Let’s imagine!

The story Wave by Suzy Lee is all about a young girl who is at the beach.

The girl decides to go and play in the waves.

She even gets splashed by one!

This is her favourite part of being at the beach.

Now imagine you are with this young girl at this beach.

• Do you think water would always be at this beach? Why?
• What would never come to this beach? Why not?

Record your ideas. If possible, share your ideas with a partner.

As you work through this learning activity, you can record your ideas in many ways.

Access the following audio recording to learn more about how to record your ideas.

Could it happen?

There are words that help to describe the chances that something can happen in everyday life.

In the Minds On, you imagined you were at the beach.

Would a dinosaur come and play at the beach in everyday life? No. That would never happen.

Would there be water at the beach? Water will always be at the beach.

Would there be people at the beach? Sometimes there would be people at the beach.

In this picture, this child is thinking about a dragon on the beach.

What word could you use to describe the chance that a dragon would be on a beach in everyday life?

What is something else that would always be at the beach?

What is something else that would sometimes be at the beach?

What are the chances?

Let’s play a matching game! Click the words never or sometimes in each situation.

For each image, select if it is sometimes or never.

For each image, select if it is sometimes or never.

Which is likely?

There are more words to describe the chances that something might happen in everyday life.

Likely – this word means that there is a good chance that something might happen in everyday life.

It is likely that it will snow in January.

Unlikely – this word means that there is a good chance that something won’t happen in everyday life.

It is unlikely that it will snow in June.

What is something that is likely to happen in your everyday life?

What is something that is unlikely to happen in your everyday life?

Record your thoughts.

What are the chances?

Think of something that is likely to happen tomorrow.

Describe something that always happens in your world and something that sometimes happens in your world.

Now, use your imagination to think about something that would never happen in your world.

Record your ideas in a picture, in writing, or by recording your words or actions in a video or audio clip. If possible, share your thoughts with a partner.

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Press the button next to the sentence that matches how you feel.

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