Quick Poet 1” & “Quick Poet 2”

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may have attempted or read in the past, for example, acrostic, rhyming, haiku, bush poems and so on. Choose one of the structured poems on the sheet to complete as a whole class on the blackboard. Children then complete their own poem which can be shared with other classmates and displayed.

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18. Captain Cook Materials •

Worksheet 11 (Page 32): “Captain Cook”

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Worksheet 12 (Page 33): “Beware” - 25 piece jigsaw.

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Follow instructions on the sheet to complete the puzzle.

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Discuss the life and times of Captain Cook. Read the funny rhyme. Children enlarge the drawing by copying carefully square by square.

20. Heads Down, Thumbs Up © Re adyEdPu bl i cat i ons Activity •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• Children love this old favourite.

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Choose four children to stand at the front of the class. Everyone else is seated with their heads resting on their folded arms on the desk, eyes closed and thumbs up. The four at the front creep around the room and each tap a thumb. The four return to the front and those whose thumbs were tapped try to guess who it was that picked them. If they get it right, they swap with the person at the front. If wrong, the front person gets another turn.

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is told to sneak outside the room and hide. The remainder of the class swap seats. The child at the front turns around and then tries to guess who is missing. They have three chances or a time limit of three minutes.

Teaching Ideas

22. Memor y Challenge Memory Materials

• 15-20 small items, e.g. odds and ends such as a peg, candle, brooch, shell, small toy, figurine, beads, key, bottle, photo, ticket, school supplies, etc. • Cloth

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Display the items on a table or tray for one minute and then cover with the cloth. Ask children to recall and list as many items as possible.

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Discuss memory strategies, e.g. visualising the items in a row, visualising a strange creature holding the different items, or making up a story involving yourself using each of the items. As a follow-up creative writing task, ask children to write a story about one or more of the objects displayed. Include the object’s possible history, importance, special qualities and so on. Encourage students to make their story sound very convincing. For example:

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Worksheet 13 (Page 34): “Dolphin Quiz”

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Read and discuss difficult words. Children complete the quiz.

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Worksheet 14 (Page 35): “Location, Location” Atlases

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Discuss and find various physical features of Australia in an atlas. Children complete the word puzzle using an atlas as a reference. The words are spelt backwards, forwards, vertically, horizontally and diagonally. 15

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25. Antarctica Materials •

Worksheet 15 (Page 36): “Antarctica”

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Worksheet 16 (Page 37): “A New Breakfast Cereal”

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Children cut out and fold the origami square as instructed on the page. Play with a partner to discover facts about Antarctica.

Discuss and list favourite breakfast cereals. Children follow instructions on the worksheet to create their own breakfast cereal.

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Children choose and copy faces for the family album. Give the family names and ages. Cut out and display.

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29. R obofacts / 30. What Am I? Robofacts Materials •

Worksheet 19 (Page 40): “Robofacts”

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Worksheet 21 or 22 (Pages 42 or 43): “Co-ordinate Crazy 1 and 2”

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Children mark co-ordinates on the grid, joining as they go along, to reveal a picture.

32. Jumbled Sports Crossword

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Worksheet 23 (Page 44): “Sports Crazy”

Children unjumble the sports words and then place them in the crossword using the letter clues as a guide.

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34. Boogie W oogie Woogie Activity

One child is asked to leave the room. The remainder of the class make up a sentence around a chosen adjective, e.g. Intelligent - “Dolphins are one of the world’s most intelligent creatures.”

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Write the sentence on the board replacing the adjective with boogie-woogie, e.g. “Dolphins are one of the world’s most boogie-woogie creatures.”

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The child comes back into the room and tries to guess what the adjective is. Alternatively, you may decide to build a sentence around a chosen noun or verb.

You may wish to use other words as the replacement such as: gobbledygook, yadda yadda yadda, bread and butter, ping-pong, okey-dokey and so on.

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35. Anyone For Pizza?

Worksheet 24 (Page 45): “Anyone For Pizza?”

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Discuss and list favourite pizza toppings. Children unjumble the letters to discover the pizza toppings and to find the mystery Italian food (macaroni). Other ideas include using the names of Italian pastas to make up an Italian song or advertisement: spaghetti, macaroni, fettuccini, tagliatelle, cannelloni, ravioli, lasagne, minestrone. Children can also design and name their own pizza topping.

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This is a fun creative drawing exercise. Children can experiment with different facial features. Share and explore.

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Worksheets 26 & 27 (Pages 47 & 48): “A Foot Long Story” & “A Handy Story”

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Worksheet 28 (Page 49): “Idiom Art”

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This is a quick creative writing exercise with some humorous results. Children choose one of the titles or sentence starters to begin. Give children a time limit and let them go.

Discuss meanings behind the idioms on the page and how they can be used. Ask children to draw the literal meaning instead.

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Worksheet 29 (Page 50): “Design a New Softdrink Can”

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Discuss and list favourite softdrinks. Children design their own can label, ensuring they have included all the features listed on the page.

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Children fill the speech bubbles and colour the sheet.

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41. Break the Co-ordinate Code Materials •

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Worksheet 31 (Page 52): “Break the Co-ordinate Code”

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42. Pyramid P ower Power

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Worksheet 32 (Page 53): “Pyramid Power”

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Children use the co-ordinates to break the code and answer the riddles.

Discuss and list facts about the pyramids in ancient Egypt. Read the “Did You Know?” facts on the sheet. Children cut and paste to make their own pyramid.

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Worksheet 33 (Page 54): “Crack the Code”

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Children use the Morse Code to discover the names of some famous Aussie inventions.

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44. Aussie Quiz Activity: Teachers can choose from the questions below to make up an Aussie quiz. 1. What is the highest mountain in Australia? Mt Kosciuszko.

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2. What was the name of Captain Cook’s ship? The Endeavour.

4. What does ANZAC stand for? Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. 5. Who was the prime minister of Australia at the beginning of the 21st century? John Howard.

13. Which bushranger was famous for wearing a suit of homemade armour? Ned Kelly. 14. Who was Australia’s first Prime Minister? Edmund Barton.

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3. What is an Akubra? An Australian bushman’s hat made of rabbit fur.

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12. What are the names of Australia’s two territories? Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

15. Who lit the flame at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney? Cathy Freeman. 16. The Hills Hoist is found in many Australian backyards. What is it? A rotary clothes line.

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and flew an aircraft called The Southern Cross? Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (“Smithy”).

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6. Who is regarded as Australia’s greatest cricketer? Sir Don Bradman.

18. Which Australian bird is the largest member of the Kingfisher family? The kookaburra. 19. What is Australia’s flower emblem? The Golden Wattle.

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10. What is the name of the mountain range that spreads across the east coast of Australia from Cairns to Victoria? The Great Dividing Range. 11. What landform, located in central Australia, is known as the largest monolith in the world? Uluru or Ayers Rock.

20. Which famous Australian film did Paul Hogan star in? Crocodile Dundee. 21. Which Australian movie featured the Parkes Radio Telescope? The Dish. 22. Bass and Flinders explored and mapped the coast of Australia in a tiny boat. What was it called? The Tom Thumb.

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Bingo

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Take Five r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Complete the five sections, then cut, fold and paste to make a cube.

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Survivor!

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Mental Computation r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Answer the facts, then colour by number: 25 = yellow 60 = blue 90 = orange 42 = green 15 = red 45 = purple

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Multiplication r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Answer the multiplication facts, then shade in an interesting pattern.

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Computer.com

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Find and circle the words below.

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Unjumble the words and match labels to pictures.

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Quick Poet 1

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Complete the poems below.

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Quick Poet 2 r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Complete the poems below.

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Ned Kelly Bookmark

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A and B. 2. Fold and paste A to make an envelope. 3. Insert B into A. 1. Fold and cut out

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Captain Cook

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Captain Cook, chased a chook, all around Australia. Lost his pants in the middle of France, And found them in Tasmania. Anon

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Beware! r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Re-assemble the jigsaw puzzle in the bottom shape, by cutting and re-arranging the pieces.

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Use this picture to help you paste on the pieces.

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Dolphin Quiz

What do you know about dolphins? Answer the quiz below by fitting in words from the dolphin above.

1. Dolphins breathe air through a single __________________ at the top of their head which closes when they are __________________ .

2. A layer of fat under the skin, called __________________, keeps the dolphin warm.

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3. A dolphin’s powerful __________________ moves up and down and allows the dolphin to drive forward at high speeds and jump in the water.

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4. Dolphins are warm-blooded __________________ which give birth to live young and feed their babies __________________ .

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7. Dolphins are sociable creatures who seem to enjoy contact with _________________ and have even helped save __________________ . 8. Dolphins user a sonar system called __________________, emitting a series of __________________ and then listening to the echo that bounces off objects, to help it locate __________________ and to find its way along the seabed. 34

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Location, Location

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Find 23 places which are located in and around Australia. Write them below, and colour them above. The remaining letters spell the most populated state in Australia.

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Antarctica Instructions Fold along dashed line to the back.

Turn over and fold along small dashes to the middle.

Fold in half and fold again.

Open once and place fingers under tabs, meeting the stars at the middle.

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A New Breakfast Cereal r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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You have been asked to design the box for a new cereal. Include the name, the weight, the company’s name/logo, ingredients, a catch phrase or jingle, serving suggestions and visual images.

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Family Photos r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Choose from the different faces below and complete the family photo album. Cut inside the edge of the circle.

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Star Search Shade in all answers that equal 35 to find a constellation in our night sky. 48 r o e t s Bo - 19 r e p 64 ÷ 2 o u k = S 7 x5

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Robofacts r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Complete the number fact grids below.

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What Am I? r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S

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Shade in numbers whose digits add up to 20. E.g. 596 is 5 + 9 + 6 = 20

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Co-ordinate Crazy 1 Mark the co-ordinates on the grid, joining the lines as you go along. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s a __________ ___________.

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A6 → F6 → E4 → G5 → F3 → G4 → G3 → I6 → J6 → K4 → M5 → O5 → N4 → P4 → O6 → S6 → R7 → R8 → O11 → N11 → K14 → F14 → E13 → C14 → C13 → D12 → A12 → B11 → C10 → A6.

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Co-ordinate Crazy 2 Mark the co-ordinates on the grid, joining the lines as you go along. As cute as a _______________.

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G6 → G3 → I2 → I3 → M6 → N5 → P7 → M8 → L9 → N13 → N15 → L17 → J17 → I18 → E18 → E16 → F16 → G15 → G13 → E11 → E10 → G11 → H10 → G9 → F7 → G6.

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Sports Crazy

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Unjumble the sports words below and then place them in the crossword using the letter clues.

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Unjumble the letters in the pizza slices below to find different pizza toppings. Cut out the slices and glue in order to find another favourite Italian food in the centre of the pizza.

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1. ________________________2. _______________________ 3.________________________4. _______________________ 5. ________________________6. _______________________ 7. ________________________8. _______________________ 45

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Turn this page upside down and you’ll see different faces. Try drawing your own.

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A Handy Story

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Idioms are expressions peculiar to a particular language. They have a hidden meaning. Illustrate the idioms below using their literal meaning. One has been done for you.

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Complete this can. Include features such as name, weight, logo, visual images and a catchphrase or jingle.

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Complete the conversation by filling in the speech bubbles. Create a pattern using the shapes and colour.

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Use the co-ordinates to answer the riddles.

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Read the Did You Know? Colour your pyramid. Cut out along dotted lines. Fold on black lines. Glue to make your pyramid.

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Crack the Morse Code below to find the famous Aussie inventions.

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Write a coded message to your friends.

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Worksheet 4 (page 25) - Survivor! A7 - Shipwreck Reef; C8 - Shark Bay; F6 - Crocodile Creek, D4 Sleepy Lake; C3 - Enchanted Forest; E3 - Dallywoi Bay; H3 - Red Cliffs; I5 - Python Rocks; J7 - Misty Mountains; I9 - Coconut Palms; H10 - Surf Beach.

Worksheet 19 (page 40) - Robofacts

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Worksheet 7 (page 28) - Computer.com

Worksheet 13 (page 34) - Dolphin Quiz 1. Blowhole, underwater; 2. Blubber; 3. Tail fin; 4. Mammals, milk; 5. River; 6. Intelligent, trained; 7. People, lives; 8. Echolocation, clicks, food.

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Worksheet 14 (page 35) - Location, Location States; Queensland, Victoria, ACT. Towns/Cities; Darwin, Sydney. Mountains; Kosciuszko, Bartle Frere, Ossa. Rivers; Roper, Swan, Murrumbidgee. Deserts/Plains; Simpson, Gibson, Sturt. Lakes; Eyre, Argyle. Seas; Timor, Coral, Tasman. Islands; Kangaroo, Fraser, King. Letters Remaining spell NEW SOUTH WALES.

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Worksheet 23 (page 44) - Sports Crazy

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Unjumbled words: keyboard, mouse, printer, monitor, tower.

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Worksheet 31 (page 52) - Break the Co-ordinate Code You crack me up; Beat it. Worksheet 33 (page 54) - Crack the Code 1) The Black Box 2) Hills Hoist 3) Victa Mower

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