Reading with Phonics: Book 3

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Reading with phonics Book 3

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Foreword Reading with phonics is a series of three books designed to develop students’ phonemic awareness through a text with related worksheets. This allows the students to practise the sound being taught while reading and comprehending text. Each sound has two stories based around the same theme so the teacher can cater for individual ability levels within the classroom. The word cards at the end of each treated sound help to consolidate the students’ knowledge of the sounds. They can be used to introduce or consolidate teaching and learning.

The books in this series are:

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Reading with phonics (Book 1) Reading with phonics (Book 2) Reading with phonics (Book 3)

Content

Foreword............................................................................................................................................................................................ iii Teachers notes ...................................................................................................................................................................... iv – v a–e, ay

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Green peas and beans ......................................................................................................... 26–34

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A sunny day on the sea ........................................................................................................ 35–42

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The first day of summer ....................................................................................................... 43–52

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger ............................................................... 53–60

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When the circus came to town .......................................................................................... 61–68

A trip to the moon .................................................................................................................... 69–76

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ .......................................................................................................... 77–84

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The royal coin ............................................................................................................................ 85–92

oa, o–e

Mum’s cooking ......................................................................................................................... 93–100

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My pony ...................................................................................................................................... 101–108

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In the wild .................................................................................................................................. 109–116

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My dad, the prawn trawler ................................................................................................. 117–124

Answers

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Teachers notes Phonics is a large component of a student’s reading development and often it is taught in isolation rather than within a text. In this series of phonic books, the student develops his/her phonemic awareness within the structure of a text and its supporting worksheets.

Each grapheme is treated within a story so the student can associate the sound with a word and develop strategies for word identification and comprehension. The stories are accompanied by relevant worksheets that consolidate the sound being treated.

The teacher has a choice of texts and worksheets to use with the grapheme being covered. This enables different levels of ability to be catered for within the classroom.

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In Books 1 and 2, the sounds are covered individually. In Book 3, different graphemes that represent the same sound families are treated. The books all follow the same format: two sets of stories based around the sound, followed by corresponding worksheets.

The text offers the teacher two choices: a simple story or a more complex story. The teacher can choose which is more appropriate for the level of the student.

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The word cards can be used for sight vocabulary, home reading, spelling words, word sorts, making sentences or reading with a partner.

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The first story may be used to introduce

The texts can also be used at the same time to compare stories. The students can list the similarities and differences in each.

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A note on the pronunciation of some digraphs

Although some digraphs can be used to represent slightly different sounds, they have not been differentiated in this book. Teachers should explain to their students that there can be an additional pronunciation with these letters in certain words. These words have been included because they are beneficial to students’ understanding of their spelling.

For example, the digraphs u-e, ue and ew can produce an ‘oo’ sound (as in flute, glue and screw). Although the keywords used for these digraphs concentrate on this sound, words such as cube, new and stew, which have a ‘yoo’ sound, have also been included.

The same is true for the digraph er. While the keyword used for the digraph concentrates on the ‘er’ sound (as in germ and pert), pronunciation of er when the digraph is at the end of a word can create an ‘uh’ sound (as in summer, dinner and older).

For this book, where worksheet instructions refer to a digraph (for example, ue), this indicates that students should only concentrate on the words which contain the relevant digraph sound when pronounced.

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Some worksheets relate to the story. The teacher can decide to use all the worksheets as a package or select the ones he/she would like to use. The corresponding questions cover both literal and inferential questions, encouraging the students to think about the text they have read.

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Teachers notes The worksheets expose the students to different types of questions and word study exercises to develop their understanding of phonemic awareness, punctuation and grammar. It also maintains the students’ interest and consolidates strategies taught.

The words can be used as spelling cards, sight vocabulary cards, home reading cards or can be read with a partner to consolidate sound/word recognition.

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Teachers can use the words with underlined digraphs for word sorts, making stories or for sentence construction. The reading cards enable students to consolidate and extend their sight vocabulary and to recognise the digraph in a text format as well as on the activity-based worksheets.

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The birthday games – 1 1. Circle the ‘a-e’ words in red and the ‘ay’ words in green.

Each birthday, my mum and dad make up some funny games for us to play. This year, Dad made a stage and we acted out different things. Fay had to be a snake, Jake had to pretend he was surfing a wave and May had to stay as still as a statue. I had to pretend to be in a plane doing tricks.

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Then Mum made everyone ice a cake. She put them on a tray and Dad judged them. I made mine look like a whale, Jake made a plane and May and Fay both made funny faces.

Mum sprayed around the table to keep the flies away, then we had lunch. Dad had put bales of hay around the yard. It looked like a maze. He had put clues under the hay and they led us to the playhouse.

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In the playhouse there was a present with my name on it. ‘Clayton’s present’ was written on the box. The box started to sway. We looked inside and there was a puppy. It was the best birthday ever!

2. Draw Jake, Fay, Clayton and May playing with the puppy.

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The birthday games – 2 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. What does his mum and dad do when it is his birthday?

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3. How many friends came to his birthday?

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The birthday games – 3 Cut out the letter cards and make the ‘a-e’ and ‘ay’ words.

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The birthday games – 4 Circle the ‘a-e’ words in red and the ‘ay’ words in green.

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Every year when it is my birthday, my mum and dad make up some funny games for us to play. This year, we performed on a stage that Dad had made and acted out different things. Fay had to be a snake and Jake had to pretend he was surfing a big wave. May had to be a statue and stay still, and I had to pretend to do tricks in a plane. It was very funny.

After that, Dad came out and tied shoelaces around our ankles. He said we were having a three-legged race. We all took our places and tried hard to stay standing. When Dad said ‘Go’, we all raced to the finish line. May and Fay were the only ones who stayed up straight and they won the race. Then Mum had everyone design and ice a cake. She put them on a tray and Dad had to judge them. I made my cake into a whale, Jake made a plane, and May and Fay both made funny faces.

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While Mum went inside to make milkshakes, Dad told us to take a crayon and draw a map of the backyard. He said the next game was a treasure hunt. He said that he may hide the clues in the yard for us to find. We were going to play this game after lunch. Mum sprayed the table to keep the flies away and placed a cloth on it. She brought out the cakes we iced, the milkshakes and lots of other food.

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game. While we were eating he had put bales of hay around, so our backyard looked like a maze. We had to take a crayon and place the hay bales on our plan, then we had to look for the clues. The clues were under the hay. They led us to the playhouse and inside was a present with my name on it. ‘Clayton’s present’ was written all over the box. The box started to sway. My friends helped me open it and there was a puppy inside. We all agreed that it was the best birthday ever.

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The birthday games – 6 1. Write the meaning of each word. You can use a dictionary. (a) tray (b) spray (c) gate (d) game

2. Join the word pairs to make compound words.

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The birthday games – 7 1. Find the words in the wordsearch.

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The birthday games – 8 Cut out and use the words for reading, writing, spelling, word definitions, word sorts or card games.

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1. Circle the ‘ay’ words in yellow and the ‘ai’ words in blue.

Every Saturday, Ray and his dad went sailing in the bay. At the sailing club, Ray would have to unchain the boat and trailer and hook it up to the car.

Ray would get out of the way and wait for his dad to back it into the water.

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Ray’s dad stayed calm and aimed the boat to the edge of the bay. If it got too choppy, they would jump over into the clay mud and walk the sailing boat back to the ramp. Ray and his dad always had fun and they looked forward to their sailing day together.

2. Draw Ray and his dad sailing in the bay. They have two sails up and it is a sunny day.

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1. Write the ‘ay’ and ‘ai’ words in the story in the correct sail.

2. Draw and sequence four events in the story. Number the boxes to show the order. Write a sentence about each event.

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It was Ray’s job to check that the sails, life jackets, and pail were in the boat. Dad kept the pail in a tray just in case he had to drain any water out. Dad would pay for a ticket and then park the car.

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Dad would put the mainsail up and wait for the wind to push them along. There was a railway line next to the bay and sometimes they would see a train. Once, Dad took his fishing line out and Ray put some bait on it and nearly caught a stingray!

If it was a windy day, the boat would sway in the water and they would be sprayed by the waves. They were never afraid because Ray’s dad stayed calm and aimed the boat to the edge of the bay. If it got too choppy, they would jump over into the clay mud and walk the sailing boat back to the ramp.

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Last Sunday, Ray and his dad painted the boat. Dad prayed it wouldn’t rain. Mum had made a lunch tray because Dad knew it was going to take all day to paint the sailing boat and then put it away. Next Saturday was a race day and Ray was praying they would win. Dad said it didn’t matter if they won or not because any sailing day was a good day. Ray and his dad always had fun and they always looked forward to their sailing days together.

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1. When did Ray and his dad go sailing?

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1. Complete the word puzzles. (a) Change ‘r’ to ‘ch’ in rain.

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Playing on a rainy day – 1 1. Circle the ‘ai’ words in red, the ‘ay’ words in blue and the ‘a–e’ words in green.

It was a rainy day and Kate, Abigail and Brayden had to stay inside.

They couldn’t go out and play, so Mum said they could bake a cake while they waited for the rain to stop. When the chocolate cake was cooked, Mum put it on a cake tray to cool.

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The rain didn’t stop, so Mum got out a game. It was called Snakes and ladders. If you landed on a snake’s head, you had to go all the way back to the end of its tail. Mum suggested they may like to put the CD player on, so they listened to their favourite songs while they played. When they were younger, they always listened to music.

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Mum told funny tales about when they were young, and then it was time to get dinner ready. They had baked meat and vegetables, with yummy chocolate cake for dessert!

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Playing on a rainy day – 5 Circle the ‘ai’ words in red, the ‘ay’ words in blue and the ‘a–e’ words in green.

It was rainy day and Kate, Abigail and Brayden had to stay inside. They couldn’t go out and play, so Mum said they could bake a cake while they waited for the rain to stop. When the chocolate cake was cooked and taken out of the tin, Mum put it on a cake tray to cool.

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She wanted to be a pilot. Brayden drew a Playstation™ and a computer. He wanted to design computer games when he grew up.

The rain didn’t stop, so Mum got out a game. It was called Snakes and ladders. If you landed on a snake’s head, you had to go all the way back to the end of its tail. Abigail said she was afraid of snakes. Kate told her that snakes will go away if you leave them alone. Mum said if they ever saw a snake, they should walk away from it and tell an adult.

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Mum suggested they may like to put the CD player on, so they listened to their favourite songs while they played. Kate, Abigail and Brayden swayed to the music. When they were younger, they always listened to music.

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Playing on a rainy day – 6 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. Who had to play inside? Why?

2. What sort of cake did they bake?

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Green peas and beans – 1 1. Circle all the ‘ee’ words in green and the ‘ea’ words in yellow.

Dee and Dean were siblings who lived on a quiet street with lots of trees. On the weekend they were going to buy some bean and pea seeds and a peach tree. The peas and beans would grow quickly and could feed the family. The peach tree would take some time to grow peaches, but Dad said to imagine the yummy peaches they would get to eat!

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It didn’t take long to get the plants. Dad needed a new spade so he could dig a deep hole for the peach tree. Luckily for Dad, the spade was very cheap. Dee and Dean planted the seeds and watered them. They knew what plants needed, so they weeded the soil around them and gave them plant feed. Each day, they went outside to see if they had grown. After a few weeks, their plants had lots and lots of green peas and beans.

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Mum cooked them and they all had some to eat. The peas were very sweet. Mum made a pea and bean pie and a pea and bean salad. The peas and beans kept growing and Mum kept making different things to eat until one day everyone said, ‘STOP!’ We couldn’t eat another pea or bean.

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Green peas and beans – 5 Circle the ‘ee’ words in green and the ‘ea’ words in yellow.

Dee and Dean were siblings who lived on a quiet street with lots of trees. On the weekend they were going to buy some seeds and a peach tree at the nursery. They decided to buy bean seeds and pea seeds because they grew very quickly and Mum could feed the family with them. The peach tree would take some time to grow peaches they could eat.

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It didn’t take long to get the plants. Dad needed a new spade so he could dig a deep hole for the peach tree. Luckily for Dad, the spade was cheaper than he thought it would be. When they got home, Dad dug a deep hole and planted the tree. Dee and Dean planted the seeds and watered them.

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They knew what plants needed, so they weeded them and gave them plant feed. Each day, they went outside to see if they had grown. After a few days, shoots started to show. After a few weeks, their plants had lots and lots of green peas and beans. Mum boiled them up and they all had some to eat. The peas were very sweet.

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Mum made a pea and bean pie and a pea and bean salad for tea. The peas and beans kept growing and Mum kept making different things to eat until one day everyone said, ‘STOP!’ We couldn’t eat another pea or bean.

We gave them to Mr Green and Mrs Beam. Mum said she better start looking up recipes for peaches!

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Green peas and beans – 6 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. Were Dee and Dean related? How do you know?

2. Describe the street they lived in?

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2. Draw and sequence four events in the story. Number the boxes to show the order. Write a sentence about each event.

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Green peas and beans – 9 Cut out and use the words for reading, writing, spelling, word definitions, word sorts or card games.

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A sunny day on the sea – 1 1. Circle the ‘ee – bee’ words in green, the ‘ea – bean’ words in red and the ‘y – baby’ words in yellow.

‘Hurry up, Dad. It’s twenty to ten. The boat sails at ten and we’ll be late. Mum said we’re taking the green car. She’s put the baby in the baby seat and is reading her the pony story. Teagan’s in the car, too.’

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‘I’m coming’, called Dad. ‘I was just cleaning my teeth. Are we all ready?’ he asked. ‘Let’s see: sunscreen, beach towels, book to read, food to eat and baby’s needs. Here we go, a day on the sea. Aren’t we lucky!’ Dad drove past the beach and down the street that led to the sea.

At last, we reached the boat harbour. It was very pretty. Next to the sea, there were lots of trees, green grass, picnic tables and seats. A big boat was by the jetty and people were getting on. Our baby had never been on a boat before.

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We all sat down and while Mum was busy feeding and getting a new nappy for the baby, Dad went out and looked at the boat’s steering wheel and engine. We sailed on the sea and everyone was happy.

When the boat returned to the jetty, we didn’t want to leave.

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3. Put the words in alphabetical order.

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A sunny day on the sea – 4 Cut out the letter cards to make ‘ee – bee’, ‘ea – bean’, and ‘y – baby’ words.

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A sunny day on the sea – 5 Circle all the ‘ee – bee’ words in green, the ‘ea – bean’ words in red and the ‘y – baby’ words in yellow.

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‘Hurry up, Dad. It’s twenty to ten. The boat sails at ten.

We need to go now or we’ll be late. Mum has put the baby in the baby seat in the green car and she’s reading her the pony story. If you don’t come soon, she’ll start screaming. Teagan’s in the car, too.’

‘I’m coming’, called Dad. ‘I was just cleaning my teeth. Are we all ready?’ he asked. ‘Let’s see: sunscreen, beach towels, book to read, food to eat and baby’s needs, and a sunny day. Here we go, a day on the sea.

Aren’t we lucky!’ Dad drove past the beach and down the street that led to the sea.

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‘Good morning’, said the captain. ‘It’s nice to meet you. It is a lovely sunny day for sailing. Come on board. Make yourself a cup of tea.

There are cream biscuits to eat also.’

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A sunny day on the sea – 6 Answer the questions using full sentences.

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A sunny day on the sea – 8 Cut out and use the words for reading, writing, spelling, word definitions, word sorts or card games.

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The first day of summer – 1 1. Circle the ‘ir’ words in red and the ‘er’ words in green.

Every year, on the first day of summer, we camp by the river. It’s always good fun. My brother and father are planning to go paddling up the river and stay there overnight. My mother said my sister and I would have to wait until our next birthday to join them. We’re twins and we are going to be thirteen on the thirteenth of November.

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with all their chirping and we might fall in the river and catch germs.

He thinks that because we are girls we wouldn’t like it.

We have to bring our own water so we don’t get thirsty. Mum lets us swim in the river instead of having a shower. We get very dirty when we’ve been walking in the bush looking for wildflowers, or squirming in the mud. We like squirming in the mud and squirting each other.

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Every year, on the first day of summer, we camp by the river. It’s always good fun. My brother and father are planning to go paddling up the river and stay there overnight. My mother said my sister and I would have to wait until our next birthday to join them. We’re twins and we are going to be thirteen on the thirteenth of November.

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What if we saw a serpent hiding in the ferns or fir trees along the river?

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The first day of summer – 6 1. Rearrange the words to make a sentence. (a) going we by river. the It and was summer were camping

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The first day of summer – 8 1. What am I? Use the clues to work out the ‘ir’ and ‘er’ words. (a) I have five letters. (b) I grow in the (c) You can wear me.

I start with ‘th’. garden.

I have five letters.

I have an ‘ir’ I have four letters. I end with a ‘t’. sound.

I have an ‘er’ I end with ‘d’. sound.

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger – 1 1. Circle the ‘ir – skirt’ words in red, the ‘ur – turtle’ words in blue and the ‘er – germ’ words in green.

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Everyone said it could never happen, but it did. A tiger, a turtle, a turkey and a bird became best friends. One day, a tiger was near the river when he saw a bird fly over the birch and fir trees and crash into the ferns. It looked like the bird was hurt. The tiger thought to himself, ‘I’ll go and find that bird and eat it for my dinner’.

When he arrived at the ferns, all he saw was a turtle. ‘Don’t even think about eating that bird, it’s my dinner! I was here first’, said the tiger.

The turtle just looked at the tiger and said, ‘I never eat birds. I’m a nurse. I’d rather help the bird’. The turtle turned around and went on his way.

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The turtle looked at the turkey and said, ‘I think they have both lost their memory!’ To this day, the turkey and the turtle still look after the bird and the tiger.

2. On another sheet of paper, draw the turtle, the tiger, the turkey and the bird.

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger – 2 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. Who were the characters in the story?

2. What was the tiger going to do with the bird?

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger – 4 Using the letter cards below, cut out and make words that match the pictures on page 55. Make other words and glue these to another sheet of paper.

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger – 5 Circle the ‘ir – skirt’ words in red, the ‘ur – turtle’ words in blue and the ‘er – germ’ words in green.

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When he arrived at the ferns, all he saw was a turtle. ‘Don’t think about eating that bird, it’s my dinner! I was here first’, said the tiger.

The turtle just looked at the tiger and said, ‘I never eat birds. I am a nurse. I’d rather help the bird’. The turtle turned around and continued on his way to church. The tiger decided to hurry and, as he jumped over some ferns, he crashed into a turkey.

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The tiger had hurt his head. He felt a bump under his fur and said, ‘I can’t remember why I’m in a hurry. Who are you? Who am I?’ The turkey said, ‘Oh dear me! You are hurt. Come with me. Turtle is around here somewhere and she can help’.

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The turkey found some worms in the dirt and some slaters and spiders in the ferns for the bird. The turtle found some bones left over from a little girl’s picnic for the tiger. They ate well, but still did not remember who they were. To this day, the turkey and the turtle still look after their two very special friends.

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger – 6 1. Write a sentence for each of the words below. (a) turtle (b) hurt (c) dirty

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The turtle, the turkey, the bird and the tiger – 8 Cut out and use the words for reading, writing, spelling, word definitions, word sorts or card games.

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When the circus came to town – 1 1. Circle the ‘ou’ words in red and the ‘ow’ words in blue.

A big crowd had gathered by the town’s clock tower. People came out of their houses to see what the fuss was about. Everyone was trying to read a notice. It was about a circus that was coming to town on Friday. Children were yelling loudly: ‘A circus, a circus, hip, hip, hooray!

There will be clowns, hip, hip, hooray!’

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On Friday, the circus arrived. They put up the big top on the flat ground just south of the town centre. They connected a powerline so the circus would have lights. The animals were kept outside, around the back. They had cows, horses, dogs and even an owl.

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At two o’clock, a clown came out and shouted to everyone: ‘Welcome, welcome! The circus is in town.

Follow me before the curtain goes down!’

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A big crowd had gathered next to the town’s clock tower. Everyone was trying to read a notice. It was about a circus that was coming to town on Friday. All the children were yelling loudly:

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‘A circus, a circus, hip, hip, hooray!

There will be clowns, hip, hip, hooray!’

More people came out of their houses to see what the fuss was all about. The children counted the days till Friday and found out that it was only three days away.

On Friday, the circus arrived. They put up the big top on the flat ground just south of the town centre. They set up all the stalls and connected a powerline, so the circus could have lights. The animals were kept outside, around the back. They had horses, dogs, an owl and even cows!

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Everyone went inside the tent and sat down. The music started. It sounded very loud and the crowd cheered when the ringmaster appeared. There were lots of different acts. The cows danced around.

The owl sat on the dogs and the clowns threw streamers and water at the crowd. Everyone had fun. At the end, the ringmaster shouted out loudly, ‘We’ll be back next year!’ How the crowd cheered!

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When the circus came to town – 6 Cut out the words below and glue them in the correct column. ‘ow’

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A trip to the moon – 1 1. Circle the ‘oo’ words in red and the ‘u-e’ words in blue.

It was the sixth of June and the huge spaceship was ready to go to the moon. The time for blast off was set for noon. The astronauts would soon need to put on their special suits and boots to be ready for take off. All the food and equipment had been packed into cubes and placed inside the spaceship.

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wires. Everything had to be carefully placed because there was not a lot of room inside. Everyone was in a good mood as the astronauts saluted their comrades and boarded the ship.

It was the end of the countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! The crowd of people there to see them off hooted and cheered. Communication was on mute until the spaceship had shed its power boosters and was heading into space.

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A trip to the moon – 2 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. What was the date of the flight?

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A trip to the moon – 3 1. What am I? Use the clues to find the ‘oo’ or ‘u-e’ words. .

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A trip to the moon – 5 Circle the ‘oo’ words in red and the ‘u-e’ words in blue.

It was the sixth of June and the huge spaceship was ready to go to the moon. The weather was fine and the sky was blue. The time for blast off was set for noon.

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The astronauts would soon need to put on their special suits and boots and be ready for take off. The computer would give them their cue to start getting dressed. All the food and equipment had been packed into cubes and placed inside the spaceship. The spaceship had been filled with fuel, checked for loose wires and all the tubes had been cleared.

Everything had to be carefully placed because there was not a lot of room inside.

Everyone was in a good mood as they waited for the spaceship to shoot into space. They watched as the astronauts saluted their comrades and boarded the ship.

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The crowd of people there to see them off hooted and cheered.

Communication was on mute until the spaceship had shed its power boosters, got rid of the extra fuel and was heading into outer space.

Success! The spaceship was on its way to the moon. The astronauts turned off the mute button and reported to the command centre. They were cool and calm. Everything went smoothly, the instruments were reading true and no fuses had blown. Nothing had come loose and no warning lights had come on.

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Soon the astronauts would be gathering information and reporting to Earth. The scientists would find clues from the materials they collected to learn more about the moon.

You never know, one day we might run out of room on Earth and all go to live on the moon!

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A trip to the moon – 6 1. Find the smaller words in each of these words. (a) moon

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A trip to the moon – 7 1. Write a sentence for each word. (a) fuel (b) moon

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ – 1 Circle the ‘oo’ words in red, the ‘u-e’ and ‘ue’ words in blue and ‘ew’ words in yellow.

My granny used to tell me stories about a ship’s crew. She would say they were true stories that really happened. I’ll tell you one and see what you think. It’s called ‘The crew that grew’.

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One day in June, one of the crew of a ship at sea used his telescope to zoom in on an island with huge trees. The crew decided to check the island. Bluey went onto the shore and past the sand dunes. All he could see were huge trees and plants. He found some seeds and drew pictures of the trees and the flower blooms. The pictures would give them some clues about what sort of plants they were.

When he returned to the ship, he saluted the captain and then planted the seeds in a wooden cube. The very next day, there was a little tree with some dew on it. Then the next day, the tree was as tall as a broom.

At the end of the week, the tree was huge and had a few blooms on it, too. It was taking up a lot of room. It had fruit the shape of a balloon, which one of the crew tasted. She scooped out the pulp with a spoon and chewed it.

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The cook threw the fruit and some prunes into a brew and soon the fumes had all the crew wanting a taste when it was cool. The rule was to stand in a line. No-one was rude and everyone had a taste. Then the crew started to grow. They grew and grew until there was no room inside. They had to stay outside and sleep under the moon.

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ – 2 1. Find ‘oo’, ‘u-e’, ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ words in the story and write them in the table. ‘u–e’ and ‘ue’ words

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ – 4 1. Choose from the words below to complete the sentences. blooms

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My granny’s ‘true tale’ – 5 Circle the ‘oo’ words in red, the ‘u-e’, ‘ue’ words in blue and the ‘ew’ words in yellow.

My granny used to tell me stories about a ship’s crew. She would say they were true stories and that they really happened. I’ll tell you one and see what you think. It’s called ‘The crew that grew’.

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One day in June, one of the crew of a ship used his telescope to zoom in on an island with huge trees. The crew decided to drop anchor and check the island. Bluey went onto the shore and past the sand dunes.

All he could see were huge trees and plants. He found some seeds and drew pictures of the trees and the flower blooms. The pictures would give them some clues about what sort of plants they were.

When he returned to the ship, he saluted the captain and then planted the seeds in a wooden cube. The very next day, there was a little tree with some dew on it. Then the next day, the tree was as tall as a broom.

At the end of the week, the tree was huge and had a few blooms on it, too. It was taking up a lot of room.

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It had fruit the shape of a balloon and one of the crew tasted it. She scooped out all the pulp with a spoon and chewed it up. The cook threw the fruit and some prunes into a brew and soon the fumes had all the crew wanting a taste. The rule was to stand in a line. No-one was rude and everyone tasted the food when it was cool. Then the crew started to grow. Their boots became too small and their clothes ripped apart. They grew and grew until there was no inside room.

o c . e The captain undid c allh the screws and took the roof off the ship! They r e o t r s suThe had to snooze under the moon. next morning, r pe the crew dropped the huge tree over the side and watched it float to shore.

Over the next few days, the crew slowly returned to normal. The cook made stew, Bluey played his flute and everyone listened to the tunes. Everyone was happy to be back to normal!

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ – 6 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. Who told the writer the story?

2. Why did the captain decide to drop anchor?

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ – 7 Cut out the letter cards and make the ‘oo’, ‘u–e’, ‘ue’ or ‘ew’ words.

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My granny’s ‘true tales’ – 8 Cut out and use the words for reading, writing, spelling, word definitions, word sorts or card games.

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The royal coin – 1 1. Circle all the ‘oy’ words in red and all the ‘oi’ words in blue.

My dad enjoys collecting coins. His coin collection is worth a lot of money. When he was young, his parents didn’t want to spoil him with toys. So they gave him other things, like old coins. As he grew up, he liked finding out where the coins came from and who made them, so he joined a coin-collecting club.

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He toils away, cleaning and oiling his coins. My dad has found coins in lots of funny places. One time, he was digging in some moist soil when he found an old penny. He boiled and cleaned it, and then rubbed some oil on it. It had a picture of a royal family on it. Dad looked it up in his books and, to his joy, found out it was a rare coin.

It belonged to an old royal family who were very loyal to their people and who designed their own coins. Dad calls it his royal coin. Maybe I’ll join his coin club one day.

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2. Draw pictures of all the coins you know. Show the values of the coins.

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The royal coin – 2 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. Who had a coin collection?

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The royal coin – 4 1. Find the words in the wordsearch. oyster

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The royal coin – 5 Circle the ‘oy’ words in red and the ‘oi’ words in blue.

My dad enjoys collecting coins. His coin collection is worth a lot of money. When he was young, his parents didn’t want to spoil him so they gave him old coins instead of toys. His dad collected coins, too.

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Chocolate coins are covered in foil.

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Dad enjoys showing people his coins. He even came to our school and gave a talk to my class. The kids were a bit noisy but that didn’t annoy Dad. He enjoyed talking to my teacher.

He toils away, cleaning and oiling his coins. My dad has found coins in lots of funny places. One time, he was digging in some moist soil and found an old penny. He boiled and cleaned it, and then rubbed some oil on it. It had a picture of a royal family on it. Dad looked it up in his books and, to his joy, found out it was a rare coin. It belonged to an old royal family who were very loyal to their people and who designed their own coins. Dad calls it his royal coin.

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Dad took me to the museum last holidays and in the foyer there was a display of some coins found on the ocean floor. They looked rusty and some looked more like oyster shells than pennies. It was very enjoyable and interesting.

Maybe I’ll join his coin club one day and become a loyal member.

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The royal coin – 6 1. Write the correct sentence under each picture.

The coins are on the ocean floor.

The coins are in the museum foyer.

The chocolate coins are covered in foil.

The coins are in the moist soil.

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Mum’s cooking – 1 1. Circle the ‘o-e – bone’ words in yellow and the ‘oa – boat’ words in red.

I love my mum, I really do—but she is not a good cook. She burns everything, even poached eggs and toast. When Mum broke the old stove, Dad drove to the shop to buy a new one.

Last night (and I’m not telling a joke), Mum tried to make a roast dinner. She put it in the stove, put a load of washing in the machine and went outside to hose down the roses. She had put the stove on too high and soon smoke was coming out of the house. People came out of their homes and said they had phoned the fire department.

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The roast was black to the bone. When Dad poked it, it was hard.

It looked like a big stone. We had to put our hands over our noses because our home smelled so bad. We voted to go and buy a meatloaf from the shop on the coast road. We washed our hands with soap, put on our coats and left.

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Mum’s cooking – 2 Use words from the story to complete the sentences.

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Mum had not read the notes about the stove and put it on too high.

Soon smoke was coming out of the house. People came out of their homes and asked if they needed to phone the fire department. Dad told everyone there was no need to phone, it was just Mum’s roast!

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Dad is thinking of buying frozen dinners, so all we have to do is heat them up in the stove. It will solve all our problems, but in the meantime we’ll make sure we always have a loaf of bread and some oats handy.

Dad says there is always hope for our mum!

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Mum’s cooking – 6 Answer the questions using full sentences.

1. What happened to the first stove?

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My pony – 1 1. Circle the ‘ow’ words in yellow and the ‘o – go’ words in red.

Last week, we moved into our new home. Dad had said it was only twenty minutes away as the crow flies. I didn’t know what that meant, but I did know that the new place had a lot of land for me to play in and for Mum to grow her own vegetables. Dad said he would buy a sit-on mower to mow the grass.

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When the truck was packed, we followed it out to our new home. As Dad drove over the hill, he told me to close my eyes. He stopped to open the gate and then said, ‘You can slowly open your eyes’. I looked around and next to the fence was a brown pony with a big yellow bow around its neck. I jumped out of the car and ran to the fence. The pony was the best surprise I’d ever had. Dad said I had to feed, comb and exercise it every day.

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The pony – 5 Circle the ‘ow’ words in yellow and the ‘o’ words in red.

Last week, we moved into our new home. Dad said it was only twenty minutes away as the crow flies. I didn’t know what that meant but I did know that the new place had a lot of land for me to play in and for Mum to sow seeds and grow her own vegetables. Dad said he would buy a sit-on mower to mow all the grass.

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I told Mum I would make her a polony sandwich for lunch.

The next day, the removalists picked up most of our things and took them over to our new place. The postie knew we were moving and so did my teacher.

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When the truck was packed, we followed it out to our new home. As Dad drove over the hill, he told me to close my eyes. He stopped to open the gate and then said, ‘You can slowly open your eyes’. I looked around and next to the fence was a brown pony with a big yellow bow around its neck. I jumped out of the car and ran to the fence. The pony was the best surprise I’d ever had. Dad said I had to feed, comb and exercise it every day.

o c . che I put my hand out slowly and let the pony sniff r e o me. It tried to chew my fingers.

I crawled below t r s s r u e p the fence and gave my pony a big hug. Both our shadows looked a bit strange: a girl and a pony with a big bow. Dad said I could stay and get to know my pony while they unpacked. I talked to my pony and patted it. There were lots of crows watching from the trees. I went to bed knowing I was going to love living in my new home. I can’t wait to show my friends my very own pony!

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In the wild – 1 1. Circle the ‘i-e – kite’ words in yellow and the ‘i – iron’ words in red.

Dad let me stay up late on Friday night. He was being kind and didn’t mind because I didn’t have to go to school the next day. We watched a program about wild animals. I like shows about animals.

I like the tigers and the lions because they look like big cats. They hide in the tall grass or jungle and wait until just the right time to chase their prey. The man on the show said that a group of lions is called a ‘pride’. Dad smiled when the program showed a giant spider dropping down from a pine tree, but I was frightened. Some spiders grow very big in the wild.

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The elephants had enormous tusks. They are made out of ivory and can rip apart trees and vines. Dad says some elephants are trained to help carry things like pipes and timber.

Dad said his friend won a prize to go to South Africa for five days.

He saw lots of animals and even had a ride on an elephant. He didn’t go for a hike in the wild, but he had a fine time and enjoyed being out in the wide open spaces.

I wouldn’t mind going to South Africa, but Dad says I’m only a child and I can do that when I’m older.

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In the wild – 4 Cut out the letter cards and make the ‘i-e – kite’, and ‘i – iron’ words.

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In the wild – 5 Circle the ‘i-e – kite’ words in yellow and the ‘i – iron’ words in red.

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Dad smiled when the program showed a giant spider dropping down from a pine tree, but I was frightened. It was huge and hairy and I had to hide my face in the cushion. Some spiders grow very big in the wild.

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Dad said his friend won a prize to go to South Africa for five days. He saw lots of animals and even had a ride on an elephant. He didn’t go for a hike in the wild, but he had a fine time and enjoyed being out in the wide open spaces.

o c . che e r o t r s s r u e p The program went until nine o’clock. Then it was time for bed. Dad gave The show warned us about some animals becoming extinct (like the dinosaurs) if we keep destroying their habitats. Dad said we need to protect our environment or else we won’t have any wild animals left.

me a piggyback ride and read me a true story about a blind man who had moved to South Africa. He worked at a private zoo and gave talks to people about the lives of the wild animals. Even though he was blind, he knew a lot about all the wild animals.

I wouldn’t mind going to South Africa one day, but Dad says I’m only a child and I can do that when I’m older and the time is right.

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(a) I saw a (lion/line) in the grass.

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It was nearly dawn and the prawn trawlers were just starting to come into port after being out for days trawling. We were standing under the porch of a building, waving our torches around and waiting for our father’s boat to come in. Everyone was yawning and talking about the big storm that was expected. Mum was hoping Dad had caught a big catch of prawns to sell. We could hear the boat’s horn sounding and could see some lights shining near the drawbridge.

When all the boats were tied up, the men started to unload the prawns. We watched the prawns crawling around in the containers.

They don’t have claws but they do have long feelers. I saw seagulls and hawks flying over the port, trying to get a feed. Then we saw Dad. His shorts looked like he had worn them for forty days, and his shirt was torn. He was filthy!

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It was nearly dawn and the prawn trawlers were just starting to come into port after being out for days trawling. We were standing under the porch of a building, waving our torches around and waiting for our father’s boat to come in. Everyone was yawning and talking about the big storm that was expected. Mum was hoping that Dad had caught a big catch of prawns to sell. We could hear the trawler’s horn sounding and could see some lights shining near the drawbridge.

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After the storm, Dad would be going back out to sea to trawl.

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Each birthday, my mum and dad make up some funny games for us to play. This year, Dad made a stage and we acted out different things. Fay had to be a snake, Jake had to pretend he was surfing a wave and May had to stay as still as a statue. I had to pretend to be in a plane doing tricks.

After that, Dad tied shoelaces around our ankles and we had a three-legged race. We all took our places and tried hard to stay standing. We raced to the finish line.

May and Fay won the race. Then Mum made everyone ice a cake. She put them on a tray and Dad judged them. I made mine look like a whale, Jake made a plane and May and Fay both made funny faces.

Mum sprayed around the table to keep the flies away, then we had lunch. Dad had put bales of hay around the yard. It looked like a maze. He had put clues under the hay and they led us to the playhouse.

In the playhouse there was a present with my name on it. ‘Clayton’s present’ was written on the box. The box started to sway. We looked inside and there was a puppy. It was the best birthday ever!

While Mum went inside to make milkshakes, Dad told us to take a crayon and draw a map of the backyard. He said the next game was a treasure hunt. He said that he may hide the clues in the yard for us to find. We were going to play this game after lunch. Mum sprayed the table to keep the flies away and placed a cloth on it. She brought out the cakes we iced, the milkshakes and lots of other food.

After we had eaten, Dad said it was time to play the treasure hunt game. While we were eating he had put bales of hay around, so our backyard looked like a maze. We had to take a crayon and place the hay bales on our plan, then we had to look for the clues. The clues were under the hay. They led us to the playhouse and inside was a present with my name on it. ‘Clayton’s present’ was written all over the box. The box started to sway. My friends helped me open it and there was a puppy inside. We all agreed that it was the best birthday ever.

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2. They played charades and had a three-legged race.

3. Three friends came to his birthday.

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Every year when it is my birthday, my mum and dad make up some funny games for us to play. This year, we performed on a stage that Dad had made and acted out different things. Fay had to be a snake and Jake had to pretend he was surfing a big wave. May had to be a statue and stay still, and I had to pretend to do tricks in a plane. It was very funny.

After that, Dad came out and tied shoelaces around our ankles. He said we were having a three-legged race.

We all took our places and tried hard to stay standing.

When dad said ‘Go’, we all raced to the finish line. May and Fay were the only ones who stayed up straight and they won the race. Then Mum had everyone design and ice a cake. She put them on a tray and Dad had to judge them. I made my cake into a whale, Jake made a plane and May and Fay both made funny faces.

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Every Saturday, Ray and his dad went sailing in the bay.

At the sailing club, Ray would have to unchain the boat and trailer and hook it up to the car. Ray would get out of the way and wait for his dad to back it into the water.

It was Ray’s job to check that the sails, life jackets and pail were in the boat. Dad kept the pail in a tray just in case he had to drain any water out. Dad would pay for a ticket and then park the car.

When everything was ready, off they would go, sailing across the water. Dad would put the mainsail up and wait for the wind to push them along. There was a railway line next to the bay and sometimes they would see a train. Once, Dad took his fishing line out and Ray put some bait on it and nearly caught a stingray!

If it was a windy day, the boat would sway in the water and they would be sprayed by the waves. They were never afraid because Ray’s dad stayed calm and aimed the boat to the edge of the bay. If it got too choppy, they would jump over into the clay mud and walk the sailing boat back to the ramp.

Last Sunday, Ray and his dad painted the boat. Dad prayed it wouldn’t rain. Mum had made a lunch tray because Dad knew it was going to take all day to paint the sailing boat and then put it away. Next Saturday was a race day and Ray was praying they would win.

Dad said it didn’t matter if they won or not because any sailing day was a good day. Ray and his dad always had fun and they always looked forward to their sailing days together.

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Every Saturday, Ray and his dad went sailing in the bay.

At the sailing club, Ray would have to unchain the boat and trailer and hook it up to the car. Ray would get out of the way and wait for his dad to back it into the water.

It was Ray’s job to check that the sails, life jackets and pail were in the boat. Dad kept the pail in a tray just in case he had to drain any water out. Dad would pay for a ticket and then park the car.

When everything was ready, off they would go, sailing across the water. Dad would put the mainsail up and wait for the wind to push them along. There was a railway line next to the bay and sometimes they would see a train. Once, Dad took his fishing line out and Ray put some bait on it and nearly caught a stingray!

If it was a windy day, the boat would sway in the water and they would be sprayed by the waves. They were never afraid because Ray’s dad stayed calm and aimed the boat to the edge of the bay. If it got too choppy, they would jump over into the clay mud and walk the sailing boat back to the ramp. Ray and his dad always had fun and they looked forward to their sailing day together.

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2. A pail and life jackets were in the sailing boat.

3. You should always wear a life jacket, know how to swim, and know the rules on the water.

4. Clay soil is muddy and squishy when you walk on it.

5. I think they had fun because they both liked sailing and they got to spend time together.

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It was a rainy day and Kate, Abigail and Brayden had to stay inside. They couldn’t go out and play, so Mum said they could bake a cake while they waited for the rain to stop.

When the chocolate cake was cooked and taken out of the tin, Mum put it on a cake tray to cool.

While the cake cooled, they got some crayons, paints and paper and drew some pictures. Kate liked to draw animals.

She drew a whale with its tail coming out of the water, a long snake and a slimy snail. She wanted to be a vet one day. Abigail drew a train, a plane and a sailboat sailing on the lake. She wanted to be a pilot. Brayden drew a Playstation™ and a computer. He wanted to design computer games when he grew up.

The rain didn’t stop, so Mum got out a game. It was called Snakes and Ladders. If you landed on the snake’s head, you had to go all the way back to the end of its tail. Abigail said she was afraid of snakes. Kate told her that snakes will go away if you leave them alone. Mum said if they ever saw a snake, they should walk away from it and tell an adult.

Mum suggested they may like to put the CD player on, so they listened to their favourite songs while they played.

Kate, Abigail and Brayden swayed to the music. When they were younger, they always listened to music.

Mum told funny tales about when they were young. If they were playing and Mum called them inside, they would run away and hide. Another time, Kate brought home a stray cat.

She wanted the cat to stay but it belonged to the lady down the street. The lady thought Kate had taken her cat!

Playing inside had been fun and soon it was time to get dinner ready. They had baked meat and vegetables, with yummy chocolate cake for dessert!

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It was a rainy day and Kate, Abigail and Brayden had to stay inside. They couldn’t go out and play, so Mum said they could bake a cake while they waited for the rain to stop. When the chocolate cake was cooked, Mum put it on a cake tray to cool.

While it cooled, they made pictures with crayons, paints and paper. Kate liked to draw animals. She drew a whale with its tail coming out of the water, a long snake and a slimy snail. She wanted to be a vet one day. Abigail drew a train, a plane and a sailboat sailing on a lake.

She wanted to be a pilot. Brayden drew a Playstation™ and a computer. He wanted to make computer games when he grew up.

The rain didn’t stop, so Mum got out a game. It was called Snakes and ladders. If you landed on the snake’s head, you had to go all the way back to the end of its tail. Mum suggested they may like to put the CD player on, so they listened to their favourite songs while they played. When they were younger, they always listened to music.

Mum told funny tales about when they were young, and then it was time to get dinner ready. They had baked meat and vegetables, with yummy chocolate cake for dessert!

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2. They made a chocolate cake.

3. I think Mum got the game out of the cupboard.

4. Abigail wanted to be a pilot and Brayden wanted to be a designer for computer games.

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Dee and Dean were siblings who lived on a quiet street which had lots of trees. On the weekend they were going to buy some bean and pea seeds and a peach tree. The peas and beans would grow quickly and could feed the family. The peach tree would take some time to grow peaches, but Dad said to imagine the yummy peaches they would get to eat!

When it was Saturday, they all drove down their leafy street and waved to Mr Green, who was sweeping his porch. They went along the beach road and saw someone sleeping on a seat. Dad tooted his horn to wake him up! Mum thought that was mean.

It didn’t take long to get the plants. Dad needed a new spade so he could dig a deep hole for the peach tree.

Luckily for Dad, the spade was very cheap.

Dee and Dean planted the seeds and watered them.

They knew what plants needed, so they weeded the soil around them and gave them plant feed. Each day, they went outside to see if they had grown. After a few weeks, their plants had lots and lots of green peas and beans.

Mum cooked them and they all had some to eat. The peas were very sweet. Mum made a pea and bean pie and a pea and bean salad. The peas and beans kept growing and Mum kept making different things to eat until one day everyone said, ‘STOP’. We couldn’t eat another pea or bean.

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Dee and Dean were siblings who lived on a quiet street with lots of trees. On the weekend they were going to buy some seeds and a peach tree at the nursery. They decided to buy bean seeds and pea seeds because they grew very quickly and Mum could feed the family with them. The peach tree would take some time to grow peaches they could eat.

When it was Saturday, they all drove down their leafy street and waved to Mr Green, who was sweeping his porch. They went along the beach road and saw someone sleeping on a seat. Dad tooted his horn to wake him up! Mum thought it was mean.

It didn’t take long to get the plants. Dad needed a new spade so he could dig a deep hole for the peach tree.

Luckily for Dad, the spade was cheaper than he thought it would be. When they got home, Dad dug a deep hole and planted the tree. Dee and Dean planted the seeds and watered them.

They knew what plants needed, so they weeded them and gave them plant feed. Each day, they went outside to see if they had grown. After a few days, shoots started to show. After a few weeks, their plants had lots and lots of green peas and beans Mum boiled them up and they all had some to eat. The peas were very sweet.

Mum made a pea and bean pie and a pea and bean salad for tea. The peas and beans kept growing and Mum kept making different things to eat until one day everyone said, ‘STOP!’ We couldn’t eat another pea or bean. We gave them to Mr Green and Mrs Beam. Mum said she better start looking up recipes for peaches!

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2. Their street had a lot of green, leafy trees in it.

3. They chose peas and beans seeds because they would grow quickly and produce vegetables to eat.

4. Mr Green was sweeping his porch.

5. A plant needs sunlight, water, good soil, fertiliser and for the weeds to be pulled out.

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1. They went to the nursery to buy the seeds.

2. They planted the seeds.

3. The seeds grew peas and beans.

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‘Good morning’, said the captain. ‘It’s nice to meet you.

It is a lovely sunny day for sailing. Come on board. Make yourself a cup of tea.’

We all sat down and while Mum was busy feeding and getting a new nappy for the baby, Dad went out and looked at the boat’s steering wheel and engine. We sailed on the sea and everyone was happy. When the boat returned to the jetty, we didn’t want to leave.

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‘Hurry up, Dad. It’s twenty to ten. The boat sails at ten and we’ll be late. Mum said we’re taking the green car.

She’s put the baby in the baby seat and is reading her the pony story. Teagan’s in the car, too.’

‘I’m coming’, called Dad. ‘I was just cleaning my teeth.

Are we all ready?’ he asked. ‘Let’s see: sunscreen, beach towels, book to read, food to eat and baby’s needs. Here we go, a day on the sea. Aren’t we lucky!’

Dad drove past the beach and down the street that led to the sea.

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‘Hurry up, Dad. It’s twenty to ten. The boat sails at ten.

We need to go now or we’ll be late. Mum has put the baby in the baby seat in the green car and she’s reading her the pony story. If you don’t come soon, she’ll start screaming. Teagan’s in the car too.’

‘I’m coming’, called Dad. ‘I was just cleaning my teeth.

Are we all ready?’ he asked. ‘Let’s see: sunscreen, beach towels, book to read, food to eat and baby needs, and a sunny day. Here we go, a day on the sea. Aren’t we lucky.’ Dad drove past the beach and down the street that led to the sea.

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ANSWERS We all wear long-sleeved shirts when we go camping.

We have dinner at seven-thirty, before it gets too dark.

Sometimes we make pancakes for dessert. We stir the mixture and put it into a circular pan. Whoever cooks gets to eat the first one! Our brother says next year will be different! I wonder why?

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2. They took sunscreen and food to eat. (Other items include: beach towels, books, baby’s needs.)

3. The boat was by the jetty.

4. I think the dad wanted to look at the engine because he liked boats and engines.

5. I think they didn’t want to leave because they had a great time, and it was very relaxing.

Answers may include: 1. The season was summer.

2. The mum thought they were too young.

3. The boy was (or would be close to) fifteen years of age because he was two years older than his sisters.

4. The birds chirping would keep them awake at night.

5. It will be different next year because the girls will go with their brother when he paddles up the river.

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At last, we reached the boat harbour. It was very pretty.

Next to the sea, there were lots of trees, green grass, picnic tables and seats. There were three children paddling their feet in the water. A big boat was by the jetty, and people were getting on. Our baby had never been on a boat before.

‘Good morning’, said the captain, ‘It’s nice to meet you.

It is a lovely sunny day for sailing. Come on board. Make yourself a cup of tea. There are cream biscuits to eat also.’

We all sat down and while Mum was busy feeding and getting a new nappy for the baby, Dad went to look at the boat’s steering wheel and engine.

We sailed on the sea and everyone was happy. There were shiny fish swimming in the water. In the distance we could see some seals sitting on the rocks. When the boat returned to the jetty, we didn’t want to leave. ‘We’ll come again next weekend if it is sunny and we’ll bring some cold meat and salad to have a picnic by the sea, said Dad.

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Every year, on the first day of summer, we camp by the river. It’s always good fun. My brother and father are planning to go paddling up the river and stay there overnight. My mother said my sister and I would have to wait until our next birthday to join them. We’re twins and we are going to be thirteen on the thirteenth of November.

Our brother is two years older than us. He said he was certain we would not like it if a serpent snake was hiding in the ferns or fir trees along the river. He also said the birds would keep us awake with all their chirping and we might fall in the river and catch germs. He thinks because we are girls we wouldn’t like it.

We have to bring our own water so we don’t get thirsty.

Mum lets us swim in the river instead of having a shower. We get very dirty when we’ve been walking in the bush looking for wildflowers, or squirming in the mud. We like squirming in the mud and squirting each other.

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Every year, on the first day of summer, we camp by the river. It’s always good fun. My brother and my father are planning to go paddling up the river, and stay there overnight. My mother said my sister and I would have to wait until our next birthday to join them. We’re twins and we are going to be thirteen on the thirteenth of November.

Our brother is two years older than us. Mum is thirty-five and Dad is thirty-nine. Mum always says, ‘As you get older, the years fly by faster’.

Our brother said he was certain we would not like camping overnight. What if we saw a serpent hiding in the ferns or fir

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1. (a) It is summer • • pancakes for dessert. (b) Dad and my brother • • walks in the bush. (c) Mum likes to have • • shirts to keep us safe. (d) We wear long- • • are paddling up the sleeved river. (e) Sometimes we make • • and we are going camping. (f) We go for • • dinner at seven-thirty.

2. (a) We don’t like snakes and we don’t want to fall in the river. (b) There are no showers or water at the campsite. (c) We might see snakes and birds.

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trees along the river? He also said the birds would keep us awake with all their chirping and we might fall in the river and catch germs. He thinks that because we are girls we wouldn’t like it. We think he was trying to scare us so he could have our dad all to himself.

There are no showers or water where we camp, so we have to bring our own water so we don’t get thirsty. Mum lets us swim in the river instead of having a shower. We get very dirty when we’ve been walking in the bush looking for wildflowers, or squirming in the mud. We like squirming in the mud and squirting each other.

Mum likes to have dinner at seven-thirty before it becomes too dark. Sometimes we make pancakes for dessert. We stir the mixture and put them in a circular pan. We swirl the mixture around the pan and it makes perfect circleshaped pancakes. Whoever cooks gets to eat the first one.

Dad says it is important to be safe and to be prepared. We wear long-sleeved shirts and pants to protect our skin. We know first aid so we know what to do if someone gets a snake bite.

Our brother says next year will be different! I wonder why?

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Everyone said it could never happen, but it did. A tiger, a turtle, a turkey and a bird became best friends. One day, a tiger was near the river when he saw a bird fly over the birch and fir trees and crash into the ferns. It looked like the bird was hurt. The tiger thought to himself, ‘I’ll go and find that bird and eat it for my dinner’.

When he arrived at the ferns, all he saw was a turtle.

‘Don’t even think about eating that bird, it’s my dinner! I was here first’, said the tiger.

The turtle just looked at the tiger and said, ‘I never eat birds. I’m a nurse. I’d rather help the bird’. The turtle turned around and went on his way.

The tiger jumped over some ferns and crashed into a turkey. The turkey was very surprised to see a tiger.

It said in a firm voice, ‘Be careful! Why did you lurch through the ferns like that?’

The tiger had hurt his head. He felt a bump under his fur and said, ‘I can’t remember why I’m in a hurry. Who are you? Who am I?’ The turkey said, ‘Oh dear me. You are hurt. Come with me’. The tiger followed the turkey and found the turtle next to the bird lying under the ferns.

The bird was chirping, ‘Who am I? Where am I? Why am I so dirty? Are you my friends?’

The turtle looked at the turkey and said, ‘I think they have both lost their memory!’ To this day, the turkey and the turtle still look after the bird and the tiger.

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2. The tiger was going to eat the bird.

3. The word ‘lurch’ means to move suddenly.

4. The turtle and the turkey look after the tiger and the bird because they care about others.

5. The tiger might eat the bird for his dinner!

2. (a) bird – feathers, worms (b) tiger – fur, whiskers (c) turtle – shell, slow (d) girl – curls, skirt (e) spider – web, flies 3. (a) turtle (b) squirm (e) first (f) dinner (i) under (j) nurse (m) spider (n) bird (q) slater (r) dirt

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Everyone said it could never happen, but it did. A tiger, a turtle, a turkey and a bird became best friends. One day, a tiger was near the river when he saw a bird fly over the birch and fir trees and crash into the ferns. It looked like the bird was hurt. The tiger thought to himself, ‘I’ll go and find that bird and eat it for my dinner.’

When he arrived at the ferns, all he saw was a turtle. ‘Don’t think about eating that bird, it’s my dinner! I was here first’, said the tiger.

The turtle just looked at the tiger and said, ‘I never eat birds. I’m a nurse. I’d rather help the bird’. The turtle turned around and continued on his way to the church. The tiger decided to hurry and, as he jumped over some ferns, he crashed into a turkey.

The turkey was very surprised to see a tiger. It said in a firm voice, ‘Do be careful! Why did you lurch through the ferns like that?’

The tiger had hurt his head. He felt a bump under his fur and said, ‘I can’t remember why I’m in a hurry. Who are you?

Who am I?’ The turkey said, ‘Oh dear me. You are hurt. Come with me.

Turtle is around here somewhere and she can help’.

They found the turtle next to the bird lying under the ferns.

The bird was chirping, ‘Who am I? Where am I? Why am I so dirty?

The turtle looked at the turkey and said, ‘I think they have both lost their memory. Maybe if we give them some food they will get better’.

The turtle found some worms in the dirt and some slaters and spiders in the ferns for the bird. The turtle found some bones left over from a little girl’s picnic for the tiger. They ate well, but still did not remember who they were.

To this day, the turkey and the turtle still look after their two very special friends.

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A big crowd had gathered by the town’s clock tower.

People came out of their houses to see what the fuss was about. Everyone was trying to read a notice. It was about a circus that was coming to town on Friday.

Children were loudly yelling: ‘A circus, a circus, hip, hip, hooray!

There will be clowns, hip, hip, hooray!’

The children counted the days till Friday and found out that it was only three days away!

On Friday, the circus arrived. They put up the big top on the flat ground just south of the town centre. They connected a powerline so the circus would have lights.

The animals were kept outside, around the back. They had cows, horses, dogs and even an owl.

On Saturday, the circus ground was full. There were clowns everywhere. Some were wearing crowns, some wore big red noses and some were bouncing balls. One clown had a big flower that squirted water at people.

There was someone dressed as a brown kangaroo with a baby in her pouch.

At two o’clock, a clown came out and shouted to everyone: ‘Welcome, welcome, the circus is in town.

Follow me before the curtain goes down!’

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2. (a) clown – brown, town, down, frown (b) house – mouse (c) tower – power, flower, shower (d) pouch – ouch, couch, (e) down – town, frown, clown, brown (f) south – mouth, (g) cow – now, sow, bow, how 3. Teacher check pictures: (a) flower (b) houses (c) clown (d) pouch (e) cow (f) round

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Answers may include: 1. The people gathered by the town’s clock tower.

2. The people read the notice on Tuesday.

3. The children were excited because the circus was coming to town.

4. They had to connect the circus to a powerline.

5. I think the animals would do some tricks.

‘Welcome, welcome! The circus is in town.

Follow me before the curtain goes down!’

Everyone went inside the tent and sat down. The music started. It sounded very loud and the crowd cheered when the ringmaster appeared. There were lots different acts.

The cows danced around. The owl sat on the dogs and the clowns threw streamers and water at the crowd. Everyone had fun. At the end, the ringmaster shouted out loudly, ‘We’ll be back next year!’ How the crowd cheered!

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A big crowd had gathered by the town’s clock tower.

Everyone was trying to read a notice. It was about a circus that was coming to town on Friday. All the children were yelling loudly: ‘A circus, a circus, hip, hip, hooray!

There will be clowns, hip, hip, hooray!’

More people came out of their houses to see what the fuss was all about. The children counted the days till Friday and found out that it was only three days away.

On Friday, the circus arrived. They put up the big top on the flat ground just south of the town centre. They set up all the stalls and connected a powerline, so the circus could have lights. The animals were kept outside, around the back. They had horses, dogs, an owl and even cows!

On Saturday, the circus ground was full. There were clowns everywhere. Some were wearing crowns, some wore big red noses and some were bouncing balls. One clown had a big flower that squirted water at people’s faces. There was someone dressed up as a funny brown kangaroo with a baby in her pouch. At two o’clock, a clown came out and shouted to everyone:

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It was the sixth of June and the huge spaceship was ready to go to the moon. The time for blast off was set for noon. The astronauts would soon need to put on their special suits and boots ready for take off. All the food and equipment had been packed into cubes and placed inside the spaceship.

The spaceship had been checked for loose wires.

Everything had to be carefully placed because there was not a lot of room inside. Everyone was in a good mood as the astronauts saluted their comrades and boarded the ship.

It was the end of the countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! The crowd of people there to see them off hooted and cheered. Communication was on mute until the spaceship had shed its power boosters and was headed into space.

Success! The spaceship was on its way to the moon.

Soon the astronauts would be gathering information and reporting to Earth.

I, too, want to be an astronaut one day!

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2. The food had been packed into cubes so that it could not float around or cause damage.

3. The spaceship had been checked for loose wires or signs of damaged equipment.

4. I think there is a lot of rocks and dust on the moon.

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It was the sixth of June and the huge spaceship was ready to go to the moon. The weather was fine and the sky was blue. The time for blast off was set for noon.

The astronauts would soon need to put on their special suits and boots and be ready for take off. The computer would give them their cue to start getting dressed. All the food and equipment had been packed into cubes and placed inside the spaceship. The spaceship had been filled with fuel, checked for loose wires and all the tubes had been cleared. Everything had to be carefully placed because there was not a lot of room inside.

Everyone was in a good mood as they waited for the spaceship to shoot into space. They watched as the astronauts saluted their comrades and boarded the ship.

Soon it was the end of the countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... BLAST OFF! The crowd of people there to see them off hooted and cheered. Communication was on mute until the spaceship had shed its power boosters, got rid of the extra fuel and was headed into outer space.

Success! The spaceship was on its way to the moon. The astronauts turned off the mute button and reported to the command centre. They were cool and calm. Everything went smoothly, the instruments were reading true and no fuses had blown. Nothing had come loose and no warning lights had come on.

Soon the astronauts would be gathering information and reporting to Earth. The scientists would find clues from the materials they collected to learn more about the moon.

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1. Some examples: (a) The spaceship needs a lot of fuel. (b) The moon is huge. (c) A cube is a three-dimensional object. (d) The material was very smooth. (e) I was in a good mood.

2. (a) moon – craters, night (b) astronaut – boots, suits (c) spaceship – boosters, tubes (d) crowd – hooted, cheered (e) space – stars, planets (f) weather – rainy, sunny 3. (a) tube (b) moon (c) boots (d) mute (e) hooted (f) huge (g) fuse (h) soon (i) loose (j) salute (k) cool (l) cube (m) too (n) food

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My granny used to tell me stories about a ship’s crew. She would say they were true stories that really happened. I’ll tell you one and see what you think. It’s called ‘The crew that grew’.

One day in June, one of the crew of a ship at sea used his telescope to zoom in on an island with huge trees.

The crew decided to check the island. Bluey went onto the shore and past the sand dunes. All he could see were huge trees and plants. He found some seeds and drew pictures of the trees and the flower blooms. The pictures would give them some clues about what sort of plants they were.

When he returned to the ship, he saluted the captain and then planted the seeds in a wooden cube. The very next day, there was a little tree with some dew on it. Then the next day, the tree was as tall as a broom.

At the end of the week, the tree was huge and had a few blooms on it, too. It was taking up a lot of room. It had fruit the shape of a balloon, which one of the crew

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The cook threw the fruit and some prunes into a brew and soon the fumes had all the crew wanting a taste when it was cool. The rule was to stand in a line. Noone was rude and everyone had a taste. Then the crew started to grow. They grew and grew until there was no room inside. They had to stay outside and sleep under the moon.

Do you think the story is true?

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1. Answers may differ depending on story used. ‘oo’ words zoom, blooms, broom, balloon, room, scooped, spoon, soon, cool, moon ‘u-e’ words June, used, huge, Bluey, dunes, clues, saluted, cube, prunes, fumes, rule, rude ‘ew’ words crew, grew, drew, dew, few, chewed, threw, brew 2. Example answers: (a) to – I am going to the shop. too – I would like to go, too. (b) see – I can see a huge tree. sea – I like to sail on the sea. (c) some – I will give you some of my lemons. sum – The teacher wrote a hard sum on the board.

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next day, the tree was as tall as a broom. At the end of the week, the tree was huge and had a few blooms on it, too. It was taking up a lot of room.

It had fruit the shape of a balloon and one of the crew tasted it. She scooped out the pulp with a spoon and chewed it up. The cook threw the fruit and some prunes into a brew and soon the fumes had all the crew wanting a taste. The rule was to stand in a line. No-one was rude, and everyone tasted the food when it was cool. Then the crew started to grow. Their boots became too small and their clothes ripped apart. They grew and grew until there was no inside room.

The captain undid all the screws and took the roof off the ship! They had to snooze under the moon. The next morning, the crew dropped the huge tree over the side and watched it float to shore.

Over the next few days, the crew slowly returned to normal.

The cook made stew, Bluey played his flute and everyone listened to the tunes. Everyone was happy to be back to normal!

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2. The captain dropped the anchor to explore the island.

3. A brew is a pot of ingredients that you drink.

4. The crew started to grow.

5. Answers will vary: A good name for the island would be ‘The Growing Island’.

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1. (a) One of the ship’s crew saw an island. (b) He drew a picture of the tree and its flower blooms. (c) When it was cool, they had a taste.

2. Teacher check pictures. (a) trees (b) cubes (c) spoons (d) screws (e) prunes

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1. The ‘oy’ words are in bold and the ‘oi’ words are underlined.

My dad enjoys collecting coins. His coin collection is worth a lot of money. When he was young, his parents didn’t want to spoil him with toys. So they gave him other things, like old coins. As he grew up, he liked finding out where the coins came from and who made them, so he joined a coin-collecting club. He found out that, in the olden days, some coins were made out of different things, like oyster shells. Now coins come in many different shapes and some even have pointy ends.

Also, chocolate coins are covered in foil.

Dad enjoys showing people his coins. He even came to our school and gave a talk to my class. The kids were a bit noisy but that didn’t annoy Dad. He enjoyed talking to my teacher.

He toils away, cleaning and oiling his coins. My dad has found coins in lots of funny places. One time, he was digging in some moist soil when he found an old penny. He boiled and cleaned it, and then rubbed some oil onto it. It had a picture of a royal family on it. Dad looked it up in his books and, to his joy, found out it was a rare coin. It belonged to an old royal family who were

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My granny used to tell me stories about a ship’s crew. She would say they were true stories that really happened. I’ll tell you one and see what you think. It’s called ‘The crew that grew’.

One day in June, one of the crew of a ship used his telescope to zoom in on an island with huge trees. The crew decided to drop anchor and check the island. Bluey went onto the shore and past the sand dunes. All he could see were huge trees and plants. He found some seeds and drew pictures of the trees and the flower blooms. The pictures would give them some clues about what sort of plants they were.

When he returned to the ship, he saluted the captain and then planted the seeds in a wooden cube. The very next day, there was a little tree with some dew on it. Then the

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ANSWERS very loyal to their people and who designed their own coins. Dad calls it his royal coin. Maybe I’ll join his coin club one day.

2. Teacher check The royal coin – 2......................................................... Page 86 1. The writer’s dad had a coin collection.

2. His parents didn’t want to spoil him, so gave him coins as well as toys.

3. Coins come in different shapes and are made out of different things.

4. He found his ‘royal coin’ in some moist soil.

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2. (a) toy (b) coin (c) soil (d) boy (e) toilet (f) cowboy 3. (a) girl (b) young (c) over (d) quiet (e) lost (f) queen 4. 1. Coin 2. destroy 3. join 4. joint 5. loyal 6. toy 5. join, loyal, poison, toy, spoil, employ, joint, boil, boy, noise, noisy, voyage, joy

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As he grew up, he liked finding out where the coins came from and who made them, so he joined a coin-collecting club.

Dad found out that, in the olden days, people use to toil over boiling hot fires to make coins. In the past, coins were sometimes made out of different things, like oyster shell.

Some of the oyster shell coins looked like buttons. It is hard to find old coins because many have been destroyed or lost. A lot of sea voyages in the olden days ended in disaster. Dad says there are lots of old coins at the bottom of the sea. Sometimes divers are employed to look for sunken treasure. Now coins come in many different shapes and some even have pointy ends. Chocolate coins are covered in foil.

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Dad took me to the museum last holidays and in the foyer there was a display of some coins found on the ocean floor.

They looked rusty and some looked more like an oyster shell than pennies. It was very enjoyable and interesting.

Maybe I’ll join his coin club one day and become a loyal member.

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I love my mum, I really do—but she is not a good cook. She burns everything, even poached eggs and toast. When Mum broke the old stove, Dad drove to the shop to buy a new one.

Last night (and I’m not telling a joke), Mum tried to make a roast dinner. She put it in the stove, put a load of washing in the machine and went outside to hose down the roses.

She put the stove on too high and soon smoke was coming out of the house. People came out of their homes and said they had phoned the fire department.

The roast was black to the bone. When Dad poked it, it was hard. It looked like a big stone. We had to put our hands over our noses because our home smelled so bad. We voted to go and buy a meatloaf from the shop on the coast road. We washed our hands with soap, put on our coats and left.

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ANSWERS We make sure we always have a loaf of bread and some oats handy. Dad says there is always hope for our mum!

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2. Mum has cooked poached eggs and a roast dinner.

3. Mum turned the stove on too high and burnt the roast.

4. They went to the shop and bought a meatloaf.

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2. (a) soap – foam, clean (b) roast – meat, gravy (c) notes – writing, pens (d) road – cars, tar (e) vote – yes, no (f) bone – bury, dog 3. (a) toast (b) moan (c) foam (d) code (e) bone (f) pole (g) hope (h) soak (i) road (j) home (k) float (l) coat (m) load (n) oats (o) hope (p) alone (q) poach (r) stove (s) coast (t) joke

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I love my mum—I really do—but she is not a good cook.

She burns everything, even poached eggs and toast. Mum broke the old stove, so Dad drove to the shop, bought a new one and wrote down notes on how to use it.

Mum likes to boast that she tries different things. Mum has tried cooking frozen meat and once she served up mince with ice-cream!

She once found a recipe that was called ‘toad in the hole’.

We voted not to eat it.

Last night (and I’m not telling a joke), Mum tried to make a roast dinner. She put it in the stove, put a load of washing in the machine and went outside to hose down the roses.

She then started talking to the lady across the road who breeds goats and makes coats from their hair.

Mum had not read the notes about the stove and put it on too high. Soon smoke was coming out of the house.

People came out of their homes and asked if they needed to phone the fire department. Dad told everyone there was no need to phone, it was just Mum’s roast!

The roast was black to the bone. When Dad poked it, it was hard. It looked like a big black stone. We had to put our hands over our noses because our home smelled so bad.

We voted to go and buy a meatloaf from the shop on the coast road. We washed our hands with soap, put on our coats and left.

Dad is thinking of buying frozen dinners, so all we have to do is heat them up in the stove. It will solve all our

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1. The ‘ow’ words are in bold and the ‘o’ words are underlined.

Last week, we moved into our new home. Dad said it was only twenty minutes away as the crow flies. I didn’t know what that meant, but I did know that the new place had a lot of land for me to play in and for Mum to grow her own vegetables. Dad said he would buy a siton mower to mow the grass.

The day before we moved, Dad had to pick up some special cargo and take it to our new place. I wanted to go too, but Dad said no because it was going to be a surprise for me.

Mum cleaned the windows and had to throw out lots of rubbish. Before he went to pick up the cargo, Dad mowed the grass because it had grown so much.

I told Mum I would make her a polony sandwich for lunch.

The next day, removalists picked up most of our things and took them over to our new place. The postie knew we were moving and so did my teacher.

When the truck was packed, we followed it out to our new home. As Dad drove over the hill, he told me to close my eyes. He stopped to open the gate and then said, ‘You can slowly open your eyes.’ I looked around and next to the fence was a brown pony with a big

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I can’t wait to show my friends my very own pony!

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Answers may include: 1. The family moved so Mum could grow her own vegetables and there would be more land to play on.

2. The dad is going to buy a sit-on mower because there is a lot of grass to mow.

3. I think the new place is on the outskirts of town.

4. The pony was brown and had a yellow bow around its head.

5. Answers will vary.

The next day, removalists picked up most of our things and took them over to our new place. The postie knew we were moving and so did my teacher.

When the truck was packed, we followed it out to our new home. As Dad drove over the hill, he told me to close my eyes. He stopped to open the gate and then said, ‘You can slowly open your eyes’. I looked around and next to the fence was a brown pony with a big yellow bow around its neck. I jumped out of the car and ran to the fence. The pony was the best surprise I’d ever had. Dad said I had to feed, comb and exercise it every day.

I put my hand out slowly and let the pony sniff me. It tried to chew my fingers. I crawled below the fence and gave my pony a big hug. Both our shadows looked a bit strange: a girl and a pony with a big bow. Dad said I could stay and get to know my pony while they unpacked. I talked to my pony and patted it. There were lots of crows watching from the trees. I went to bed knowing I was going to love living in my new home. I can’t wait to show my friends my very own pony!

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Last week, we moved into our new home. Dad said it was only twenty minutes away as the crow flies. I didn’t know what that meant, but I did know that the new place had a lot of land for me to play in and for Mum to sow seeds and grow her own vegetables. Dad said he would buy a sit-on mower to mow the grass.

The day before we moved, Dad had to pick up some special cargo and take it to our new place. I wanted to go too, but Dad said no because it was going to be a surprise for me.

Mum cleaned the windows and had to throw out lots of rubbish. Dad mowed the grass, because it had grown so much, before he went to pick up the cargo.

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Dad let me stay up on Friday night. He was being kind and he didn’t mind because I didn’t have to go to school the next day. We watched a program about wild animals.

I like shows about animals. I like the tigers and the lions

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The program went until nine o’clock. Then it was time for bed. Dad gave me a piggyback ride and read me a true story about a blind man who had moved to South Africa.

He worked at a private zoo and gave talks to people about the lives of the wild animals. Even though he was blind, he knew a lot about all the wild animals.

I wouldn’t mind going to South Africa, but Dad says I’m only a child and I can do that when I’m older and the time is right.

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2. The big cats stalk animals and hide in the grass or jungle and wait until the right time to chase and kill them.

3. A group of lions is called a pride.

4. Dad smiled because the child got a fright and jumped.

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The elephants had enormous tusks. They are made out of ivory and can rip apart trees and vines. Dad says some elephants are trained to help the people carry things like pipes and timber.

Dad said his friend won a prize to go to South Africa for five days. He saw lots of animals and even had a ride on an elephant. He didn’t go for a hike in the wild, but he had a fine time and enjoyed being out in the wide open spaces.

I wouldn’t mind going to South Africa, but Dad says I’m only a child and I can do that when I’m older.

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2. (a) lion – pride, cub (b) tiger – stripes, cat (c) ivory – elephant, tusks (d) spider – web, hairy (e) vines – jungle, trees (f) Friday – day, calendar 3. (a) tiger (b) nine (c) hide (e) blind (f) pile (g) pipe (i) rind (j) hike (k) child (m) like (n) lion (o) wild (q) ivory (r) slide (s) mind

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Dad let me stay up on Friday night. He was being kind and he didn’t mind because I didn’t have to go to school the next day. We watched a program about wild animals.

I like shows about animals. I like the tigers and the lions because they look like big cats. They hide in the tall grass or jungle and wait until just the right time to chase their prey. The man on the show said that a group of lions is called a ‘pride’ and their babies are called ‘cubs’.

Dad smiled when the program showed a giant spider dropping down from a pine tree, but I was frightened. It was huge and hairy and I had to hide my face in a cushion.

Some spiders grow very big in the wild.

The elephants had enormous tusks. They are made out of ivory and can rip apart trees and vines. Dad says some elephants are trained to help the people carry things like pipes and timber.

Dad said his friend won a prize to go to South Africa for five days. He saw lots of animals and even had a ride on an elephant. He didn’t go for a hike in the wild, but he had a fine time and enjoyed being out in the wide open spaces.

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1. The ‘or’ words are in bold and the ‘aw’ words are underlined.

It was nearly dawn, and the prawn trawlers were just starting to come into port after being out for days trawling. We were standing under the porch of a building, waving our torches around and waiting for our father’s boat to come in. Everyone was yawning and talking about the big storm that was expected. Mum was hoping Dad had caught a big catch of prawns to sell.

We could hear the boat’s horn sounding and could see some lights shining near the drawbridge.

When all the boats were tied up, the men started to unload the prawns. We watched the prawns crawling around in the containers. They don’t have claws but they do have long feelers. I saw seagulls and hawks flying over the port, trying to get a feed. Then we saw Dad. His shorts looked like he had worn them for forty days, and his shirt was torn. He was filthy!

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ANSWERS The men hosed down the boats and filled in all the forms about their catch. By law they had to draw where they had trawled. It was eight-forty in the morning by the time Dad had finished.

Dad got some raw prawns to cook for tea. He was going to have a barbecue after he had mowed the lawn. After the storm, he would be going back out to sea to trawl for prawns.

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Mum had made Dad a list of things he needed to do when the trawling season was over.

She wanted him to paint the porch, fix the fence so the horse and her foal would be safe, and build me a play fort.

After the storm, Dad would be going back out to sea to trawl.

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The ‘or’ words are in bold and the ‘aw’ words are underlined.

It was nearly dawn and the prawn trawlers were just starting to come into port after being out for days trawling. We were standing under the porch of a building, waving our torches around and waiting for our father’s boat to come in.

Everyone was yawning and talking about the big storm that was expected. Mum was hoping Dad had caught a big catch of prawns to sell. We could hear the trawlers horn sounding and could see some lights shining near the drawbridge.

When all the boats were tied up, the men started to unload the prawns. We watched the prawns crawling around in the containers. They don’t have claws but they do have long feelers. I saw seagulls and hawks flying over the port, trying to get a feed. Then we saw Dad. His shorts looked like he had worn them for forty days, and his shirt was torn. He was filthy!

The men hosed down the boats and filled in all the forms about their catch. By law they had to draw on a chart where they had trawled. It was eight-forty in the morning by the time Dad was finished.

Dad got some raw prawns to cook for tea. He was going to have a barbecue after he had mowed the lawn. When we got home, Mum went into the barn, gave our horse some new straw and fed her some hay. She was going to foal any day now and we were all waiting for the foal to be born.

It was my job to put sawdust down in the chicken run and give them some corn and pellets. There were a lot of jobs to do, especially in the trawling season when Dad was away.

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1. Dawn is when the sun comes up.

2. Everyone was yawning because they had woken up very early to meet the boats.

3. The two birds that were flying over the port were seagulls and hawks.

4. The dad was ready to go home at eight-forty.

5. Dad was going to mow the lawn and then have a barbecue.

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