These teacher resources have been developed to support the Create
Explore Learn app for iPad and iPhone, produced by Media Saints and
The Royal Children’s Hospital Education Institute, with the generous
support of Amalgamated Holdings Limited.
This document provides ideas for using the app to support the Australian
Curriculum general capability of numeracy for Foundation – Year 4.
Learning activities assume reference to the Create Explore Learn app,
which is available for free download at www.rchcreate.com.
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“THE GAMES CHILDREN PLAY” TAPESTRY
Robert Ingpen (original artist), Sue Batten, John Dicks, Emma Sulzer
(weavers),1.5 x 4.2 m, wool and cotton, 2009
Foundation – Year 4 Numeracy
How many different activities/games are children playing in “The Games
Children Play” tapestry?
Record and share findings.
What are some of the favourite games that students like to play and do by
themselves and with their friends?
Write a list of survey questions in order to find out the most popular
games/activities that members of the class like to do.
Share findings in the form of a graph and present to the class.
Resources: Multiple copies of the image of “The Games Children Play”
tapestry (image available in the Create Explore Learn app or on the
Australian Tapestry Workshop website.
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AQUARIUM
Created by Advanced Aquarium Technologies, 7.5 m height x 4 m
diameter, 2009
Foundation – Year 4 Numeracy
The Rainbow Fish
Try counting the Rainbow Fish's scales. How many are there?
Look at the illustrations showing the fish's scales. Can you make your own
tessellations that look like fish scales?
Resources: The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
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“CREATURE”
Alexander Knox, 14 x 6 m, steel, GFP and carbon fibre with kinetic
elements and control system, 2011
Foundation – Year 4 Numeracy
Compare the height, length and weight of different minibeasts (small
invertebrates such as ants, butterflies, beetles, cockroaches, snails,
mosquitoes, flies and spiders) with everyday objects and the “Creature”
sculpture by Alexander Knox.
Extension:
Design challenge
Design and make a device for collecting and observing ‘minibeasts’. The
device should allow you to collect and observe the animals without
handling them. They must also provide a safe and comfortable living
environment for the animal.
Resources: Australian Backyard Wildlife by J. Grant and B. Winters, or
similar text.tivit5
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SKY GARDEN
Jade Oakley, 5 mobiles, each 4 x 9.5 m, perforated aluminium, spray
paint, stainless steel pipes and fittings, 2011
Foundation – Year 4 Numeracy
Research and discuss seeds and what they need to grow in the local
environment.
Grow a range of different seeds and predict how many days they will take
to start to grow/change etc.
Also think about the ideal temperature for these plants – look at the long
range weather forecast and discuss ideal weather conditions.
Through daily observations, record findings regarding the following:
How much do the plants grow each day?
Does this need to be measured at the same time each day?
Which plants grow the quickest?
How do the different weather conditions affect the plants growth?
Resources:
Seedlings, pots, potting mixture, watering cans
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MEERKAT EXHIBIT
Open air animal exhibit, Zoos Victoria, created 2011
Foundation – Year 4 Numeracy
Meerkats live in deserts. Imagine that it gets too hot for them. Find out
how hot and cold it gets in deserts and compare it to where you live. How
much hotter or colder does it get?
Resources:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com.au/kids/animals/creaturefeature/meer
kat/
Meerkat Mail by: Emily Gravett
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