S13
'a' as /u/
Smart Starters ©
Day 2
Write the words
idea
camera
koala
zebra
_____________
________________ ________________ ________________
kookaburra
veranda
orchestra
________________ ________________ ________________
Copy and write Yes or No
Do you take photographs with a camera? Yes
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Is a kookaburra an Australian bird? Yes
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Is a veranda an open room around a house? Yes
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Is a zebra native to Spain? No
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Is a koala a bear? No
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Write the list word for the picture veranda
zebra
kookaburra
camera
koala
Write a list word that means
a group of people who play musical instruments orchestra
concept, thought idea
a machine for taking pictures camera
a “laughing jackass” kookaburra
an open room around a house veranda
Write the names of some instruments
used in an orchestra
bass drum bassoon
cello clarinet flute
French horn
oboe piano
piccolo saxophone trumpet tuba
viola
violin
Read and
fill the gap with a list word
The orchestra played while
the television camera
filmed them.
S13
'a' as /u/
Smart Starters ©
Day 3
Write the words
idea
camera
koala
zebra
_____________
________________
________________
________________
kookaburra
veranda
orchestra
________________
________________
________________
Singular / Plural
camera
cameras
zebra
zebras
orchestra
orchestras
koala
koalas
kookaburra kookaburras
Break into syllables
zebra
zeb + ra
orchestra
or + ches + tra
veranda
ver + an + dra
Combine with a list word
movie camera
video camera
Write two words that contain the
same sound as the underlined
letters but use these other letters
to represent that sound
kookaburra
ou (e.g. should ) could
(might be able to)
u
(e.g. put)
bull
(a farm animal)
Write a word that contains the same
sound and letters as the underlined
letters
orchestra (e.g. ache)
(a place to learn)
_______________
idea (e.g. iron)
(one single thing)
_______________
kookaburra (e.g. football)
(grows on a sheep)
______________
Write these words and each base word
orchestrate
orchestrate
orchestration
orchestration
orchestral
orchestral
orchestra
orchestra
orchestra
Write the names of these two creatures
panda
cobra
What is a “llama”?
Find the word in the dictionary and some information
about the llama from the library, computer or internet.
On the writing page, write a short story
about a koala and a kookaburra
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Day 4
Interest strand
Smart Starters ©
:
Plants - paper
Paper today is made from rags or wood chips. People once wrote on
material made from reeds or bark or animal skins.
Copy these words and find their dictionary meanings.
parchment The skin of certain animals treated to form a suitable
medium for writing on.
vellum A fine parchment made form the skin of a calf, kid or lamb.
papyrus
A kind of paper made from a special reed used by the
Ancient Greeks.
paper A substance made from the cellulose fibres derived from wood
or rags. Also used for writing on and wrapping.
Add these words to the word “paper” and write a meaning for each new
word.
back
paperback
A book with a soft cover
boy
paperboy
A boy who sells or delivers
newspapers.
weight paperweight
A block of some sort placed on
loose papers to stop them from scattering.
work
paperwork
clerical work
news
newspaper
A publication consisting of folded sheets of
paper containing the daily news.
wall
wallpaper
Paper used to cover a wall to make it
decorative
Write a list of the things paper is used for.
newspaper, magazines, posters, letters, envelopes
computer print outs, wrapping paper, lunch /
canteen bags, toilet tissue, hand towels, disposable
clothes, serviettes, insulation, etc.
From the library, internet or Encarta find out how paper is made.
Two stages:
1. breaking down the wood fibres and suspending them in water.
2. spread out this liquid and allow the water to drain away and dry.
The result is then compressed into sheets making the paper.