Early Finishers: Book D - Ages 8-9 by Teacher Superstore

BOOK D

(AGES 8–9)

RIC6397 6.2/1178

Early finishers Book D Published by R.I.C. Publications® 2009 under licence to Creative Teaching Press Inc. Copyright© 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 Creative Teaching Press Inc. This version copyright© R.I.C. Publications® 2009

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Contributing authors to the Early finishers series are: Joellyn Cicciarelli Pamela Amick Klawitter Sue Lewis Linda Schwartz Vicky Shiotsu

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Foreword Early finishers: Independent activities to reinforce basic skills is a 7-book series of blackline masters intended primarily but not exclusively for students who finish set work early and require additional activities which they can complete independently (see page iv). The books are divided into the six sections: Looking at words Following directions

Working with numbers Looking at pictures

Critical thinking Getting creative

Each section provides enjoyable, high-interest activities that enable students to practise and develop their skills in the specific area. All activities are ready to use, allowing students to work independently.

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The titles in the series are:

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Early finishers (Book B) Early finishers (Book D) Early finishers (Book F)

Contents

Teachers notes ................................................ iv–v Student recording sheet .................................... vi

Following directions

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Word detective 1–7 ......................................... 1–7 Similes ................................................................ 8 Metaphors ........................................................... 9 Word scramble 1–2 ..................................... 10–11 Magic word square 1–3 .............................. 12–14 Word puzzle 1–5 ......................................... 15–19 Complete the chart 1–2 .............................. 20–21

Parts of a story .................................................. 68 Geometry goulash ....................................... 69–70 What’s for dinner? ....................................... 71–72 Mystery messages 1–2 ............................... 73–74 Colour by shape ................................................ 75 Colour by numbers 1–2 .............................. 76–77 Let’s draw 1–6 ............................................. 78–83 Picture grids 1–5 ......................................... 84–88 Crack the code 1–2 ..................................... 89–90 Amazing mazes 1–3 .................................... 91–93

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Dot-to-dot addition ........................................... 22 Fox hunt subtraction ......................................... 23 Number maze ................................................... 24 Addition path .................................................... 25 Number riddles 1–2 ..................................... 26–27 Making numbers ............................................... 28 Colour by numbers 1–4 .............................. 29–32 Magic number squares 1–5 ........................ 33–37 Pattern puzzles 1–2 .................................... 38–39 Number search puzzles 1–2 ....................... 40–41 Bingo 1–2! ................................................... 42–43 Word value 1–5 ........................................... 44–48

Find the pair ...................................................... 94 Picture symmetry 1–3 ................................. 95–97 Test your memory 1–2 .............................. 98–101

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Critical thinking Odd word out 1–3 ....................................... 49–51 What’s in, what’s out? 1–2 .......................... 52–53 Common things ................................................ 54 Which category? ............................................... 55 Problem-solving 1–2 ................................... 56–57 Sorting 1–2 .................................................. 58–59 Use the clues 1–4 ....................................... 60–67 R.I.C. Publications® – www.ricpublications.com.au

Getting creative

Find five .......................................................... 102 Delicious dessert ............................................ 103 How many uses? ............................................ 104 Design time 1–2 ...................................... 105–106 Build a robot 1–2 ..................................... 107–108 Cartoon comic strip ........................................ 109 Poems 1–2 .............................................. 110–111 Answer key Answers .................................................. 112–117

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Teachers notes Early finishers: Independent activities to reinforce basic skills is a series of books containing a range of high-interest, creative and challenging activities to satisfy the demands of the early finisher. All activities relate to the primary school curriculum in English, mathematics and art, and can be completed independently of the teacher. The activities include a variety of puzzles and brainteasers to motivate students, keeping them actively engaged as they practise a range of skills.

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While the main target audience for the books is the early finisher, the activities can also be used: • in planning whole-class or group activities • as revision for a particular skill

• as meaningful ‘between-tasks’ activities.

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• for homework assignments

Each book in the series is divided into six sections. Activities have been placed in the sections which best fit their main focus. Examples of activities in each section are: Looking at words:

making new words from the letters in a given word or phrase; unscrambling words; wordsearch and crossword puzzles to develop vocabulary; identifying anagrams, similes and metaphors, synonyms and antonyms

Critical thinking:

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practising number operations with dot-to-dot, colour by numbers, mazes and pathways; determining place value by making and expanding numbers recognising the odd-one-out; determining correct categories; identifying the main idea; sorting; using clues to solve problems

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Following directions:

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locating routes and places on a map; creating pictures by plotting coordinates; following steps to draw pictures; decoding messages Looking at pictures:

finding matching pairs; completing symmetrical pictures; memorising features of a picture; copying a picture Getting creative: suggesting different uses for everyday objects; designing crests, CD covers, items of clothing; creating new products; writing and illustrating cartoon strips and different types of poetry.

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Teachers notes Using the resource effectively

Answers

To create a simple, structured environment in which the class continues to run smoothly, some preparation by the teacher is required.

The answers are given at the back of the book. In many cases where the tasks are open-ended, checking by the teacher is required.

It will be necessary to anticipate the number of copies of each activity that may be required each week or given time period.

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Rather than housing copies of all sections in one file, it may be appropriate to separate them and locate them in different areas of the classroom. Take time to explain to the students how you want them to use the resource

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The copies need to be organised and located so that students can access them directly without disturbing other students or the teacher, who may be involved with a separate group.

Some activities, such as the ‘Colour by numbers’, are also listed as ‘Teacher check’. In these cases it is easier to have a completed page coloured correctly. Checking a student’s page against this will immediately highlight any errors. Offering a resource which encourages students to take control gives them the opportunity to develop greater independence. The entertaining nature of the activities will motivate students to complete their set work so that they have time for another activity, leaving the teacher free to allocate his or her time most effectively.

Can the student choose which activity to do? Must he or she take one from each section in turn? Is the teacher going to determine specific activities?

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Is each task to be completed individually? Can students work in pairs or small groups?

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Allocate a file or tray for students to return their completed sheets. Each book contains an individual student record sheet.

Provide a file containing a sheet for each student, listed in alphabetical order. As a student completes an activity, he or she can cross off its page number on the record sheet.

Provide a file for students to store the worksheets after they have been checked by the teacher.

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Name: Keep track of your work by filling in the box after completing the activity.

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Word detective – 1 1. (a) Make as many words as you can by matching the beginning of a word from Group A with an ending from Group B.

Group B

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Word detective – 2

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1. (a) Make as many words of three or more letters as you can by moving from one connected circle to another in any direction. (Example: TEA is allowed, but TAG is not.) • You may not use a letter twice in a row. • Proper nouns are not allowed. • Plurals are allowed. Note: There are more than 50 words!

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(b) Order your words alphabetically. Write each word’s position in the box. 2

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Word detective – 3 1. (a) Make as many words of three or more letters as you can by moving one square at a time in any direction. • You may not use a letter twice in a row. • Proper nouns are not allowed. • Plurals are allowed.

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Note: There are more than 60 words!

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Word detective – 4

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1. Make as many words of three or more letters as you can from the letters in the word television. • You may only use each letter as many times as it appears in the word. Example: You may not list the word test because there is only one letter t in television. • Plurals are allowed. • Proper nouns (e.g. Lee) are not allowed. Note: There are more than 100 words!

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2. For each word you make, record its score in the box. Scoring: three-letter word four-letter word five-letter word six-letter word Word with seven or more letters 4

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1. Make as many words of three or more letters as you can from the letters in the word communities. • You may only use each letter as many times as it appears in the word. Example: You may not list the word common because there is only one letter o in communties. • Plurals are allowed. • Proper nouns (e.g. Tim) are not allowed. Note: There are more than 200 words!

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Word detective – 6

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1. Make as many words of three or more letters as you can from the letters in the words solar system. • You may only use each letter as many times as it appears in the two words. Example: You may not list the word alarm because there is only one letter a in solar system. • Plurals are allowed. • Proper nouns (e.g. Sam) are not allowed. Note: There are more than 200 words!

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Word detective – 7 1. Make 20 school words by drawing a line between the word beginning on the left and the word ending that completes it on the right. Write the word in full on the line.

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Similes To complete each simile, write an adjective in the first blank and a noun in the second blank of each sentence.

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Metaphors 1. Answer each question by circling Yes or No. Write what each metaphor means. (a) Sammy’s father is Hercules. Is Sammy’s father really Hercules?

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2. (a) Make up a metaphor of your own.

(b) Metaphor’s meaning:

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Word scramble – 1 1. Unscramble each of the space words below.

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2. To solve the riddle, copy the letters in the numbered boxes in Question 1 to the boxes below with the same number.

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Word scramble – 2 1. Unscramble each of the house words below.

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2. To solve the riddle, copy the letters in the numbered boxes in Question 1 to the boxes below with the same number.

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Magic word square – 1 Follow the rules and find as many words as you can in the Magic word square. There are more than 65 words!

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• Start on any square and move one square at a time in any direction. • You must not skip a square!

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• Plurals are allowed. • Proper nouns (e.g. Gena) are not allowed.

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Examples: LOAN is allowed because each square is touching another. OPEN is not allowed because the squares with the letters E and N are not touching. • You can not use the same letter square twice in a row.

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Magic word square – 2 Follow the rules and find as many words as you can in the Magic word square. There are more than 95 words!

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• Plurals are allowed.

• Proper nouns (e.g. Sam) are not allowed. • The star can count for any letter!

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Magic word square – 3 Follow the rules and find as many words as you can in the Magic word square. There are more than 50 words!

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• Plurals are allowed.

• Proper nouns (e.g. Zoe) are not allowed. • The star can count for any letter!

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Word puzzle – 1 A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. A noun that is singular names only one person, place or thing. A noun that is plural names more than one person, place or thing.

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1. Write the plural form of each singular noun to complete the crossword puzzle. 1.

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changing y to i and adding es

changing f to v changing the word and adding es

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Word puzzle – 2 1. Find and circle the weather words hidden in the puzzle. Words can be found going forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally. F

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Word puzzle – 3 1. Find and circle the simple machine words hidden in the puzzle. Words can be found going forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally.

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Word puzzle – 4 1. Find and circle the physical feature hidden in the puzzle. Words can be found going forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally.

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Word puzzle – 5 1. Fill in the missing word to compete each analogy. (Hint: The first letter of each word is provided for you.) (a) hot is to cold

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sunny is to day

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snake is to slithers

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fur is to animals

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Complete the chart – 1 1. Write a word for each category that begins with the letter on the left. •

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2. Write your words in alphabetical order under the correct letter.

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Complete the chart – 2 1. Write an item you would find in each store that begins with the letter on the left. •

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Number maze 1. Follow the maths maze from ‘Start’ to ‘End’. Solve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems as you go. Write the final answer in the starburst.

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Addition path 1. Help the ship sail to its port. Colour a path of 20 numbers that add up to the sum of 84. Begin at the number under ‘Start’. End at the number above ‘End’. (Note: The path follows straight lines vertically and horizontally, not diagonally.)

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Number riddles – 1 1. Can you work out each student’s secret number? (a) Martin picked his number. He added 254 to it. He divided by 5. He added 12. His final number was 77. What was his beginning number?

(e) Scott picked his number. He divided it by 6. He added 13. He multiplied by 5. His final number was 100. What was his beginning number?

She multiplied it by 7. She subtracted 3. She divided by 10. Her final number was 6. What was her beginning number?

(c) Tom picked his number. He multiplied by 2. He added 433. He divided by 5. His final number was 101. What was his beginning number?

He added 23. He multiplied by 3. His final number was 90. What was his beginning number?

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Number riddles – 2 1. Solve each problem. Write the letter on the line for each answer. The letters will spell the answer to the riddle. (a)

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Colour by numbers – 4 1. (a) Solve each number problem. (b) Follow the key to colour each part of the picture.

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Magic number squares – 1 Magic number squares have existed for hundreds of years. There is really nothing ‘magical’ about them. They are simply a pattern of numbers arranged in a manner where all of the rows and columns will add up to the same number. Each number will appear only once in a magic square.

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Magic number squares – 2 Magic number squares have existed for hundreds of years. There is really nothing ‘magical’ about them. They are simply a pattern of numbers arranged in a manner where all of the rows and columns will add up to the same number. Each number will appear only once in a magic square.

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Magic number squares – 3 Every row, column and mini-grid must contain the numbers 1 to 4. 1. Follow the rules to complete each 4 x 4 magic number square. The first minigrid has been done for you.

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Magic number squares – 4 Every row, column and mini-grid must contain the numbers 1 to 9. 1. Follow the rules to complete each 9 x 9 magic number square. The first minigrid has been done for you.

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Magic number squares – 5 Follow the rules to complete each magic number square. The first one has been done for you. Complete the last one on your own. Rules

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• Then add the products. All four circles will have the same sum!

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Pattern puzzle – 1 1. Work out the pattern of the number sequence and write the missing number in the box. The first one has been done for you.

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Pattern puzzle – 2 1. Work out the pattern of the number sequence and write the missing number in the box. The first one has been done for you.

(b)

(e) (f)

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Number search puzzle – 1 1. Find and circle the numbers going across, down and diagonally in the puzzle.

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Bingo – 1 1. Use this Bingo card to help you answer the questions below.

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Bingo – 2 1. Use the clues to complete the Bingo card. (a) The total of Row 2 is 18 more than Column N. (b) Row 4 totals 62 more than the diagonal containing the number 68.

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Word value – 1 1. Using the code, work out which word below is worth the most points. Write the number sentence for each word. =1 =2 =3 =4 =5 =6

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Word value – 3 Each letter of the alphabet is worth a certain amount of money. Using the code, work out which word is worth the most. Add the value of each letter as shown in the example. Code

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B = 2 cents

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U = 21 cents

D = 4 cents

J = 10 cents

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K = 11 cents

Q = 17 cents

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Word value – 4 Each letter of the alphabet is worth a certain amount of money. Using the code, work out which animal word is worth the most. Add the value of each letter as shown in the example. Code A = 1 cent B = 2 cents C = 3 cents E = 5 cents F = 6 cents

M = 13 cents

S = 19 cents

Y = 25 cents

H = 8 cents

N = 14 cents

T = 20 cents

Z = 26 cents

I = 9 cents

O = 15 cents

U = 21 cents

J = 10 cents

P = 16 cents

V = 22 cents

K = 11 cents

Q = 17 cents

W = 23 cents

L = 12 cents

R = 18 cents

X = 24 cents

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Word value – 5 Create your own puzzle by writing the names of six people on the lines below. Use the table to find the value of each letter and write the numbers below each letter. Add up the values for each name to discover which has the greatest value.

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S = 19 cents

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H = 8 cents

N = 14 cents

T = 20 cents

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C = 3 cents

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O = 15 cents

U = 21 cents

D = 4 cents

J = 10 cents

P = 16 cents

V = 22 cents

E = 5 cents

K = 11 cents

Q = 17 cents

W = 23 cents

F = 6 cents

L = 12 cents

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Find five Is it possible to arrange four same-sized squares in ways that create five different shapes?

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How many uses? How many different ways can you think of to re-use a plastic shopping bag? 1. Record your ideas below. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

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Design time – 2 1. Design a new type of cereal. (a) List the main ingredients. (b) Give it a catchy name. (d) Describe what it tastes like.

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Build a robot – 1 1. (a) Build your own personalised robot. Cut out the robot parts below. Arrange them in the box on page 108. Use as many parts as you want.

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Cartoon comic strip 1. Create your own cartoon strip. (a) Choose a name for your main character and his or her friends.

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Poems – 1 1. (a) Complete the following lines to create a five senses poem describing a place. I see

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Poems – 2 Cinquain poetry is a five-line poem that uses a selection of words to describe something. • Title (one word) • Two words to describe the title

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Answers Looking at words Page 1 1. (a) Possible answers include: blew, blow, boil, book, bought, bow, boy, buy, caught, coil, cook, cow, coy, fashion, flaw, flew, flow, law, look, low, new, now, raw, row, sew, snow, soil, sought, soy, taught, took, tow, toy (b) Teacher check

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Page 3 Answers will vary. Possible answers include: air, anger, angering, ant, are, gone, grain, grant, grasp, grin, hair, hang, hanger, hare, hay, hire, hiring, into, nap, naps, not, oar, one, onto, pain, paint, pair, pairing, pan, pang, pant, pare, parent, paring, pay, paying, ran, rang, range, ranger, rant, ring, sang, say, saying, share, sharing, shy, shying, shin, span, sponge, spot, tog, ton, tone, tong, top, tops, tot, yap, yaps, yarn

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Page 9 1. (a) No; Possible answers include: Sammy’s father is very strong like Hercules. (b) No; Possible answers include: Sherrie was very spoiled like a princess. (c) No; Possible answers include: The football player was charging very quickly like a bull. (d) No; Possible answers will include: The student’s achievements were bright like a star. (e) No; Possible answers will include: The child was acting silly like a clown.

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2. Answer to riddle: flying saucers Page 11 1. (a) bedroom (c) sofa (e) television (g) windows (i) table

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2. Answer to riddle: one with no springs

Page 12 Possible answers include: age, agent, ale, aloe, alone, along, alp, angel, ant, ate, eat, eaten, eel, elegant, elk, elongate, elope, gale, gate, gel, get, gnat, kale, key, lag, lake, lane, leak, leaky, lean, leek, leg, lent, let, loan, lone, long, lot, nag, neat, net, not, oak, oat, one, pea, peak, plan, lane, planet, plant, plea, plot, pole, polo, tag, take, taken, tale, talk, talon, tan, tea, ten, tent, toe, ton, tone Page 13 Possible answers include: chip, clip, eel, eve, evil, film, flip, hail, halve, have, heal, heap, heel, help, hem, hen, her, hers, hide, hike, hill, hip, hire, hiss, hit, hive, ill, lice, lid, lie, life, like, lime, limp, line, lips, lisp, list, live, love, mail, www.ricpublications.com.au – R.I.C. Publications®

Answers move, oil, pail, palm, pals, pave, pie, pig, pike, pile, pill, pills, pine, pin, pipe, pit, sail, save, ship, side, sigh, silk, silver, sip, size, skip, slam, slap, slave, slice, slid, slide, slim, slime, slum, snip, soil, solve, this, veil, whip Page 14 Possible answers include: begin, coin, doing, dozen, end, ending, engine, gain, gaze, gene, give, given, going, gone, grin, hinge, icon, into, iron, join, king, lion, loin, neon, nice, nine, nod, noise, none, noon, nose, note, noun, oink, once, onion, ooze, open, oven, owe, oxen, ozone, pigeon, region, ring, sign, sing, union, wing, zero, zone

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Page 46 (b) baby=30c (c) toy=60c (d) girl=46c (e) boy=42c (f) aunt=56c (g) home=41c (h) school=72c (i) game=26c (j) friend=56c (k) dad=9c (l) sister=90c (m) brother=78c (n) uncle=55c; The word that is worth the most is ‘sister’.

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(c) 74c (d) $1.30 (e) 44c (g) 48c (h) 76c (i) 70c (k) 71c (l) 83c (m) 95c The animal word that is worth the most is ‘platypus’.

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Page 49 1.–2. (a) donkey; not a baby animal name (b) hoop; not a verb relating to playing the sport (c) house; not the name of a relative (d) kilogram; not a measurement of time (e) paper; not something to write or draw with (f) highway; not a type of transportation (g) digital; not the name of a computer part (h) sherry; not the name of a type of fruit (i) game; not a verb relating to playing a sport (j) whispered; not another verb meaning ‘to say loudly’ (k) jeep: not the name of a place to stay in (l) saucepan; not something that belongs in bathroom

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happiness; not a compound word sad; not a verb bone; does not end with -ank well; not a contraction peach; not a homophone for ‘pore’ cake; possible answers may include: not an object which lasts/only edible object (g) leg; not a body part in the head (h) island; not a type of waterway (i) ant; not an object which flies (j) narrow; not a word meaning ‘big’ (k) sea; not a landform (l) pen; not a proper noun

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Page 53 1. (a) They are all liquids you can drink. (b) They are all colours. (c) They are all parts of a fish. (d) They are all months of the year. (e) They are all synonyms for ‘female’. (f) They are all seasons.

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4. conclusion 7. conflict 1. beginning 4. characters

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Page 55 Answers will vary. Teacher check Page 56 Draw a five-pointed star. Each dot stands for an apple tree planted by Farmer Frank.

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chicken–5 hamburger–3 fish–9 taco–1 stew–11 turkey–10 Sum: 6 + 4 = 10 Answer: turkey

Page 73 Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

Page 74 While the cat is away, the mice will play.

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Page 57 Move ball 10 next to ball 3. Move ball 7 next to ball 2. Move ball 1 in front of ball 8 and ball 9.

Pages 60-61 Wanda is letter (e).

Pages 71–72 Numbers for each food item: pizza–9 salad–2 spaghetti–7 macaroni and cheese–8 ham–4 steak–6

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Pages 64–65 Max is the letter (e).

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Page 52 1. (a) They are all fruits. (b) They are all breeds of dog. (c) They are all yellow. (d) They are all types of footwear. (e) They are all cities. (f) They are all forms of weather.

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Pages 62-63 The perfect pet for the Lopez family is a cat.

Page 75 It is a hot-air balloon. Page 76 It is a monkey. Page 77 It is a flower.

Pages 78–79 Drawings may vary but should reflect followed directions. Pages 80–83 Teacher check drawings which must reflect having followed directions. Pages 84 Teacher check whale picture www.ricpublications.com.au – R.I.C. Publications®

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Page 86 Teacher check sports car picture

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Page 87 Teacher check goldfish picture

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Page 88 Teacher check flamingo picture

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Page 89 When it turns into a driveway

Page 90 He wanted to make a clean getaway.

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Pages 98-99 1. (a) two (b) three (d) a striped, pointed hat (f) spots (g) a woman (i) tricycles

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Pages 100–101 1. clock, toaster, salad bowl, bananas, dog, woman, blender, pot, child’s drawing, refrigerator, stove, stools, canisters, plant, pot holder 2. Teacher check Page 102

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Page 111 1. (a) and (c) should be circled.

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