Step Into Language: Book 2

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Introduction ................................................................................... 4

Friends .................................................................. 5

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Suggested Activities For ‘Friends’ ................................................ 6 Cloze ........................................................................................... 10 Classification ............................................................................... 11 Rhyming words ............................................................................. 12 Secret Message........................................................................... 13 Alphabetical Order ....................................................................... 14 Matching Sentence Beginnings to Endings ................................... 15 Word Endings .............................................................................. 16 Story Writing ................................................................................. 17 Organising Ideas .......................................................................... 19 Storywriting .................................................................................. 20

Grandma ............................................................... 21

Suggested Activities For ‘Grandma’ ............................................. 22 Sequencing .................................................................................. 25 Completed Sentences .................................................................. 26 Word Sort .................................................................................... 27 What Did They Say? .................................................................... 28 Your Grandma .............................................................................. 29 Cloze ........................................................................................... 30 Synonyms/Contractions ................................................................ 31 Secret Message/Opposites.......................................................... 32 Surprises ..................................................................................... 33 Following Instructions ................................................................... 34

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Suggested Activities For ‘Frogs’ .................................................. 36 Sequencing the Life Cycle of a Frog ............................................. 38 Completing Sentences ................................................................. 39 Matching Sentences to Pictures ................................................... 40 Identifying Sentences of Similar Meaning ..................................... 41 Headings for Paragraphs ............................................................. 42 Classifying Information ................................................................. 43 Diagram of a Frog ........................................................................ 44 Word Sort .................................................................................... 45 Describing Words ........................................................................ 46 The Magic Frog - story planning/writing ........................................ 47 The Magic Frog - story template ................................................... 48

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Introduction The ‘Step into Language’ series is designed to develop children's language skills. Each book is divided into sections. An introductory story precedes activities designed to develop oral language, reading and writing skills. Teachers may select those worksheets which are appropriate according to the needs of the group and individuals.

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The underlying themes are readily integrated with other curriculum areas. Activities are closely aligned to current trends in curriculum policy and the introduction of programmes such as 'First Steps', with the aim of providing a solid basis for well-developed literacy skills.

‘Step into Language’ Book Two comprises three sections:

Section One contains a short piece of realistic fiction - ‘Friends’.

Section Two is a fiction story - ‘Grandma’.

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Section Three is an informational text on the theme of ‘Frogs’.

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It is suggested initial lessons focus on oral discussion and the recording of children's language in response to the reading of the stories. Worksheets concentrate on the structured development of skills.

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Suggested Activities for ‘F riends’ ‘Friends’ R Discuss friends and friendships. Chart children’s sentences using different sentence patterns, e.g. A friend is ...

r o e t s Bo r e p o R Invent countriesu to rhyme with children’s names. k e.g. I’m TaraS and I come from ‘Balara’.

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R Use a globe to show our country and other countries children have heard of. Discuss travel and holidays and countries of birth.

R Develop beginning mapping skills by making a classroom map.

Children help to label and put in pictures of furniture.

R Name and discuss other animals that live in the jungle. Extend to other environment areas.

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R Make an animal alphabet frieze.

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friends, etc. Make a class book entitled Sleeping Over. Each child to have own page with title “A Night At ...”. Children record and illustrate their story.

R Discuss fears and help children to realize that everyone has different fears and that these are very real to the person experiencing them.

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Ben went to see his friend Tim. Tim was sad. He was crying.

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“What's the matter?” asked Ben as he patted Tim's shoulder.

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“All sorts of things,” answered Tim in a very little voice.

“Do you ever feel scared ?”

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“Scared, scared of what?” said Ben in a big voice.

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“I have seen snakes in Samu.

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“I have seen tigers in Tamu.

I have tickled one.”

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I squeezed one.”

“I have seen lions in Lamu.

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I laughed at one.”

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“My goodness. You were brave,” said Tim. “I wish I were brave like you.”

The two boys sat and talked.

Ben told more about his trip around the world.

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The next day was Saturday.

Tim and Ben played and talked some more.

That night Ben went to sleep at Tim's house.

Tim was tucked up in his bed.

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Ben was tucked up in his bed too.

“Can we leave the light on?” asked Ben in a very little voice.

“Oh yes,” answered Tim in a very big voice.

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1. Ben went to see his .................................. Tim. 2. I................................... been around the world.

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3. I wish I were brave .................................... you.

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“Sometimes I feel scared.”

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“I have been around the world.”

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“You are brave.”

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Classification

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R Write the names of the things shown above you would take to ...

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3. This is my wish.

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4. Look at the boy.

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I like to .............................. .

R Can you think of some other rhyming words? Write them here. ................................................. and ................................................. ................................................. and ................................................. ................................................. and .................................................

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Secret Message

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R Can you work out what Tim is saying? Write it in the speech balloon.

Here are the clues.

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R Draw what Tim was scared of.

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Draw what Ben was scared of.

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5. Between I and n comes ................................

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Matching Sentence Beginnings to Endings

R Draw lines to match the beginnings with the endings.

+ around the world r o e t s B r e oo + + I have been his friend Tim. p u k S + + The two boys sat in bed. +

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I wish I were

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2. My friend laugh .........................at my joke.

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3. The boys were play ........................... with the toys.

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4. Dad tuck .......................... me into bed at night.

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Friends Story W riting Writing Ben had been around the world. He wasn’t afraid of lions or tigers but he was afraid of the dark.

Tim was afraid too.

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R Everyone is afraid at some time.

Write about something you are afraid of.

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Think about your special friend.

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We have fun.

We like each other.

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Storywriting

Friends

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R Write a story about a time with your special friend.

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Grandma

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Suggested Activities FFor or ‘Grandma’ R Discuss grandparents and family relationships.

Chart children's sentences about grandparents to reinforce vocabulary.

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R Invite grandparents into the room for afternoon tea. The class can design and produce an invitation.

Use a cooking session to make a simple afternoon tea. Ask grandparents to talk about school in their day.

R Make a big book which tells of children's favourite times with grandparents.

R Make individual concertina books in which children write about the things that make their grandparents special.

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R Construct and interpret a graph which shows number of members in children's family.

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R Play card games such as Tic Tac Toe using cards with words or letter patterns from the story.

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Player B uses a different coloured pencil to write 'o' words as in dolly onto the grid.

(The aim of the game is to have 3 words in a row - down, across or diagonally.)

R Discuss the nature of surprises. Chart children's responses.

R Model a writing session in which children record the instructions for playing a game.

When completed, give children the opportunity to follow the instructions and discuss their results. Start with simple games.

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Grandma r o e t s Bo r e p o u k I helped Grandma unpack her case.

My little brotherS just got in the way.

Grandma brought me a big dolly and a book.

Mum says that Grandma spoils me.

Grandma says, “That's what Grandmas are for.”

Grandma is sleeping in my room in my bed.

I'm sleeping in my room on the floor. I don't mind.

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Grandma came to stay at our house yesterday.

She kissed and hugged and squeezed me tight.

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Mum keeps on saying, “Don't worry, I feel fine.”

Grandma says, “That's what Mums are for.”

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Sometimes she plaits it, sometimes she piles it up on my head in a bun.

Grandma's hands are old and wrinkled but she pulls my hair tight and smooth.

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We play cards together. Grandma lets me win.

Mum says to Grandma, “You shouldn't do that, Mum.” Grandma says, “That's what Grandma's are for.”

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I felt very excited.

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There was a lot of noise in the night. I could hear my little brother cry. I could hear my Dad trying to talk softly.

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Next morning we went to the park with Grandma. She walked very quickly. She pushed my little brother in his stroller.

It was hard to walk as fast as Grandma.

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It was Dad. Grandma clapped her hands.

She told me the news.

I clapped my hands too.

We were very happy.

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Grandma

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Number them from 1 to 5.

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Grandma played cards.

Grandma went to the shops.

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Completed Sentences R Finish these sentences.

1. Grandma likes to..............................................................................

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R Can you think of other words with ‘e’ in them?

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What Did They Say?

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R Circle the words that best tell about you and your Grandma.

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Grandma bought me a big dolly and a .........................................

Grandma is sleeping in ......................................... bed.

Grandma ..................................... mum.

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Today we were .........................................happy.

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Big is a synonym for large. Says is a synonym for tells.

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Secret Message

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R Use the clues to find out the surprise.

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A mattress next to the bed.

Some books in the bookcase.

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Grandma sitting on the bed.

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Suggested Activities FFor or ‘F rogs’ ‘Frogs’ R Organize a collection of print and non-print material about frogs for classroom display and use.

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R Set up an aquarium with tadpoles and frogs.

Discuss requirements for the aquarium and maintenance of the habitat.

R Chart children's prior knowledge of frogs before commencing the topic.

Verify and compare information from reference material.

R Research particular species of frogs, e.g. tree frogs.

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Frogs have four legs.

They have no tail.

Their long hind legs are used for jumping. A frog can jump much further than its body length. A frog's head is flat with eyes that bulge.

Their skin is moist and smooth. Frogs can be different colours and sizes.

There are many kinds of frogs. Frogs are found all around the world.

They can live in cold or hot places. They can live in wet or dry places.

Frogs can live on land and in water. They can move and breathe in water. They can move and breathe on land. Animals that can do this are called amphibians.

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Female frogs lay eggs in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles after about ten days. The tadpole has a long tail and looks like a little fish.

Tadpoles eat plants and slowly grow larger. The tadpole changes into a frog. Its back legs grow before the front legs.

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The tadpole has grown hind legs.

The female frog has laid thousands of eggs.

The tadpole feeds on the jelly.

The tadpole has grown legs and can leave the water.

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Frogs Identifying Sentences of Similar Meaning R Tick the sentence that means the same as the top sentence.

1. Frogs can be different colours and sizes.

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All frogs are green.

Frogs are small animals.

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Frogs only live on land.

Frogs can live in ponds.

Frogs are found around the world.

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In the middle of a pond a brown frog sits on a lily pad.

Lots of plants and some big rocks are near the pond.

Insects are flying above.

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R Cut out the headings at the bottom of the page. Glue each above the paragraph that tells about the heading.

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There are many kinds of frogs. Frogs are found all around the world. They can live in cold or hot places. They can live in wet or dry places. Frogs can live on land and in water. They can move and breathe in water. They can move and breathe on land. Animals that can do this are called amphibians.

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Appearance (what frogs look like)

Habitat (where frogs live)

Food (what frogs eat)

Life Cycle (how frogs grow and change)

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R Below are some sentence endings about frogs and tadpoles.

Write each under its correct heading.

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