RIC-8454 Higher-order Thinking Skills - Book 1

Higher-order thinking skills – Book 1 (Ages 6–7) 

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Contents 

About higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) ..........iii 

Ten tips for tackling tough tasks...............................iv 

What’s inside?............................................................... v 

How to use this book.................................................vi 

Higher-order thinking categories...................... vii–xi 

Behavioural verb definitions............................xii–xiii 

Activities.............................................................. 2–151 

Answers........................................................... 152–159 

About higher-order thinking skills 

Teachers report that their curricula are lacking in materials that help students learn to think 

critically. This book provides practice applying higher-order thinking skills in English, maths, 

science, and humanities and social sciences contexts. 

What are higher-order thinking skills? 

They are not the skills—such as alphabetising or calculating a perimeter—used in specific 

academic subjects. Rather, they are skills used across all curriculum areas and in non-academic 

situations; the skills for making use of information. 

In this book, higher-order thinking skills are represented by behavioural verbs. Each page 

focuses on one behavioural verb, which is defined at the top of the page. Each behavioural verb 

is emphasised in the instructions so students become aware of when and how they are using the 

thinking skill. 

Why is it important to practise higher-order thinking skills? 

Teachers may debate which is the most important curriculum area or skill in school, but some 

things are widely accepted by teachers and academics alike: 

• Students need well-developed thinking skills to be successful in the classroom, on 

assessments and in the real world. 

• Students can learn to think better if they’re taught how to do so. 

• Critical thinking skills are more important than ever in today’s competitive, rapidly 

changing, technology-based environment. 

Young children naturally use thinking skills. They learn autonomy through exploration, 

observe their environment using logic and reasoning, try new things and think creatively. As 

children grow and enter an academic setting, some of their natural curiosity and problemsolving 

instincts are not engaged as often as they could be. 

While all thinking skills are important, students generally get ample practice with recall, 

recognition, identification and comprehension. Therefore, this book focuses on thinking skills 

that are more challenging to incorporate. These include analysing, predicting, modelling, 

composing, organising, evaluating options, designing, critiquing and problem-solving. 

People with strong critical thinking skills can accomplish a great deal, whether or not they 

have background knowledge in a topic. Critical thinkers know how to acquire new knowledge 

and how to approach problem-solving. They also know how to persevere and use productive 

struggle to find an answer. 

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Ten tips for tackling tough tasks 

Before beginning these lessons, read the paragraph below to students, then share the tip that best 

supports each daily activity. 

These activities are not supposed to be things you’ve already learned how to do in 

class. These activities let you exercise your brain in new ways. Most of the activities 

don’t have just one right answer, so don’t worry; just answer in 

a way that makes sense to you. 

1 Unpack the task: Read the activity once to see what it’s about. Then 

re-read it very carefully. Ask yourself: What am I being asked to do? 

Solve a problem? Complete a puzzle? Write a story? Explain my thinking? 

Describe something? Then look at the information given. 

2 Put yourself in the situation: Spend a few minutes imagining that you are in the situation 

described. How does it feel? Why is it important? Is this situation like one you have been in 

before? 

3 Look for details: If an activity has a picture or a map, look at it closely. Look at everything, 

figure out what people are doing, and read any words. Think about which details might be 

the most important for what you have to do. 

4 Think about what you already know: You already know a lot! If you’re not sure how to 

begin, think about the topic or the objects you see on the page. Think about when you’ve 

seen or used something. Think about when you learned or talked about something. 

5 Think about what the activity is like: Sometimes when you learn to do one thing, you 

can do the same thing in a similar situation. Ask yourself: Have I done something like this 

before? 

6 Share ideas: If you can work with a partner or a group, talk about your ideas or where you 

are getting stuck. Sometimes different people have different parts of the answer. When you 

tell what you know, you can all succeed. 

7 Use trial and error: If you can’t get started, write down anything. Then compare it to what 

the activity asks for. Does it make sense or follow the activity’s instructions? If not, why 

not? Then start to change your answer, little by little, so it does follow the instructions. 

8 Work backward: Sometimes it makes sense to start at the end. Figure out where you want 

to end up. Then think about what your problem looks like just before that. What needs to 

happen to get from there to the end? 

9 Check your answers as you go: After you write or draw your answer, re-read the question 

you are answering or the instructions you are following. Does your response answer the 

question? Does it make sense? Does it follow the rules given? Does it solve the problem? If 

not, figure out what part could be better and fix it. 

10 Keep trying: Sometimes it takes a while for a new idea to come. Don’t give up if you can’t 

do an activity right away. When you figure it out, you’ll feel great! 

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A variety of challenges 

What’s inside? 

Curriculum-area contexts 

Each full-page activity gives students an 

opportunity to practise a higher-order 

thinking skill in the context of a different 

curriculum area. The curriculum area changes, 

rotating between English, maths, science, and 

humanities and social sciences, and sometimes 

combining them with art or logic. Engaging 

formats include: 

• logic and visual puzzles 

• spatial brainteasers 

• creative writing 

• picture comparisons 

• wordplay 

• ‘what if’ questions 

A behavioural verb representing a 

higher-order thinking skill is defined 

at the top of the page and highlighted in 

the instructions. Topic information is often 

provided on the page so that the student can 

go past recall and comprehension to focus on 

using the given higher-order thinking skill. 

Behavioural verb definitions 

The chart on pages xii and xiii lists the definition of each behavioural verb in the book. 

You may wish to reproduce these pages and distribute them to students. 

Answers 

Who is right? 

Hundred chart puzzler 

analyse: to look at how parts go together 

The puzzle pieces below were cut 

from a hundred chart. Analyse the 

pieces and think about where they 

belong on the chart, then write the 

missing numbers in the boxes. Fill 

in your own numbers for the last 

puzzle piece. 

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Evaluate students’ responses based on your own expectations and on what content students have 

encountered. Accept any reasonable response. Answers for closed questions start on page 152. 

1. 

3. 

22 

31 32 55 

95 

77 78 

defend: to give reasons why you think someone is right 

Read. 

You can recycle 

paper plastic glass 

2. 

4. 

64 

100 Chart 

75 

Mathematics 

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 

A new way to get around 

invent: to create for the first time 

Invent a new way for people to get around, then tell about it. 

1. Draw a picture of your 

Science/English 

Luis and Ed always eat lunch together. Their class made a sign 

for the lunchroom. It shows what kids can recycle. One day at 

school, Ed put plastic and paper from his lunch in the trash. 

Luis pointed to the sign and said, ‘You should recycle those’. 

Ed said, ‘I recycle at home. It takes too long here, and I want to 

go play’. 

Luis replied, ‘You should always recycle, no matter what’. 

Defend Luis or Ed. Complete the sentence. 

I think is right because 

Read and look at the pictures. 

People rode in wagons 

in the past. 

new way to get around. 


2. What is your new idea called? 

It is called 

3. Does your new idea travel 

in the air? In the water? 

On land? 

It travels 

Now people ride in cars. 


. 

. 

. 

History 

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How to use this book 

1 Reproduce the activities or distribute a student book to each student. The activities are 

organised to become more challenging as the year progresses. 

2 Introduce the activity to the whole class, reading the definition provided and relating it to 

any recent work done in class. 

3 Review the instructions and any information given to ensure students know what to do. It is 

recommended that students work with a partner or in a small group, although the activities 

do not require collaboration and may be completed independently by a capable student. 

4 Many activities have multiple solutions or are open-ended. Allow sufficient time for sharing 

responses and discussing problem-solving approaches. Modelling a variety of ideas and 

strategies offers valuable learning benefits and encourages peer respect and cooperation. 

Teaching tips 

• Preview the page yourself before assigning it to the class. Most pages do not rely on specific 

prior academic knowledge, but you may wish to connect the activity to a prior classroom 

experience or lesson. 

• Remind students that there are usually several ways to complete the activities, so they should 

not worry about finding ‘the right answer’. 

• Become familiar with the Ten tips for tackling tough tasks on page iv. When you introduce 

each activity page, review with students any tip(s) that you think might be particularly useful 

for them on that particular task. 

• Students may take some time to figure out how to start; productive struggle is often part 

of the higher-order thinking process. If they are getting frustrated and the Ten tips aren’t 

helping, guide students with leading questions. 

• Take the opportunity to call to students’ attention any behavioural verbs used in other 

academic lessons to reinforce students’ understanding and awareness of when they are using 

these skills. 

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Higher-order thinking categories 

Behavioural 

verb 

Page 

number 

Page title 

Cross-curricular link 

6 Robot friends Mathematics/English 

analyse 

73 Hundred chart puzzler Mathematics 

110 Himba huts Geography/Science 

124 Desert life Science 

apply 93 Playful frogs Mathematics 

25 See what happened History 

arrange 

31 At the races Mathematics/Logic 

47 Clean teeth English/Health 

58 Tomato time Mathematics 

28 Magic sums Mathematics 

assemble 

127 Lots of letters English 

136 Putting the pieces together Science/English 

65 It’s too hot! Geography/Science 

brainstorm 

72 Solve Sonya’s problem English/Mathematics 

151 Hungry boy Health/English 

34 Animal groups Science 

categorise 

79 So many animals! Science 

134 Objects in the sky Science 

change 87 What’s the word? English 

choose 

19 Fun tools Science 

137 What did you say? English 

20 Old and new History 

classify 

101 Going shopping! English 

144 Birds of a feather Science/Mathematics 

2 Shopping trip English 

24 Just like animals Science 

96 What is the same? Mathematics/Science 

compare 

103 Beads on a string Mathematics 

141 Spot the Glots Mathematics 

145 A world of landforms Geography 

150 Frontier Town History 

compile 71 See the light Science/Mathematics 

complete 48 Plus and minus detective Mathematics 

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Behavioural 

verb 

construct 

Page 

number 

Page title 

77 Construct a capital English 


86 Be creative! English/Science 

convince 122 A new pet! English 

5 My goods and services Design and Technologies 

42 Picture talk English 

create 

62 Anything can happen English 

92 From pictures to story English 

116 Busy building Mathematics/English 

142 Story time English 

16 Dress for fun Science/Geography 

decide 

30 Neighbourhood rules Health 

106 Plant art Science/Art 

26 Who am I? Science/Logic 

78 Mystery number Mathematics 

deduce 

89 Mystery animals Science 

95 Trip around the world Geography 

113 Shape detective Mathematics 

131 Find Mum! Mathematics 

defend 129 Who is right? Science/English 

7 What’s in the box? English 

27 How big is it? Science/English 

describe 

40 Let’s celebrate History 

59 What’s the weather like? Geography/Science 

74 Weather sense Geography/Science 

99 Objects around me English/Art 

design 138 A flag design Design and Technologies 

13 Secret number Mathematics 

68 Maths machines Mathematics 

determine 

76 Let’s clean up Mathematics/Logic 

107 Let’s talk! English 

114 Is it alive? Science 

139 Amazing Earth Science 

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Behavioural 

verb 

Page 

number 

Page title 


discover 8 Hide-and-seek Mathematics 

disprove 109 What is an insect? Science 

distinguish 120 Museum pieces History/English 

elaborate 147 Tell me more! English 

eliminate 

52 What’s different? English 

102 Job snapshots English 

estimate 148 Butterfly trees Mathematics 

evaluate 

examine 

80 Class ball monitor English 

119 A good pet Science 

9 Shadow animals Science 

44 Mystery animals Science 

experiment 123 Becky’s blocks Mathematics/Logic 

12 My favourite season Geography/English 

39 Tools for every season Science 

explain 

55 Changing world History 

70 The job for me English 

143 Hidden squares Mathematics/English 

extend 133 A pretty picture Mathematics 

figure out 53 Coco’s balloons Mathematics 

generate 63 What’s cooking? Mathematics 

10 My class rules! Health 

give an 

example 

56 Common sense words English/Science 

104 Garden food Science/Health 

149 Come to your senses Science 

3 Treasure hunt Mathematics 

group 

46 Fun with animals Science/English 

64 Things in common Science 

identify 4 Pretty plants Science 

36 On the moon English/Science 

imagine 

60 Life long ago History 

75 Important jobs English 

100 What did they do? History 

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Behavioural 

verb 

Page 

number 

Page title 

14 Animal feet Science 


51 Mysteries under the ground History 

infer 

97 Word addition English 

132 What just happened? English 

146 Camp plans English/Geography 

interpret 85 Indigenous rock art History 

interview 81 Ask a politician History/English 

invent 35 A new way to get around History 

judge 90 All about Steve History 

15 Four wishes English 

justify 

61 Is it real? English/Mathematics 

126 A super-duper watch Design and Technologies/English 

135 Save or spend? English 

modify 37 New sound, new word English 

order 115 Getting around History 

organise 128 Favourite bugs Mathematics 

persuade 

57 Let’s play! English 

130 Class field trip English/Art 

66 Bus fare Mathematics 

plan 

98 Hoppity-hop! Mathematics 

121 What to wear? Geography/Logic 

22 What happens next? English 

predict 

69 Plant needs Science 

94 What next? Science 

prioritise 

21 Solids that melt Science 

111 Farm chores Science/Mathematics 

propose 140 A neighbourhood plan Geography 

prove 43 Bikes and trikes Mathematics 

recommend 125 Respect Health 

reorganise 84 All that matter Science 

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Behavioural 

verb 

represent 

Page 

number 

Page title 


38 S-s-super coins Mathematics 

41 What we stand for English 

50 My life time line History/Health 

108 Fraction flyers Mathematics 

rewrite 32 Say it again English 

show 118 A busy schedule Mathematics 

11 Penguin pals Mathematics 

18 What’s in the bag? Mathematics 

solve 

45 Putting our heads together Health 

49 Useful tools Science 

91 Feeding time Mathematics/Logic 

112 Fix Gabe’s problem English 

sort 83 Sorting challenge Mathematics 

state the 

rule 

88 Caterpillar patterns Mathematics 

29 Too warm! Science 

suggest 

54 The perfect pet Science 

82 Kate’s pencil English 

105 What to do? Health 

summarise 67 A missing title English 

support 117 Time for vacation English 

test 23 Brothers and sisters Mathematics 

visualise 

17 Look for letters English 

33 Hose heap Mathematics 

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analyse: to look at how 

parts go together 

apply: to use what you 

know in a new way 

arrange: to put in order 

assemble: to put parts 

together 

brainstorm: to think of 

ways to solve a problem 

categorise: to name a 

group 

change: to make 

something different 

choose: to decide what 

is best 

classify: to put things 

into groups that have 

something in common 

compare: to look for 

things that are the same 

or different 

compile: to gather facts 

together 

complete: to make 

something whole 

construct: to build 

something 

convince: to make 

someone agree with you 

create: to make 

something new 

decide: to choose after 

thinking 

deduce: to use facts to 

figure something out 

defend: to give reasons 

why you think someone 

is right 

describe: to tell how 

something looks, 

sounds, smells or feels 

design: to plan how 

something will look 

determine: to figure out 

discover: to find out 

disprove: to tell or show 

that something is not true 

distinguish: to tell the 

difference between 

things 

elaborate: to tell more 

about something 

eliminate: to take out 

something that does not 

belong 

estimate: to make 

a good guess about 

the size or value of 

something 

evaluate: to judge 

carefully 

examine: to look at 

closely 

experiment: to try doing 

things to see what works 

explain: to give good 

reasons for your thoughts 

or for what you did 

extend: to make longer 

figure out: to find an 

answer 

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generate: to make 

something 

give an example: to 

show one thing in a 

group 

group: to put things 

with the same features 

together 

identify: to tell what 

something is 

imagine: to think of in 

your head 

infer: to use facts and 

what you know to learn 

something new 

interpret: to decide 

what something means 

interview: to ask 

someone questions 

about his or her life 

invent: to create for the 

first time 

judge: to decide how 

important something is 

justify: to give a good 

reason for something 

modify: to make small 

changes 

order: to list things in a 

certain way 

organise: to make 

something easy to 

understand or do 

persuade: to make 

someone want to do 

something 

plan: to find a good way 

to do something 

predict: to tell what will 

probably happen 

prioritise: to figure out 

what is most important 

propose: to suggest an 

idea or a solution 

prove: to show that 

something is true or false 

recommend: to tell the 

best ideas 

reorganise: to put 

things in a different 

place 

represent: to show in a 

drawing 

rewrite: to change 

something by writing it 

again 

show: to give 

information in a picture 

solve: to find a solution 

to a problem 

sort: to put things into 

groups 

state the rule: to tell the 

way something is done 

suggest: to tell an idea 

summarise: to tell 

important information in 

a few words 

support: to explain a 

choice 

test: to see if something 

works 

visualise: to imagine 

how something will look 

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compare: to look for things that are the same or different 

Look at Luke’s list. Compare the list to what Luke has. Write the name 

of each food he still needs to buy. 

List 

• apple 

• carrots 

• milk 

• chocolate bar 

• green beans 

• cereal 

• chips 

• pretzels 

• lemonade 

• ice cream 

Luke still needs 

2 

Shopping trip 


Lemonade 

Chocolate 

Bar 

English 

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Treasure hunt 

Mathematics 

group: to put things with the same features together 

Look closely at Pirate Pat’s gems. Help him 

group gems that look alike in the same chest. 

Draw a line from each gem to its chest. 

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Pretty plants 

Science 

1. The words below are parts of a plant. But the letters are all 

mixed up. Put them in order and write the word on the line. 

lfae edes wofrel 

tealp rtoo mets 

2. Write a word from the box to identify each plant part. 

4 

identify: to tell what something is 



My goods and services 

Design and 

Technologies 

create: to make something new 

Read. 

Goods are things that people sell. Goods are grown or made. 

Apples are grown. 

Toys are made. 

A service is work that someone does for someone else. 

A doctor helps you feel better. 

A barber cuts hair. 

Create your own shop. Tell about it. 


shop that sells goods. 


service. 

The goods I sell at my shop 

The service I give is 

are . 

They cost . 

It costs . 

. 



Analyse the shapes in Robin the Robot. Write how many of each shape 

she has, then write what Robin is saying. 

6 

Robot friends 


squares: 

rectangles: 

triangles: 

circles: 

trapezoids: 

Mathematics/ 

English 


What’s in the box? 

English 

describe: to tell how something looks, sounds, smells or feels 

Look at the three things in the box, then read the word below the box. 

Circle the picture the word tells about, or describes, then write two 

more words to describe the same picture. 

1. 2. 3. 

fluffy tall rectangle 

4. 5. 6. 

yellow round triangle 


Hide-and-seek 

Mathematics 

Annie Ant is playing hide-and-seek with three 

friends. Each friend is under a cup. Read the 

clues to discover where the friends are. 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

8 


1. Sid is 1 cup away from cup 4. 

He is 1 cup away from cup 6. 


Sid is hiding under cup . 

2. Tina is 2 cups away from cup 3. 

She is 4 cups away from cup 5. 

Tina is hiding under cup . 

3. Bud is 2 cups away from cup 5. 

He is 4 cups away from cup 7. 

Bud is hiding under cup . 


Shadow animals 

Science 

examine: to look at closely 

Examine the shadow. Circle the animal that matches the shadow, then 

write why you chose that animal. 

1. 

I think this is the shadow of a 

because . 

2. 


because . 

3. 


because . 


My class rules! 

Health 

Think about the rules in your classroom. Write three rules you have in 

your class at school. 

give an example: to show one thing in a group 

1. 

2. 

3. 

10 

Choose one rule. 

Draw a picture to give an example of someone breaking the rule. Draw 

a picture to give an example of someone following the rule. 

4. Breaking a rule 5. Following a rule 



Penguin pals 

Mathematics/Logic 

solve: to find a solution to a problem 

Which penguin is which? Read the clues to solve the problem. 

Write each name under the picture. 

1. Dak is taller than Pep. 

Flip is taller than Pep. 

Dak is taller than Flip. 

2. Glee is shorter than Jet. 

Zing is shorter than Jet. 

Glee is shorter than Zing. 


My favourite season 

Geography/English 

Answer the question, then follow the instructions. 

explain: to give good reasons for your thoughts or for what you did 

1. What is your favourite season? 

2. 

3. 

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Draw a picture to explain why it is your favourite season. 

Write a sentence about your picture. 



Secret number 

Mathematics 


Follow each step to find two numbers. Write the two numbers on the 

lines, then cross out the numbers in the box. Determine the secret 

number that is left. 

1 2 3 

4 5 6 

7 8 9 

1. Find two numbers that add up to 3. , 




5. Determine which number is left. 

Write three things you know about that number. 

6. 

7. 

8. 


Animal feet 

Science 

Look at the animal footprints. Draw a picture of the animal you 

think the prints belong to, then infer and write what the feet help the 

animal do. 

infer: to use facts and what you know to learn something new 

1. 

2. 

3. 

14 



Four wishes 

English 

justify: to give a good reason for something 

Lucky you! The genie will grant you four wishes. 

Two wishes have to be things you need. 

Two wishes have to be things you want. 

Draw what you wish for and then justify why. 

1. 

Two things I need 

I wish for 

and 

because 

. 

2. 

Two things I want 

I wish for 

and 

because 

. 


Science/Geography 

Dress for fun 

decide: to choose after thinking 

The boy has on 

because 

. 

16 

Look at the weather in the pictures. Decide what clothes the children 

should put on. Draw the clothes and tell why you chose them. 

1. 2. 

The girl has on 

because 



.

Look for letters 

English 

visualise: to imagine how something will look 

Look at the lines. Visualise how to put them together to make a capital 

letter, then write the letter in the large box. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 


Mathematics 

What’s in the bag? 


1. 2. 

oranges oranges 

3. 4. 


5. 6. 


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Look at the scale. Each side has the same number of oranges. Solve to 

find out how many oranges are in the bag, then write the number on 

the line. 



Fun tools 

Science 

choose: to decide what is best 

Choose a tool that helped the person in the picture, and finish the 

sentences about the tool you chose. 

fork saw shovel hammer scissors 

1. Kim wanted to make hearts. The tool I chose is 

. 

It helps 

. 

2. The pirate wanted the treasure. The tool I chose is 

. 

It helps 

. 

. 


Old and new 

History 

People have some of the same things today that people had long ago. 

Look at the picture. Is it from long ago or today? Write the letter in the 

correct box to classify the picture. 

classify: to put things into groups that have something in common 

1. Things from long ago 2. 

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A B C D 

E F G H 

3. Compare the bikes from long ago and today. How is today’s 

bike different? 


Things from today 


Solids that melt 

Science 

prioritise: to figure out what is most important 

Look at all the things that need to be put away. Prioritise how you will 

put them away. 

Butter 

Chocolate 

Bar 

1. Write numbers to show the order you will put the things away. 

Butter 

Chocolate 

Bar 

2. What will you put away first? Why? 


What happens next? 

English 

Read the text. 

Tim and Tom took their dog, Sam, for a walk. 

Tim held Sam’s leash. At the park, Sam ran 

after a ball. The leash came out of Tim’s hand. 

Predict what will happen next. Draw a picture, then write to tell about 

it. 

predict: to tell what will probably happen 

1. 

2. 

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Brothers and sisters 

Mathematics 

test: to see if something works 

Read about some brothers and sisters, 

then write how old you think they are. 

Test your answers to see if they match 

the clues. One has been done for you. 

1. Ken is 8 years old. 

Ben is 2 years older than Ken. 

Glen is 4 years younger than Ben. 

Ben’s age: 

Test: 

10 6 

Glen’s age: 

8 + 2 = 10 10 – 4 = 6 

2. Tim and Kim are twins. 

Their ages add up to 12. 

Tim’s age: 

Kim’s age: 

Test: 

3. Dee is 1 year older than Lee. 


Dee’s age: 

Lee’s age: 

Test: 


Just like animals 

Science 

Compare the pictures and tell how they are the same. 


Natural Man-made How they are the same 

1. 

Both the shell and the 

helmet 

turtle’s shell bike helmet 


2. 

fish’s fins swim fins 

Now draw your own object. 


3. 

Wings help both birds 

and 

bird’s wings 

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Fins help both fish and 

people . 


. 

.

See what happened 

History 


A time line shows events that happened in the order 

they happened. Arrange the events on the time line. 

Write the dates on the time line from first to last, 

then draw a line from each event to its date on the 

time line. 

May 

May 8 

Malia’s birthday party 

May 5 

dentist check-up 

May 2 

Billy’s baseball game 

May 4 

dance class 


Science/Logic 

Who am I? 

deduce: to use facts to figure something out 

1. Cross out the animals that are not me. 

Clue 1: I do not have stripes. 

Clue 2: I do not have wings. 

Clue 3: I have legs. 

Clue 4: I have a lot of fur on my face. 

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Read the clues to deduce which animal I am. 

2. Deduce who I am. How do you know? 



How big is it? 



Look at the three words and pictures, then write the word to describe 

each picture. 

1. warm 

hot 

burning 

2. cool 

cold 

icy 

Draw an animal that matches the word. 

3. 

big huge gigantic 


Mathematics 

Magic sums 

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assemble: to put parts together 

The magic sum is 9. 

5 

2 3 4 

2 + 3 + 4 = 9 

1 

5 + 3 + 1 = 9 

1. The magic sum is 8. 2. The magic sum is 10. 

3 

2 

Assemble the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to make a 

magic sum. The three numbers in each row should 

have the same sum. Write the missing numbers. 



Too warm! 

Science 


Read about a problem, then suggest a way to solve it. 

Jamal has a glass of water. His water is too warm 

to drink. Jamal wants to make his water cold. 

1. What do you suggest he do? 

It is a hot and sunny day at Maria’s house. 

Maria is playing outside. She is too warm. 

2. What do you suggest she do? 

Dev is going to take a bath. But the water 

is too hot. It will hurt his skin. 

3. What do you suggest he do? 


Health 

Neighbourhood rules 


Neighbourhood 

rules 

1. 4. 

2. 5. 

3. 6. 

1. Draw a beside the six rules 

you think should be on the list. 

Keep the park clean. 

Keep dogs on a leash. 

Drive the speed limit. 

Use the crosswalks. 

Walk to school. 

Wear a bike helmet. 

Wear green shoes. 

Help save water. 

Wave to people. 

Be quiet after 9:00 

at night. 

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The people who live in Ann’s 

neighbourhood are making a 

list of six rules. Decide which 

rules are most important. 

2. Choose a rule that you did not . Why didn't you choose it? 



At the races 



What an exciting seahorse race! Read the 

clues to help you arrange the seahorses from 

first to last, then colour the pictures to match. 

Clues 

The red seahorse is right 

behind the green seahorse. 

The orange seahorse is right 

behind the yellow seahorse. 

The red seahorse is not last. 


Say it again 

English 

Look at the picture and read the sentences. 

The man is playing basketball. He plays inside at school. 

He throws the ball. 

Rewrite the sentences to show what is happening in the picture. 

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rewrite: to change something by writing it again 



Hose heap 

Mathematics 


Rika has three hoses, all mixed up. She wants to water her plants. 

Look at the pile of hoses. When she turns on the water, which hose 

will the water come out of? Visualise where the water will come out 

and draw a line from the end of that hose to her garden. 


Animal groups 

Science 

Think about how these animals are the same and think about how 

they are different. 

1. Categorise five of them into one group. Tell why you put them in 

a group. 

2. Circle the animal that does not belong in that group. Tell why 

the animal you circled does not belong. 

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categorise: to name a group 



A new way to get around 

History 

invent: to create for the first time 

Read and look at the pictures. 

People rode in wagons 

in the past. 

Now people ride in cars. 

Invent a new way for people to get around, then tell about it. 


new way to get around. 

2. What is your new idea called? 

It is called 

. 

3. Does your new idea travel 

in the air? In the water? 

On land? 

It travels 

. 


English/Science 

On the moon 

imagine: to think of in your head 

1. Draw what you see on the moon. 

2. What do you imagine it feels like on the moon? 

3. What can you eat on the moon? How does it taste? 

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Imagine how it would feel to live 

on the moon. 

Answer the questions. 

4. What does it smell like on the moon? 



New sound, new word 

English 

modify: to make small changes 

Modify each word. Change one letter in each word to make another 

word. Write it and draw a picture. 

1. bat 2. top 

3. day 4. mug 

5. hot 6. win 


Mathematics 

S-s-super coins 

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represent: to show in a drawing 

Description Back Front 

1. I am the biggest round 

coin. I have a platypus 

on my front. 

2. I am a silver coin. I have 

the coat of arms on my 

front. 

3. I am the largest gold 

coin in size. I have five 

kangaroos on my front. 

4. I am the smallest silver 

coin. I have an echidna 

on my front. 

Sammy snake loves coins but all of his coins are upside down. 

Read the description. Look at the size and shape of the 

coin from the back and represent the front of the coin. 

The first one has been done for you. 



Tools for every season 

Science 


Draw a line from a tool to a season when you use it. Explain your 

answers. 

1. 

spring summer autumn winter 

2. I use the in to 

. 


. 


. 


. 


Let’s celebrate 

History 

Families around the world celebrate different holidays. 


1. Draw a picture of a holiday you celebrate. 

2. Describe your holiday. 

I like to eat 

on this holiday. 

My family likes to 

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In India, people celebrate Diwali. 

Families light fireworks and give 

gifts, and share a big meal. 

My family celebrates the holiday . 

on this holiday. 


What we stand for 

English 


A symbol is an object that stands for something. Australia has symbols 

that stand for its unique identity. 

Finish the sentences about an Australian symbol. 

Australian symbol 

What it stands for 

1. 

This symbol is . 

It stands for 

because 

. 

Draw your own symbol to represent your classroom. 

Then tell what the symbol stands for. 

Classroom symbol 

What it stands for 

2. 

This symbol is . 

It stands for 

because 

. 


Picture talk 

English 

Look at the two pictures. Use them to create a sentence, then write the 

sentence on the lines. 


1. 

duck 

2. 

peanuts 

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ice 

elephant 


Bikes and trikes 

Mathematics 

prove: to show that something is true or false 

Read. 

There are 6 children riding down the street. 

Each child is on a bicycle or a tricycle. 

There are 14 wheels in all. 

How many bicycles and tricycles are there? 

Work out the problem in the space below, and 

write or draw to prove that your answer is right. 

2 wheels 

3 wheels 

There are bicycles and tricycles. 


Science 

Mystery animals 

examine: to look at closely 

1. 

This is the shadow of 

because 

. 

2. 


because 

. 

3. 


because 

. 

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Examine the shadows. Write what animal you think it is and why.

Putting our heads together 

Health 


People can work together to solve a problem. Three children have a 

problem. Read about their them, then help to solve their dilemmas. 

Lin wants to make 

some money. 

Josh is bored. 

Keli has too 

many lemons. 

1. Three of the sentences below can solve the problems. 

Mark them. 

Keli can use the lemons to make lemonade. 

Lin can ask her mum for money. 

Josh can set up a lemonade stand. 

Keli can throw the lemons away. 

Lin can sell lemonade at the stand. 

2. How were the problems solved? 



Fun with animals 



mouse squirrel elephant 

horse rabbit lion 

1. 2. 

Group 1 name: 

Group 2 name: 

Group the animals and give each group a name.

Clean teeth 

English/Health 


Look at the pictures of Jamie brushing his teeth. Write the number 1, 

2, 3 or 4 in the box next to each picture to arrange the pictures in the 

order they happen. 

Take cap off. 

Rinse mouth. 

Brush teeth. 

Put toothpaste on. 

Write the steps in order. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 


Mathematics 

Plus and minus detective 

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complete: to make something whole 

1. 5 + 4 = 10 – 1 5. 6 4 = 5 5 

9 = 9 

= 

2. 8 2 = 4 2 6. 9 1 = 2 6 

= = 

= = 

= = 

Look at each set of numbers. Write + or – in each circle to complete 

the number sentence, then write the sums and differences to check 

your answers. 

3. 10 3 = 9 2 7. 4 3 = 11 4 

4. 9 4 = 1 4 8. 12 8 = 10 6 



Useful tools 

Science 


Look at the picture. Circle the tool that will solve the problem, then 

draw how the tool helps. 

1. 

2. 

3. 


My life time line 

History/Health 

Think about important things that have happened in your life at 

different times. 

1. Draw important things that happened that represent your life at 

2, 3, 4 and 5 years old. 


When I was 2 

When I was 4 

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2. Draw a line from each picture to the time line in order from first 

to last. Write the age in the circle. 


When I was 3 

years old years old years old years old 

When I was 5 


Mysteries under the ground 

History 


People find things deep in the ground. We look at these things to learn 

about life long ago. Look at the picture and read, then infer to answer 

the question. 

1. These bones were found in 

the ground. Now they are in a 

museum. What do they tell us 

about life long ago? 

2. These things were found in the 

ground. People will take them 

out carefully. What can these 

things tell us about life long 

ago? 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 


What’s different? 

English 

Look at the pictures. Eliminate the picture that is not like the others. 

Cross it out. Tell why. 

eliminate: to take out something that does not belong 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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It is not . 

It is not . 

It is not . 



Coco’s balloons 

Mathematics 

figure out: to find an answer 

Coco the Clown has 12 balloons. They are red, blue, yellow and green. 

Read the clues. 

The number of red balloons is the same as the 

number of blue balloons. 

There is 1 more yellow balloon than red balloons. 

There is 1 less green balloon than blue balloons. 

1. Colour the balloons to match the clues. 

2. Figure out how many there are of each colour. 

red: blue: yellow: green: 


The perfect pet 

Science 

Read. 

Liam wants a pet. His mum said that he can get a pet that … 


is quiet. 

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can fit in Liam’s hand. 

does not have wings. 

does not have scales. 

does not need to go for a walk every day. 

1. What pet do you suggest for 

Liam? Draw a picture of it. 


2. Write to tell about it. 


Changing world 


History 

Read, then finish the sentence to explain. 

Life long ago was different from life today. 

Every year, people built things to make life easier. 

Some things changed how people live. 

1. 2. 

This changed the world 

because 


because 

. 

. 

3. 4. 


because 


because 

. 

. 



Common sense words 


1. What makes you feel warm? 

apple paper socks 

2. What makes you feel cold? 

shoes rain banana 

3. What feels soft? 

crayon cookie blanket 

4. What feels hard? 

rock ball orange 

5. What feels smooth? 

sand bird grape 

6. What feels crunchy? 

milk cracker tomato 

7. What feels wet? 

soup bat pencil 

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Read the question. Circle the best answer, then give an example of 

your own. 



Let’s play! 

English 

persuade: to make someone want to do something 

Read and follow the instructions. 

Here are three things your class can do at recess. 

play on playground play catch play computer games 

The activity with the most votes wins! Circle what you want 

to do, then write three reasons to persuade your classmates. 

1. 

2. 

3. 


Mathematics 

Tomato time 


1. Farmer Ann picked 35 tomatoes. Draw the tomatoes below. 

Arrange them so you can quickly see how many there are. 

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2. Explain how your picture makes it easy to count. 



What’s the weather like? 

Geography/Science 


Arrange the letters to form a weather word. Write the word on the line, 

then write three clues to describe it so that a friend could guess the 

word. 

Example: n r a i 

r a i n 

It is wet. 

It falls from the sky. 

It makes puddles. 

1. o u d c l 

2. o w s n 

3. w d i n 


Life long ago 

History 

Life was different for people who lived long ago. Read each question. 

Imagine what people did, then answer the question. 

1. People who lived long ago did not have bikes, cars or buses. 

How do you think people got from one place to another? 

2. People who lived long ago did not have stores to buy food. 

How do you think people got food? 

3. Write one more thing people did not have long ago. 

What do you think they did about it? 

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Is it real? 

English/Mathematics 


Look at the picture. Could it really happen? Circle yes or no, then 

justify, or write to tell why. 

1. 

yes 

no 

2. 

yes 

no 


Anything can happen 

English 

Look at the pictures. Circle three of them, then create a story using the 

pictures you circled. 

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What’s cooking? 

Mathematics 

generate: to make something 

Look at the numbers on each pot. Use two of them 

to generate a number that matches the clues. The 

number has two digits. Write the number inside 

the pot. Use a number only once. 

1. The number is odd. 

It is greater than 20. 

It is less than 25. 

2. The number is even. 



1 

7 

2 3 

5 

4 







9 4 3 6 2 7 







7 3 6 

9 

4 8 


Science 

Things in common 

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Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 

1. 

1. 

1. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

Why? Why? Why? 

Decide which things go together. Think about why, then group them in 

the chart. 

flower juice plant hot dog 

Apple 

Juice 

bread apple grass rain 

carrot milk lake tree 



It’s too hot! 


brainstorm: to think of ways to solve a problem 

Read, then complete the items. 

This town grows yummy fruits 

and vegetables. 

But the weather is too hot. 

The fruits and vegetables 

are dying. 

Brainstorm two ways to fix this problem. 

1. 

2. 

3. Draw a picture of 

one way you can fix 

the problem. 


Mathematics 

Bus fare 

plan: to find a good way to do something 

. Plan John’s bus ride home and 

1. 

POST OFFICE 

Home 

2. Name one place the bus stopped before it took John home. 



John needs to ride the bus home. Each road costs coins but John 

has only four coins: 

draw his path.

A missing title 

English 

summarise: to tell important information in a few words 

Read what each book is about, then write a name for each book to 

summarise what it is about. 

1. 

Anna loves baseball. She hits a 

home run every time she uses her 

special bat. Today, she left her 

bat at home. 

2. 

Joe and I love bugs. We dig in the 

dirt to find them. Joe’s favourite is 

the ladybird. My favourite is the ant. 

3. 

Frank wants to be a fireman when 

he grows up. On his birthday, he 

gets to go to the fire station! He 

sees how everything works. 


Mathematics 

Maths machines 


1. 

2. 

3. 

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These maths machines add and subtract when you put in a number, 

then they pop a number out. 

2 

Add 3 Subtract 1 

4 

In the boxes, determine what happens to the number that was put into 

each machine. 

Subtract 

7 

Add 2 

6 

5 

Add 1 

2 

10 

Subtract 7 

7 



Plant needs 

Science 


How to care for plants 

Plants are living things. 

Plants need these things to live. 

Plants need good soil or dirt. 

Plants need sunlight. 

Plants need water once a week. 

Read, then predict what will happen. 

Lisa has a plant. She will not 

be home for two weeks. Lisa 

gives the plant water and 

puts it in a sunny spot before 

she leaves. 

1. What do you think will 

happen? 

I think 

Pete has a plant. His cat 

always hits the plant. The 

dirt spills out. Pete hides the 

plant in a dark closet. He 

gives it water. 

2. What do you think will 

happen? 

I think 

. 

. 


The job for me 

English 

Read, then finish the sentences to explain. 

People earn money by working, or having a job. 

There are many jobs people can do. Some jobs pay 

a lot of money. Some jobs do not pay a lot of money. 

Every job is important. 

1. If I had a job, I would want to be . 

2. I think this job is because 

3. I think I would be good at this job because 

4. This job is important because 

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. 

. 

.

See the light 

Science/ 

Mathematics 

compile: to gather facts together 

Answer the questions, then put, or compile, your answers in a graph. 

1. Can the light shine through? 

Circle yes or no. 

2. Now colour the boxes to show 

how many were yes and no. 

yes 

no 

window 

5 

yes 

no 

4 

apple 

yes 

no 

3 

rubber duck 

2 

yes 

no 

glass of water 

1 

yes 

no 

yes 

no 

book 


English/Mathematics 

Solve Sonya’s problem 


1. 

2. 

3. 

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Sonya can’t find her other shoe. Brainstorm three different 

ways Sonya can solve her problem. 




Mathematics 








puzzle piece. 

100 Chart 

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 

1. 

22 

2. 

31 32 55 

64 

75 

3. 

77 78 

4. 

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Weather sense 


Write words that describe each day. 

describe: to tell how something looks, sounds, smells, or feels 

1. 2. 

It looks 

It sounds 

. 

3. 4. 

It sounds 

It feels 

. 

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. 

.

Important jobs 

English 


Read, then imagine to 

answer the questions. 

1. A lollipop person helps you cross the street. What would 

happen if there were no lollipop people? 

2. A teacher helps you learn. What would happen if there 

were no teachers? 

3. A garbage collector helps you get rid of your garbage. 

What would happen if there were no garbage collectors? 


Let’s clean up 


The toys need to be put back on the shelves. Read the clues and 

determine where the toys should go, then write the name of each toy 

on the correct shelf. 


1. 

2. 

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The car is right above the ball. 

The bat is not at the top. 

The horn is below the boat. 

The boat is below the kite. 


Construct a capital 

English 

construct: to build something 

Use the three lines to construct a capital letter, then write the letter in 

the large box. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 


Mathematics 

Mystery number 

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The number has two digits. 

The ones digit is greater than the tens digit. 

The number is even. 

The sum of the digits is 12. 

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 

Read the clues to deduce the mystery number. 

As you read, cross off the numbers in the chart 

that do not fit the clues. When you are done, 

you will see the mystery number! 

The mystery number is . 



So many animals! 

Science 


Categorise the animals into groups. 


1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

What does each group have in common? 


duck bear whale dog 

owl fish lion bluebird 

seahorse cat eagle dolphin 


Class ball monitor 

English 

Read, then evaluate who would be the best choice. 

Two students want to be the class ball monitor. Ms Simas has 

asked the class to vote. Both students explained why they 

would be the best ball monitor. 

evaluate: to judge carefully 

Vote for Vinny 

Vote for Krissy 

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I would vote for 


If I am the ball monitor, I will choose fun games for 

us to play. I will bring out different kinds of balls. I 

will make sure there are enough balls for everyone. 

If I am the ball monitor, I will take care of the balls. 

I will see that no one is left out of any games. 

I will make sure we come back to class on time. 

for ball monitor because 


.

Ask a politician 

History/English 

interview: to ask someone questions about his or her life 

Read, then complete the items. 

1. In 1921, Edith Cowan became the first female 

politician of Australia. Edith is known as ‘One 

of Australia’s greatest women’. She fought 

for women’s rights and better health care 

and education systems. 

Write a question you would ask if you could 

interview Edith Cowan. 

2. Why do you think Edith Cowan 

is on the Australian $50 note? 


Kate’s pencil 

English 



Ben 

Cece 

Kate 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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Marco 

Kate’s pencil broke. Suggest three ways Kate could solve 

her problem. 


Sorting challenge 

Mathematics 

sort: to put things into groups 

Think of two different ways you can sort the 

numbers into two groups. Label each group 

and write the numbers in the correct box. 

18 

5 

47 

23 

75 

86 

9 

60 

1. 

2. 


All that matter 

Science 

Cross out the pictures that don’t belong, then draw them in the correct 

box to reorganise them. 

reorganise: to put things in a different place 

1. liquids — they flow 

2. gases — they float in the air 

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3. solids — they have their own shape 



Indigenous rock art 

History 

interpret: to decide what something means 

Read, interpret the pictures of Indigenous rock art, then answer the 

questions. 

Long ago, Indigenous Australians drew and carved 

pictures on rocks. Some pictures showed family 

life. Some pictures showed important things that 

happened. 

1. What do you see in this picture? 

2. What does this show about how 

Indigenous Australians lived? 

3. What do you see in this picture? 

4. Why do you think someone 

made this picture? 


Be creative! 


Look at the pictures and read each sentence. Which of the objects can 

you use to make, or construct, a drum, a necklace and a fort? Write 

two things to complete each sentence. 

1. I can use and to make a drum. 

2. I can use and to make a necklace. 

3. I can use and to make a fort. 

Draw a picture of each object you could make. 

4. 

drum necklace fort 

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What’s the word? 

English 

change: to make something different 

Change the first sound in each word to make a different word. Write it 

and draw a picture. 

1. mat 2. big 

at 

ig 

3. pup 4. wish 

up 

ish 

5. tall 6. chop 

all 

op 


Mathematics 

Caterpillar patterns 

state the rule: to tell the way something is done 

1. 

30 35 40 45 

What’s the rule? 

2. 

90 80 70 60 


3. 

58 56 54 52 


4. 

8 18 28 38 


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Study the pattern on each caterpillar. Fill in the missing numbers, then 

state the rule for each pattern. 




Science 


Read the clues about an animal. Deduce which 

animal it is and finish the sentence, then circle the 

word that tells where the animal lives. 

1. I have fur. 

I have four paws. 

I live in the forest. 

I hop. 

I am . 

2. My body is long. 

I do not have legs. 

I have smooth skin. 

I live in the desert. 

I am . 

3. I live in the ocean. 

I have two eyes. 

I swim. 

I have many arms. 

I am . 

4. I hang from trees. 

I have a long tail. 

I eat bananas. 

I live in the rainforest. 

I am . 

5. I am tall. 

I live on a farm. 

I have a hairy tail. 

I neigh. 

I am . 

6. I am very large. 

I have huge ears. 

I live in the jungle. 

I have a trunk. 

I am . 


All about Steve 

History 

Read the time line. 

judge: to decide how important something is 

1962 Steve is born in Victoria. 

Steve’s family move to Queensland 

and open Beerwah Reptile Park 

1970 

(renamed Queensland Reptile and 

Fauna Park). 

Steve takes over management of his 

1991 

family’s wildlife park. 

1992 Steve marries Terri Raines. 

Steve and Terri’s television show The 

1996 

Crocodile Hunter makes its debut. 

Steve and Terri’s daughter, Bindi, is 

Steve Robert Irwin 1998 born. They rename the park Australia 

Also known as: 

Zoo. 

‘The Crocodile Hunter’ 

2003 Steve and Terri’s son, Robert, is born. 

Steve dies from being stung by a 

2006 

stingray. 

1. Judge which three things are the most important about Steve 

Irwin’s career. Write the dates on the lines. 

2. What else is important to know about Steve Irwin? 

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Feeding time 



Children in colonial times had to help their family. 

By the age of 4, they had jobs at home and on the farm. 

The Willis family has five children: Mary, 

Sara, Tom, John and George. Each child 

feeds the animals one day a week. 

Who feeds the animals on which day? Read the clues to solve. 

Draw a on the chart to show when the children feed the animals. 

Draw a on the days they don’t. 

Mary and Tom don’t feed the animals on Thursday or Friday. 

George feeds the animals on Wednesday. 

Mary feeds the animals the day before Tom. 

Sara feeds the animals the day after John. 

Mary Sara Tom John George 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 


From pictures to story 

English 


Circle three of the pictures, then create a story about them. 

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Playful frogs 

Mathematics 

apply: to use what you know in a new way 


green frogs 

brown frog 

Some frogs are playing. 

For every 2 green frogs, 

there is 1 brown frog. 

Apply this information to figure out how many frogs are in each pond. 

1. There are 4 green frogs here. Draw the brown frogs. 

2. There are 3 brown frogs here. Draw the green frogs. 


What next? 

Science 

Read the question and predict what will happen. 

1. What will happen if you sit in the sunshine? 

2. What will happen if you put ice cream in the 

sunshine? 

3. What will happen if you sit in the snow? 

4. What will happen if you put ice cream in the 

snow? 

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Trip around the world 

Geography 


Read the clues to deduce which continents Anthony visited, then make 

an X on the continents that Anthony did not visit. 

Europe 

Asia 

North 

America 

ocean 

ocean 

ocean 

Africa 

South 

America 

Australia 

ocean 

Antarctica 

1. It’s so cold here! Anthony puts on a jacket and boots. 

His first stop is . 

2. Anthony can’t wait to see this black and white bear. 

His next stop is . 

3. It’s time to see the smallest continent. 

Anthony’s last stop is . 


Mathematics/ 

Science 

What is the same? 


1. What is the same? 




Compare each group, then answer the question.

Word addition 

English 


Read the word pairs, then circle five. Write the word pair as one word. 

Infer what it means and write the meaning. 

back + pack sun + rise rain + drop moon + light 

home + made egg + shell snow + storm fire + place 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 


Mathematics 

Hoppity-hop! 

98 plan: to find a good way to do something 

1. My plan: 

2 3 

1 

4 5 

7 

9 

10 

8 

12 11 

13 

19 

20 

14 15 

17 

16 

18 

24 23 22 

2. How many rocks does Fluffy land on ? 

3. How many rocks does Jumper land on ? 

4. Which rocks do both bunnies land on ? , 

Fluffy hops on every third rock. Jumper hops on every fourth rock. 

Where do they land? Plan how you will find out. 



6 

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Objects around me 

English/Art 


Read. 

Objects in the world around us have 

a colour. They have a shape, too. 

Objects also have a texture. That 

means they can feel bumpy or fuzzy 

or rough. 

Draw a picture of an object, then describe it. Tell its colour, shape, and 

texture, or how it feels. 

1. 

colour 

shape 

texture 

2. 

colour 

shape 

texture 

3. 

colour 

shape 

texture 


What did they do? 

History 

Life was different for people who lived long ago. Read each question, 

imagine what people did, then answer the question. 

People who lived long ago did not have money. How do you 

think people got things they needed from other people? Write 

two ways. 


1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

100 

People who lived long ago did not have maps of places they 

had never been to. What do you think people did if they went 

to a new place? Write two things. 



Going shopping! 

English 


Look at the things Kelly has to buy. Draw a line to classify each thing. 

Is it food, a toy or clothes? 

1. 

FOOD STORE 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

CLOTHES STORE 

6. 



Read the paragraph. Eliminate the sentence that does not belong and 

cross it out. 

Job snapshots 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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English 

I take care of animals. I give them 

food and water. I cook all day. 

The animals are safe with me. 

I work at a school. I help kids 

read. I have a sick pet at home. 

My students love to learn. 

It is warm outside. I like to 

work on computers. We solve 

problems. We work as a team. 


Beads on a string 

Mathematics 


Complete the bead patterns and compare them. 

1. Kesha’s pattern: 

2. Marco’s pattern: 

3. How are the two patterns alike? 

4. How are the two patterns different? 


Garden food 

Science/Health 

Look at these examples of plant parts that we can eat. 


stems root seeds leaves fruit 

stems 

root 

seeds 

leaves 

fruit 

104 

1. Help Omar win the race. Draw to give another example of the 

parts of a plant that we can eat. 



What to do? 

Health 


Read, then suggest what the children should do. 

Every day, children just like you have to make choices. They 

try to do the right thing. 

1. Greg has a problem. He saw a boy in his class break 

a rule two days in a row. What should Greg do? 

2. Mika has a problem. Her little sister keeps taking 

Mika’s things without asking. What should Mika do? 

3. Kylie and her older brother, Bob, walk to school 

together. They are late, so Bob wants to go through 

someone’s backyard. What should Kylie do? 


Science/Art 

Plant art 


106 

Your teacher has two art projects about trees. Look at the projects, then 

decide which one you want to make. Complete the sentence with a 

good reason. 

What you do 

1. Find leaves 

I decided to make 

because 

Leaf rubbings 

outside. 

2. Place a leaf on 

a piece of paper. 

Put another piece 

of paper on the leaf. 

3. Rub a crayon over the 

paper. 

4. You will see the outline 

of the leaf. 


What you do 

Fingerpaint trees 

1. Get a piece of paper. 

2. Dip your hand and wrist into 

brown paint. Press them down 

on the paper to make a tree. 

3. Make three more trees. 

4. Dip your fingers in different 

colours of paint to make 

leaves. 


.

Let’s talk! 

English 


Read the sentence. Determine if you think a child said it to an adult or 

to another child, then draw a line. 

1. ‘May I please have 

a pencil?’ 

2. ‘Give me a fork.’ 

How a child 

speaks to 

an adult 

3. ‘Hey, that’s my chair!’ 

4. ‘I would like a glass 

of milk, please.’ 

How a child 

speaks to 

another child 

5. ‘Where did my book go?’ 


Mathematics 

Fraction flyers 


Plane 1 

Plane 2 

1. Plane 1 

Plane 2 

2. Plane 1 

Plane 2 

3. Plane 1 

Plane 2 

108 

Count the number of people shown by the faces, then share the 

number of people evenly between the two planes. Represent the 

number of people in each plane. The first one has been done for you. 



What is an insect? 

Science 

disprove: to tell or show that something is not true 

Read, then answer the items. 

Not all creepy crawlies are insects. Insects have six legs. 

They also have two feelers on top of their heads. A feeler 

is called an antenna. Insects’ bodies have three main 

parts: the head, the chest and the stomach. 

Sally thinks this is an insect. 

1. Is it? yes no 

Write two reasons to disprove what Sally thinks. 

2. 

3. 

Draw a picture of an insect. 

4. The insect I drew is 

. 


Himba huts 


Read. Analyse the pictures, then answer the questions. 

People around the world build homes using things 

around them. The Himba people in Africa live in huts. 

1. What do you think the Himba people used to make the huts? 

2. How are these two huts different from each other? 

3. How is this home different from yours? 

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Farm chores 

Science/ 

Mathematics 


Read, then help Lila prioritise her chores. 

Lila lives on a farm. Lila has many important 

chores to do. She must decide in which order 

to do the chores. 

Read each chore, then draw a line to a clock to show 

when Lila should do that chore. 

Chores 

1. Give the cows water. 

The cows are eating 

grass. They have only 

a little water to drink. 

Times 

• • 7:00 

2. Feed the pigs. The pigs 

are in a pen. They do not 

have any food or water. 

• • 8:00 

3. Gather the chicken eggs. 

The eggs will get dirty in 

the chicken pen. 

• • 9:00 


Fix Gabe’s problem 

English 

Gabe cannot find his book. Circle Gabe. 

Solve Gabe’s problem. Write three things Gabe can do. 


1. 

2. 

3. 

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Shape detective 

Mathematics 


Deduce which shapes are in the box. Draw them, then finish the 

sentence. The first one has been done. 

1. I am a 2D shape. I have three straight sides. My sides are all 

the same length. 

I am a . 

2. I am a 3D shape. I have six faces, twelve edges and eight 

corners. My faces are all exactly the same size. 

I am a . 

3. I am a 2D shape. I have four straight sides. Two of my sides are 

longer than the others 

I am a . 

4. I am a 3D shape. I have a square base and four triangular 

faces. I have five corners. 

I am a 


.

Is it alive? 

Science 

Determine which things are living things, then circle each one. 


1. 

2. 

3. 

114 

Write two things that are true about all living things. 



Getting around 

History 

order: to list things in a certain way 


First, someone gets an idea and makes something new. Later 

on, other people make the same thing better. Look at the ways 

people have travelled. 

1. Order the pictures from first to last to show how travelling has 

changed. Draw a line from the year to its picture. 

1890 1915 1950 2015 

2. How did you decide which one was second? 


Mathematics/ 

English 

Busy building 


Shapes 

1. 

My robot 

116 

Use the shapes to create a robot. Draw it in the box. Explain what each 

shape is on your robot. 

2. The . 

3. The . 

4. The . 

5. The . 

6. The . 

7. The . 



Time for vacation 

English 

support: to explain a choice 


Your family is going to do one of these things while on holiday: 

go camping go to the beach go to an 

amusement park 

Circle the holiday you want to go on. Support your choice with three 

reasons. 

1. 

2. 

3. 


Mathematics 

A busy schedule 

show: to give information in a picture 

1. What time do you get up? 2. What time do you go to 

school? 

118 

Write your answer to the question, 

then show the time on the clock. 


1:30 

3. What time is lunch? 4. What time does school end? 

5. What time is dinner? 6. What time do you go to bed? 


A good pet 

Science 

evaluate: to judge carefully 

Read. 

Animals are living things. They need food, 

water and a safe place to stay. Some people 

have animals as pets. People must care for 

pets. They must give them food, water and a 

place to sleep. 

Evaluate if the animal makes a good pet, then 

write why or why not. 

1. 

2. 

Does it make a good pet? 


yes 

no 

yes 

no 

3. 

4. 



yes 

no 

yes 

no 


Museum pieces 


Pretend you are in a museum. Read some facts and opinions about the 

objects. Distinguish which are facts, then draw a line under the facts. 

distinguish: to tell the difference between things 

1. 2. 

This is a pretty frame. 

It was made in 1899. 

It is made of wood. 

3. 

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This rocking horse was made 

in 1920. It is a beautiful horse. 

Only 20 of them were made. 

Now draw a picture of something you would like to see in a museum 

and write facts about it. 


What to wear? 

Geography/Logic 


Look at Jane’s summer clothes. She wears a shirt and a pair of shorts to 

make a set of clothes. Plan how many different sets of clothes she can 

make. One set has been made for you. 

white shirt brown shirt grey shorts blue shorts 

white shirt and 

grey shorts 

Jane can make 

different sets of clothes. 


A new pet! 

English 

convince: to make someone agree with you 


You want to get a pet, but your family says ‘no’. Draw the pet you 

want. 

Convince your family why it is a good pet to have. Write three 

reasons. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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Becky’s blocks 


experiment: to try doing things to see what works 

Becky has three blocks: A, B and C. How 

many different ways can she stack the blocks? 

Experiment to find out and write the letters on 

the blocks. Put the letters in a different order 

each time. One way has been done for you. 

B 

A 

C 

1. 

C 

B 

A 

2. Becky can stack the blocks in different ways. 


Desert life 

Science 

Read, then analyse the picture and answer the items. 

You can find a cactus in the desert. A cactus sometimes has 

holes and grows fruit. Some animals eat the fruit and drop 

the seeds. This makes more cactus plants. The cactus needs 

animals to live. Animals need the cactus, too. 


1. Circle all the desert animals. 

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2. Tell why the animals in the picture need the cactus. 

The owl . 

The woodpecker . 

The rabbit . 

3. How does the woodpecker help the cactus? 



woodpecker 

rabbit 

cactus 

fruit 

flower 

cactus 

owl 


Respect 

Health 

recommend: to tell the best ideas 

It is important to show other people respect. You should also have 

respect for yourself and your neighbourhood. This means doing the 

right thing. Recommend what each child can do to show respect. 

1. This child can show respect to 

others by 

. 

2. This child can show respect for 

herself by 

. 

3. This child can show respect for his 

neighbourhood by 

. 


Design and 

Technologies/ 

English 

A super-duper watch 


1. Watches come in different 

sizes, colours and shapes. 

Draw a watch that a child 

would want to wear. 

126 

Read and answer. 

2. Pretend you are trying to get people to buy your watch. Write 

what you would say to them. Justify why a child needs a watch. 

Tell why it is important to know what time it is. 



Lots of letters 

English 


Assemble the three lines in the small boxes to make a lower-case letter. 

Write it in the box. 

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 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 


Favourite bugs 

Mathematics 

Some children said which bug they liked the best. 

Organise the information on the graph. 

organise: to make something easy to understand or do 

Ella, Mike and Sandy like ants. 

Lily, Ben, Joni and Theo like ladybirds. 

Angie, Li and Kris like bees. 

1. 

4 

3 

2 

1 

Kind of bug 

2. 

3. 

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Children 

What can you learn from the graph? 

Write two questions and their answers. 



Who is right? 


defend: to give reasons why you think someone is right 

Read. 

You can recycle 

paper plastic glass 

Luis and Ed always eat lunch together. Their class made a sign 

for the lunchroom. It shows what kids can recycle. One day at 

school, Ed put plastic and paper from his lunch in the trash. 

Luis pointed to the sign and said, ‘You should recycle those’. 

Ed said, ‘I recycle at home. It takes too long here, and I want to 

go play’. 

Luis replied, ‘You should always recycle, no matter what’. 

Defend Luis or Ed. Complete the sentence. 

I think 

is right because 

. 


Class field trip 

English/Art 


Your teacher will take your class on an 

excursion. Where should you go? Your 

classmate, Joy, wants to go to the zoo. 

She made a poster. 

Think about where you would like 

to go. Then draw a poster that will 

persuade your teacher to take your 

class there. 

130 

persuade: to make someone want to do something 


Let’s go to the 

zoo 

We can learn about 

elephants and lions! 


Find Mum! 



Jason is looking for his mum all over the neighbourhood. Follow the 

clues to deduce where she is. 

• She is east of the police station. • She is west of the market. 

• She is south of the petrol station. • She is north of the airport. 

North 

police station 

home 

petrol station 

West 

East 

park 

bakery 

school 

fire station 

airport 

South 

market 

Where is Jason’s mum? 


What just happened? 

English 


Read the story and look at the picture, then infer why the sled felt 

different. 

Brian played on his sled all day. He was tired. His sled was 

hard to pull home. Suddenly, his sled was easy to pull. 

1. Why did the sled suddenly become easy to pull? 

2. What clue did you use? 

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A pretty picture 

Mathematics 

extend: to make longer 

This pretty picture is not complete. Draw shapes to extend, or finish, 

each pattern, then draw a pattern along the top and bottom of the 

frame. Colour your picture. 


Objects in the sky 

Science 

Think about how these objects in the sky are the same, then think 

about how they are different. Categorise them, or put them into 

two groups. Draw a around the objects in one group. Draw a 

around the objects in the other group. 


1. 

2. 

3. 

134 

Write to tell about each group. 



Save or spend? 

English 


Read, then think about what you do with money. 

Do you have any money? If you do, did 

you work for it? Or did someone give 

it to you? Will you buy something with 

your money or will you save it? 

Fill in the circle to show what you think, then justify your answer. 

1. It is good to save all your 

money. You may need it for 

something important in the 

future. 

I agree. 

I do not agree. 

2. Tell why you agree or 

do not agree. 

3. It is good to save some 

of your money and to use 

some of your money to buy 

things. 

I agree. 

I do not agree. 

4. Tell why you agree or 

do not agree. 


Science/ 

English 

Putting the pieces together 


1. 

A B C D 

Who is right? 

How do you know? 

Look at the puzzle picture and four pieces. Think about where each 

piece belongs to assemble the puzzle. 

2. Kami thinks piece B goes in the top space. Sanjay thinks piece C 

goes there. 



What did you say? 

English 


Choose the best word to finish the sentence. 

answered asked called cried 

instructed screamed told whispered 

1. ‘I have to tell you a secret’, Dan. 

2. ‘I can’t hear you!’ Sherry. 

3. ‘Mum, where are you?’ Henry. 

4. ‘That hurt!’ Joan. 

5. ‘Turn left at the park’, Ana. 

‘My house is next to it.’ 

6. ‘Do you want to play after school?’ Milo. 

7. ‘No, I have to go to the dentist’, Ali. 

8. ‘I want to go swimming’, Linda her dad. 


Design and 

Technologies/ 

Mathematics 

A flag design 

design: to plan how something will look 

2. Is there another way you can make your design? 

138 

Design a flag that looks like this: 

1. ½ is green. ½ is yellow. Each corner has a black 

2D shape. 



Amazing Earth 

Science 


Help the boy get to his friends. Determine which pictures show things 

that are part of planet Earth. Circle them, then draw a line to connect 

the things you circled. 

1. 

Answer the question. 

2. What kinds of things are part of Earth? 

, and 


A neighbourhood plan 

Geography 

Read and look at the map, then complete the item. 

This map shows a neighbourhood. It has houses and a school. 

It has a store and a bus stop. There is also an empty block. 

propose: to suggest an idea or a solution 

1. Think about how 

people can use 

the empty block. Garden School 

Propose a good 

way to use it. 

Draw it on the 

Rose Avenue 

map. 

140 

Write about what you drew and why. 

2. I drew a in the neighbourhood because 


Centre Street 

Lily Lane 

empty block 


.

Spot the Glots 

Mathematics 


Compare the two sets of pictures and complete the items. 

These are Glots. 

These are not Glots. 

1. Which one is a Glot? Circle it. 

Write two things that Glots have. 

2. 

3. 

Draw another Glot. 

4. 


Story time 

English 

Circle three of the pictures and create a story about them. 

142 




Hidden squares 

Mathematics/English 


Andy and Sue are at a museum. They counted the squares in a large 

quilt that was on display. Look at the quilt and read what the children 

say. 

There are 

nine squares 

in all. 

There are 

more than nine 

squares. 

Which child do you agree with? Explain your choice and tell why. 


Birds of a feather 

Science/ 

Mathematics 

Read number 1. Does it tell about penguins or parrots or both? Write 

the number in the Venn diagram to classify it. 

Do the same for the rest. 


Venn diagram 

parrots 

penguins 

both 

1. is a bird 

5. has wings 

2. lives in the cold 

3. is a common pet 

4. is colourful 

8. has feathers 

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6. can swim in water 

7. can fly through the air 


A world of landforms 

Geography 


Circle the pictures of landforms. 

1. 

island 

volcano 

tree 

house 

mountain 

Choose two landforms to compare. Then answer the questions. 

2. My landforms are and . 

3. How are my landforms the same? 

Both of my landforms 

. 

4. How are my landforms different? 


English/Geography 

Camp plans 


30+ 

146 

James is going to camp. Look at the things he is going to take with 

him. 

Infer three things James plans to do at camp. Write them on the 

lines, then follow the instructions to mark the clues that helped you. 

1. Put a around these picture clues. 





Tell me more! 

English 

elaborate: to tell more about something 

Read the story starter and complete the sentence, then elaborate on it. 

Use details to tell what happened and how you felt. 

1. Last night, I ate for dinner. 

2. My favourite place to read is . 


Mathematics 

Butterfly trees 

estimate: to make a good guess about the size or value of something 

1. Estimate how many butterflies 

Tree A 

are playing in Tree A. 

about butterflies 

How did you choose this number? 

2. Estimate how many butterflies Tree B 

are playing in Tree B. 

about butterflies 

How did you choose this number? 

148 

There are 25 butterflies playing in a tree. 

Compare this tree with the trees below. 



Come to your senses 

Science 


You have five senses. You use your senses to: 

see hear touch smell taste 

Read the sentences. Draw a picture to give an example of something 

that makes the sentences true. 

1. 

I can hear this. 

I can taste this. 

I can smell this. 

2. 


I can see this. 

I can hear this. 

3. 

I can see this. 

I can touch this. 



Frontier town 

History 

This map shows a town from long ago. Compare what life was like 

150 years ago with life today, then complete the charts. 


1. Different from life today 

Police 

Blacksmith 

Hotel 

Bank 

Pub 

General Store 

2. The same as life today 

3. Circle one different thing in the picture. Draw what we use 

today. 

150 



Hungry boy 

Health/English 


Look at the picture and follow the instructions. 

Brainstorm three ways Evan could solve his problem. 

1. 

2. 

3. 


Answers 

Page 2 

Page 3 

Shopping trip 

Treasure hunt 

Look at Luke’s list. Compare the list to what Luke has. Write the name 

Look closely at Pirate Pat’s gems. Help him 

of each food he still needs to buy. 

group gems that look alike in the same chest. 

Draw a line from each gem to its chest. 

Luke still needs carrots milk green beans 

cereal pretzels ice cream 

. 

2 

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Page 8 

Robot friends 

Hide-and-seek 

Analyse the shapes in Robin the Robot. Write how many of each shape 

Annie Ant is playing hide-and-seek with three 

she has, then write what Robin is saying. 

friends. Each friend is under a cup. Read the 

clues to discover where the friends are. 

Answers may vary. 

1. Sid is 1 cup away from cup 4. 

He is 1 cup away from cup 6. 

Sid is hiding under cup 5 . 

squares: 1 

2. Tina is 2 cups away from cup 3. 

rectangles: 6 

She is 4 cups away from cup 5. 

Tina is hiding under cup 1 . 

triangles: 2 

3. Bud is 2 cups away from cup 5. 

circles: 6 

He is 4 cups away from cup 7. 

Bud is hiding under cup 3 . 

trapezoids: 3 

6 

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Secret number 

Look for letters 

Follow each step to find two numbers. Write the two numbers on the 

lines, then cross out the numbers in the box. Determine the secret 

number that is left. 

1 2 3 

4 5 6 

7 8 9 

1. Find two numbers that add up to 3. 1 , 2 

M 

A 




5. Determine which number is left. 9 

Write three things you know about that number. 

Y 

E 


List 

• apple 

• carrots 

• milk 

• chocolate bar 

• green beans 

• cereal 

• chips 

• pretzels 

• lemonade 

• ice cream 



Lemonade 


6. 

7. 

8. 


Chocolate 

Bar 



English 

Mathematics/ 

English 


Teacher check 

Mathematics 



Mathematics 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

8 




Mathematics 


Look at the lines. Visualise how to put them together to make a capital 

letter, then write the letter in the large box. 

1. 

3. 


2. 

4. 

English 

Page 4 

Pretty plants 

identify: to tell what something is 

1. The words below are parts of a plant. But the letters are all 

mixed up. Put them in order and write the word on the line. 

lfae edes wofrel 

leaf seed f lower 

tealp rtoo mets 

petal root stem 

2. Write a word from the box to identify each plant part. 

f lower 

petal 

leaf 

seed 

stem 

root 

4 


Page 11 

Penguin pals 




Science 

Which penguin is which? Read the clues to solve the problem. 

Write each name under the picture. 

1. Dak is taller than Pep. 

Flip is taller than Pep. 

Dak is taller than Flip. 

Pep 


2. Glee is shorter than Jet. 

Jet 

Zing 

Glee 

Flip 

Dak 

Zing is shorter than Jet. 

Glee is shorter than Zing. 


Page 18 

What’s in the bag? 


1. 2. 

2 oranges 3 oranges 

3. 4. 


5. 6. 


Look at the scale. Each side has the same number of oranges. Solve to 

find out how many oranges are in the bag, then write the number on 

the line. 



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Answers 

Page 25 

Old and new 


People have some of the same things today that people had long ago. 

Look at the picture. Is it from long ago or today? Write the letter in the 

correct box to classify the picture. 

1. Things from long ago 2. Things from today 

A E 

B C 

F H 

D G 

A B C D 

E F G H 

3. Compare the bikes from long ago and today. How is today’s 

bike different? 

Both of its wheels are the same size. 

The pedals are not on the wheel. 


History 

Brothers and sisters 

test: to see if something works 

Read about some brothers and sisters, 

then write how old you think they are. 

Test your answers to see if they match 

the clues. One has been done for you. 

1. Ken is 8 years old. 

Ben is 2 years older than Ken. 

Glen is 4 years younger than Ben. 

Ben’s age: 

Test: 

2. Tim and Kim are twins. 


Tim’s age: 

Test: 

3. Dee is 1 year older than Lee. 


Dee’s age: 

Test: 

10 6 

Glen’s age: 

8 + 2 = 10 10 – 4 = 6 

6 

6 + 6 = 12 

5 

Kim’s age: 

Lee’s age: 

5 + 4 = 9 5 – 1 = 4 

Mathematics 


6 

4 

See what happened 


A time line shows events that happened in the order 

they happened. Arrange the events on the time line. 

Write the dates on the time line from first to last, 

then draw a line from each event to its date on the 

time line. 

May 8 

Malia’s birthday party 

May 5 

dentist check-up 

May 2 

Billy’s baseball game 

May 4 

dance class 


History 

May 

May 2 

May 4 

May 5 

May 8 

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Who am I? 

Science/Logic 


1. Cross out the animals that are not me. 

Clue 1: I do not have stripes. 

Clue 2: I do not have wings. 

Clue 3: I have legs. 

Clue 4: I have a lot of fur on my face. 

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Read the clues to deduce which animal I am. 

2. Deduce who I am. How do you know? 

You are a lion. The other animals did not 

have a lot of fur on their faces. 



Look at the three words and pictures, then write the word to describe 

each picture. 

1. warm 

hot 

burning 

2. cool 

cold 

icy 

Draw an animal that matches the word. 

3. 

How big is it? 


burning 

icy 

hot 

cold 

Teacher check 


warm 

cool 

big huge gigantic 


Magic sums 


The magic sum is 9. 

5 

2 3 4 

2 + 3 + 4 = 9 

1 

5 + 3 + 1 = 9 

1. The magic sum is 8. 2. The magic sum is 10. 

5 1 

3 1 4 2 5 3 

2 

4 

Assemble the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to make a 

magic sum. The three numbers in each row should 

have the same sum. Write the missing numbers. 



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At the races 


What an exciting seahorse race! Read the 

clues to help you arrange the seahorses from 

first to last, then colour the pictures to match. 

green 

Clues 

The red seahorse is right 

behind the green seahorse. 

The orange seahorse is right 

behind the yellow seahorse. 

The red seahorse is not last. 

red 

yellow 


orange 


Hose heap 


Mathematics 

Rika has three hoses, all mixed up. She wants to water her plants. 

Look at the pile of hoses. When she turns on the water, which hose 

will the water come out of? Visualise where the water will come out 

and draw a line from the end of that hose to her garden. 


S-s-super coins 

Mathematics 


Description Back Front 

1. I am the biggest round 

coin. I have a platypus 

on my front. 

2. I am a silver coin. I have 

the coat of arms on my 

front. 

3. I am the largest gold 

coin in size. I have five 

kangaroos on my front. 

4. I am the smallest silver 

coin. I have an echidna 

on my front. 

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Sammy snake loves coins but all of his coins are upside down. 

Read the description. Look at the size and shape of the 

coin from the back and represent the front of the coin. 

The first one has been done for you. 




Answers 

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Bikes and trikes 

Clean teeth 

Read. 

There are 6 children riding down the street. 

Each child is on a bicycle or a tricycle. 

There are 14 wheels in all. 

How many bicycles and tricycles are there? 

2 wheels 

1 

4 

Work out the problem in the space below, and 

write or draw to prove that your answer is right. 

3 wheels 

Take cap off. 

3 

2 

8 wheels 6 wheels 

Brush teeth. 

8 + 6 = 14 

Write the steps in order. 

Take cap off. 

There are 4 bicycles and 2 tricycles. 


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Useful tools 

What’s different? 

Look at the picture. Circle the tool that will solve the problem, then 

draw how the tool helps. 

where animals live 

someone who helps 

something you ride in 

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What’s the weather like? 

What’s cooking? 

Arrange the letters to form a weather word. Write the word on the line, 

Look at the numbers on each pot. Use two of them 

then write three clues to describe it so that a friend could guess the 

to generate a number that matches the clues. The 

word. 

number has two digits. Write the number inside 

the pot. Use a number only once. 

1. o u d c l 


r a i n c l o u d 



It is wet. 

21 

54 

It falls from the sky. 

1 

7 

2 3 

5 

4 

It makes puddles. 




2. o w s n 

3. w d i n 

39 

72 

s n o w w i n d 

9 4 3 6 2 7 




63 

94 

7 3 6 

9 4 8 

prove: to show that something is true or false 

Mathematics 



1. 

2. 

3. 



Example: n r a i 

Teacher check 


Science 


Teacher check 

Teacher check 



English/Health 

Look at the pictures of Jamie brushing his teeth. Write the number 1, 

2, 3 or 4 in the box next to each picture to arrange the pictures in the 

order they happen. 

1. 

2. 

Rinse mouth. 



3. 

4. 

Brush teeth. 

Rinse mouth. 

Look at the pictures. Eliminate the picture that is not like the others. 

Cross it out. Tell why. 


1. 

It is not . 

2. 

It is not . 

3. 

It is not . 


generate: to make something 


English 










Mathematics 

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Plus and minus detective 

complete: to make something whole 

+ + 

9 = 9 

10 = 10 

– + – + 

6 = 6 

8 = 8 

– – 

+ – 

7 = 7 

7 = 7 

– + 

– – 

5 = 5 

4 = 4 

Look at each set of numbers. Write + or – in each circle to complete 

the number sentence, then write the sums and differences to check 

your answers. 

1. 5 + 4 = 10 – 1 5. 6 4 = 5 5 

2. 8 2 = 4 2 6. 9 1 = 2 6 

3. 10 3 = 9 2 7. 4 3 = 11 4 

4. 9 4 = 1 4 8. 12 8 = 10 6 


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Coco’s balloons 

figure out: to find an answer 




Mathematics 

Coco the Clown has 12 balloons. They are red, blue, yellow and green. 

Read the clues. 

The number of red balloons is the same as the 

number of blue balloons. 

There is 1 more yellow balloon than red balloons. 

There is 1 less green balloon than blue balloons. 

1. Colour the balloons to match the clues. 

R 

R 

R 

B 

B 

2. Figure out how many there are of each colour. 

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B 

red: blue: yellow: green: 

Things in common 


Y 

Y 

Y 

Y 

G 

G 

3 3 4 2 



1. flower 1. juice 1. bread 

2. plant 2. milk 2. carrot 

3. grass 3. lake 3. apple 

4. 

4. 

4. 

Why? Why? Why? 

These are These are These are 

all plants. all liquids/ all food. 

wet. 

Decide which things go together. Think about why, then group them in 

the chart. 

tree rain hot dog 

flower juice plant hot dog 

Apple 

Juice 

bread apple grass rain 

carrot milk lake tree 


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Answers 

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Bus fare 

Mathematics 


. Plan John’s bus ride home and 

1. 

POST OFFICE 

Home 

Teacher check 



John needs to ride the bus home. Each road costs coins but John 

has only four coins: 

draw his path. 

2. Name one place the bus stopped before it took John home. 

Maths machines 

Mathematics 


1. 

Subtract 

Add 2 

3 

Subtract 

Add 1 

4 

Add 4 

Subtract 7 

68 

These maths machines add and subtract when you put in a number, 

then they pop a number out. 

2 Add 3 Subtract 1 4 

In the boxes, determine what happens to the number that was put into 

each machine. 

7 6 

2. 

5 2 

3. 

10 7 



See the light 

compile: to gather facts together 

Science/ 

Mathematics 

Answer the questions, then put, or compile, your answers in a graph. 

1. Can the light shine through? 

Circle yes or no. 

window 

apple 

rubber duck 

glass of water 

book 

yes 

yes 

yes 

yes 

yes 

no 

no 

no 

no 

no 

2. Now colour the boxes to show 

how many were yes and no. 


5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

yes 

no 

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puzzle piece. 

1. 

3. 

22 

31 32 55 

41 42 

95 

52 

77 78 

87 

96 97 

79 

Mathematics 


2. 

4. 

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100 Chart 

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 

54 

45 

65 

75 

76 

Teacher check 

Let’s clean up 


The toys need to be put back on the shelves. Read the clues and 

determine where the toys should go, then write the name of each toy 

on the correct shelf. 

The car is right above the ball. 

1. 

car 

The bat is not at the top. 

ball 

bat 

2. 

The horn is below the boat. 

kite 

The boat is below the kite. 

boat 

horn 

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Construct a capital 


Use the three lines to construct a capital letter, then write the letter in 

the large box. 

1. 

3. 

B 

R 


2. 

4. 

N 

English 

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Mystery number 


The number has two digits. 

The ones digit is greater than the tens digit. 

The number is even. 

The sum of the digits is 12. 

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 

Read the clues to deduce the mystery number. 

As you read, cross off the numbers in the chart 

that do not fit the clues. When you are done, 

you will see the mystery number! 

The mystery number is 48 . 



So many animals! 


Categorise the animals into groups. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 


duck 1. seahorse 1. bear 

owl 2. fish 2. cat 

eagle 3. whale 3. lion 

bluebird 4. dolphin 4. dog 

What does each group have in common? 


They have 

wings and 

fly. 

They have 

fins and 

swim. 

They walk 

on land. 

Science 

duck bear whale dog 

owl fish lion bluebird 

seahorse cat eagle dolphin 


All that matter 

Cross out the pictures that don’t belong, then draw them in the correct 

box to reorganise them. 

1. liquids — they flow 

2. gases — they float in the air 

3. solids — they have their own shape 

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reorganise: to put things in a different place 


Science 



Answers 

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Be creative! 

Caterpillar patterns 

Look at the pictures and read each sentence. Which of the objects can 

you use to make, or construct, a drum, a necklace and a fort? Write 

two things to complete each sentence. 

30 35 40 45 50 55 60 

What’s the rule? Add 5. 

90 80 70 60 50 40 30 

1. I can use a pot and a spoon to make a drum. 

2. I can use paper and string to make a necklace. 

What’s the rule? Subtract 10. 

3. I can use a box and scissors to make a fort. 

58 56 54 52 50 48 46 

Draw a picture of each object you could make. 

What’s the rule? Subtract 2. 

8 18 28 38 48 58 68 

Teacher check 

What’s the rule? Add 10. 

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Feeding time 

Playful frogs 

Children in colonial times had to help their family. 


By the age of 4, they had jobs at home and on the farm. 

Some frogs are playing. 

The Willis family has five children: Mary, 

For every 2 green frogs, 

Sara, Tom, John and George. Each child 

there is 1 brown frog. 

feeds the animals one day a week. 

Who feeds the animals on which day? Read the clues to solve. 

Draw a on the chart to show when the children feed the animals. 

1. There are 4 green frogs here. Draw the brown frogs. 

Draw a on the days they don’t. 

Mary and Tom don’t feed the animals on Thursday or Friday. 

George feeds the animals on Wednesday. 

Mary feeds the animals the day before Tom. 

Sara feeds the animals the day after John. 

2. There are 3 brown frogs here. Draw the green frogs. 

drawing of 6 

green frogs 

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What is the same? 

Hoppity-hop! 

Compare each group, then answer the question. 

1. My plan: I will write F on Fluffy’s rocks and 

J on Jumper’s rocks. 

1. What is the same? The animals have stripes. 

2 3F 

1 

J4 

J12F 

11 10 

9F 

J8 

7 

13 

20 

14 

17 

19 J 

15 F 16 

18 

2. What is the same? The children are wearing hats. 

J 

F 

J24F 

23 22 

2. How many rocks does Fluffy land on ? 8 

3. What is the same? Each plate has round food. 

3. How many rocks does Jumper land on ? 6 

4. Which rocks do both bunnies land on ? 12 , 24 

4. 

drum necklace fort 

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Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 



Mary Sara Tom John George 



Mathematics/ 

Science 


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Mathematics 

state the rule: to tell the way something is done 

1. 

88 

Study the pattern on each caterpillar. Fill in the missing numbers, then 

state the rule for each pattern. 

2. 

3. 

4. 


apply: to use what you know in a new way 

green frogs 

brown frog 


Mathematics 

Apply this information to figure out how many frogs are in each pond. 

drawing of 

2 brown frogs 


Mathematics 


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Fluffy hops on every third rock. Jumper hops on every fourth rock. 

Where do they land? Plan how you will find out. 



5 

6 

21 

F 

F 

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Read the clues about an animal. Deduce which 

animal it is and finish the sentence, then circle the 

word that tells where the animal lives. 

1. I have fur. 

I have four paws. 

I live in the forest. 

I hop. 

a rabbit 

I am . 

3. I live in the ocean. 

I have two eyes. 

I swim. 

I have many arms. 

an octopus 

I am . 

5. I am tall. 

I live on a farm. 

I have a hairy tail. 

I neigh. 

a horse 

I am . 

2. My body is long. 

I do not have legs. 

I have smooth skin. 

I live in the desert. 

a snake 


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Trip around the world 



Science 

I am . 

4. I hang from trees. 

I have a long tail. 

I eat bananas. 

I live in the rainforest. 

a monkey 

I am . 

6. I am very large. 

I have huge ears. 

I live in the jungle. 

I have a trunk. 

an elephant 

I am . 

Geography 

Read the clues to deduce which continents Anthony visited, then make 

an X on the continents that Anthony did not visit. 

ocean 

North 

America 

South 

America 

ocean 

ocean 

1. It’s so cold here! Anthony puts on a jacket and boots. 

His first stop is . 

2. Anthony can’t wait to see this black and white bear. 

His next stop is . 

3. It’s time to see the smallest continent. 

Anthony’s last stop is . 


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Going shopping! 

Africa 

Antarctica 

Asia 

Antarctica 

Europe 

Australia 


Asia 

Australia 

Look at the things Kelly has to buy. Draw a line to classify each thing. 

Is it food, a toy or clothes? 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 


ocean 

FOOD STORE 

English 

CLOTHES STORE

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Answers 

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English 

Job snapshots 


Read the paragraph. Eliminate the sentence that does not belong and 

cross it out. 

1. 

I take care of animals. I give them 

food and water. I cook all day. 

The animals are safe with me. 

2. 

I work at a school. I help kids 

read. I have a sick pet at home. 

My students love to learn. 

3. 

It is warm outside. I like to 

work on computers. We solve 

problems. We work as a team. 

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Let’s talk! 


Read the sentence. Determine if you think a child said it to an adult or 

to another child, then draw a line. 

1. ‘May I please have 

a pencil?’ 

2. ‘Give me a fork.’ 

3. ‘Hey, that’s my chair!’ 

4. ‘I would like a glass 

of milk, please.’ 

5. ‘Where did my book go?’ 


English 

How a child 

speaks to 

an adult 

How a child 

speaks to 

another child 

Fraction flyers 

Mathematics 


Plane 1 

Plane 2 

1. Plane 1 

Plane 2 

2. Plane 1 

Plane 2 

3. Plane 1 

Plane 2 

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Count the number of people shown by the faces, then share the 

number of people evenly between the two planes. Represent the 

number of people in each plane. The first one has been done for you. 



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Farm chores 


Read, then help Lila prioritise her chores. 

Lila lives on a farm. Lila has many important 

chores to do. She must decide in which order 

to do the chores. 

Read each chore, then draw a line to a clock to show 

when Lila should do that chore. 

Chores 

1. Give the cows water. 

The cows are eating 

grass. They have only 

a little water to drink. 

2. Feed the pigs. The pigs 

are in a pen. They do not 

have any food or water. 

Science/ 

Mathematics 

Times 

• • 7:00 

• • 8:00 

3. Gather the chicken eggs. 

The eggs will get dirty in • • 9:00 

the chicken pen. 


Shape detective 


Deduce which shapes are in the box. Draw them, then finish the 

sentence. The first one has been done. 

Mathematics 

1. I am a 2D shape. I have three straight sides. My sides are all 

the same length. 

triangle 

I am a . 

2. I am a 3D shape. I have six faces, twelve edges and eight 

corners. My faces are all exactly the same size. 

cube 

I am a . 

3. I am a 2D shape. I have four straight sides. Two of my sides are 

longer than the others 

rectangle 

I am a . 

4. I am a 3D shape. I have a square base and four triangular 

faces. I have five corners. 

I am a square-based 

pyramid 


. 

Is it alive? 


Determine which things are living things, then circle each one. 

1. 

Write two things that are true about all living things. 

2. 

3. 


Teacher check 

Science 

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Getting around 

order: to list things in a certain way 


First, someone gets an idea and makes something new. Later 

on, other people make the same thing better. Look at the ways 

people have travelled. 

1. Order the pictures from first to last to show how travelling has 

changed. Draw a line from the year to its picture. 

1890 1915 1950 2015 

2. How did you decide which one was second? 


History 

It didn’t have a horse. It isn’t all closed in. 

A busy schedule 

Mathematics 

show: to give information in a picture 

1. What time do you get up? 2. What time do you go to 

school? 

7 am 

8:30 am 

12 pm 

3 pm 

5:30 pm 

8 pm 

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Write your answer to the question, 

then show the time on the clock. 

3. What time is lunch? 4. What time does school end? 

5. What time is dinner? 6. What time do you go to bed? 


1:30 


Museum pieces 

distinguish: to tell the difference between things 

Pretend you are in a museum. Read some facts and opinions about the 

objects. Distinguish which are facts, then draw a line under the facts. 

1. 2. 

This is a pretty frame. 

This rocking horse was made 

It was made in 1899. 

in 1920. It is a beautiful horse. 

It is made of wood. 

Only 20 of them were made. 

Now draw a picture of something you would like to see in a museum 

and write facts about it. 

3. 

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Answers 

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What to wear? 

Becky’s blocks 

Look at Jane’s summer clothes. She wears a shirt and a pair of shorts to 

Becky has three blocks: A, B and C. How 

make a set of clothes. Plan how many different sets of clothes she can 

many different ways can she stack the blocks? B 

make. One set has been made for you. 

Experiment to find out and write the letters on 

the blocks. Put the letters in a different order 

each time. One way has been done for you. A 

C C B 

white shirt brown shirt grey shorts blue shorts 

B A A 

white shirt and brown shirt 

grey shorts and grey shorts 

A B C 

A B A 

brown shirt white shirt and 

and blue shorts blue shorts 

C C B 

B A C 

Jane can make 4 different sets of clothes. 

2. Becky can stack the blocks in 6 different ways. 

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Lots of letters 

Favourite bugs 

Assemble the three lines in the small boxes to make a lower-case letter. 

Some children said which bug they liked the best. 

Write it in the box. 

Organise the information on the graph. 

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 

Ella, Mike and Sandy like ants. 

Lily, Ben, Joni and Theo like ladybirds. 

Angie, Li and Kris like bees. 

k z 

ants ladybirds bees 

What can you learn from the graph? 

Write two questions and their answers. 

m q 

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Objects in the sky 

Putting the pieces together 

Think about how these objects in the sky are the same, then think 

about how they are different. Categorise them, or put them into 

two groups. Draw a around the objects in one group. Draw a 

around the objects in the other group. 

Write to tell about each group. 

A B C D 

things in nature 

things people made 

Who is right? Sanjay 

How do you know? 

cloud. B shows water. 


Geography/Logic 


1. 

3. 




1. 

2. 

3. 

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2. 

4. 


Science 

English 


1. 

experiment: to try doing things to see what works 


C 


organise: to make something easy to understand or do 

1. 

4 

3 

2 

1 

Kind of bug 

2. 

3. 


Children 

Teacher check 

Mathematics 

Science/ 

English 


1. 

136 

Look at the puzzle picture and four pieces. Think about where each 

piece belongs to assemble the puzzle. 

2. Kami thinks piece B goes in the top space. Sanjay thinks piece C 

goes there. 


C shows the end of the big 


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Desert life 

Read, then analyse the picture and answer the items. 

You can find a cactus in the desert. A cactus sometimes has 

holes and grows fruit. Some animals eat the fruit and drop 

the seeds. This makes more cactus plants. The cactus needs 

animals to live. Animals need the cactus, too. 

1. Circle all the desert animals. 

2. Tell why the animals in the picture need the cactus. 

The owl . 


The rabbit . 

3. How does the woodpecker help the cactus? 


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woodpecker 



rabbit 

cactus 

fruit 

flower 

cactus 

lives in the cactus hole 

eats the cactus fruit 

uses the cactus for shade 

Find Mum! 

owl 

Science 

eats the fruit and drops seeds 



Jason is looking for his mum all over the neighbourhood. Follow the 

clues to deduce where she is. 

West 

• She is east of the police station. • She is west of the market. 

• She is south of the petrol station. • She is north of the airport. 

police station 

park 

fire station 

Where is Jason’s mum? 

She is at the bakery. 

North 

home 

bakery 

airport 

South 

petrol station 

school 

market 


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What did you say? 


Choose the best word to finish the sentence. 

answered asked called cried 

instructed screamed told whispered 

1. ‘I have to tell you a secret’, Dan. 

screamed 

2. ‘I can’t hear you!’ Sherry. 

3. ‘Mum, where are you?’ Henry. 

cried 

4. ‘That hurt!’ Joan. 

whispered 

called 

instructed 

5. ‘Turn left at the park’, Ana. 

‘My house is next to it.’ 

asked 


English 

6. ‘Do you want to play after school?’ Milo. 

answered 

7. ‘No, I have to go to the dentist’, Ali. 

told 

8. ‘I want to go swimming’, Linda her dad. 

East

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Answers 

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Amazing Earth 


Science 

Help the boy get to his friends. Determine which pictures show things 

that are part of planet Earth. Circle them, then draw a line to connect 

the things you circled. 

1. 

Answer the question. 

2. What kinds of things are part of Earth? 

rocks water soil 

, and 


Birds of a feather 

Science/ 

Mathematics 


Read number 1. Does it tell about penguins or parrots or both? Write 

the number in the Venn diagram to classify it. 

Do the same for the rest. 

Venn diagram 

parrots 

penguins 

both 

3 

1 2 

4 

5 6 

7 

8 

1. is a bird 

5. has wings 

2. lives in the cold 

6. can swim in water 

3. is a common pet 

7. can fly through the air 

4. is colourful 

8. has feathers 


Camp plans 

English/Geography 


30+ 

swim 

play soccer 

hike 

146 

James is going to camp. Look at the things he is going to take with 

him. 

Infer three things James plans to do at camp. Write them on the 

lines, then follow the instructions to mark the clues that helped you.

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