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Weekly Poem - Daisy the Snail
Here are some words with the ai pattern.
Which word goes in the spaces of these sentences?
I think it might _______ later today.
I dropped chocolate on my shirt and now there is a _______
I went on the _______ to see my aunty.
I like to _______ pictures of flowers.
My _______ grows when I do challenging things.
My dog wags his _______ when he sees me.
Books for this Week
Book - Greedy Cat and the Vet
Read the story online, Greedy Cat and the Vet, Level 13
You can click on the ‘play’ button beside the story to hear it being read and you can also click on the TEXT (brown button) to download the story and follow the words.
It’s time for Greedy Cat to go to the vet for his check-up and flu injection, but he’s not happy about it and he makes his feelings known!
Once you have read or listened to the story, try these activities. Talk to someone in your family about this story and ask them for help if you need it.
Questions: You can write your answers on your own paper
What is a vet?
Why is Greedy Cat unhappy about going to the vet?
What is the vet doing to Greedy Cat?
On the last page, what do you think Dad meant when he said, “The cat is fine. But I’m not sure about the vet”.
Challenge questions:
What do you think Katie will tell Mum about the vet visit?
What do you think the vet will tell her family when she goes home?
Have you ever taken your cat to the vet? How did your cat feel?
There are 5 words in the story with the “ch” sound. Can you find them?
Here’s 1 to help you start: much
Book - Honeymakers
Listen to the text, ‘Honey Makers’, Level 15
Listen to the book a couple of times to help you answer the questions.
Write down the answers to the following questions
What do bees live in?
What is a beekeeper's job?
What does the smoke do to the bees?
How do bees make honey? Draw 4 things a bee does to make honey
Book - Stuck
Listen to the book ‘Stuck’, Level 15
Listen to the book a couple of times to help you answer the questions
Write down the answers to the following questions
Who is the author of the book?
Do you think this book is fiction or non-fiction? Why do you think this?
How did Isabella lose the ball down the hole?
What did Isabella do to try and get her ball out?
How did the water work?
Have you ever had anything get stuck? Draw a picture and write a caption to go with your picture
Book - No More Cakes
Listen to the book No More Cakes, Level 17
Here are your comprehension questions:
Who made the cakes?
What other things did the cat eat?
What animals did the King and Queen have?
Why do you think the cat was so hungry?
How did the land crabs escape?
Why did the cat have to stop?
Draw a picture of your favourite part of the story
Skill Activities this Week
Verbs
A verb is an action word. Examples of verbs are, running, jumping, singing.
Can you find the verbs in the sentences below?
Example: The boy is climbing up the ladder.
Sarah is singing her favourite song.
The cat hissed at the brown dog.
Dad was washing the car outside.
Gurnoor walked home from school.
The children watched a movie at home.
Now you can make up your own simple sentences that use a verb - can you create 5?
Rhyming practice
Ask your child to find 3 items from around your house. Get them to then draw a picture of the item and write what it is. Next, ask them to see if they can write a list of rhyming words for each item. Each day, pick another 3 items from around your house and repeat the task.
Contractions
Can you merge these two words to make a contraction? If you need some help use the words in the box below to help you
we + will = ______________ can + not = ______________
let + us = ______________ you + are = ______________
would + not = ______________ I + have = ______________
Nouns and Verbs
Read the words in the list below and think, is it a noun or is it a verb? Remember a verb is an action word, so it will tell us what someone is doing. A noun is a naming word, it will tell us the name of a person, object or place. .
Sort the words in the list into the right box
Mum
shop
swimming
dancing
school
book
winning
talking
painting
shoes
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