Literacy Contract

Weeks 3/4

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Goal 11: To participate in a literacy contract where skills are developed in a range of activities.

Term 1

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Spelling List

Word Look, Cover, Write, Check Word Split

1 Fan

2 Plan

3 Bland

4 Woman

5 Clan

6 Fuel

7 Anxious

8 Airstrip

9 Skies

10 Adjustment

11 Photosynthesis

12 Ambidextrous

13 Compartmentalise

14 Championship

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Activity List

1. Spelling List To be able to identify a set amount of words and learn to spell them (to the best of their ability).

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2. Alphabetical and Number Order. To be able to recognise and place words in both alphabetical and number order.

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3. Basic Sentences To be able to use a developed word list and construct a basic sentence using: a Subject, Object, Action and Place.

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4. What Word? To be able to understand the different homophones and where they are used.

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5. Describe it! To be able to use 5 descriptive words to accurately describe an object.

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6. Positional Language. To be able to write a brief description about the position of the objects in the picture.

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7. Who’s, Whose and Who. To be able to understand the different homophones and where they are used.

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8. Layered Collage To be able to match a word to the correct image and label it.

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9. Similes To be able use a list of words and wr i te appropr i a te s im i les fo r description.

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10. Reasons... To be able to give three reasons and use correct punctuation by using the ‘comma’, ‘comma’, ‘and’ sentence structure.

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11. LEFTOVERS To be able to understand words and place them in the correct category.

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12. Problem Zoo To be able to use problem solving sk i l l s to answer a se r i es o f questions.

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Complete the Activity list below.

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There, Their or They’re??? Your or You’re?

1 The car is over . 1 a very silly boy!

2 It is car. 2 How old are children?

3 going for a drive in car. 3 being silly with ball!

4 car is over . 4 How are you going to get ball?

5 How often do they go ? 5 in for it!!!!!

6 is not enough water in the bottle. 6 a very nice person!

7 What are they doing over . 7 words are very nice. I liked hearing them.

8 going with cat. 8 dressed very nicely today.

9 It is cat walking. 9 lucky to be reading book today!

10 They go with cat a lot. 10 What is problem?

11 A lot of food is well cooked. 11 getting on my nerves!!!!!!!

12 food is well cooked . 12 late for class!!!!!

12 going to eat over . 12 Who is this with?

13 finished with books. 13 very helpful today.

14 Are they okay over with cat? 14 kids are how old????

There - place - it is over there Their - ownership - it is their book They’re - They are.

Your - ownership - it is your book You’re - personal - You’re a good boy

5 Word Adjective 1 Adjective 2 Adjective 3 Adjective 4 Adjective 5

1 Cat Fluffy Long tail 4 legs Pointy Ears Wide Eyes

2 Lightning

3 Steel

4 Quilt

5 Scarf

6 Glass

7 Plastic

8 Magpie

9 Dirt

10 Skunk

11 Hair

12 Lemon

13 Owl

14 Rain coat

15 Grass

Describe It. Use the word and give 5 words that describe the image.

6 Positional Language - Write a brief description about the position of the objects in the picture.

The bats are the same size as.... Tick

Cockroach

Mouse

Rat

Chicken

There would be an influx in bats as the species.... Tick

Looked for a place with a small family until Autumn

Looked for a warm place until Summer

Looked for a place with lots of food until Winter

Looked for a place to hibernate until Spring

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Tree hollows

Burrows in the ground

Letterboxes

Haunted homes

"If you find one, the best thing to do is..... Tick

turn your lights on, close the door and windows, and give them a soft surface to sleep

turn your lights off, open your doors and windows, and encourage them to go outside

turn your heater on, open your doors and close windows, and hit them with a broom

turn your house upside down, weld shut the doors and windows, and throw ice blocks at them

They don’t pose a threat but could carry ..

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the Australian bat lymatavirus

the Australian bat lyssavirus

the Australian bat lysnavirus

the Australian bat lissavirus

Bats should not be disturbed if they were found hibernating because they could.......

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lose the plot and attack you

lose their sense of direction

lose heat and freeze to death

lose fat and storage supplies

Fauna Rescue said she typically received a maximum of ....... calls a year

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She said she received other calls about bats that..... Tick

might have flown inside a house chasing an insect.

might have flown inside a house chasing another bat.

might have flown inside a house chasing a cat.

might have flown inside a house chasing a human.

7 Who’s, Who and Whose

Fill in the blanks

1 going to see the movie?

2 book does this belong to?

3 I don’t know it belongs to!

4 does this belong to?

5 I don't know going!

6 I don't know this book belongs to.

7 wearing a blue top today?

8 Do you know house that is?

9 I don't know lives there!

10 cares book it is!

11 pen and pencil?

12 that person over there?

13 book and going to get it?

14 bag is this?

15 I think I know going to the footy.

Who’s - who is Whose - ownership - whose book? Who - singular.

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1 Whose going to the Zoo today?

2 Who’s hat is this?

3 Who's that man?

4 Who are you going with?

5 I don’t know who’s that it!

6 I really don’t care who’s it is!

7 Whose hat?

8 This is the man who’s bullying me!

9 Whose cat is this?

10 Who's bag and who’s jacket?

11 I’m sure he know whose going!

12 How do I know who’s book?

13 Who cares really!

14 Whose laptop case is this?

15 “Whose the pretty birdy”?

8 Layered Collage. Stick Layered Collage in here

9 Similes. Write sentences using a simile. See the example.

Word Simile

1 Cold He is as cold as a glass full of ice.

2 Angry

3 Cute

4 Crazy

5 Scared

6 Worried

7 Stubborn

8 Fast

9 Lazy

10 Busy

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12 Funny

13 Kind

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10 Reasons..... We will use the comma, comma, and idea with this. See example. DO IN YOUR BOOK - we will photocopy and stick at the back.

1 I dis like cake because it is soft, has lots of chocolate in it, is creamy and I like sugary foods!

2 I dis like holidays

3 I dis like cheese

4 I dis like ants

5 I dis like having a shower

6 I dis like phones

7 I dis like having my photo taken

8 I dis like KFC

9 I dis like spring

10 I dis like my birthday

11 I dis like my family

12 I dis like gravy

13 I dis like doing the dishes

14 I dis like coffee

15 I dis like puppies

11 LEFTOVERS. Use 4 different coloured pencils to do this.

Months Fizzy Drinks Rooms in a house Leftovers

Laundry Coke Bakery Bathroom

March Hair Fanta February

Fish December Toilet Blanket

Lemonade Kitchen October Pepsi

Party food Cleaning objects Things in the ocean Leftovers

Cloth Shark Pies Linen

Photoframe Hotdog Mop Jellyfish

Coral Cake Fan Vacuum Cleaner

Pillow Broom Reef Pasty

Australian animals Eat cold Car parts Leftovers

Ice-cream Kangaroo Salad Dingo

Wheel Bible Exhaust Engine

Hat Sushi Emu Powerpoint

Echidna Brake Charging cord Apple

Apple products Olympic sports Tools Leftovers

IMac Hammer Hurdles Ipad

Javelin Gloves Bottle Long jump

Wrench Iphone Screw Driver Coffee

Cardboard Shot put Macbook Spirit Level

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