As-salamu alaykum, Green level readers!
We are reading at Level 12 - 14. Click on the links below for activities.
Read the book Dad's Headache
- What things did the children try to help dad? - What do you think would help your dad if he had a head ache? The word headache is a compound word. What this video below and see how many other compound words you can think of. - Draw pictures and write down the compound words. |
Read the article about Plants
Think about these statements and decide whether you agree or disagree with them.... - Plants and humans are both living things. - Every living thing has body parts. - Animals, plants and humans grow in different ways. Write down 4 interesting things you found out when reading this article. |
Watch the video above about retelling a story.
Find a story from your home and write down a retell about that story. Remember to include... - the character - what happened in the beginning - what happened in the middle - what happened at the end You could eve draw pictures to help you retell the story. |
Read a book of your choice from Epic! Then complete one activity or quiz about the book.
Ask your teacher for your class login details Try to find a comic book to read as something a bit different |
Read a book of your choice from Sunshine or Epic! Then complete one activity or quiz about the book from the website.
Choose a book on Sunshine from level 12, 13 or 14 using password below. Username: marshall Password: laing Ask your teacher for Epic! login details. Try and read a fiction and non-fiction book this week. |
Read the poem below and answer the questions.
Draw a picture of what peace and quiet looks like for you? What do you feel and hear when you are outside? Find a word in the poem that rhymes with: - stay - pack - run - get |
Click on the picture to read all about birds.
- Is this a fiction or a non- fiction book? Explain why? - Write down a few important features about birds? - Explain what is different between birds and people? - Draw a picture of your favourite bird. |
Read a book of your choice from Sunshine or Epic!
Choose a book on Sunshine from level 12 using password below. Username: marshall Password: laing Ask your teacher for Epic! login details. Complete the Book Review after reading. |
Click on the cover and read the story.
Retell the story to someone in your bubble. Did the mouse-deer really admire the tiger? Please explain? How did the mouse-deer trick the tiger? What did you learn from this story? |
Click on the picture read all about mammals
- Is this a fiction or a non- fiction book? Explain why? - Write down a few important features about mammals? - Are people like us mammals? Explain why? - Draw a picture of your favourite mammal. |
Find a rhyming word for the following:
Creamy ---------------- Cone --------------- Cold --------------- Eat --------------- - Draw a picture of your favourite ice cream and write a few describing words for it. - What is your favourite treat? Can you have a treat every day? |
Username: marshall
Password: laing Choose level 2. You can read a book from levels 12, 13 or 14. Do an activity after reading a book.
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Click on the picture above to practise putting syllables together.
After you finish the activity, make a list of 10 words putting two syllables together. |
Click on the picture above to read the poem.
‘When the sun is sleeping ‘– What time of the day this talks about? Do you sleep when the sun is sleeping? Why? What activities you do when the sun is shining on a summer day? Find the rhyming words in this poem? |
Click on the picture above to read the book. Ask your teacher for your class code if you don't know it.
Retell the story to someone in your bubble. Can you make any other words with -ake? E.g. rake, make |
Username: marshall
Password: laing Choose Learning Space 2. Try to read a non-fiction and fiction book on Sunshine Online on levels 12, 13 or 14.
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It is time for a game of boggle! See how many words you can make from one grid above!
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Choose a book you have at home and write a book review about it.
Remember to use detail in your review to make it interesting for readers! |
Click on the picture above to read 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears.'
Complete the story retell about 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
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Read the poem above about Octopus'. -Why did the octopus get a fright? What can you see that tells you that? -Where did the octopus go to hide? -Did it do anything else to hide? What is this called? -Find all of the rhyming words in the poem and circle them. -Draw a picture of the octopus in it's hiding place. |
Click on the picture above to read 'Will They Float?'
-What does the contents page tell us? What page is 'Did they Float?' on? What is on page 14? -What do you think 'float' and 'sink' mean? Why are they in bold text? -Out of the objects on page 3, what floats and what sinks? Why? -What do scientists do? -Can you be a scientist now? Use the table on page 16 to test the objects used in the book. Don't forget to tick whether it floats or sinks! |
Try to read a non-fiction and fiction book on Sunshine Online on levels 12-14.
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Read the story 'Spiders' by clicking on the picture above.
- Colour the spider below and label its parts. - What do spiders do to protect themselves from predators? - Share a few facts about spiders to someone in your bubble. Watch the video below to learn some interesting facts about spiders!
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Download the text and read the story - 'A Good Idea'.
Questions: - Retell the story in your own words to someone in your bubble. Remember to add detail while retelling. If you are stuck you can use the book and practice retelling. - Who do you think is the smartest animal in the story? Why? - It was the Rhinoceros’ idea to find a shady tree but why was he the last one to get there? - How do you think the animals must have felt when the rhinoceros asked them to get up? What would you do if you were one of them? - Use a few describing words to talk about how the animals felt in the beginning of the story and how they felt at the end of the story. - What did you learn from this story? - Give the story a new title and tell me why you chose it. - Draw a picture about where you would like to be and what you would like to do on a very hot day. |
Click on the picture above to read 'Joe Scores a Goal'
Here are some questions/activities... - Why did the children want to play soccer? - Why did they have to change a few soccer rules? - What strengths do you need to have to be a good soccer team player? - Did the kids enjoy the game? How can you tell? - What did you learn from this story? - Choose your favourite page from this book and create an illustration. |
Choose any story that you have read and complete any two of the following activities.
Draw a picture of your favourite page or favourite character from the book.
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Read the story Red's Kennel.
1. Complete the quiz at the end of the book. 2. Why do you think the other animals liked the kennel so much? 3. Design a home for an animal of your choice! A home for a unicorn? A home for a frog? |
Click on the picture of Spring flowers to read a poem about Spring!
Draw what you think Spring looks like. Extra for experts: Spring Word search.
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Click on Dad's Hat and listen to the story.
Here are some questions... 1. Who made Dad's hat? 2. What did Dad and Tom do with the wet hat? 3. What does "shrunk" mean? 4. Draw your own special hat, what would it look like? Spotty, rainbow, floppy? |
Choose a book you have at home and read it. Choose someone from the story to write a character profile on.
What does your character look like? What is their personality (are they nice)? What does your character do in the story? |
Before you read the story... What do you think is in the hole in the hedge?
Draw what you think! Read the story The Hole in the Hedge. Complete the quiz at the end of the book. |
Read the poem
If I was a Superhero... 1. Can you count all the words that rhyme in this poem? 2. What rhymes with power? 3. Draw yourself as a superhero, what would your powers be? |
Click on the Fish report to read all about fish!
Answer the questions about fish. Remember you can read the story again to help you find the answers!
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Choose a book you have at home and put the story in order.
Choose 4 important moments from your story and draw what is happening. Make sure you draw the moments in order from the start to the end. |
Read the story Charlie & Mouse.
1. On Page 1, who do you think the lump is? 2. Why did Charlie and Mouse dance around the kitchen? 3. Of all the stories, which was your favourite? Why? |
Listen along to the story Tim's Costume
Think about these questions while you're listening then talk about them with your family. 1. What type of party was Time invited to? 2. What does prickly mean? 3. Was the tree costume a good idea? Why? Why not? 4. What do you think Tim went to the party dressed as? 5. If you were invited to a green party, what would you dress as? Draw your costume! |
Click on the Reptiles picture to read all about reptiles.
Think about these questions while you are reading. 1. How many reptiles do you know of? 2. What is it called when animals have a backbone? (starts with v). 3. What does hibernate mean? 4. Write down 2 facts about reptiles. |
Choose a book you have at home and write a book review about it.
Remember to use detail in your review to make it interesting for readers! |
Read the story Don't Hog the Hedge
Think about these questions as you read. 1. What does the word 'hibernation' mean? What animals hibernate? 2. Why didn't Hattie want to share the hedge? 3. Why do you think the other animals didn't prepare their own place to sleep? 4. What changed when Hattie got called a 'hero'? Why? 5. Retell the story to someone in your bubble |
Listen along to the story The New Lambs
Think about these questions while you're listening then talk about them with your family. 1. Have you been to a farm before? What did you do and see? 2. Why did Jake pick up the lamb very carefully? 3. What does mum mean when she says 'you know what to do'? How did the children know what to do with the lambs? 4. Why do you think Jakes lamb was very quiet and sleepy? 5. Why was Jake so worried about his lamb? 6. What do you think happened to the lambs mother? |
Click on the Birds picture to read all about birds.
Think about these questions while you are reading. 1. Make a list of all the birds you know. Think about some native ones to New Zealand. 2. What does the word 'vertebrate' mean? 3. How do birds make their nest? 4. What 3 things helps a bird to fly? 5. Draw a diagram of a bird and add 5-8 different labels of its body parts. |
Listen to the song about Digraphs and Diphthongs
Choose 3-4 of the different sounds and see how many words you can write for each sound. Click on the to work sheet to practice more about digraphs and diphthongs |
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Choose Level 2. You can read a book from levels 12, 13 or 14. Do an activity after the book. |
How many words can you make that start with each of these blends? Make a list.
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Read the poem and then do the fl activity below.
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Click the picture above to listen to the story The Wild Wet Wellington Wind.
Answer these questions: - What have you seen blow in the wind before? - Can you find the words in the story that end in 'sh'? - Why does the family have to shout? - Draw a picture of what the weather is like today. |
Username: marshall Password: laing
Choose Level 2. You can read a book from levels 12, 13 or 14. Do an activity after the book. |
Make a bookmark for when you are reading a book from home!
Tip: you can use a cereal box, or a muesli bar box. Your mum and dad have probably been given an advertising magnet that they would be okay with you cutting up to make your bookmark. |
It's time for a game of Boggle! See how many words you can make from one of the grids above. Can you find a 6 letter word too?
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