Tuesday 14/09/21 – Day 2 Survivor Challenge

Welcome to day 2 of survivor. Good morning and congratulations. You all aced it through day 1 of the survivor challenge!

Nicole and Zoe are your hosts for day 2. Yesterday you formed your tribe and chose your mascot, and today you need to build your shelter!  Nicole, 3/4 A. I know there are other tribes watching so I will let  you know where this shelter is later!

First… Watch the video below to learn about today’s Survivor Challenge:

Next… listen to the audio or read below to get ready for your tasks today:

Now that Zoe has set the scene for you from her secret survivor shelter, it is time to get to work.Before you start, spend 5-10 minutes getting survivor fit with these practise challenges!

To be able to survive in extreme conditions you will need skills such as strength, balance, endurance, strong willpower, and communication skills. Try out one or two of these practise challenges and see how you go:

  • Stand on one leg: Set a timer or stop watch and see how long you can stand still on one leg. Have 3 attempts to find your longest time.
  • Staring competition: Choose a partner at home, or use a mirror – how long can you go without blinking?
  • Survival calls: If you lose your team mates in the jungle, how will you find each other? Come up with a special call that your team mates can recognise to find you! Can you include some animal noises?
  • Superhero pose: Choose your own superhero pose. Stay strong and bold and still! How long can you stay in this position without moving a muscle.

To make sure you are able to build the best possible shelter, you will need to complete learning tasks in:

Then… it is time to complete your survivor challenge and create your shelter. Remember to check with the grown-ups in your home before pulling apart the couch cushion or creating any other kind of mess. Look at the examples and details below:

Don’t forget about Mindfulness – a strong, sharp mind is essential to surviving!

Survivors… BEGIN!

Tuesday 14/09/21 – Reading

Learning Goal: I can compare different types of shelters.

First, press play to read along and listen to the text about the floating shelters in Peru.

Next, think about your home. What materials is it made out of? What shelter does it give you? What are the rooms like?

Then, draw a venn diagram. Make a list of the features your home has, the features the floating homes have, and similarities they both have.

Finally, re-read and edit your work

Don’t forget to do 20 minutes of independent reading.

Remember to upload your work to OneNote

Tuesday 14/09/21 – Writing

Learning Goal: I can write a procedural text.

In reading today you learned how the Uros people of Peru build floating homes using mud and reeds.

You are going to write a procedural text of how you would create a shelter! Think about the examples you saw this morning in the video about the creative challenge, as well as what materials you have at home that you could use.

First, make a list of what materials you will use (blankets, cushions, chairs, cardboard boxes).

Next, describe the method you will use to build your shelter (e.g. Step 1, position the chairs near the couch. Step 2, lay the sheet over the chairs and couch..)

You can use this template as a guide, or download it to print and fill it out:

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Then, draw a picture of your shelter and colour it in. You might also like to label the features of your shelter.

Finally, re-read and edit your work.

Challenge: If you want to keep writing today, here is an idea. Write a short narrative, or fictional diary entry, written about someone who is lost on a desert island, and who has to build their own shelter to survive!

Tuesday 14/09/21 – Maths

Learning Goal: I can name angles.

For a shelter to be made it needs to be at the correct angle. Today in maths we are going to think about what angles are in these shelters.

First, look at the different angles here.

Year 7 Types Of Angles - Lessons - Blendspace

In the example below, you can see the angles that have been found in this shelter.

Next, Your task will be to look at some pictures of shelters and write down the types of angles you see.

Here is an example:

Then, choose at least 2 of the shelters below. For each one, count and record the number of each angle that you can find. You can see the pictures below, or download the pdf here: shelters – find the angles

Challenge: write down the angles that are on the shelter you designed in writing.

Tuesday 14/09/21 – Mindfulness

After all that hard work building a shelter, you deserve a rest, and to enjoy the quiet sounds of nature while relaxing inside your shelter.

Learning Goal: I can practice mindful listening.

First, lie down and get comfortable.

Next, play the video to listen to some Nature Sounds

Then, close your eyes, and put all your attention on listening to the different sounds outside in nature.

Finally, notice how you feel.

Monday 13/09/21 – Welcome to the year 3/4 2021 ULTIMATE SURVIVOR CHALLENGE!

Monday Survivor Welcome and Challenge 1

Good morning and welcome year 3/4’s!

Welcome to week 10, term 3 and the chance for your class to become the MPPS Year 3/4 2021 ULTIMATE SURVIVOR! 

Here, you will have the opportunity to complete daily survivor challenges and on Friday, watch as your teachers compete to represent your class in a series of silly, possibly gross and definitely tough challenges!

Each day, please undertake the following ;

  1. Watch the daily introductory video to understand your daily SURVIVOR CHALLENGE! 
  2. Complete your SURVIVOR (and other!) learning activities each day
  3. Make sure you have your Survivor challenge completed in time for the next days 9am whole class meeting  to vote for the daily reward winner!

Today, you will be completing the create a mascot challenge for voting on Tuesday at 9am!

This morning, as we meet at 9am we will also need to decide on a tribe name and tribe colour!

As an added incentive, once per day this immunity idol image will appear somewhere on our daily blog, if you can track where it appears each day and email your class teacher with all five appearances, you will be in the running for an additional reward….

Good luck 3/4’s and remember…

To win, you must survive the island, survive the vote, and, ultimately survive each other.”  

 

Monday 13/09/21 – Survivor Creative Challenge 1

Survivor Challenge No. 1: Design and build your own tribal mascot!

Using your design a mascot profile, you will be drawing an image and designing your tribal mascot, so that they can be voted on tomorrow in our 9am class meeting. This mascot will identify our class on Friday as your teachers compete against each other in a battle of wits, strength and silliness! 

First, read or listen to the information below, 

Next, using your Design a Survivor Mascot from writing, create an image and model of your Mascot. You might use the attached template to prompt your thinking, use an online drawing or editing tool or draw on large poster paper if you have any.  

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Mascot Design

Then, start creating! Use your Mascot Profile, think about the following things; 

  • Will your mascot be cartoon style or more realistic? 
  • What expression will your mascot have in its face? 
  • Will your mascot wear clothes, a cape, or hold a shield, a sword, a pen, a thinking cap? 
  • What qualities will you try to display in your image, power, strength, intelligence or resilience? 

Finally, add colour and details and make sure your name and class are clearly displayed on your image. 

Challenge: once you have an image of your mascot, you might like to try and create your mascot out of recycled materials, here is some inspiration to get you thinking! 

Don’t forget to upload an image to OneNote or be ready to share in our Tuesday 9am whole-class meeting, where we will be voting on the mascot that will represent our class in Friday’s ULTIMATE SURVIVOR CHALLENGE!