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making friends
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the magazine for little minds
hello! Welcome to the first ever issue of Pear magazine! We hope you enjoy all we have to offer and get stuck into all of the fun activities in this issue. The main theme this time is making friends! Friendships are very important and can make you feel lots of different things, happy, sad, angry and excited - to name a few!
In this magazine you will find a range of puzzles, learning activities and make it yourself guides based around the idea of friendship. Join Pear and all their other friends in fun adventures throughout Pear Magazine.
pear’s friends hello! i’m pear, these are my best friends!
hi, i’m melly!
my name is segmund!
i’m called berry!
who are...
your friends?
20 questions This is a game for two or more people!
1. One person thinks of something and everyone else has to try and guess what it is! 2. The other players take turns to ask a question about it - but no more than 20 questions can be asked in total. The questions can only be answered with “Yes” or “No” so they need to be things like “Has it got wings?” or “Does it live in the rainforest?” 3. If someone thinks they know what the thing is, they can guess any time, but the guess counts as one of the 20 questions. If they are right, they have won, but if not, they are out of the game! 4. If no one guesses what it is by the time 20 questions have been asked, the person who thought of it has won.
is it furry? does it swim? is it a snake? no, no and yes!
oh no! Berry has become stuck in the maze, can you help them find the way out?
i’m
stuck!
what did the duck say to the you quack me up!
comedian?
what do elves learn in school? the elf-abet! why was the broom late? it over swept! what vegetables do librarians quiet peas!
like?
what has fou
r legs and ca n’t walk? a table!
and sings? n e e r g is t a h w elvis parsley!
e doctor? why did the banana go to th l! because it wasn’t peeling wel
what do you call a peanut in a spacesuit? an astronut!
jokes and riddles what belongs to you, but others use it more than you do? your name!
what goes up but never comes down? your age!
what starts with “p”, ends with what has a thumb and for fingers but is “e”, and has more than a thousand not alive? letters? a glove! a post office! what gets wetter as it dries? a towel!
a lawyer, plumber and a hat maker were walking down the street. who had the biggest hat? the one with the biggest head!
i’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. what am I? breath
what instrument can you hear but never see? your voice!
to tell your friends!
the rhyming game eat
sad
run
mat
You will need: A dice Player pieces 2 or more players
move -1
move +6
How to play: Place your pieces on start. Roll the dice. Move along however many spaces you rolled. When you land on a space, shout out a word that rhymes with it! The first player to the finish wins.
ten
rug
hug
start!
boat
star
d
down
hop
cart
zoo
walk
up
car
fox
cap
lid
cat
top
fall
move -5
rug
lake
down
red
hat
map
up
cup
move +5
box
letter of the month...
O This month’s letter is O! This letter is pretty neat. It looks the same when it’s upper and lowercase! This issue we will be looking at things that start with the letter O.
things that start with O...
Orange! Segmund is an orange. Can you think of any words that rhyme with orange? Hint: Nothing rhymes with orange!
Owl! Owls only come out at night. They have large eyes and a flat face.
The Ocean! The ocean contains lots of different types of fish. How many can you spot?
pear necessities The pear necessities are things you simply cannot live without!
Write down all of the things you really really love in this bubble! It can be things like your favourite food or your teddy bear!
Remember! Some people aren’t as lucky and don’t have as many things. Sharing with your friends will make them really happy and you can both have fun!
spelling practice You can play this game with a friend or two! Someone reads out the words and the others have to try and guess how to spell it. Make sure they can’t see the page!
love
friend
+2
+2
share +2
similar +3
thoughtful +4
unity +3
smile +3
buddy
caring
+2
+3
encouragemen +5
t
pal +1
Each word is worth points. Whoever has the most points at the end wins! Make sure you write the points down so you don’t forget.
writing practice Trace over the words to practice your writing!
friend buddy
trust honesty
secrets caring love
colour me in!
path puzzle Melly and Segmund want to meet up but they can’t find the way! Can you help them find the path that adds up to 15?
2 1 2 1 1
2
2
1
2
2 1
1 1 1
1 1 2
1
1 2
2 2
2 1 2 2 2
1 1
1 1
answer me, colour me! Colour in the worm using the key below.
8-2
11 -3 9 -2
7 1 -
10-4
2-1 9-3
4
9-0
-3
8-3 9-1
1
4-2
4 1
-
5-2
0 1 -1
53-1
9-4
1 = Red 2 = Brown 3 = Blue 4 = Green 5 = Purple
6 = Yellow 7 = Orange 8 = Gray 9 = Light Blue 10 = White
tongue twisters Who can say these tongue twisters the fastest?
1. A noisy noise annoys an Ulster oyster on the coast, but an annoying noisy noise annoys any oyster most. 2. She sells seashells on the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure. For if she sells seashells on the sea shore, the shells she sells are surely seashore shells. 3. Many an anemone meets an enemy anemone. 4. Selfish shellfish... selfish shellfish... selfish shellfish... 5. How many clams can a clan of clams cram in a clams clan’s clean cream can? 6. Sam swan swam over the sea - Swim Sam swan, swim! Sam swan swam back again. Well swum, sam swan!
dont say “yes” or “no”! This is a game for two or more people
1. Everyone asks one player questions to which “yes” or “no” is the obvious answer. For example. they might ask “are you 100 years old?” 2. The person being asked the questions must answer honestly, without saying “yes” or “no”. In this example, they might say “Of course not!” 3. The game continues until the player makes a mistake and says “yes” or “not”. Then it becomes their turn to ask someone else. is your name melly?
erm... it is!
Tip: Try asking a question that needs a long answer, followed by one where “yes” or “no” is the easiest answer. If you do this, you may find it easier to trick them!
give these fruits... This is a banana! What are you going to call your new friend?
This is a peach! Can you think of a new name for it?
Here we have an apple. Try and think of a new name!
This is a pair of cherries. We’ll need two new names for these!
arms, legs and faces!
cut out these masks and play with your friends!
mask n’ ask! With your friends, cut out the masks (carefully) and give them out at random. Each person has to ask questions about which mask they have been given and guess who they are! The winner is the first person to guess which mask they’re wearing!
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On the oppostite page, draw a character you would like to feature in pear! The character should be a vegetable, so maybe a carrot or a potato! Its up to you! Send your entries in to hello@pearmagazine.com The winner will be created and featured in the next magazine.
see you next time!