2R 2008

Learning your spelling words is easy with SpellingCity. Type in your spelling list and then practice, play and test.  Click here

Use this spelling wizard to help you practice your spelling words. You can create a ‘Spelling Scramble’ or a ‘Word Search’. Enter 10 words from your spelling list and then choose one of the two options. Click Here

The Ogre is a Cloze Passage, a story with words missing. All the words that are missing are adjectives, words that describe nouns, and are written below the passage. Can you move all the adjectives into the correct place? When complete read the whole story and make sure it all makes sense. When complete print it and bring it in to school to be marked, 1000 points for each correct worksheet. Click Here

The last sentence is very tricky. If you can’t work it out then try using your own adjective.

When I was your age one of my favourite books (series of 7 books) was ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’. In about 2 months time the movie ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ will be at the cinemas. It is expected to be a huge hit and I am sure everyone will again be reading this wonderful series of books.

The Plot: The Pevensie children return to Narnia, where they are asked to once again help fight against the evil king and restore the rightful heir to the throne, Prince Caspian. If you would like to find out more about the movie then go here.

In Tashi and the Big Stinker, Tashi prepares some very special food and plays a trick on a hungry giant. Illustrator Kim Gamble has started this drawing of Tashi in the giant’s kitchen. Can you finish off the picture? You could draw the giant, or perhaps what he is eating. You could even draw yourself with Tashi! The links below are pdf documents that need to be printed.

Download Tashi & the Big Stinker Drawing Activity (PDF)

You can also try the following activities:

Download Decorate Tashi’s Dancing Shoes activity (PDF)

Download Tashi & the Haunted House Word Find (PDF)

If you want to find more books in the Tashi series then try the publishers here.

Morris Gleitzman is a fantastic author. Click here to read with him as he reads Mission Impossible, the first story from ‘Give Peas A Chance’. You can also go to his website and find out more information about his books.

This is a fun game that will help you practice spelling. I spent way to much time playing it so be careful it may be addictive. Read the instructions carefully and have fun playing. Click Here.

Storynory is a place where Prince Bertie the Frog brings you an audio story every week. Each one is read specially for him by his friend Natasha. But Bertie likes to share – so you can hear them too, ABSOLUTELY FREE! http://storynory.com/

Japanese children grow up hearing fairy tales and fables, just as any kind in the world does; it is a kind of cultural development that is of vital importance to develop creativity in the youth of today. Here are a few of those fairy tales that the children here in Japan hear from their parents. www.japanippon.com/fairytales

A great website that will help you with the writing process. Created by Jenny Eather of Rainforest Maths. www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html