R07
long /o/
Smart Starters ©
Day 2
Write the words
obey
motor
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coconut
cocoa
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poem
nowhere
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mosquito
potato
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hero
tomato
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echo
piano
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Write the list word for the picture
potato
tomato
piano
Fill the gap with a list word
We will motor across the lake in the
motor boat.
The chef sprinkled coconut over
the cake.
The coconut fell off the tree.
Copy the sentence that is true
A mosquito is a biting insect. A mosquito is a large animal.
The mosquito is a biting insect.
A potato is a root vegetable. A potato is a starchy, edible tuber.
The potato is a starchy, edible tuber.
A tomato is an edible fruit. A tomato is a vegetable.
The tomato is an edible fruit.
Cocoa is made from the cocoa bean. Cocoa is a brown flour.
Cocoa is made from the cocoa bean.
Coconut comes from a root.
Coconut comes from the fruit of a tree.
Coconut comes from the fruit of a tree.
A piano is a stringed musical instrument.
A piano is a wind instrument.
A piano is a stringed musical instrument.
Copy the list word to match the meaning
obey
poem
verse
motor
nowhere
not anywhere
poem
mosquito
malaria carrier
nowhere
motor
machine
echo
obey
carry out instructions
hero
echo
resound
mosquito
hero
a person of exceptional courage
R07
long /o/
Smart Starters ©
Day 3
Write the words
obey
motor
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coconut
cocoa
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______________
poem
nowhere
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mosquito
potato
______________
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hero
tomato
_____________
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echo
piano
_____________
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Write a word that contains the same
sound as the underlined letter but uses
these other letters to represent that
sound
piano
oa (e.g. boat) _________________
o-e (e.g. hope) _________________
Singular / Plural
motor
motors
coconut
coconuts
poem
poems
echo
echoes
tomato
tomatoes
potato
potatoes
mosquito
mosquitoes
hero
heroes
piano
pianos
The word piano is an abbreviation of
Combine with a list word
pianoforte, so we do not add 'es' to form
coconut oil
the plural. Find the dictionary meaning of
mosquito net
piano and how the word originated.
potato salad
a musical stringed
tomato paste
instrument.
piano stool
from the word
motor boat
"pianoforte" meaning "soft
motor bike
tomato sauce
Write these words and write each base word
grand piano
obedience obedience
obey
heroism
heroism
hero
Opposites
obedient
obedient
obey
disobey obey
Use ‘obedience’ in a sentence
everywhere
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nowhere
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Use the library, encyclopedia, computer or internet to answer
Where does cocoa come from and how is it made into drinking
chocolate?
from the cocoa bean It is roasted, ground and freed of
most of its fatty oil.
Verb families
obey
obeys
echo echoes
obeying
echoing
obeyed
echoed
Smart Starters ©
R07
Interest strand
Day 4
: Communication - newspapers
Newspapers are used to communicate important
information to citizens of countries around the world.
What types of articles communicate this information?
news items, finance page, TV page
What is the job of the journalist?
The journalist writes the articles.
What is the job of the photographer?
The photographer takes the photographs.
What is the job of the editor?
The editor is in overall charge of the articles.
What important information have you gained from
reading the newspaper this last week?
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In olden days, before newspapers were printed,
people heard their news from a “Town Crier”.
What sort of information did he give the people of
the town? church services, deaths, births,
Write these words beside the correct meaning.
headline journalism editor editorial reporter
article
words at the top of an article in a newspaper indicating the subject
of the article
headline
the job or practice of reporting news stories
journalist
someone who corrects articles for printing
editor
an article expressing the opinion of the editor
editorial
a person who reports news for a newspaper
reporter
a story or report written for a newspaper
article
These words are also about newspapers. Write each one and find the
dictionary meaning of two of the words.
critic writer weather report advertisements opinion letters
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critic: a person who judges something
writer: a person who writes books or articles
weather report: a report about the weather past and present and a
future prediction
advertisement: a public notice