Stage 2 Literacy

Learning Pack

Term 4

Week 1.

Term 4 – Week 1. Literacy Stage 2.

Edgeworth Heights Public School Learning Grids Stage 2 Term 4 – Week 1 Week Beginning 05.10.21

The expectation is that you complete the entire grid. Work across the grid from left to right, completing activities in order from number 1 to 8 This week we will be learning to: • Plan, draft and compose informative texts in writing. • Use the correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. • Read passage about informative texts and answer the comprehension

questions from the text. • Write using clearly formed joined letters and develop increased fluency.

Your aim is to attempt 2 activities each day. Activities with a tick are compulsory tasks. These are to be submitted for feedback from teachers. Upload your ticked task on Seesaw: if you are having difficulty with this, speak to your teacher or contact the school. Your also need to return all work to school when we resume face-to-face learning.

Activities Writing Spelling, Vocabulary &

Grammar Reading & Comprehension Speaking & Listening,

Handwriting 1. Informative Writing

Think about the topic above. When was the greatest vacation you have ever been on and where was it to?

You need to write a recount of a past holiday. It is a factual text and must be written in past tense.

When you are writing think about your • Introduction-telling us who, when, where and why. • Following your introduction, write paragraphs outlining what

you did on this holiday to make it great! • Finish your writing with a conclusion telling us how you felt!

Write your piece of writing in your workbook, using paragraphs, time connectives (then, next, finally, after) and punctuation. Make sure you have checked it and re-read your writing before submitting it to SeeSaw.

2. Grammar and Punctuation

(Worksheet 1)

QUIZ! Who is a grammar whiz? Complete Worksheet 1 in your neatest handwriting. Make sure you read the instructions carefully, so you know what to do in each question.

3. Reading and Comprehension

(Worksheet 2) Please read the passage on worksheet 2 and answer the following questions in your workbook. Questions: 1. What did Mrs Howards dog do when someone knocked on the door? 2. What did Mrs Howard have delivered to her door? 3. Why did Mrs Howard’s friends send her flowers? 4. What are the names of Mrs Howard’s friends? 5. When did Mrs Howard get the flowers delivered? 6. Was the lady who delivered the flowers happy or sad? How do you know?

4. Handwriting – Pre Cursive

(Worksheet 3) Sydney Harbour Bridge

Use the handwriting lines to copy the information in your neatest handwriting. Don’t forget Are you sitting up straight, feet flat on the floor and are you holding your pencil correctly?

Term 4 – Week 1. Literacy Stage 2.

Edgeworth Heights Public School Learning Grids Stage 2 Term 4 – Week 1 Week Beginning 05.10.21

Writing Spelling, Vocabulary & Grammar Reading & Comprehension Speaking & Listening, Handwriting

5. Animal Informative Writing.

(Worksheet 4) Read the information about Emus on the fact sheet provided. Using the template, write the information under the correct headings. After writing the information on the template, write an information report in your workbook. Remember to use paragraphs and the correct punctuation. Challenge: Choose another Australian animal and find 5 interesting facts about them. Record this in your workbook.

6. Spelling.

(Worksheet 5) Spelling Rule: If a one syllable word ends with a vowel and a consonant, double the consonant before adding the suffixes ‘ed’, ‘er’ or ‘ing’. Honeycomb Hexagons: Find your way through the hexagon grid by colouring the hexagons where the words are spelt correctly. You should find one continuous path through the board. When you colour a hexagon, look at the surrounding words to help find the path. Hint: use the rule above to help you spell the words. Challenge: Below each word that is spelt incorrectly, write the correct spelling of the word.

7. Reading and Comprehension.

(Worksheet 6)

Weeds are a pest that many of you could find in your garden. They spread quickly and take over your nice green grass. But how do they take over so quickly?

Read the passage ‘How weeds get everywhere’. Answer the questions that follow on. Remember to read the question and skim back through the text. Challenge: Can you name 3 other weeds that might be found in your garden?

8. Handwriting – Cursive.

(Worksheet 7) The Three Sisters.

Use the handwriting lines to copy the information in your neatest handwriting. Don’t forget Are you sitting up straight, feet flat on the floor and are you holding your pencil correctly?

Literacy

Resources

Worksheet 1

Grammar and Punctuation Quiz

1 Underline the adverbs in the following sentences Sally carefully balanced the red cup on the blue saucer. The black hairy dog noisily ate his large bone. John silently watched his favourite movie. The school happily sang at assembly. 2 Proofread and edit the following sentences we was going to the airport? If we was not at school, I’d go to the park _________________________________________________________________________________ Lily were with her frends _________________________________________________________________________________ i was at Noahs howse _________________________________________________________________________________ 3 Which conjunction would you use in this sentence? while before so and The squirrel hurtled up the tree, _______________ the dog barked at the bottom. I ate my lunch, _______________ I watched television. I went to bed very late, _______________ I am tired today. It is going to rain, _______________ put an umbrella in your bag. 4 Rewrite the following sentences putting in the apostrophes of possession. Hannahs mum worked at the local hospital. Barry, my sisters rabbit, was grey and white. I am going to the skatepark to see my friends new dog. Lilys bag got wet in the rain. _________________________________________________________________________________

5 Choose the correct homophone in each sentence I _____________ you are going on a long holiday soon. hear/here We _______________ you at school today. mist/missed The cat died so we had to _______________ him. bury/berry Mum needed some _______________ and quiet after the birthday party. piece/peace 6 Make the two underlined words into a contraction. Write the contraction on the line. We have not had a spelling test for ages. ____________________ Do not shout at me! ____________________ Who is your class teacher? ____________________ How is your grandmother going? ____________________ 7 Add adjectives to these sentences to make them more interesting. The cat was eating his food out of a bowl. _________________________________________________________________________________ Can you see the bird in the tree? _________________________________________________________________________________ I saw the elephant roll in the mud at the zoo. _________________________________________________________________________________ The man was sitting under the shade of the pergola. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8 Change the simple sentences into compound sentences. The little boy was feeling sad. _________________________________________________________________________________ My mum has curly hair. _________________________________________________________________________________ The sun shines in summer. _________________________________________________________________________________ We had fun at the beach. _________________________________________________________________________________

Worksheet 2.

Reading and Comprehension Activity

Last Thursday, Mrs Howard was working from home in her office. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on her door. Her dog Tyson barked loudly. She got up from her desk and went to answer the door.

When she opened the door, there was a lady standing there with a big smile and a big bunch of flowers. Mrs Howard was so happy and had a big smile on her face.

The lady said ‘I have a flower delivery for Mrs Howard’. Mrs Howard said ‘oh thank you, that is lovely!’

Very excitedly, Mrs Howard looked at the card to see who had sent her flowers. The message read:

Dear Jackie, thank you for cheering us up on our zoom today. We value your friendship.

Love Leanne and Karen.

Mrs Howard was so happy. She immediately called her friends to say thank you.

Worksheet 3.

Worksheet 4.

Honeycomb Hexagons Find your way through the hexagon grid by colouring the hexagons where the words are spelt correctly. You should find one continuous path through the board. When you colour a hexagon look at the surrounding words to help find the path.

Challenge: Below each word that is spelt incorrectly, write the correct spelling of the word.

Worksheet 5.

Worksheet 6.

Worksheet 7.