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Early finishers Book A 

Published by R.I.C. Publications ® 2009 under licence to 

Creative Teaching Press Inc. 

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Titles available in this series: 

Early finishers Book A 

Early finishers Book B 

Early finishers Book C 

Early finishers Book D 

Early finishers Book E 

Early finishers Book F 

Early finishers Book G 

Contributing authors to the Early finishers series are: 

Joellyn Cicciarelli 

Pamela Amick Klawitter 

Sue Lewis 

Linda Schwartz 

Vicky Shiotsu 

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Teacher’s notes .................................................. iv-v 

Pupil recording sheet ............................................ vi 

Looking at words 

Dot-to-dot, a–z ........................................................1 

Dot-to-dot, A–Z .......................................................2 

What’s missing? A–Z ...............................................3 

Letter pairs ..............................................................4 

Rhyming words 1–2 ............................................5–6 

Vowel puzzles 1–2 ...............................................7–8 

Changing words 1–2 .........................................9–10 

Sounds paths 1–4 ...........................................11–14 

Word addition 1–3 ...........................................15–17 

Making words 1–4 ...........................................18–21 

Colour crossword ..................................................22 

Fun on the farm .....................................................23 

Working with numbers 

Hidden numbers ...................................................24 

Number trail ..........................................................25 

Counting on 1–2 ..............................................26–27 

Follow the pattern .................................................28 

Measure the distance ............................................29 

Addition path to 10 ...............................................30 

Addition detectives 1–3 ..................................31–33 

Addition mazes 1–2 ........................................34–35 

Subtraction path to 5.............................................36 

Subtraction mazes 1–2 ...................................37–38 

Mixed mazes 1–2 ............................................39–40 

Bullseye! 1–3 ...................................................41–43 

Position puzzles 1–5 .......................................44–48 

Critical thinking 

Guess the number 1–4 .................................... 49–52 

Use the clues 1–5 ........................................... 53–57 

Foreword 

Early finishers: Independent activities to reinforce basic skills is a 7-book series of copymasters intended 

primarily but not exclusively for pupils 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 Working with numbers Critical thinking 

Following directions Looking at pictures Getting creative 

Each section provides enjoyable, high-interest activities that enable pupils to practise and develop their skills in 

the specific area. All activities are ready to use, allowing pupils to work independently. 

The titles in the series are: 

Early finishers (Book A) Early finishers (Book B) 

Early finishers (Book C) Early finishers (Book D) 

Early finishers (Book E) Early finishers (Book F) 

Early finishers (Book G) 

Contents 

Dot-to-dot patterns ................................................ 58 

Find the mistakes 1–3 ...................................... 59–61 

Which order? .......................................................... 62 

What happened next?............................................. 63 

Odd one out 1–3 .............................................. 64–66 

What’s the idea? 1–2 ........................................ 67–68 

Find the shape ....................................................... 69 

What’s the pattern? ................................................ 70 

Following directions 

Wordsearch 1–3 ............................................... 71–73 

Which mammal? .................................................... 74 

Let’s draw 1–6 .................................................. 75–80 

Shape maze............................................................ 81 

Use the colour key 1–2 .................................... 82–83 

Zoo map.................................................................. 84 

Coordinates............................................................. 85 

Crack the code 1–3 .......................................... 86–88 

Braille mail......................................................... 89–90 

The shortest route................................................... 91 


Looking at pictures 

Which balloon?....................................................... 92 

Tally marks 1–2 ................................................ 93–94 

Matching pairs 1–3 .......................................... 95–97 

Count the shapes 1–3 .................................... 98–100 

Picture symmetry 1–4 .................................. 101–104 

Getting creative 

Picture shapes 1–4 ...................................... 105–108 

Comparing pets ................................................... 109 

How many uses? ................................................. 110 

Answer key 

Answers........................................................ 111–116 

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Teacher 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 pupils, keeping them 

actively engaged as they practise a range of skills. 

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 

• for homework assignments 

• as revision for a particular skill 

• as meaningful ‘between-tasks’ activities. 

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 

Working with numbers: 

practising number operations with dot-to-dot, colour by numbers, mazes and pathways; determining 

place value by making and expanding numbers 

Critical thinking: 

recognising the odd-one-out; determining correct categories; identifying the main idea; sorting; 

using clues to solve problems 

Following directions: 

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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Teacher 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. 

It will be necessary to anticipate the number 

of copies of each activity that may be 

required each week or given time period. 

The copies need to be organised and 

located so that pupils can access them 

directly without disturbing other pupils or 

the teacher, who may be involved with a 

separate group. 

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 pupils how you 

want them to use the resource. 

Can the pupil choose which activity to do? 

Must he or she take one from each section 

in turn? Is the teacher going to determine 

specific activities? 

Is each task to be completed individually? 

Can pupils work in pairs or small groups? 

Are pupils allowed access to the answer 

pages? Can they mark each other’s work? 

Recording 

Allocate a file or tray for pupils to return their 

completed sheets. 

Each book contains an individual pupil 

record sheet. 

Provide a file containing a sheet for each 

pupil, listed in alphabetical order. As a pupil 

completes an activity, he or she can cross 

off its page number on the record sheet. 

Provide a file for pupils to store the 

worksheets after they have been checked by 

the teacher. 

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. 

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 pupil’s page against this will 

immediately highlight any errors. 

Offering a resource which encourages pupils 

to take control gives them the opportunity 

to develop greater independence. The 

entertaining nature of the activities will 

motivate pupils 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. 


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

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Dot–to–dot, a–z 

1. (a) Follow the alphabet to connect the dots. 

(b) Colour the picture. 

k 

m 

n 

o 

l 

p 

j 

i 

q 

h 

r 

g 

f 


e 

d 

s 

t 

x 

u w 

c 

b 

y 

a 

z 

v 

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Dot-to-dot, A–Z 


1. (a) Follow the alphabet to connect the dots. 


C 

B 

Y 

Z 

D 

A 

X 

W 

E F G 

L 

M 

I 

N 

J 

H 

K 

V 


U 

T 

R 

O 

S 

Q 

P 

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What’s missing? A–Z 


Fill in the blanks with the correct letters. 

A C E 

F G 

N O 

K 

V 

X 

T 

Q 



Letter pairs 


1. (a) Circle the letter pairs in each scoop of ice cream. One has been 

done for you. 


S 

w 

Z 

s 

X Y U Z 

z x u v 

R r Z z T L 

P K s u K t 

Y y V w W V Q O 

x k y v w m P q 



Rhyming words – 1 


1. (a) Colour orange all the words that rhyme with ‘cat’. 

(b) Colour all other words blue. 

mat 

spat 

man 

hat 

cap 

sat 

flat 

bat 

pad 

cat 

bad 

pan 

flat 

splat 

fat 

pat 

mad 

had 

rat 

can 


fan 


Rhyming words – 2 


1. (a) Colour red all the words that rhyme with ‘jet’. 

(b) Colour all other words blue. 

get 

beg 

pen 

yet 

vet 

let 

red 

net 

wet 

bet 

send 

set 

met 


pet 

peg 

best 

leg 

end 

bed 


Vowel puzzle – 1 


Follow the key to colour the picture. 

Short a words – yellow 

Short i words – light green 

Short u words – red 

Short e words – orange 

Short o words – dark green 



Vowel puzzle – 2 


Follow the code to colour the picture. 

Long a words – red Long e words – blue 

Long i words – green Long o words – yellow 

Long u words – purple 

take 

silly 

pain 

bone 

road 

pie 

tiger 

cute 

hay 

slow 

stew 

kite 

tree 

bike 

me 

baby 

home 

tune 

east 

night 

fright 


new 

know 

fly 

key 

rain 

boat 

snake 

fly 

wide 


Changing words – 1 


1. Change the first word to the last word by changing one letter at a 

time. Use the picture clues to help you. 

(a) Change dog to cat. 

d o g 

c a t 

(b) Change pig to hen. 

p i g 

h e n 

(c) Change rat to bug. 

2. Choose one word from the puzzles and use it in a sentence. 

Example: dot A full stop is a small dot. 

r a t 


b u g 


Changing words – 2 


1. Change the first word to the last word by changing one letter at a 

time. Use the picture clues to help you. 

(a) Change car to sub. 

taxi 

(b) Change jet to van. 

c a r 

s u b 

j e t 

e 

t 

v a n 

(c) Change bus to jet. 

b u s 


u 

j e t 

2. Choose one word from the puzzles and use it in a sentence. 

Example: cab We called for a cab to take us home. 


Sounds path – 1 


1. Help Spencer find his plate of spaghetti. 

(a) Write sp in front of the letters in each box. 

(b) Colour the boxes that have real words to make a path to the 

spaghetti. 

ace ad efe 

oon ot orf 

ape ill ink 

uge eak ell 


od ag ice 




1. Help Brenda find her bracelet. 

(a) Write br in front of the letters in each box. 


bracelet. 

ick ain oke 

ip unk ide 

aid own ing 

ave og ab 


oom ush anch 




1. Find a path to the rubbish bin. 

(a) Add sh to the letters in each box. 

(b) Colour the boxes that have real words to show the path to 

the rubbish bin. 

cra da bla 

che fi wi 

de hi di 

le se bru 


nu the ca 




1. Help the children find their way to class. 

(a) Write ch in front of the letters in each box. 


classroom. 

ew op id 

ut ild age 

ip ick ep 

erry eed am 


alk in eck 


Word addition – 1 


1. Fill in the missing letters to make words that begin with can. 

Use the picture clues to help you. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

c a n 

c a n 

c a n 

c a n 

c a n 


c a n 

(f) 

c a n 




1. Use the letters in the word art to complete each word below. Use 

the picture clues to help you. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

d 

h e 

E 

s 

h 

c t o r 

a r 


f e h e 

t 

(g) 

m 

k e 




1. Use the letters in the word ten to 

complete each word below. Use 

the picture clues to help you. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

10 

p l a 

p r e s 

t e n 


o 

k i t 

t 

s 

(g) 

h u d r 


Making words – 1 


1. Use the letters in the question below to make as many new words 

as you can. 

thin 

2. Count how many words you have made. 

I have made 

What lives under the sea? 


words. 





as you can. 

leg 

Have you ever been to a basketball game? 



I have made 

words. 





as you can. 

cap 

What is in your backpack? 


I have made 


words. 





as you can. 

road 

What is your favourite food? 



I have made 

words. 


Colour crossword 


1. Colour each object. 

2. Write the colour of each object to solve the puzzle. 

red orange yellow green blue purple 

Across 

3. 

4. 

6. 

Down 

1. 

2. 


5. 


Fun on the farm 


Fill in the blanks with the names of the 

animals and the sounds they make. 

Use the clues from the picture and 

the words in the box. 

I woke up early in the morning when I heard the 

1 

crowing 

2. 

I looked out the window and saw the farmer’s wife throwing 

corn to the 

3 

, who thanked her by saying 

4 

. The farmer was milking the 

5 

, who said 6 

. 

I went out to the barnyard and saw the white fluffy 

oinked cock-a-doodle-do 

cheep-cheep baa moo 

chicks cow pig 

lamb rooster 

7 

, who said good morning by bleating 

8 

. On my way back to the house, I saw the 

fat, pink 9 

. It 

10 

at me. 



Hidden numbers 


1. Find and circle the hidden numbers. 

2. Count how many of each number you have found. 

Key 

0 zero 

3 three 

5 five 

8 eight 

9 nine 

(a) I found hidden zeros. 

(b) I found hidden threes. 

(c) I found hidden fives. 

(d) I found hidden eights. 

(e) I found hidden nines. 



Number trail 


Help the mouse make a path to the cheese. Join the numbers from 

1–30. Some have been done for you. 

14 

26 

13 

15 

1 

12 

16 

25 

24 

28 

27 

2 3 

11 

17 

10 

4 

18 

23 

22 

30 

29 

9 

5 

19 


21 

6 

7 

8 

20 


Counting on – 1 


Help the bee find the hive. Count by 5s to fill in the missing numbers. 

50 

60 

5 

70 

15 

35 


30 

95 


Counting on – 2 


1. Count by twos to fill in the missing numbers. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

2 

18 

36 

54 

70 

4 10 

20 26 

38 44 

56 


72 78 

64 

16 

32 

50 

68 

84 

(f) 

86 

88 

96 

100 


Follow the pattern 


1. Look at each pattern. Write the missing numbers. Explain each 

pattern. 

(a) 

2 4 6 8 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

The pattern is 




5 10 15 20 

99 89 79 69 

1 2 4 7 


4 8 12 16 



Measure the distance 

1. Guess the length of each path to the bear’s cave. 

Write your guess on the chart. 

Measure to check your guess. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 


My guess 

(in cm) 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

1 cm 

My check 

(in cm) 



Addition path to 10 


1. Help the squirrel find his way to the tree. 

(a) Begin at the number under ‘Start.’ Find the path of numbers 

that adds up to 10. End at the number above ‘End.’ 

(b) The numbers on the addition path are 

(c) Write an addition sentence with the numbers you added. 

Start 

7 6 2 3 2 

3 6 5 4 1 

2 3 0 8 9 


4 1 1 0 0 

. 

3 2 4 9 2 

End 

10 


Addition detective – 1 


1. Circle groups of three numbers that add up to 12. 

The numbers can be horizontal or vertical. 

The first one is done for you. 

Numbers may be used more than once. 

12 

4 5 8 3 2 7 9 

6 9 5 1 6 3 2 

2 3 3 6 5 3 2 

3 5 4 8 2 4 8 

8 1 2 9 5 5 6 


1 9 5 7 1 4 5 

2. Count how many groups you found. 

I found 

groups. 





Facts can be horizontal or vertical. 



18 

8 4 5 7 6 4 

6 6 6 4 8 9 

4 4 5 5 3 5 

5 6 7 9 7 2 

9 3 1 3 5 6 


2 9 5 4 9 2 


I found 

groups. 





Facts can be horizontal or vertical or diagonal. 



20 

5 7 5 2 3 9 

3 5 6 9 9 4 

5 5 10 2 8 6 

4 1 9 3 7 10 

7 6 7 2 9 4 

7 6 5 5 4 9 


8 4 8 6 6 8 


I found 

groups. 


Addition maze – 1 


1. (a) Follow the maths maze from ‘Start’ to ‘End’. Solve the addition 

problems as you go. Write the answers in the boxes. 

(b) Write the final sum in the starburst. 

Start 9 + + 5 + 

3 0 1 

+ + + 

4 + 6 2 = 

End 



Addition maze – 2 


1. (a) Follow the maths maze from ‘Start’ to ‘End’. Solve the addition 



Start 4 + + 2 + 

4 0 1 

+ + + 

3 + 5 7 = 

End 



Subtraction path to 5 


1. Help Bushranger Bob find his horse. 

(a) Begin at the number under ‘Start.’ Find the path of numbers 

that when subtracted lead to 5. End at the number above ‘End.’ 

(b) The numbers on the subtraction path are 

(c) Write a subtraction sentence with the numbers you subtracted. 

Start 

20 10 5 18 16 

9 9 7 3 2 

4 6 1 0 6 


8 3 4 2 3 

5 4 2 1 2 

End 

5 

. 


Subtraction maze – 1 


1. (a) Follow the maths maze from ‘Start’ to ‘End’. Solve the 

subtraction problems as you go. Write the answers in the 

boxes. 

(b) Write the final difference in the starburst. 

Start 30 – – 2 – 

3 1 5 

– – – 

6 – 4 3 = 

End 



Subtraction maze – 2 



subtraction problems as you go. Write the answers in the 

boxes. 


Start 22 – – 3 – 

4 5 1 

– – – 

2 – 0 2 = 

End 



Mixed maze – 1 


1. (a) Follow the maths maze from ‘Start’ to ‘End’. Solve the problems 

as you go. Write the answers in the boxes. 

(b) Write the final answer in the starburst. 

Start 6 + – 4 + 

2 2 3 

– + – 

5 + 6 4 = 

End 



Mixed maze – 2 




(b) Write the final answer in the starburst. 

Start 22 – – 3 – 

4 5 1 

– – – 

2 – 0 2 = 


End 


Bullseye! – 1 


1. Write the number that has to be added to the centre number to 

make the outside number. One has been done for you. 

(a) 

16 

6 

10 7 

12 

5 

+5 

18 

(b) 

13 

9 

6 13 

14 

+2 

10 


2 

5 

18 

7 






(a) 

15 

8 

16 9 

6 

10 

+6 

20 

(b) 

14 

10 

15 3 

8 

+3 

14 


7 

6 

12 

10 






(b) 

9 

14 

7 12 

+7 

(a) 

12 

15 

10 

16 

10 14 

8 

6 

+4 


7 

9 

6 

8 

15 


Position puzzle – 1 


See how the lines of the number puzzle are shaped around each 

number? These line shapes are used in the problems below instead of 

numbers. 

1. For each problem, find the same line shapes as in the number 

puzzle. Write in the numbers and find the sum. 

The first one has been done for you. 

Hint: = 4 

4 3 

1 5 

(a) + = (b) 

4 3 7 

+ = 

(c) + = (d) + = 

(e) + = (f) + = 


(g) + = (h) + = 

(i) + = (j) + = 





number? These line shapes are used in the problems below instead of 

numbers. 

1. For each problem, find the same line shapes as in the number 

puzzle. Write in the numbers and find the sum. 

The first one has been done for you. 

Hint: = 2 

2 5 

6 4 

(a) + = (b) 

2 5 7 

+ = 

(c) + = (d) + = 

(e) + = (f) + = 


(g) + = (h) + = 

(i) + = (j) + = 





number? 

1. ‘Read’ the lines to fill in and solve each problem. 

Example: 

2 + 7 = 

(a) + = 

(c) + = 

(e) + = 

(g) + = 

(i) + = 

9 

1 

8 

6 7 

5 2 

(b) + = 

(d) + = 

(f) + = 

(h) + = 


(j) + = 

(k) + = 

(l) + = 





number? 


Example: 8 + 1 = 

(a) + = 

(c) + = 

(e) + = 

(g) + = 

(i) + = 

2 

3 

4 1 

5 8 

(b) + = 

(d) + = 

(f) + = 

(h) + = 


9 

(j) + = 

(k) + = 

(l) + = 





number? 


Example: 12 + 6 = 

(a) + = 

(c) + = 

(e) + = 

(g) + = 

(i) + = 

18 

2 

8 

4 6 

10 12 

(b) + = 

(d) + = 

(f) + = 

(h) + = 


(j) + = 

(k) + = 

(l) + = 


Guess the number – 1 


1. Read the clues to find out what number Jake is thinking of. 

(a) As you read each clue, cross off the numbers on the chart. 

(b) At the end, you will be left with Jake’s number. 

Jake’s number is . 

CLUES 

The number has two digits. 

Both digits are less than 6. 

The ones digit is less than the 

tens digit. 

Jake 

The number is even. 

The sum of the digits is 9. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 


? 




1. Read the clues to find out what number Sophie is thinking of. 


(b) At the end, you will be left with Sophie’s number. 

Sophie’s number is . 

Clues 



The ones digit is less than the tens digit. 


The number is odd. 

One digit is greater than five. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 


51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 

? 




1. Read the clues to find out what number Emma is thinking of. 


(b) At the end, you will be left with Emma’s number. 

Emma’s number is . 

Clues 



The ones digit is less than the tens digit. 


The tens digit is one more than the ones digit. 

The number does not contain a ‘1’. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 


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1. Read the clues to find out what number John is thinking of. 


(b) At the end, you will be left with John’s number. 

John’s number is . 

Clues 





1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 


51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 

61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 

71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 

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Use the clues – 1 


1. Use the clues to find the name of each pet. Write each pet’s name 

under the correct picture. 

(a) 

(b) 

Clues 

Max is bigger than Buddy. 

Shadow is bigger than Buddy. 

Max is bigger than Shadow. 

Clues 

Smokey is bigger than Princess. 

Tiger is bigger than Sam. 

Sam is bigger than Smokey. 





1. Use the clues to find the name of each child. Write each child’s 

name under the correct picture. 

(a) 

(b) 

Clues 

Jason is taller 

than Andrew. 

Alex is taller 

than Andrew. 

Jason is taller 

than Alex. 

Clues 

Lisa is taller than Abby. 

Heather is taller than Victoria. 

Victoria is taller than Lisa. 





Use the clues to find how many of each fruit pie were made. 

apple pies blueberry pies cherry pies 

Clues 

6 pies were made. 

The fillings were apple, 

blueberry and cherry. 

There are more cherry 

pies than apple pies. 

There are more blueberry 

pies than cherry pies. 





Use the clues to find how many of each 

fish Jenna caught. 

red fish 

blue fish 

yellow fish 

Clues 

Jenna caught 9 fish. 

The fish were red, blue 

and yellow. 

There is more than one 

blue fish. 

There are more yellow 

fish than blue fish. 

There are more red fish 

than yellow fish. 





Mrs Flagler sews colourful flags for children. 

Use the clues to show the different flags Mrs 

Flagler can make. 

Clues 

She uses blue, purple or green cloth for the flags. 

She uses red or yellow cloth for the stars in each flag. 



Dot-to-dot patterns 


1. Connect the dots to continue each pattern. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 


2. Connect the dots to make your own pattern. 


Find the mistake – 1 


1. Look carefully at the picture. Circle 10 ‘mistakes’. One is done for 

you. 

2. Draw anything that is missing. 

3. Colour red anything that is upside down. 






you. 


3. Colour blue anything that is upside down. 






you. 


3. Colour green anything that is upside down. 



Which order? 


1. (a) Write the numbers 1–6 to show the correct order of steps for 

building a snowman. 

(b) Draw the missing picture. 

Roll two smaller snowballs. 

Add arms. 

Add a face. 

Roll one big ball of snow. 


Stack the snowballs. 

Add a hat and scarf. 


What happened next? 


1. Look at each pair of pictures. 

Draw what might happen next. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 



Odd one out – 1 


1. Circle the picture in each group that does not belong. Colour the 

pictures that go together. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

SMACKO 





1. Circle the picture in each group that does not belong. Colour the 

pictures that go together. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d)Viewing Sample 




1. Circle the word in each group that does not belong. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

red 

blue 

white 

square 

tree 

leaf 

trunk 

water 

whale 

fish 

boat 

shark 

river 

leaf 

sea 

ocean 

red 

little 

boy 

tall 

sweets 

cookies 

apple 

cake 

big 

girl 

boy 

man 

Earth 

Sun 

Venus 

Mars 

hand 

long 

face 

leg 

dog 

cow 

cat 

bug 

horse 

bird 

duck 

goose 

window 

grass 

roof 

wall 

June 

Monday 

March 

May 

apple 

milk 

banana 

orange 

car 

truck 

bus 

skates 

hair 

ears 

nose 

chin 

dirt 

tree 

flower 

plant 

chocolate 

milk 

water 

tea 

blue 

red 

dark 

green 

Tuesday 

yesterday 

tomorrow 

today 



What’s the idea? – 1 


1. Colour the pictures that support the main idea. 

Cross out the picture that does not belong. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

Main Idea: Vegetables we eat 

Main Idea: Things that are sweet 

Main Idea: Things that came from animals 

Main Idea: Things made from grains 

(e)Viewing Sample 

Main Idea: Things that are dairy products 


What’s the idea? – 2 


1. Colour the pictures that support the main idea. 

Cross out the picture that does not belong. 

(a) Things that are hot 

(c) Things that are soft 

(b) Things that are cold 

(d) Things that are hard 



Find the shape 


1. Colour the squares in the rectangles to show each shape. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e)Viewing Sample 


What’s the pattern? 


1. Use the code to colour the beads then complete each pattern. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

Code 

r = red b = blue y = yellow o = orange 

r 

r 

o 

y 

b 

y 

o 

b 

o 

y 

r 

b 

r 

y 

o 

2. Colour the beads below to make your own colourful pattern. 

o 

b 

y 

b 

o 


y 

b 


Wordsearch – 1 


Look at the letters in the puzzle from all directions—forwards, 

backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the names of the zoo 

animals. 

BEAR 

ELEPHANT 

GIRAFFE 

LION 

MONKEY 

OSTRICH 

PANDA 

SEAL 

SNAKE 

TIGER 

TURTLE 

ZEBRA 

T N A H P E L E H L 

E F F A R I G M C I 

I A L E R H O L I O 

S E D E K N C B R N 

F E G N K A Y R T Z 

S I A E A H N D S E 

T K Y L Y P R S O B 

T U R T L E A O W R 

J G T K D C E C Y A 

U K N X M V B V I I 





1. Look at the letters in the puzzle from all directions—forwards, 

backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the names of the 

months of the year. 

JANUARY 

FEBRUARY 

MARCH 

APRIL 

MAY 

JUNE 

JULY 

AUGUST 

SEPTEMBER 

OCTOBER 

NOVEMBER 

DECEMBER 

T S U G U A V X H F 

R E B M E C E D C E 

J A N U A R Y N R B 

E O O Q V M O K A R 

Z K C F C V I F M U 

S E P T E M B E R A 

J J H M O J B H N R 

T U B F U B Y A M Y 

O E N L Y G E S E U 

R V Y E W A P R I L 





Look at the letters in the puzzle from all directions—forwards, 

backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the words from the list. 

BARN 

CAT 

CHICK 

COW 

DOG 

FARMER 

GOAT 

HARVEST 

HORSE 

ROOSTER 

SHEEP 

TRACTOR 

W M D H E H D T T C R 

T A J T S E V R A H O 

C A Y N Z O C M M C T 

R H O M K H J J R D C 

E N J G I P S E O O A 

M E S C Z J S H O G R 

R W K G V N H L S C T 

A O C G R X E E T A N 

F C A A G C E Y E B H 

L G B O D P P U R G X 

F G R Y H O R S E B W 



Which mammal? 


Mammals are animals that are covered with hair or fur. Their 

babies are born alive. The mother nurses the babies with milk 

she makes inside her body. Mammals spend a lot of time taking 

care of their babies. 

1. Follow the directions to mark the pictures of the mammals. 

(a) Circle the mammal that lives in the ocean. 

(b) Underline the mammal that lives in the desert. 

(c) Draw an X on the mammal that lives on a farm. 

(d) Use orange to colour the mammal that is usually a pet. 

(e) Draw a box around the mammal that lives in the jungle. 

(f) Use brown to colour the mammal that can fly. 



Let’s draw – 1 


Follow each step to draw a teddy bear face. 

Step 1 Step 2 

Step 3 Step 4 

Step 5 Step 6 

Draw your teddy bear face here. Draw another one to keep him 

company. 





Follow each step to draw a duck. 

Step 1 Step 2 

Step 3 Step 4 

Step 5 Step 6 

Draw your duck here. Draw some reeds for your duck to hide in. 





Follow each step to draw a rabbit. 

Step 1 Step 2 

Draw an oval for the body of Add a smaller oval. 

the rabbit. 

Erase the dotted line. 

Step 3 Step 4 

Add ears, eyes, nose, 

whiskers and legs. 

Add a mouth and a 

fluffy tail. 

Draw your rabbit here. Give your rabbit a carrot to eat. 





Follow each step to draw a turtle. 

Step 1 Step 2 

Draw the turtle’s shell. 

Step 3 Step 4 

Draw the turtle’s head and legs. 

Erase the dotted lines. 

Draw the bottom part of the 

turtle. 

Add a mouth, an eye and a tail. 

Draw lines on the turtle’s shell. 

Draw your turtle here. Draw some strawberries for your turtle to eat. 





Follow each step to draw a kitten. 

Step 1 Step 2 

Draw half a circle for the kitten’s 

body. 

Step 3 Step 4 

Add four legs and a tail. 

Draw stripes on the kitten’s body. 

Draw the head and ears. 

Erase the dotted lines. 

Draw eyes, a nose, a mouth and 

whiskers. Draw claws on the 

kitten’s feet. 

Draw your kitten here. Add a ball of wool for your kitten to play with. 





Follow each step to draw a flower. 

Step 1 Step 2 

Draw a circle for the centre of 

the flower. 

Step 3 Step 4 

Draw four more petals. 

Add four petals around the 

centre. 

Add a stem and leaves. 

Draw your flower here. Add more flowers to make a garden. 



Shape maze 


1. (a) Colour the triangles to make a path for the gingerbread man to 

find his way home. 

(b) Colour the gingerbread man and his house. 



Use the colour key – 1 


Follow the code to colour the picture. 

= green = yellow = blue 

= orange = brown = red 



Use the colour key – 2 


Follow the key to colour the crayons in the box. 

1 = blue 3 = green 5 = orange 

7 = brown 9 = white 2 = red 

4 = yellow 6 = purple 8 = pink 

1 

4 

5 

2 8 

4 4 


3 

9 

6 

7 

3 


Zoo map 


1. Write the name of the animal to complete the sentences. 

giraffe 

monkey 

zebra 

elephant 

(a) The is next to the . 

(b) The is near the . 

(c) The is between the and the . 

(d) The is between the and the . 


lion 

(e) The is between the and the 

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Coordinates 


Write the letter and number that tell which two lines each animal is on. 


6 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

0 

(a) The 

A4 

(c) The 

(e) The 

A B C D E F 

is at 

is at 

is at 

(b) The 

(d) The 

is at 

is at 


(f) The 

is at 

(g) The 

is at 

(h) The 

is at 


Crack the code – 1 


1. Use the code to solve the riddle. Write a letter for each animal 

symbol. 

(a) Riddle: What kind of music do mummies listen to? 

A E H L 

O P R W 


(b) Riddle: The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I? 





symbol. 

(a) Riddle: What has many rings but no fingers? 

A E G H L N O P S T 


(b) Riddle: What holds water but is full of holes? 





symbol. 

(a) Riddle: What kind of cup can’t you drink from? 

A C E K L O P T U W 


(b) Riddle: What gets wetter the more you dry? 


Braille mail 


People who can’t see read braille by feeling the raised dots of braille 

letters. Use the pictures of the braille letters to break the code on page 

90. 

A B C D E F G 

H I J K L M N 

O P Q R S T U 


V W X Y Z 


Braille mail 


Use the Braille letters on page 89 to crack the code below. Write the 

correct letter under each Braille letter. 

? 


, 

, 


The shortest route 


1. On the map below, there are three paths marked from Mia’s house 

to Mike’s Market. Use a ruler to measure each route. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

2. Trace the shortest route with a crayon. 

Mia’s House 

START 

cm 

cm 

cm 



Which balloon? 


1. Follow the strings to see who is holding each balloon. 

(a) Write the number of the balloon below each clown. 

(b) Colour each clown and his balloon. 

A 

1 

1 

2 

B 

2 

3 

3 


C 

4 

4 

D 

5 

5 

E 

Clown A Clown B Clown C Clown D Clown E 


Tally marks – 1 


1. Count the objects in the picture and make a tally mark for each one 

you see. 


2. How many of each did you count? 

(a) (b) (c) (d) 


Tally marks – 2 


1. Count the sea creatures and make a tally mark for each one you 

see. 

2. How many of each creature did you count? 

(a) (b) (c) 

(d) 


(e) 

3. (a) How many more are there than? 

(b) How many more are there than ? 

(c) How many sea animals are there altogether? 


Matching pairs – 1 


Draw a line from each child to his or her shadow. 





1. Below are four pairs of apples, with one left over. 

(a) Draw a line between each matching pair. 

(b) Circle the apple without a partner. 





1. Below are five pairs of cows, with one left over. 

(a) Draw a line between each matching pair. 

(b) Circle the cow without a partner. 



Count the shapes – 1 


1. Count the squares in each fish. Be careful! Some squares are 

hidden. 

(a) There are 

squares in this fish. 

(b) There are 


(c) There are 






1. Count the triangles in each shape. 

Hint: Two or more small triangles can be shaped like 

a bigger triangle. 

(a) 

There are 

(b) 

triangles. 


There are 

triangles. 




1. Count the rectangles in each shape. 

Hint: Two or more small rectangles can be 

shaped like a bigger rectangle. 

(a) 

(b) 

There are 

rectangles. 


There are 

rectangles. 


Picture symmetry – 1 


1. (a) Complete each kite so that both sides are symmetrical. 

(b) Colour your kites. 

2. Create your own symmetrical kite 

design. 



Picture symmetry–2 


1. (a) Complete the heart so that both sides are symmetrical. 






1. (a) Complete the house so that both sides are symmetrical. 






1. (a) Complete the ice-cream cone so that both sides are 

symmetrical. 




Picture shapes – 1 


Turn each square into a picture. 





Turn each triangle into a picture. 





Turn each circle into a picture. 





Turn each letter into a picture to 

match the word. 

Alien 

Cat 

Elephant 

Boy 

Dog 

Flower 



Comparing pets 


1. Cats and dogs are similar in 

many ways, but they are also 

different. Write all the ways 

you can think of. 

Cats and dogs are alike 

because … 

Cats and dogs are different 

because … 

2. Draw a picture of a cat and a dog that you know (real or fictional). 



How many uses? 


1. A bowl can be used in many ways. 

(a) In the left column below, write some real 

uses for a bowl. 

(b) In the right column, write some pretend 

uses for a bowl. 

Read the examples to help you get started. 

to hold soup 

Real uses 

2. Draw a picture of you using a bowl: 

(a) as it should be used. 

as a hat 

Pretend uses 

(b) as a pretend use. 



Answers 


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Page 9 

1. (a) dog, dot, cot, cat 

(b) pig, pin, pen, hen 

(c) rat, bat, bag, bug 

2. Teacher check 

Page 10 

Teacher check 

1. (a) car, cab, cub, sub 

(b) jet, vet, vat, van 

(c) bus, but, bet, jet 


Page 11 

Teacher check 

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Teacher check 

Page 15 

1. (a) candle (b) cannon (c) canary 

(d) cane (e) canoe (f) canteen 

Page 16 

1. (a) dart (b) heart (c) Earth (d) star 

(e) tractor (f) feather (g) market 

Page 17 

1. (a) tent (b) net (c) notes (d) planet 

(e) present (f) kitten (g) thunder 

Page 18 

Teacher check 

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Teacher check 

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Teacher check 

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Page 22 

Across: 3. green 4. yellow 6. blue 

Down: 1. purple 2. red 5. orange 

Page 23 

1. rooster 2. cock-a-doodle-do 

3. chicks 4. cheep-cheep 

5. cow 6. moo 

7. lamb 8. baa 

9. pig 10. oinked 


Page 24 

Teacher check 

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Teacher check 

Page 26 

Teacher check 

Page 27 

Teacher check 

Page 28 

1. (a) counting on by 2s (b) counting on by 5s 

(c) counting back by 10s 

(d) counting on by one more each time 

(e) counting on by 4s 

Page 29 

Teacher check 

1. (a) 10 cm (b) 7.5 cm (c) 14 cm (d) 17.5 cm 

(e) 12.5 cm 

Page 30 

Teacher check 


1. (b) 2, 5, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2 

(c) 2 + 5 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 2 = 10 

Page 31 

There are 12 groups. 

4 5 8 3 2 7 9 

6 9 5 1 6 3 2 

2 3 3 6 5 3 2 

3 5 4 8 2 4 8 

8 1 2 9 5 5 6 

1 9 5 7 1 4 5 


Answers 

Page 32 

Teacher check 

8 4 5 7 6 4 

6 6 6 4 8 9 

4 4 5 5 3 5 

5 6 7 9 7 2 

9 3 1 3 5 6 

2 9 5 4 9 2 


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Teacher check 

5 7 5 2 3 9 

3 5 6 9 9 4 

5 5 10 2 8 6 

4 1 9 3 7 10 

7 6 7 2 9 4 

7 6 5 5 4 9 

8 4 8 6 6 8 


Page 34 

9 + 3 = 12 + 4 = 16 + 6 = 22 + 0 

= 22 + 5 = 27 + 1 = 28 + 2 = 30 

Page 35 

4 + 4 = 8 + 3 = 11 + 5 = 16 + 0 

= 16 + 2 = 18 + 1 = 19 + 7 = 26 

Page 36 

1. (b) 18, 3, 0, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2 

(c) 18 – 3 – 0 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 1 – 2 = 5 

Page 37 

30 – 3 = 27 – 6 = 21 – 4 = 17 – 1 

= 16 – 2 = 14 – 5 = 9 – 3 = 6 

Page 38 

22 – 4 = 18 – 2 = 16 – 0 = 16 – 5 

= 11 – 3 = 8 – 1 = 7 – 2 = 5 

Page 39 

6 + 2 = 8 – 5 = 3 + 6 = 9 + 2 

= 11 – 4 = 7 + 3 = 10 – 4 = 6 

Page 40 

22 – 4 = 18 – 2 = 16 – 0 = 16 – 5 

= 11 – 3 = 8 – 1 = 7 – 2 = 5 

Page 41 

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Page 43 

(a) 

(a) 

16 

8 

6 

15 

(b) 

9 

14 

10 7 

5 2 

11 

+5 

8 

1 4 

7 13 

12 

18 

16 9 

6 

20 

(b) 

10 3 

9 

+6 

8 

2 4 

0 14 

8 

7 12 

15 

14 

10 

(a) 

(b) 

14 

Page 44 

1. (a) 4 + 3 = 7 (b) 1 + 1 = 2 (c) 1 + 3 = 4 

(d) 5 + 5 = 10 (e) 4 + 4 = 8 (f) 3 + 5 = 8 

(g) 4 + 5 = 9 (h) 1 + 5 = 6 (i) 3 + 3 = 6 

(j) 4 + 1 = 5 

13 

Page 45 

1. (a) 2 + 5 = 7 (b) 6 + 6 = 12 (c) 6 + 5 = 11 

(d) 4 + 4 = 8 (e) 2 + 2 = 4 (f) 5 + 4 = 9 

(g) 2 + 4 = 6 (h) 6 + 4 = 10 (i) 5 + 5 = 10 

(j) 2 + 6 = 8 

9 

14 

10 

8 

12 

15 

0 5 

2 

+7 

3 

7 9 

1 8 

6 13 

4 11 

12 0 

+2 

8 3 

16 5 

10 

16 

18 

7 

15 3 

12 0 

5 

+3 

4 

11 3 

9 7 

12 

10 

10 14 

6 10 

8 

+4 

2 

11 5 

4 3 


8 

7 

2 

5 

9 

7 

6 

6 


Answers 

Page 46 

1. (a) 8 + 2 = 10 (b) 5 + 8 = 13 (c) 2 + 7 = 9 

(d) 2 + 2 = 4 (e) 5 + 6 = 11 (f) 5 + 2 = 7 

(g) 7 + 8 = 15 (h) 6 + 8 = 14 (i) 8 + 8 = 16 

(j) 5 + 5 = 10 (k) 2 + 1 = 3 (l) 5 + 7 = 12 

Page 54 

(a) 

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1. (a) 3 + 8 = 11 (b) 5 + 3 = 8 (c) 8 + 1 = 9 

(d) 8 + 8 = 16 (e) 5 + 4 = 9 (f) 5 + 8 = 13 

(g) 1 + 3 = 4 (h) 4 + 3 = 7 (i) 3 + 3 = 6 

(j) 5 + 5 = 10 (k) 8 + 2 = 10 (l) 5 + 1 = 6 

Page 48 

1. (a) 8 + 12 + 20 (b) 10 + 8 = 18 (c) 12 + 6 = 18 

(d) 12 + 12 = 24 (e) 10 + 4 = 14 (f) 10 + 12 = 22 

(g) 6 + 8 = 14 (h) 4 + 8 = 12 (i) 8 + 8 = 16 

(j) 10 + 10 = 20 (k) 12 + 2 = 14 (l) 10 + 6 = 16 


Page 49 

Jake’s number is 54 

Page 50 

Sophie’s number is 71 

Page 51 

Emma’s number is 32 

Page 52 

John’s number is 44 

Page 53 

(a) 

(b) 

Buddy Shadow Max 

(b) 

Abby 

Lisa 

Andrew 

Alex 

Victoria 

Jason 

Heather 

Page 55 

one apple pie, two cherry pies, three blueberry pies 

Page 56 

two blue fish, three yellow fish, four red fish 

Page 57 

blue flag with red star, blue flag with yellow star, 

purple flag with red star, purple flag with yellow star 

green flag with red star, green flag with yellow star 

Page 58 

The heavy lines are the ones pupils should add. 

Dot-to-dot patterns 

(a) 


(b) 

(c) 

Princess Smokey Sam Tiger 

(d) 

(e) 


Answers 

Page 59 

1. girl backing down/up slide 

2. girl in winter clothes 

3. mismatched socks 4. missing swing chains 

5. missing child holding end of skipping rope 

6. missing roller skate 7. upside down flower 

8. upside down 5 9. upside down bench 

10. upside down sign 

Page 60 

1. double-ended broom 2. backward 3 on clock 

3. flowers in room 4. tree in room 

5. plug in wall without socket 

6. raincloud in room 7. picture on ceiling 

8. floating pillow 

9. missing bottom to birdcage 

10. missing bed leg 11. missing sock 

12. missing truck wheel 13. missing light bulb 

14. upside down sign 15. upside down curtains 

16. shirt on bed has a sleeve missing 

Page 61 

1. phone handset door handle 

2. black piano keys 

3. banana skin on child’s head 

4. teapot with two spouts 

5. yo-yo with two strings 

6. hippo’s pencil teeth 

7. child’s mismatched sleeves 

8. deflated rugby ball 

9. jack-in-the-box light bulb head 

10. wheels on sled 

11. backward 3 on cash register 

12. cashier’s mismatched sleeves 

13. doll’s hand with four fingers 

14. missing lens on sunglasses 

15. missing car wheel 

16. missing bunny ear 

17. upside down picture 

18. upside down handbag 

19. upside down ‘sale’ sign 

20. upside down aeroplane 

Page 62 

1. (a) 1. Roll one big ball of snow 

2. Roll two smaller snowballs 

3. Stack the snowballs 

4. Add a face 

5. Add arms 

6. Add a hat and scarf 

(b) Teacher check 

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Teacher check 

Page 64 

1. (a) tennis racquet (b) trainer 

(c) hockey stick (d) hoop net 

Page 65 

1. (a) parcel (b) lunchbox (c) balloon (d) sandwich 

Page 66 

1. (a) square, boy, long, Monday, dirt 

(b) water, apple, bug, milk, chocolate 

(c) boat, big, horse, skates, dark 

(d) leaf, Sun, grass, hair, Tuesday 

Page 67 

1. (a) carrot, peas, celery, pumpkin 

(b) apples, orange, grapes, watermelon 

(c) chicken, sausage, bacon, steak 

(d) bread, cereal, pasta, rice 

(e) ice-cream, butter, yoghurt, cheese 

Page 68 

1. (a) fire, cooker, hot drink (b) ice, snow, cold drink 

(c) blanket, chick, kitten 

(d) paving stones, wood, hardback book 

Page 69 

Find the shape 

(a) 

(c) 

(e) 


Page 70 

Teacher check 

Page 71 

Wordsearch–1 

(b) 

(d) 

T N A H P E L E H L 

E F F A R I G M C I 


I A L E R H O L I O 

S E D E K N C B R N 

F E G N K A Y R T Z 

S I A E A H N D S E 

T K Y L Y P R S O B 

T U R T L E A O W R 

J G T K D C E C Y A 

U K N X M V B V I I 


Answers 

Page 72 


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T S U G U A V X H F 

R E B M E C E D C E 

J A N U A R Y N R B 

E O O Q V M O K A R 

Z K C F C V I F M U 

S E P T E M B E R A 

J J H M O J B H N R 

T U B F U B Y A M Y 

O E N L Y G E S E U 

R V Y E W A P R I L 

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W M D H E H D T T C R 

T A J T S E V R A H O 

C A Y N Z O C M M C T 

R H O M K H J J R D C 

E N J G I P S E O O A 

M E S C Z J S H O G R 

R W K G V N H L S C T 

A O C G R X E E T A N 

F C A A G C E Y E B H 

L G B O D P P U R G X 

F G R Y H O R S E B W 

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1. (a) dolphin (b) camel (c) horse 

(d) cat (e) elephant (f) flying fox 

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1. (a) zebra (b) monkey (c) elephant 

(d) giraffe (e) lion and giraffe 

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1. (a) A4 (b) F2 (c) B1 (d) F5 

(e) B3 (f) C4 (g) C2 (h) E3 

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1. (a) ‘wrap’ music (b) a hole 

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1. (a) a telephone (b) a sponge 

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1. (a) a cupcake (b) a towel 

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1. Dear Sam, can you read this? Yours, Kyra 

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1. (a) 11 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 27 cm 




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1. Clown A – 2 Clown B – 4 Clown C – 3 

Clown D – 1 Clown E – 5 

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2. (a) 7 stars (b) 3 clouds 

(c) 1 moon (d) 4 lightning forks 


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2. (a) 3 crabs (b) 4 fish (c) 1 eel 

(d) 2 seastars (e) 4 seahorses 

3. (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 14 

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1. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5 

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1. (a) 5 (b) 8 

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1. (a) 14 (b) 12 

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