RIC-6643 Handwriting today VIC Year 2

My name is
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Revision—Body letters
aceimnorsuvwx
Trace, then write the body letters.
a a
c c
e e
i i
m m
n n
o o
Trace, then write the words.
r r
s s
u u
v v
w w
x x
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axe six now run nice mine
vase crow noise music river
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Revision—Head and body letters
b d h k l t
Trace, then write the head and body letters.
b b
d d
h h
rin
k k
l l
t t
Add the missing head and body letters to complete the words.
Trace, then write the rhyming words.
um
all ball call hall tall wall
ink link blink think stink
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book hook took look chook
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Revision—Body and tail letters
gjpqyz
Trace, then write the body and tail letters.
g g
j j
p p
Trace, then write the head, body and tail letter.
f f
Trace, then write the words.
zip pay jug spy off pig jazz
quiz jump frog page juggle
q
y y
z z
f
is the only head,
body and tail letter.
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fizzy juicy zigzag equipment
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Revision—Capital letters
ABC
ABCDEFGHIJKL M
N O P Q R S TU V WXYZ
Trace, then write the capital letters.
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
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Write your full name with capital letters in the correct places.
Write your teacher’s name with capital letters in the correct places.
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Introduction—Anticlockwise letter formation
Some letters start with an anticlockwise movement.
These letters are:
a c d e f g o
s
Anticlockwise
movement only
Anticlockwise then downstroke
movement
Anticlockwise then
clockwise movement
c o e a d g q f s
Trace the picture using anticlockwise movements.
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Introduction—Anticlockwise letter formation
coadgqsfe
Trace, then write the letters starting with an anticlockwise movement.
c c
o o
a a
d d
f f
e e
g g
q
s s
Some letters start from a different position but still use an anticlockwise movement.
Trace, then write the tricky letters.
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Add the missing anticlockwise letters to complete these words.
r
t
r
u
l
u
r
l
k
h
l
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Introduction—Clockwise letter formation
Some letters start with a clockwise movement.
These letters are:
m n r x z
Clockwise
movement only
Clockwise then downstroke
movement
Clockwise then anticlockwise
movement
z m n r x
Trace the picture using clockwise movements.
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Introduction—Clockwise letter formation
mnrxz
Trace, then write the letters starting with a clockwise movement.
m m
n n
r r
x x
z z
Add the missing clockwise letters to complete the words.
a
e
a g y
ai
eb a
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p i e
i i g
bu e
a i u
u be s u i g
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Introduction—Downstroke letter formation
Downstroke
movement only
Some letters start with a downstroke movement.
These letters are:
bhijklptuvwy
Downstroke then
clockwise movement
Downstroke then anticlockwise
movement
i t l j h k p b u v w y
Practise downstroke movements by tracing the picture.
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Introduction—Downstroke letter formation
itljbhkpuvwy
Trace, then write the letters that use a downstroke movement only.
i i
t t
b b
h h
k k
p p
l l
j j
Some letters start with a downstroke but the main part of their body uses clockwise or
anticlockwise movements.
u u
v v
w w
y y
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Add the missing downstroke letters to complete the words.
ce
ee
e
a
an
e
o e s
hello
a
n
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Letter formation—Practice
aA
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
a a
A A
Trace, then write the words.
and area away award again
Trace, then write the sentence.
Plants and animals are alive.
b e n
s a h
r t o
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Make as many words as possible using the letters in the box. Each word must contain
the centre letter.
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Letter formation—Practice
bB
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
b b
B B
Trace, then write the words.
but bulb hobby bribe rabbit
Trace, then write the sentence.
Baby boys blow big bubbles.
Trace, then write the word
that matches each meaning,
using correct letter sizing.
Take small bites
Told a small lie
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nibble
fibbed
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Letter formation—Practice
cC
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
c c
C C
Trace, then write the words.
car ice lock sick itchy cactus
Trace, then write the sentence.
Colin Crab clicked his claws.
Trace, then join the words to make compound words.
cup + cake =
back + pack =
scare + crow =
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Letter formation—Practice
dD
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
d d
D D
Trace, then write the words.
dog wind made adder dated
Trace, then write the sentence.
David dived under his dad.
bed
mud
bad
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Trace, then write a rhyming word to match each word.
and
did
old
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Letter formation—Practice
eE
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
e e
E E
Trace, then write the words.
me be she then there weekend
Trace, then write the sentence.
Eddie ate berries from trees.
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Label the features on the diagram, using correct letter sizing.
cheek
ear
eye
nose
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Letter formation—Practice
fF
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
f f
F F
Trace, then write the words.
fun life fluff before sniffle
Trace, then write the sentence.
The puffin flew off the cliff.
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Write the words in alphabetical order, using correct letter sizing.
fry fish fed fox fat flat fire flame
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Letter formation—Practice
gG
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
g g
G G
Trace, then write the words.
age game goes foggy bigger
Trace, then write the sentence.
Gail is going to juggle eggs.
great
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Trace, then write a synonym starting with g for each word.
huge
Trace, then write an antonym starting with g for each word.
coming
taking
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Letter formation—Practice
hH
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
h h
H H
Trace, then write the words.
how why they hush height
Trace, then write the sentence.
Hugh thought he was healthy.
Trace, then join the words to make compound words.
hand + shake =
head + phones =
tooth + brush =
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Letter formation—Practice
iI
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
i i
I I
Trace, then write the words.
ice iris limit indigo initial
Trace, then write the sentence.
I finished the bike ride first.
ice
hike
time
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Trace, then use spelling rules to add -ing to each word.
ride
size
divide
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Letter formation—Practice
jJ
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
j j
J J
Trace, then write the words.
jam just object banjo jungle
Trace, then write the sentence.
Jill wore jeans and jumpers.
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Write the words in alphabetical order, using correct letter sizing.
job jaw jet jar jive junk jelly joke
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Letter formation—Practice
kK
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
k k
K K
Trace, then write the words.
sky kiss like kick skunk kayak
Trace, then write the sentence.
Kim baked cakes for a kiosk.
Read, trace then write the silent k words.
knee
know
knit
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knife
knock
knight
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Letter formation—Practice
lL
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
l l
L L
Trace, then write the words.
all fill pull hello level lullaby
Trace, then write the sentence.
Lulu loves little yellow lilies.
Make as many words as possible using the letters. Each word must contain the
double letter in the centre.
s i w
t ll h
f e k
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Letter formation—Practice
mM
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
m m
M M
Trace, then write the words.
my mine lamp mime summer
Trace, then write the sentence.
Mum made me a hammock.
Trace, then write the word that matches each meaning, using correct letter sizing.
remember minimum
The least amount
Recall the past
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Letter formation—Practice
nN
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
n n
N N
Trace, then write the words.
nap sun none nanny bunny
Trace, then write the sentence.
A funny ninja ate bananas.
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Sort, then write the common and proper nouns, using correct letter sizing. Remember
to use capital letters for proper nouns.
november tennis nancy kennel
Common
nouns
Proper
nouns
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Letter formation—Practice
oO
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
o o
O O
Trace, then write the words.
too poor igloo onion cocoon
Trace, then write the sentence.
Oscar loves to go to the zoo.
look
boot
cool
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Trace, then write a rhyming word to match each word.
wood
hoop
room
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Letter formation—Practice
pP
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
p p
P P
Trace, then write the words.
up pop paper pump puppet
Trace, then write the sentence.
Peter Piper pickled peppers.
shop
wrap
chop
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Trace, then use spelling rules to add the suffix -er to each word.
skip
flip
clip
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Letter formation—Practice
qQ
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
q
Q Q
Trace, then write the words.
aqua quite squid queue liquid
Trace, then write the sentence.
The queen has a square quilt.
test
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Trace, then write a synonym starting with qu for each word.
resign
Trace, then write an antonym starting with qu for each word.
loud
slow
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Letter formation—Practice
rR
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
r r
R R
Trace, then write the words.
arm rare error order sorry
Trace, then write the sentence.
Roger reversed his trailer.
Make as many words as possible using the letters. Each word must contain the
double letter in the centre.
b e y
l rr h
f a u
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Letter formation—Practice
sS
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
s s
S S
Trace, then write the words.
is ask said pass cross session
Trace, then write the sentence.
Sam misses his sister, Sarah.
sun + shine =
sand + castle =
horse + shoe =
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Trace, then join the words to make compound words.
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Letter formation—Practice
tT
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
t t
T T
Trace, then write the words.
it ate that test state attempt
Trace, then write the sentence.
The otter twisted and turned.
road
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Trace, then write a synonym containing two letter t’s for each word.
yummy
Trace, then write an antonym containing two letter t’s for each word.
big
loose
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Letter formation—Practice
uU
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
u u
U U
Trace, then write the words.
use you shut future useful
Trace, then write the sentence.
Lou runs tours at a museum.
sure
plug
lucky
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Trace, then add the prefix un- to each word to create an antonym.
used
usual
equal
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Letter formation—Practice
vV
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
v v
V V
Trace, then write the words.
van move have every clever
Trace, then write the sentence.
Five events served vegetables.
Write the words in alphabetical order.
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vest vase vine very view voice velvet
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Letter formation—Practice
wW
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
w w
W W
Trace, then write the words.
wow who write why window
Trace, then write the sentence.
Owls swallow wiggly worms.
Read, trace then write the silent w words.
wrong
wrist
whole
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sword
answer
wrestle
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Letter formation—Practice
xX
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
x x
X X
Trace, then write the words.
mix exit next relax excited
Trace, then write the sentence.
Six foxes sat on x-ray boxes.
Trace, then write the word that
matches each meaning, using
the correct letter sizing.
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fixed
Repaired something
A female fox
vixen
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Letter formation—Practice
yY
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
y y
Y Y
Trace, then write the words.
yes any city tyre year hyena
Trace, then write the sentence.
The gypsy ate yummy honey.
r e v
c y h
d a t
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Make as many words as possible using the letters. Each word must contain the
centre letter.
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Letter formation—Practice
zZ
Trace, then write the lower case and capital letter.
z z
Z Z
Trace, then write the words.
zero maze graze crazy fuzzy
Trace, then write the sentence.
Zac won prizes for his pizza.
Trace, then write two rhyming words to match each word.
wizard
nuzzle
hazy
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Letter formation—Revision
a b c d e f g h i
j k l m n o p r
s t u v w x y z
Write the lower case letters that start with an anticlockwise movement.
Write the lower case letters that start with a clockwise movement.
Write the lower case letters that start with a downstroke movement.
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Write the capital letters in alphabetical order.
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Letter formation and fluency—Assessment
The quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog.
Rewrite the pangram. Record the time it took to write each attempt.
First attempt
Second attempt
Which attempt was the fastest?
Time taken:
Time taken:
Colour the box(es) that need
improvement.
Letter formation
Speed
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Which attempt had the most correct
letter formations?
Rate your handwriting.
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
Trace, then write each number.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 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
Write the time shown on each analog clock onto the digital clock below
(in 12-hour time).
11
10
9
8
7
12
6
1
2
3
4
5
11
10
9
8
7
12
6
1
2
3
4
5
11
10
9
8
7
12
6
1
2
3
4
5
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11
10
12
1
2
11
10
12
1
2
11
10
12
1
2
9
3
9
3
9
3
8
7
6
5
4
8
7
6
5
4
8
7
6
5
4
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Cross-curricular—Health
Label the feeling shown by each face, using correct letter sizing.
angry happy sad scared silly surprised
Trace, then complete the sentences.
I know someone is happy
when
I know someone is sad when
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I know someone is angry
when
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Cross-curricular—History
Which toys were played with in the past and which toys are more modern?
rocking horse scooter jack-in-the-box water gun
robot plastic bricks spinning top ball in the cup
Write the four toys that were commonly played with in the past.
Write the four toys that are more commonly played with now.
Trace each question then answer it on the line below.
What is your favourite toy?
Why do you like it?
Remember to
use correct
letter sizing.
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Where do you play with it?
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Cross-curricular—English
Trace, then copy the simple sentences.
My cat is very playful.
My cat loves to cuddle me.
By using one word, simple sentences can be joined
together to make a compound sentence.
The word that joins the two simple sentences
together is called a coordinating conjunction.
Trace, then copy the compound sentence.
My cat is very playful and
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loves to cuddle me.
Write the word that is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence.
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Cross-curricular—Geograhy
Label the continents on the map, using correct letter sizing.
Australia Asia Europe North America South America Antarctica Africa
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
March
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
5
12 13 14 15 16 17
19 20 21 22 23 24
26 27 28 29 30 31
Use the calendar to answer the questions, using correct sizing and formation.
1. Which day does 24 March fall on?
2. Which day comes before Friday?
3. Which day comes after Sunday?
4. Which day is the first day of the week?
5. Which day is the last day of the week?
6. Which month comes before March?
6
7
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
11
18
25
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7. Which month comes after March?
8. Which day does the first of March fall on?
9. Which day will the first of April fall on?
10. Which day is the last day of February?
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Cross-curricular—Science
Trace, then copy the sentences.
Forces make objects move.
A force is a push or a pull.
A push moves an object away
from something. A pull moves
an object towards something.
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Many toys move using a push
or a pull.
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Cross-curricular—Health
Read, then trace these personal qualities.
hurtful
rude
helpful
honest
thoughtful
A good friend is …
polite
bossy
selfish
caring
judgemental
Sort, then write the personal qualities above into each column.
A bad friend is …
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Write the name of someone you think is a good friend.
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Cross-curricular—Design and technologies
grains
and
cereals
dairy
fats
fruits and
vegetables
meat and
poultry
Use the chart to answer the questions, using correct letter sizing.
1. Which group contains milk, cheese and yoghurt?
2. Which group should we eat the least of?
3. Which group contains beef, lamb, chicken, pork and eggs?
4. Which foods would you find in the grains and cereals group?
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5. Which foods would you find in the fruits and vegetables group?
6. Which foods would you find in the fats group?
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Cross-curricular—History
Read the types of communication devices.
smartphone
radio
smoke signals
email
carrier pigeon
telephone
Morse code
mobile phone
Write the types of communication devices onto the time line, using correct
letter sizing and formation.
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Cross-curricular—English
Find and circle 15 errors in the paragraph.
Rewrite the paragraph correctly.
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Cross-curricular—Physical education
Trace, then copy the gross motor skills shown in each image.
running
jumping
balancing
kicking
throwing
striking
catching
hopping
Complete the sentences.
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My favourite sport to play is
I like it because
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
Write the season that matches each image, then write the months of the year that
fall in each season.
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Cross-curricular—Geography
Trace the sentence.
Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people have
a strong connection to the
land, sea and animals within
the natural environment for
many different reasons.
Write the sentence above.
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Cross-curricular—Health
Write the meaning of each water safety sign.
Write a water safety tip to match each image.
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
blue
green
purple
red
yellow
pink
Our favourite colours
Use the graph to answer the questions, using correct letter sizing.
1. How many people voted
altogether?
2. Which colour was the most
popular overall?
What is your
favourite
colour?
4. Which colour was most popular
with the boys?
5. Which colour was liked equally by
boys and girls?
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3. Which colour was liked
only by girls?
6. How many more girls like purple
than boys?
7. Which colour would you have voted for?
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Cross-curricular—English
Trace the ingredients and the equipment.
Ingredients Equipment
plain biscuits plate
coloured icing plastic knife
lollies
chocolate
Trace, then write the method.
1. Spread icing onto a biscuit.
2. Add lollies and chocolate to
decorate the biscuit.
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3. Eat your delicious creation.
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Cross-curricular—Health
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Electrical hazards
1. Knife in toaster
2. Overloaded power
circuit
3. Liquid spills
4. Electrical cords in
water
5. Metal objects in
microwave
Circle the electrical hazards in the picture, then write each hazard, using correct
letter sizing and formation.
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What could happen if these electrical hazards are not corrected?
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Cross-curricular—Mathematics
SHOP
Trace the directions for the shortest path from the shop to the swamp.
SCHOOL
Move down 4 spaces. Move
right 8 spaces. Move up 2
spaces.
Trace, then write the directions to walk from the forest to the school.
Move down 1 space. Move
right 3 spaces. Move up 1
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Cross-curricular—Science
Trace, then complete the sentences.
Some animals look similar when
they grow from a baby to an adult.
A puppy grows into a
A kitten grows into a
A fawn grows into a
A lamb grows into a
A piglet grows into a
Some animals look different when
they grow from a baby to an adult.
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A caterpillar grows into a
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Cross-curricular—Design and technologies
Trace, then write the instructions to build a cardboard robot.
1. Collect the materials.
2. Attach features to the head.
3. Secure the head to the body.
4. Connect the arms
and legs to the body.
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5. Decorate your robot.
Write the name you would give to your robot.
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Cross-curricular—History
Trace the paragraph.
There are many Aboriginal
heritage sites in Australia.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta is the
Aboriginal name of a large
rock formation and rock
domes in Central Australia.
Write the paragraph using correct sizing and letter formations.
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Cross-curricular—Health
Trace the paragraph.
Being physically active is as
important as eating healthy
food. Physical activity helps
us to stay at a healthy weight
and keeps our muscles and
organs healthy.
Write the paragraph using correct sizing and letter formations.
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Cross-curricular—English
Trace the nursery rhyme.
The cat and her kittens
They put on their mittens,
To eat a Christmas pie.
The poor little kittens
They lost their mittens
And then they began to cry.
Write the nursery rhyme using correct sizing and letter formations.
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Cross-curricular—English
Imagine you are Connor Cat and write a story
about your adventure in Egypt.
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