Speech marks come at the beginning and end of spoken words when we write them down. Remember to include any commas, question marks or exclamation marks inside your speech marks. Have a go at putting the speech marks in the correct place in these sentences. Then write some things YOU might say. Don’t forget the speech marks!
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Read these words and use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences. We are practising spelling words with 'igh' and 'i_e'.
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Cut out the cards below and use them to help you plan a story. What happens if you change the order of the cards? Does your story still make sense?
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The two different ways of spelling this word are for two different meanings. If you’re talking about the place there it’s THERE. If it’s something belonging to someone (e.g. their house) it’s THEIR. Remember the difference by thinking there has the word 'here' in it. See if you can put the correct spelling of their/ there into these sentences.
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Read these titles and words. Cut them out and put them in two piles, one for things you think belong in a fiction book and one for non-fiction. Ask your mum or dad for help with reading the sentences if you need to.
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Look at the cover of a non-fiction book. What is the book about? Turn to the contents page. List four things you’d like to find out about. If there is a glossary, find some words you’ve not heard before.
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Pirate Pegleg wants to write a clear To Do list. He could use bullet points or number his list – can you help him?
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Commas can be used to separate items that you are listing in a sentence. Can you turn these long lists into sentence lists? Don’t forget your commas!
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Cut out the shape below. Fold along the lines and stick the flaps to make a word endings cube. Take turns to roll the dice and write down a word that ends with that spelling pattern. Compete with another player to see who can think of the most words! How many words can you think of? Write them in the table!
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Choose a couple of pages from one of your favourite stories. Can you write a diary entry for the character in the story? What happened to them, where and when? Don’t forget to include how they felt.
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