Middle School
reading - GROUP ONE
Week 7
Monday
When the balloon went pop
Little Tommy Spot had some balloons. One of the balloons went “pop!”
When the balloon went “pop”, Mrs Spot got a fright and dropped the coffee pot.
When Mrs Spot dropped the coffee pot, Mrs Spot got a fright and fell out of his chair.
When Mr Spot fell out of his chair, the parrot got a fright and screamed.
When the parrot screamed, the cat got a fright and jumped at the dog.
When the cat jumped at the dog, the dog got a fright and ran across the room.
When the dog ran across the room, it bit one of Tommy Spot’s balloons.
Pop!!
Number these sentences in the correct order that they happened in the story.
2. Choose a word from the box that rhymes with these words:
pot __________________ dog ________________ chair _______________
fell _________________ fright ________________
3. Fill in the blanks.
When the ______ jumped at the dog, the _____ got a fright and ran across the ____.
When the dog ran across the room, it _____ one of Tommy Spot’s __________..
4. What did Mrs. Spot drop when she got a fright?
5. Who got a fright when the parrot screamed?
6,. Make up three words using the balloons?
tuesday
Pete the sheep
Once upon a time there was a sheep called Pete. He did not have clean feet. Walking around a muddy field made his feet dirty. One day he went to the sea to clean his feet. He did not like the sea; it made him scream because it was freezing. So Pete did not get his feet cleaned in the sea. Some of the other sheep were mean to Pete. But a nice sheep called Jean helped him. She helped Pete to get his feet really clean in the sea. Pete liked his clean feet and he liked his clean feet and he liked Jean too.
Can you write down all the ee and ea words from the story?
Fill in the blanks using the words below.
Pete is a _________
Pete did not have _______ ____________
Pete went to the _______ to clean his feet
Some sheep were _________ to Pete.
_____________ helped Pete to clean his feet
The sea was ___________________
Extra Challenge:
Can you draw Pete the sheep? Follow the steps below to help you.
How to draw a sheep
Use these instructions to draw a cute cartoon sheep.
wednesday
Seeds on the move
Seeds come from plants. When seeds are ripe they leave the plants and find a new place to grow. Seeds are of many shapes and sizes.
Seeds are moved in different ways.
Some seeds are moved by the wind. These seeds are small and light and when the wind stops blowing, these seeds fall.
Some seeds are moved by animals. Some seeds stick to the fur or wool of animals. Other seeds are eaten by animals.
Some seeds are moved by water. They float on the top of the water until they reach land.
Seeds are moved in many ways. When the seeds stop moving they can start growing. Some seeds grow into new plants.
Answer the questions.
1. Where do the seeds come from?
2. Why did seeds leave the plants?
3. How many types of seeds are there?
4. What do the seeds do when they stop moving?
5. Fill in the blanks
Some _________ are moved by animals. Some seeds stick to the ________
or wool of animals. Other seeds are ______________ by animals.
Extra for Eager: Here’s a fun activity that you can try at home if you would like
Dandelion Parachutes
The next time you go for a walk, take a look for a dandelion with a full seed head and blow it and watch all the tiny parachutes float away on the wind. Why do you think they fly so well and what is their purpose?
Let’s try to make our own parachutes:
What you will need:
Paper
Scissors
Sellotape
Paperclip (Optional)
Instructions:
Cut an A4 piece of paper lengthwise in half so you have two long strips of paper. Roll each into a tube and stick it in place with sticky tape. Drop the tubes from somewhere high. You could try to time their fall (or just note it).
Now use the scissors to cut down the tube in several places. (Maybe give one tube wide flaps and one very thin flaps.)
Drop the tubes from somewhere high and watch them fall. Does one fall faster than the other? You could also compare the speed of a tube with no flaps falling from the same height.
You can add a paperclip to the bottom to add some weight, but this is not necessary.
thursday
The boat parade
“Please hurry up!” shouted Jessica. She was so excited to get to the boat parade.
Every Summer, Jessica and her family packed some food and a blanket and went to watch the boats.
They sat at their favourite spot and set up their picnic. The boats are floating along the lakeshore. It is the summer boat parade. There are motorboats, rowboats and sailboats. Jessica’s favourite is the yellow motor boat with the flag.
The rowboat decorated with flowers is Lisa’s favourite. Tony likes the purple sailboat.
The boats float by one at a time. The people on the boats wave at the crowds. The crowds cheer for the boats.
The boat parade is so much fun to watch. It is the best part of the summer.
Answer the questions:
Where are the boats floating?
What kind of boats are there?
What season is it in the story?
What is Lisa’s favourite boat?
What is the best part of Summer?
Can you find words that rhyme with the following:
boat _____________ row _____________
wave _____________ fun ______________
Say these words and then put them in the correct column in the table below.
Extra Challenge: Here’s a cool Science Experiment for you to try…
BAKING SODA POWERED BOAT
Materials
Empty water bottle – small
Baking Soda
Kitchen roll or tissue
Scissors
Straw
Vinegar
Tape
Bath or large container
Water
Method
Make a hole in the bottom end of the water bottle and poke the straw through, I trimmed mine so only used about one third of the length. Tape around the gap to stop air escaping and keep the straw in place.
Carefully pour some vinegar into the bottle and replace the lid.
Pour some baking soda onto a small piece of kitchen roll and roll it up.
Stand over your water, stuff the tissue wrapped baking soda into the bottle and quickly add the lid.
Place in the water and watch it go.
Can you see the bubbles come out of the end?
friday
The wind blows strong
The wind blows strong. Listen to the noise!
The bells make a noise.
Ting-ting, ting-ting, ting-ting.
The door makes a noise.
Bang, bang.
The chimney makes a noise.
Whoo-oo-oo, whoo-oo-oo.
The roof makes a noise.
Crash, crash, crash.
The wind blows strong.
Listen to the noise the windmill makes.
Creak, creak, creak.
The trees make a noise.
Sh-sh-sh, sh-sh-sh, sh-sh-sh.
The leaves make a noise.
Crackle, crackle, crackle.
The flags make a noise.
Flutter, flutter, flutter.
The papers make a noise.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
The waves make a noise.
Splash, splash, splash.
The sails make a noise.
Flop, flop, flop.
The wind blows strong.
I make a noise, too. Listen!
Yippee!!
Questions
Put the letters ‘Cr’ in front of these words. What words have you made?
Now choose one of these words and make it into a sentence.
What noise does the windmill make?
What makes the noise ‘sh-sh-sh’?
Go outside and find three things that make a noise and write them down.