PR-0369IRE Literacy Lifters - Book 2

Book 2 

High-interest activities for students 

with special needs 

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Written by Dr Sheila Twine 

Published by Prim-Ed Publishing

Foreword 

Literacy Lifters is a package containing practical techniques for working with children who experience 

difficulties with reading and spelling. All the pages in Literacy Lifters have been tried and tested in the 

classroom. Topics are of high interest to the age group of the students, with the skill level reduced to 

suit their needs. Teacher information pages have been included to demonstrate how to use the package 

to its greatest advantage. 

Which level? 

Literacy Lifters is a four-book series. Each book is progressive in the level of language skills required. 

Teachers will need to identify the level at which individual students enter the programme to ensure 

maximum results. Students will indicate through their work how appropriate the level is to their needs. 

The format of activities is repetitive. The purpose of this deliberate strategy is to remove the need for 

students to comprehend and understand the requirements of each page and instead focus on the 

development of the specific reading skills being introduced and developed. 

I hope you and your students enjoy working through these pages. I certainly enjoyed writing them and 

became fascinated with the varied topics. 

About the Author 

Dr Sheila Twine is an educational consultant who has worked with parents, teachers and students with 

special needs in England, Scotland and Australia. She is the author of three books containing practical 

techniques for working with children who experience difficulties with reading and spelling. She holds 

a Masters Degree and a Doctorate in Education. 

Dr Twine has been president of various associations and foundations involved with underachieving 

children with a variety of disabilities from mild intellectual handicap to attention deficit disorder. She 

was principal of a residential remedial primary school and has been the director of an education 

consultancy for many years. 

The topic pages for Literacy Lifters were trialled during the past three years in her consultancy clinics 

with materials being refined to be of maximum benefit to students with literacy deficiencies. 

Contents 

i ....................... Foreword, About the Author and Contents 

ii ....................... Programme Overview 

iii....................... Teacher Information 

iv ....................... Teacher Information cont. 

v ....................... Backing Sheet 

vi ....................... Word Study Sheet 

1 - 4 ............................ Creeping 

5 - 9 ............................ Puzzling 

10 - 14 .......................... Building 

15 - 19 .......................... Rolling 

20 - 24 .......................... Flying 

25 - 29 .......................... Floating 

30 - 34 .......................... Buying 

35 - 39 .......................... Playing 


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Overview 

Programme 

age 

P 

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heme and Topi 

T 

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ord Stud 

W 

y 

ctivit 

A 

t 

Word Coun 

Creeping 

1 

2 

3 

4 

Crocodiles 

Rats 

Cockroaches 

Snails 

ve 

and, 

tch, 

ey 

er, 

ee, 

oa 

wor, 

ai 

ow, 

Think 

blanks 

the 

in 

Fill 

Title, 

Think 

Think 

75 

45 - 

Puzzling 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

Puzzle 

Stick 

Lollipop 

Puzzle 

Bulls 

Words 

Mirror 

Star 

Hidden 

Puzzle 

Number 

ck 

a-e, 

i-e, 

-ing 

e 

u, 

other, 

oo 

or, 

ow, 

ere 

one, 

a-e 

Title 

Title 

Words 

Mirror 

Puzzle 

Think, 

Have-a-go 

49 

40 - 

Building 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

Plan 

House 

Building 

Town 

Tower 

Eiffel 

House 

Card 

Saws 

c 

silent 

ou, 

be-, 

u 

silent 

ue, 

eeze, 

all 

ow, 

ay 

ar, 

are, 

ake, 

aw 

from plan 

Build 

from plan 

Build 

Calculate 

house 

card 

a 

Build 

Think 

55 

40 - 

Rolling 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

Snowman 

World 

Planets 

Wheels 

Cars 

Veteran 

contractions 

ow, 

-ing 

ould, 

all, 

ook 

oon, 

ou, 

wh 

old, 

oy 

old, 

Contractions 

Draw map 

Title, 

Think 

Title, 

from plan 

Build 

Title 

60 

50 - 

Flying 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

Fireworks 

Butterfly 

Birds 

Helicopter 

Balloons 

Air 

Hot 

ar 

ou, 

y, 

igh, 

tch 

y, 

ea, 

igh 

y, 

ow, 

ou 

aw 

air, 

igh, 

Colours 

Think 

draw 

and 

Read 

Think 

Title, 

Title 

88 

50 - 

Floating 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

Whales 

Boat 

a 

Make 

Boats 

Ducks 

Floating/Sinking 

ave 

ow, 

o 

ddle, 

ind, 

ast 

oa, 

ow, 

-ing 

ey, 

ue, 

ck, 

oa 

ink, 

ea, 

out 

man 

Odd 

from plan 

Build 

Think 

Title, 

Think 

List 

a 

Make 

80 

50 - 

Buying 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

Sales 

Money 

Coins 

Gold 

Plans 

Payment 

g 

silent 

ee, 

e, 

the, 

o-e 

oi 

oy, 

ee 

e, 

old, 

to/two/too 

ea, 

ar, 

signs 

sale 

Make 

Draw 

Think, 

Rubbings 

Title, 

Think 

To/too/two 

85 

50 - 

Playing 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

Skating 

Volleyball 

Fishing 

Horse 

a 

Riding 

Games 

Board 

ce 

ink, 

contractions 

tch, 

-ing 

oo, 

ee, 

ask 

ast, 

-ing, 

building 

numbers, 

ame, 

Title 

Think 

Yes/No 

Title, 

Title 

Title 

100 

55 - 


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Topic Pages 

Teacher Information 

The topic pages have been designed for students who are experiencing difficulties with literacy. They 

are all pitched at a more mature interest level to appeal to older students with low skill levels. 

The topic pages have been trialled in small remedial groups using an ACTIVE teaching mode which is 

outlined in the model below. Students were encouraged to fill in ‘gaps’ in the ‘Topic Pages’ only after 

teaching had taken place. The ‘Backing Sheet’ was used during the teaching for students to write 

patterned, chunked and sight words from memory. Topics are arranged in themes and each page 

contains scope for your active teaching as follows: 

Pre-reading 

• Discovering pre-existing 

knowledge through discussion, 

with students volunteering snippets 

of information. 

Comprehension 

• Predicting. 

• Cloze activity - to 

promote thinking 

and to reinforce 

word study items. 

• Main idea - 

creating or 

choosing titles. 

Creeping 

tch 

hatch 

ca 

ma 

pa 

Crocodiles and al 

live in hot and w 

Think! 

They hatch from 

eggs: 

They don’t hatch 

from eggs: 

i 

al lig a tor 

alligator 

croc o dile 

crocodile 

Title 

they 

t parts of the world. 

They live in Africa. 

They live in South America. 

They live in Australia. 

Croc 

on land and in ri 

They lay e 

Baby croc 

ha 

world 

and alligators live 

Crocodiles and alligators have strong, sharp teeth. They eat small animals and can also eat 

people. They are cold blooded and have been on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs. 

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on land. 

from the eggs. 

and 

land 

s 

b 

st 

ve 

live 

gi 

ha 

ri 

or alligators 

r 

Word study 

• Phonic word patterns 

of regular words. 

• Sight words. 

• Chunked words - 

words broken into 

chunks to assist 

blending and 

spelling rather than 

conventional 

syllables. 

Activities 

• A mixture of 

read and 

draw, build 

from plan, and 

phonic 

activities. 


Reading 

• Oral, group, 

silent, paired or 

partner reading 

etc. 

Additional section 

• Small print at bottom of sheet for adult 

(or more able student) to read to the 

students, for additional information. 

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Backing Sheet 

Teacher Information cont. 

The backing sheet is provided for you to copy on the back of any or all topic sheets. It is general and 

is designed to complement your teaching. It contains space for further activities in: 

Word study 

• Patterned words - 

“Get them in your 

brain and write them 

on the back”. 

• Longer, chunked 

words or sight words. 

Writing 

• Single paragraph for 

younger students. 

• Using titles to describe 

main idea. 

Word Study Sheet 

Backing Sheet 

Your Turn 

Words that look and sound the same. Look at the long words and get the 

parts into your brain. 

Write them. 

e.g. croc o dile 

See how many words (from your 

sheet) you can fit into this word sleuth. 

Words I have used. 

Fill in the squares left over with letters we don’t 

often use; for example, q, v, w, x, y and z. 

Write a short story. 

Title 

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This collection covers many of the ‘oddities’ which were 

used in the topic sheets. Hopefully it will show 

discouraged children one of the reasons they are having 

difficulties. 

(It’s not their fault - our 

language is crazy!) 


ey 

they 

grey 

obey 

I could 

I would 

I should 

I won the race on Monday. 

Any more silly sounds? 

Word sleuth 

• For children to create. 

Rules can be modified for 

older students by 

allowing letters to be reused 

in different words, 

or zigzags where the 

words do not follow a 

straight line. 

Creativity 

• Space provided for 

students to show 

understanding with 

artwork. 

Silly Sounds 

o like 

I looked here, there 

oo 

oh 

and everywhere. 

do no 

to so 

too go ear 

two 

hear 

do go 

any 

does goes many 

we 

o (sounds like u) 

me 

be 

son some 

worm 

he 

won come 

word 

she 

work one love 

world done shove 

worth none glove 

I 

Monday honey 

wonder money 

eye 

other rough 

pie 

mother tough 

die 

brother enough 

lie 

tie 


ea 

ready 

steady 

head 

bread 

meant 

leant 

weather 

feather 

sky 

high 

five 

nine 

I ate 

eight 

buns. 

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Backing Sheet 

Your Turn 

Words that look and sound the same. Look at the long words and get the 

parts into your brain. 

Write them. 

e.g. croc o dile 

See how many words (from your 

sheet) you can fit into this word sleuth. 

Words I have used. 

Fill in the squares left over with letters we don’t 

often use; for example, q, v, w, x, y and z. 

Write a short story. 

Title 


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ey 

they 

grey 

obey 

I could 

I would 

I should 

o like 

oo 

oh 

do no 

to so 

too go 

two 

do go 

does goes 

worm 

word 

work 

world 

worth 

I won the race on Monday. 

Any more silly sounds? 

Silly Sounds 

ear 

hear 

o (sounds like u) 

son some 

won come 

one 

done 

none 

Monday 

wonder 

other 

mother 

brother 

ea 

ready 

steady 

head 

bread 

meant 

leant 

any 

many 

love 

shove 

glove 

weather 

feather 

honey 

money 

rough 

tough 

enough 

I looked here, there 

and everywhere. 

we 

me 

be 

he 

she 

I 

eye 

pie 

die 

lie 

tie 

sky 

high 


five 

nine 

I ate 

eight 

buns. 

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Creeping 

hatch 

ca 

tch 

al lig a tor 

alligator 

Title 

they 

world 

and 

land 

s 

ma 

pa 

Crocodiles and al 

live in hot and w 

Think! 

They hatch from 

eggs: 

croc o dile 

crocodile 

t parts of the world. 

They live in Africa. 

They live in South America. 

They live in Australia. 

They don’t hatch 

from eggs: 

Croc 

and alligators live 

on land and in ri rs. 

They lay e 

on land. 

live 


b 

st 

gi 

ha 

ri 

ve 

r 

Baby croc 

or alligators 

ha 

from the eggs. 

i 

Crocodiles and alligators have strong, sharp teeth. They eat small animals and can also eat 

people. They are cold blooded and have been on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs. 

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Creeping 

seed 

f 

ee 

d 

colour 

Title 

an im al 

animal 

big 

bigger 

ey 

they 

gr 

gr 

w 

n 

d 

This is a rat. 

It is much big 

but rats a 

Most r 

than a mouse, 

mice look the same. 

are grey. 

Colour the best Title. 

Seeds 

Mice 

Rats 

Holes 

Rats f 

They eat gr 

fat 

fatter 

small anim . 

Rats live 

They f 

Fill in the Blanks! 

run sit hot 

runner s h 

dig swim s d 

d s s 

ob 

pr 

on seeds and nuts. 

n plants and 

holes. 

d their babies 

on milk. They ha 9 or 10 

ba 

at a time. 


i 

There is a story about a German town called Hamelin. They had masses of rats and got rid 

of them by asking a piper to play a tune so that the rats would follow him. He led them to a 

river where they all drowned. But the Hamelin people didn’t pay the piper, so he played 

another tune and all the children followed him and were never seen again. 


Creeping 

work 

word 

worm 

noc turn al 

nocturnal 

an tenn ae 

antennae 

Title 

in sect 

insect 

roach 

c 

oa 

ch 

This is a cockroach. 

It is an in . 

It has six legs 

and it has w . 

It has long anten 

and big eyes. 

It l 

guess 

guest 

eggs 

and eats anyth . 

Where do cockroaches live? 

Why can’t we get rid of cockroaches? 

People think of cockroaches 

as dirty and smelly. 

See if you can work out what 

these words say. 

They spray them. 

They stand on them. 

They trap them. 

They poison them. 

They hate them. 

When we are all dead - guess who will still be around? 

p 

coast 


r 

t 

ch 

st 

st 

Do we want to get rid of all the cockroaches? 

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Cockroaches are mostly nocturnal, we’re sleeping when they are scuttling around under 

fridges and behind cookers. They are omnivorous, so they can eat just about anything from 

blobs of fat on our kitchen floors to dead leaves outside. With all our sprays, dusts, traps and 

bombs, we get rid of a few and a hundred seem to take their place. What survivors! 


Creeping 

slow 

slowly 

sl 

sl 

sl 

er 

est 

ing 

shel ter 

shelter 

Some animals move very fast. 

But not the sn . 

The snail is one of the sl 

move 

moves 

mover 

Title 

one 

t movers. 

sil ver y 

silvery 

When a snail moves, it leaves a silvery tr . 

Ducks like to eat 

sn . 

French peo 

to eat snails. 

Snails like to eat 

pl 

snail 

tr 

r 

w 

ai 

people 

Snails have a ‘house’ on their b . 

Their sh 

gives them shelter. 

Shelter from wind and r n. 

Sh 

th . 

like 

ts in our gardens. 

from animals who eat 

Think! 

Snails move fast. (True / False) 


Some birds eat snails. ( ) 

All people eat snails. ( ) 

A snail trail is silvery. ( ) 

Snails like to eat green leaves.( ) 

l 

n 

t 

i 

Snail shells grow as the animal grows. The shell gradually becomes larger and you can see 

the rings on the shell. So a snail has the same ‘house’ all its life. Crabs, on the other hand, 

have to discard their shells and grow new ones. The hermit crab goes looking for a bigger 

shell when it outgrows its own shell. So the snail is lucky to have a growing shell. 


Puzzling 

line 

n 

f 

h 

i-e 

v 

n 

v 

to 

too 

two 

your friends 

Title 

Here are two tricks to try on your friends. 

They are not too hard. 

any 

many 

move 

a-e 

make 

el ev en 

eleven 

You need elev lollipop sticks or matches in a l n . 

Can y 

Don’t add any or t 

Just move th . 

Colour the 

best Title. 

i 

Triangles 

Tricks 

Sticks 

Friends 

make nine? 

Here’s trick two. 

any away. 


t 

f 

c 

k 

k 

k 

ck 

pick 


Move three sticks to m k five (triangles). 

Answers. For your first trick, you just move the sticks around until you get the NINE (must be 

in capital letters). So l l l = N and l l l l = E. For the second one, you take three sticks from 

the end triangle and move them on to the top in the middle. This makes four small triangles 

and one large one. I bet your friends won’t ever think of one of the triangles being bigger. 

sti 

tri 

li

Puzzling 

other 

mo 

bro 

ano 

Cut along line 

This is another 

puzzle for you 

and your 

fr 

✄ 

ride 

friends 

ds. 

e -ing 

riding 

Title 

✄ Cut out the piece with the cow . 

Now put it on the bulls so that both the 

cowboys are rid . 

It’s not as ea 

Push it ar 

you get it. 

nd until 

cow boys 

cowboys 

around 

as it looks. 

u 

bull 

p 

f 

put 

push 

b 

ll 

easy 

Choose the best Title. 


❏ Bulls Running 

❏ Cowboys Riding 

ll 

sh 

now 

cow 

how 

slide 

slid 

❏ Cowboys and Bulls 

hide 

i 

hid 

❏ Cowboys and Bulls Puzzle 

Here’s a hint. Turn the cowboys around until they’re riding two different looking bulls to 

those in the first drawing. Now the bulls have legs kicked out instead of being tucked in. It’s 

so simple when you know how it’s done. Have fun. Try it on your mother or brother or sister. 


Puzzling 

Title 

ow 

now 

mirr or 

mirror 

funny 

or 

word 

h 

w 

k 

d 

t 

n 

n 

mag ic 

magic 

Look at this word in the mir . 

H 

O Here’s another w d, 

T 

T 

and an 

er. H 

A 

T 

More magic words. 

Now l 

your mirror. They look 

fu y. 

But if you turn the words upside d n, 

they are n 

t funny. 

The words look 

the same. 

That’s magic! 

k at these words in 

ox 

Try it w 

Which words work with 

your mirror? 


T 

O 

M 

H 

I 

D 

Y 

O 

U 

ox 

D 

O 

W 

N 

H 

O 

W 

B 

O 

X 

w 

w 

this word. 

l 

b 

h 

t 

W 

H 

A 

T 

W 

A 

X 

Y 

E 

S 

oo 

ld 

th 

k 

k 

k 

k 

bed 

K I D 

i 

All these words were in capital letters, otherwise it doesn’t work. For the last lot, the letters 

you can use are, B,C,D,E,H,I,K,O,X. For the vertical set, you can use, A,H,I,M,O,T,U,W,X,Y. 

See how many words you can make in each set. Mum and Dad could have a go too. Have 

fun. 


Puzzling 

one 

1 2 3 4 

Title 

h 

ere 

d 

th 

n 

eyes 

Here is a pu 

There is one star hid 

But wh 

le for your eyes. 

is it? 

Can you find the st ? 

shapes 

here. 

The star has 5 p . 

It is made up of lots of small sh . 

It is very, very dif 

Here is the answer. 

s 

diff i cult 

difficult 

diff er ent 

different 

to see. 

wh 

w 

points 

Here is a help 

for your eyes. 

The star is in here. 

Think! 

puzzle 

If all the shapes had been the same 

colour, the puzzle would be: 

(a) easier. 

(b) more difficult. 

hidden 


It is upside down to stop 

you cheating! 

(c) just the same. 

i 

Our eyes are puzzled by all the different triangles and rectangles. They are also puzzled by 

the different colours. So, even when we know exactly where the star is, it is still difficult to 

see. When you make up a puzzle like this one, remember to make your shapes like the 

object you are trying to hide. If it’s a duck, your shapes would be like half moons which 

curve like the duck’s body. 


Puzzling 

a-e 

make 

t 

l 

sh 

k 

k 

k 

num ber 

number 

Ask your fr 

4 

half 

halve 

Trick your friends. 

Title 

double 

Am z them with your maths. 

to do this. 

1. Think of a number und ten. 

2. Double your num . 

3. Add on 4. 

4. Halve y answer. 

5. Take away the number that y first 

thought of. 

6. Your answer is 2. 

10 

12 

8 

75 

3 

2 

friend 

9 

3 

7 

20 

what 

that 

a-e 

haze 

m 

am 

cr 

z 

z 

z 

un der 

under 

Have a go! 

Your number 

Double it 

Add on 6 


Halve it 

Take away the number 

you first thought of. 

Your answer is 3. 

i 

How does it work? Here is your secret clue. The answer is always half of the number you 

ask your friend to add on. So if you ask him/her to add on ten, then the answer will be five. 

If you ask for six to be added on, then the answer will be three. It doesn’t matter what 

number he/she first thought of, you will always be right. Clever you! 


Building 

be fore 

be side 

be hind 

be low 

Rem 

This is the plan of a h 

It is for y 

All you n 

and some glue. 

Title 

to make. 

se. 

d is a pair of sci 

It is easy to m . 

to cut on these 

✄ and to fold on these . 

It 

fold 

hold 

easy 

re mem ber 

remember 

best if you colour your 

glue 

blue 

✄ s c 

issors 

colour 

ou 

house 

This is your roof 

,,,,, 

,,,,, 

,,,,, 

,,,,, 

,,,,, 

,,,,, 

h se be you glue it. 

ææææææææ 

,,,,,,, 

cut out 

cut out 

Stick roof on to this tab 

Stick roof on to this tab 


,,,,,,, 

glue tab 


m 

f 

s 

r 

se 

nd 

nd 

nd 


,,,,,,, 

glue tab 

cut out 

glue tab 

cut out 

i 

You can glue your house beside or behind your friend’s houses and make a town. If you 

want some shops and offices for your town, there is a plan for them too. You could then have 

a complete town and put all the buildings together on a large piece of cardboard. 


Building 

eeze 

squeeze 

sn 

fr 

br 

easy 

This building is e 

Title 

to make. 

1. Cut out the bu . 

2. Fold along the dotted l s. 

3. Now make cuts for a bal . 

Press in the balcony with your 

f . 

Then squ 

fold line. 

bal con y 

balcony 

✄ 

finger 

to make a good 

4. Colour your bu g then 

glue it. 

dot dotted 

spot spotted 

rot rott 

æææ ,, ,,, 

tab for glue cut out 

tab for glue 

out 

ææcut 

æææ 

If you want to make a taller building, you can copy the plan onto a larger piece of paper. 

i 

Now you will have room for more balconies and so your building will be as tall as you want 

it to be. There are other plans in this series for you to make, such as a house and a van. You 

will be able to make a town with all these and add traffic lights and people. 


Sue 

gl 

bl 

cl 

tr 

resc 

b u 

ilding 

ue 

5. You can make a roof 

for your building. 


tab for glue

Building 

ow 

tower 

p 

er 

Par is 

Paris 

Eiffel ( fel) 

plat form 

platform 

Title 

gird ers 

girders 

very 

every 

fl er 

sh 

where 

there 

er 

France 

Some towers are very tall. 

The Eiffel Tower is 320 metres tall. 

is in Paris. 

sec ond 

second 

You can see the Tower from everywhere in P . 

The Eiffel Tower is m 

There is a lift to every platform. 

of huge steel girders. 

You can s all of Paris f the second platform. 


How tall is your classroom? 

How many times taller is the Eiffel Tower? 

m 

tall 

f 

c 

w 

all 

How tall is your bedroom? 

m 

How many bedrooms tall is the Eiffel Tower? 

i 

The top of the Eiffel Tower is used as a weather station to help in weather forecasting. It is 

also used as a radio tower to transmit radio signals all over France. 


Building 

ake 

make 

t 

care 

b 

are 

Title 

diff i cult 

difficult 

put 

car 

c 

ar 

d 

l 

sh 

ay 

play 

s 

gl 

sh 

Can you make a house of c 

You will need some pl 

and some care! 

ds? 

ing cards 

You can say it looks 

e 

, but it is 

diff . It is h . 

Take care when y put a card on t . 

How high can you g ? 

H 

a try today. 

Make a start. 

easy 

Now add a 

card on top. 


Next, add a 

card to the front 

and back. 

h 

st 

d 

t 

st 

l 

er 

This is the 

hard part. 

Then make the next layer. 

i 

Building a house of cards is great fun. You can have a competition with your family. People 

have tried to build tall houses of cards since cards were first produced over a hundred years 

ago. People also build tall towers with cups and saucers, or champagne glasses. This leads 

to lots of broken china and glass - and very angry parents! 


Building 

aw 

law 

cl 

cutt ing 

cutting 

Title 

diff er ent 

different 

p 

str 

dr 

This is a saw. 

We use s s for cutting wood a metal. 

A saw for cu 

a ‘hacksaw’. It h 

Here is a diff 

It is a bowsaw. 

It has big tee 

metal is called 

hard, strong teeth. 

Think! 

met al 

metal 

strong 

teeth 

saw. 

for cutting logs. 


Crosscut saw 

or 

ripsaw? 

How do you know? 

Crosscut saw or ripsaw? 

i 

A crosscut saw cuts across the grain of wood. A ripsaw cuts with the grain - that is, it can cut 

along the length of a plank of wood, or along the length of a log. Circular saws driven by a 

motor are good at ‘ripping’ through planks or logs of wood. Fretsaws and jigsaws are used 

for sawing shapes in thin wood. Jigsaw puzzles are made with a jigsaw. 


Rolling 

ow 

snow 

bl 

sh 

thr 

gr 

sn 

I’ll 

you’ll 

ing 

ing 

Easy! 

I will 

you w 

Title 

It’s snowing. We’ll make a sn 

We’ll r 

ov 

the snow. 

It’s gr ing big . 

We’ 

over 

roll 

rolling 

eyes 

stones 

keep rolling it. 

It’ keep gr ing bigger. 

won’t 

it’s 

a big snowball 

push 

butt ons 

buttons 

hard 

It’s hard to p . I’ll need your h . 

man. 

Think! 

will not 

big 

bigger 

We’ need stones for e and butt . 

We’ll need st for arms and rocks for f t. 

it’s 

let’s 

‘ 

we’ll 

that’s 

I’ll 

you’re 


it’ll 

he’ll 

she’ll 

he 

she 

don’t 

you’re 

i 

All these words with an apostrophe (‘) in them are two words that have been put together. 

The apostrophe shows where a letter has been missed out. Sometimes there’s a changed 

letter, for example, won’t for will not. Apostrophes also show something belonging, such as 

‘The chair’s legs’. In the old days, it was ‘The chaires legs’, now the ‘e’ is missed out. 


Rolling 

ball 

c 

f 

t 

all 

Title 

Long ago, people said the World was flat. 

They said that if you w 

a ship, you would f 

This is a globe 

It h 

it up. 

people 

know 

We know that the W 

You c 

you 

Our moon is also b 

a stand to h 

running 

winning 

the World. 

t too far in 

spinn ing 

spinning 

said 

off the World! 

fly round it. 

Draw a World. 

Name your countries. 

You can make them up 

or draw real ones. 

-shaped. 

would 

cou 

sh 

is ball-shaped. 

round 


Flying 

World 

Balls 

Moon 


i 

Rotating and Revolving 

Our World is spinning (rotating) quite quickly. We can’t feel it because our air is spinning 

with the World. Our World is also on a long journey around the Sun. It is revolving. This 

revolution takes a year and gives us summer and winter. Our moon is also rotating. 


Rolling 

ou 

round 

s 

gr 

f 

nd 

nd 

nd 

Mars is a planet. 

It is not as big as p 

It is not as hot 

tel e scope 

telescope 

Title 

planet Earth. 

Earth. 

plan et 

planet 

goes 

oo 

moon 

s 

sp 

look 

Mars goes ar nd the sun like planet E . 

If you look at Mars in a 

tele it l ks red. 

We call it the r 

Mars has 2 moons. 

planet. 

Earth has one m . 

Circle the best Title. 

b 

t 

Which is Earth? 

Which is Mars? 


How do you know? 

n 

k 

k 

n 

Planets 

Earth 

Mars 

Telescopes 

i 

People think we could live on Mars. First we’d have to warm it up (with greenhouse gases). 

It’s too cold for us as it is and there’s no good air or water, only ice. As Mars heated up, 

clouds and rain would fall. Then we’d plant trees to make the air better for us to breathe. 

Next we’d plant grass and take animals up there, then we could live there. Exciting! 


Rolling 

fold 

h 

c 

b 

t 

old 

This is a wheel fr 

an im al 

animal 

glue 

Today 

Title 

in vent ed 

invented 

eels are used for lorries, 

cars, planes, trains, and lots of machines. 

long ago. 

This is a cog 

In the old days, wheels were made of w d. 

Wheels were inv 

Carts had wheels for an 

Now you can 

make your own 

lorry from the plan. 

wood 

Plan of lorry 

J. WHITE 

COLD MEATS 

wh 

wheel 

Why do these wheels 

have c ? 

over 5 000 years ago. 

s to pull. 

eel. 

en 

ip 

cog wheels 


tab tab tab 

ich 

at 

ere 

ite 

tab 

tab 

tab 

Wheels 

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When you make this lorry, you will only need scissors and glue. The solid lines ( ) 

mean cut and the broken lines ( ) mean fold. The ‘tabs’ are the little bits that you put 

glue on to hold your lorry together. It’s a good idea to colour the lorry before sticking it. 


Rolling 

hold 

b 

old 

sol id 

solid 

Title 

vint age 

vintage 

toy 

j 

oy 

c 

s 

t 

f 

Very old cars are called veteran cars or vintage c . 

Vet 

The wheels h 

handle 

candle 

Some have solid t . 

Colour the 

best Title. 

Solid Wheels 

Old Cars 

Henry Ford 

Steam Engines 

i 

vet er an 

veteran 

cars often have a roof made of canvas. 

spokes like your bike. 

tyres 

can vas 

canvas 

This is a b 

in a t 

veteran c . 


b 

enj 

destr 

Very old cars had a stick to steer with, 

not a steering wh . 


Some had candle lamps - 

not too good in the wind! 

100 years ago, the first c s had 

steam engines. 

Henry Ford was a famous pioneer car maker. In 1908 he had the Model T Ford made in his 

factory. 15 000 000 were sold. He set up an ‘assembly line’ where each worker put in a 

small part of the car, then the partly finished car moved on to the next worker. He died in 

1947 leaving about $600 million to the Ford Foundation. Have you driven in a Ford car?

Flying 

high 

l 

igh 

t 

rock ets 

rockets 

Title 

some 

come 

fly 

sk 

y 

br 

fl 

n 

But best of all are the 

ro . 

Bang! Off they go. 

They fly up hi 

Ba 

ar 

star 

t 

t 

t 

We all like to see fi 

works. 

b 

m 

wh 

Some f w shoot sparks 

of bright col s. 

Some spin around and ar . 

! Look at the bri 

into the sky. 

colours in the dark n t. 

Roc 

sparks 

park 

dark 

ou 

around 

cloud 

are the best. 

R 

colours 

fire works 

fireworks 

Colours! 

sparks 

Gr n li ts 

Ye 

ow stars 


Bl 

P 

flashes 

k clouds 

Wh te sm ke 

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In Britain, fireworks night is on the 5th of November. This is in memory of Guy Fawkes who 

had a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament (that’s where the government makes the 

laws) and King James in London. He had big kegs of gunpowder, matches and fuses. 

Luckily, his plot was discovered and the King and Parliament were saved. This happened in 

1605, nearly 400 years ago. 


Flying 

ea 

leaf 

Title 

what 

y 

fly 

n 

s 

t 

t 

t 

This is a butterfly. 

This is my butterfl 

butt er fly 

butterfly 

A butterfly has 4 big wings. It has 6 legs. 

It can fl up in the sk . 

It lays lots of eggs on a l f. 

The eggs h 

net. 

cat er pill ars 

caterpillars 

I can try to c a butter in my net. 

into 

cat . 

What is this caterpillar doing to the leaf? 

hatch 

ca 

ba 

ma 

tch 


What eats caterpillars? 

sk 

tr 

cr 

Why do butterflies lay so many eggs? 

i 

Some people have collections of butterflies and moths they catch. They put them in glasstopped 

boxes. Then they print long Latin names underneath, for example, LEPIDOPTERA. 


Flying 

ow 

crow 

gr 

swallow 

Title 

parr ots 

parrots 

colours 

high 

fl 

igh 

t 

fl 

bl 

migrate 

fly 

sky 

fry 

cry 

why 

This is a bird. It is flying. 

It is high in the s . 

A bird has big wings to help it f . 

Birds c 

n fly far away. 

They can fly right out of sight. 

Some birds are black. Some are 

black 

Some 

seagulls. 

white. 

ite birds are 

Draw a tree. 

Draw a parrot 

on the tree. 

Draw a flock 

of birds in the 

sky. 


Parrots have bright 

br 

m 

r 

s 

t 

t 

t 

t 

c l rs. 

Some are blue or green or red or 

yell . 

i 

Some birds migrate to other countries in winter and come back in summer, like swallows. 

Some migrate in summer and return in winter, like geese. Geese like cold weather. 


Flying 

ou 

round 

f 

nd 

hel 

i 

Title 

cop 

ter 

some 

come 

s 

b 

gr 

people 

nd 

nd 

nd 

A helicopter has big rotor blades on the top. 

The helicopter’s rotor bl d s spin around 

and lift it up off the gr 

So a helicopter d 

The small r 

Some people call helicopters 

‘Twirly Birds’. Can you guess 

why? 

Some helicopters are used to rescue people. 

They rescue pe 

hov ers 

hovers 

from cliffs, or 

from the sea. They are also used to resc 

people from the top of ta 

nd. 

not need a runway. 

r blades on its tail steer it. 

buildings which are on fire. 

does 

Rescue 


Lost People 

Rotor 

Blade 


Twirly Birds 

Rescue 

Rotor Blades 

i 

Helicopters are also used to look for people who are lost or small planes which have crashed. 

They fly over deserts, mountains or snow searching over places with no roads for other 

vehicles. 


Flying 

high 

igh 

said 

Title 

white 

saw 

aw 

r 

t 

p 

m 

s 

height 

t 

Sat ur day 

Saturday 

morn ing 

morning 

Claire and I were up at six on Saturday morn . 

We were going with Uncle Bill to see the hot air ball s. 

We saw the bas s. 

We saw the jets of ho ai from the gas burners. 

We saw the ball 

were 

Then off they went up in the a . 

Soon they were high in the s . 

What a sight! There were red and 

wh balloons. There w r 

br 

t orange ones. 

s getting bigger and fatter. 

hair 

cl 

d 

dr 

bas ket 

basket 

air 

n 

Choose the best 

Title. 


ch 

Cl 

Gas Burners 

Baskets 

Orange Balloons 

Flying High 

i 

In 1991 an Australian (Chris Dewhurst) and an Englishman (Leo Dickinson) flew over Mt. 

Everest in a hot air balloon. They were the first people to achieve this. Mt. Everest is the 

highest mountain in the World. You’ll find it to the north of India on your map. 


Floating 

ow 

now 

c 

h 

dr 

big 

large 

huge 

n 

big 

bigger 

biggest 

krill 

World 

blue 

glue 

Some whales eat tiny 

k . 

Title 

A whale is an enormous anim . 

It is the big 

The biggest wh 

a 

The killer whale e 

the ‘blue’ whale. 

fish. It is black and wh 

much smaller th 

en or mous 

enormous 

kill er 

killer 

animal in the World. 

tiny 

s are the ‘sperm’ whale 

seals and large 

most whales. 

Krill look like tiny 

prawns. 

, and is 

ave 

wave 

s 

g 

br 

an im al 

animal 


Circle the odd word out. 

big huge blue green 

tiny large black red 

enormous krill white 

i 

Whales swim down under the waves to great depths. They can stay there a long time 

without breathing. When they surface, they blow old air and moisture from their blowholes 

and take in fresh air. When calves are born, the cows nudge them up to the surface for their 

first breath, otherwise they would drown. Whale milk is rich in fat and the calves grow quickly. 


Floating 

ind 

mind 

w 

no 

go 

so 

also 

Title 

boat 

float 

to 

do 

who 

you 

ddle 

paddle 

mu 

k 

f 

You can make this boat fl . 

It will als 

water 

go fast. 

Cut a piece of thick card like this. 

Cut a pad 

Now, can you fi 

a bit smaller than the space in the boat. 

a rubber band? 

Wi up the pad with the rubber b . 

Put your boat in the w 

and let go. Watch it g . 

Now, try to make your boat go backwards. 

What did you do? 

rubb er 

rubber 

space 


fi 

sa 

i 

You can also make a ‘jet propelled’ boat. Simply tape an inflated balloon on to your boat. 

When you let it go the air escaping from the balloon in a great rush will make your boat 

move forward. You can make your jet boat go around in circles by bending a corner of the 

back of your boat so that it drags in the water and acts like a tiller. 


Floating 

ow 

blow 

sh 

kn 

thr 

past 

fast 

last 

mast 

pass en gers 

passengers 

mill i ons 

millions 

Title 

People have used boats for millions of years. 

In the old days p 

boats out of logs. 

Logs tied together to m 

sail 

sailed 

sailing 

sailor 

The wind can blow a b . 

So, long ago, people put up a mast. 

They fixed a sail to the m . 

Now they could sail fas . 

people 

made 

a raft. 

oa 

boat 

Nowadays we have huge ships made of iron. 

They have big motors and carry cargo and 

pass . 

used 

car go 

cargo 


Think! 

How does a ship float if it is made of iron? 

r 

c 

fl 

d 

st 


Floaters 

Sails 

t 

Masts 

Logs 

i 

The Titanic was a large passenger ship which hit a huge iceberg. In the hull of the ship were 

many watertight sections so that she would be ‘unsinkable’. The sharp iceberg sliced through 

the sections of the iron hull and hundreds of people were drowned. This tragedy happened 

in 1912. The Titanic did not carry enough life boats to take all the people to safety! 


Floating 

crack 

bla 

ck 

they 

grey 

Title 

crack ing 

cracking 

drake 

ue 

blue 

tr 

du 

tri 

lu 

mu 

du 

y 

y 

ling 

Ducks and drakes swim well. 

They h 

sw 

fast. 

gl 

cl 

webbed feet, so they can 

Ducks and drakes dive for worms 

a 

tadpoles. 

They can see well un 

Ducks lay about five e . 

They s 

After that, the eggs cr 

du 

This duck is lu 

ducklings. 

Statement 

Drakes lay eggs. 

Ducklings hatch in about 

days. 

Ducks 

eat 

small 

duck ling s 

ducklings 

on the eggs for 3 weeks. 

animals. 

21 

s hatch. 

and the 

as she has five 

Think! 

True or False 

water. 


Clue 

i 

In many countries, people shoot ducks for food (and sport). They can usually only do this at 

certain times of the year once the breeding season is over. Many people think that ducks 

should be protected, so that no one would be allowed to shoot them. What do you think? 


Floating 

ea 

head 

br 

h 

st 

d 

vy 

dy 

Some things float. S 

A cork fl 

Title 

ts because it is light. 

things sink. 

sink 

A lump of iron s s because it is h vy and solid. 

floating 

water 

Some th 

boat 

float 

goat 

coat 

Make a list! 

sol id 

solid 

be cause 

because 

empty 

Heavy things like ships made of steel 

can fl 

sinking 

s can float or sink. 

A cup will float when it is empty. 

But it will sink w 

Their weight is spr 

it is full of water. 

If you break the cup, the bits will s . 

w 

l 

th 

st 

ink 

because of their shape. 

d out over the water. 


i 

Sometimes we have to add weight to a ship to make it float in a steady way. This is called 

ballast. If ships don’t have much cargo to carry, they will put sea water in their holds as 

ballast. You can try this with a cup. An empty cup is not steady when it is floating. If you half 

fill it with water, it will float better and stay upright better. It is the same with ships. 


Buying 

then 

the 

y 

re 

se 

here, 

there, 

and 

everywhere 

When we go to the shops, 

we look at pr 

Here, th 

Then th 

and ‘Now only £14’. 

Title 

price 

prices 

s of things. 

and every 

we see signs telling us that the 

pr 

But is it? 

is cheap. 

We see the si 

cheap 

si g ns 

‘Sale’ 

see 

fr 

thr 

n 

ee 

e 

we 

m 

sh 

We s the s ‘Save’ 

W s ‘Value’ signs. 

is the sign ‘20% Off’ 

Have you seen the sign ‘buy 2 and get 1 fr ’? 

Make some shop signs. 

h 

SALE 


d 

i 

If you know what the prices of the shoes or the skateboards were last week and now the prices 

are less, then you know there is a real reduction. But if the price doesn’t seem to be low but you’re 

not sure, then beware! If you need three chicken dinners because there are three people to feed, 

then 3 for the price of 2 is a good deal for you. But if you’re on your own, the chicken dinner on 

the third night is going to be rather nasty. So think about ‘bargains’ before you buy. 


Buying 

o-e 

note 

v 

r 

h 

p 

h 

w 

j 

t 

p 

p 

l 

l 

k 

k 

diff er ent 

different 

Different countries have 

diff 

notes. 

Some countries h 

Some c 

paper 

notes 

Title 

countries 

Small money comes in coins. 

Bigger m 

plas tic 

plastic notes 

comes in notes. 

money 

honey 

wall et 

wallet 

You need a wallet for your n . 

Draw a 

different 

note for 

your 

country. 

small paper notes. 

have very large notes. 

Some countries (like Australia) have notes made of plastic. 

The plastic notes don’t get so dirty. 

Think! 

You are living in the old days. So you can barter. 

You have a pig. How many ducks can you get? 

You have made some pots. How many pots for a sheep? 

i 

bar ter 

barter 


In the days before money was invented, people used to swap 1 goat for 3 hens, or 1 sack of 

grain for 6 pots of honey. This ‘barter’ system became too difficult so people began to give 

small pieces of gold or silver for goats or sheep. The pieces of metal were weighed and 

were made in different sizes. So buying rather than barter began. 


Buying 

boy 

t 

j 

enj 

r 

oy 

al 

We all have coins. 

diff er ent 

different 

We enjoy spending c 

money 

met al 

metal 

Title 

ns in shops. 

Your pocket money is given to you in coins. 

Different countries have diff 

Some coins are silver metal. 

an im al 

animal 

pres i dent 

president 

countries 

sil ver 

silver 

coin 

j 

p 

j 

oil 

b 

c 

coins. 

Some coins made from brown m . 

Some coins h 

Some coins have the h 

pres 

sp 

a royal head on them (a king or queen). 

on them. 

of the 


Some coins have a 

animal on the back. 

Make rubbings of 2 coins. 

A big one and a small one. 

Put your coin under a piece of paper. 

Scribble on the paper. 

oi 


Silver Coins 

Coins 

n 

nt 

nt 

Pocket Money 

Spending 

l 

l 

l 

i 

Many people collect coins from all over the World. They also collect very old coins. Some 

old coins are extremely (very) valuable. You can see old coins in a museum. Shops which 

sell stamps often sell old coins as well, so you can see them there. 


Buying 

gold 

s 

c 

b 

h 

t 

f 

old 

in got 

ingot 

We all like gold. 

Gold rings. 

Gold watches. 

Title 

Gold c s. 

In the old days, people used to b 

We can dig up gold. 

We can f 

nug get 

nugget 

Gold is expensive. 

ex pen sive 

expensive 

find 

me 

w 

b 

sh 

h 

e 

ee 

see 

tr 

fr 

nuggets of gold. 

y things with pieces of gold. 

If you sold an animal sk n, you’d get a small piece of g ld. 

If you s a camel, you’d get a bigger piece o gold. 

Think! 

They can be made of gold. They can be made of plastic. 

spoon (yes/no) moon (yes/no) 

buy 


tree (yes/no) chair (yes/no) 

ring (yes/no) socks (yes/no) 

frog (yes/no) plate (yes/no) 

i 

Gold is too expensive now for coins. In the old days, gold was melted down and made into coins 

of different sizes and weights. Coins had ridges round the edge so the cheats and thieves could 

not shave thin bits of gold off coins for themselves. Today gold is made into large ingots (gold 

bars) to transport to other countries or to store in large safes under tight security. 


Buying 

car 

h 

p 

h 

st 

ar 

d 

t 

m 

t 

Title 

We pay for toys or food. 

But a house or a cara 

exp . 

So wh 

We pay a small part of the mon 

Then we pay a small p 

It’s not h 

It might take a year for a bed. 

It might take t 

It might take five y 

car a van 

caravan 

money 

what 

do we do? 

now. 

y 

n 

r 

dr 

is too 

t each month until it’s paid for. 

d this way and you get the item now. 

(2) years for a TV set. 

s for a caravan. 

ex pen sive 

expensive 

It might t ten y s for a car. 

might take twenty (20) y s for house. 

ea 

r 

r 

ch 

l 

m 

to: to pay for 

too: too expensive 

two: two years 

Now you have a go. 

to: 

too: 


two: 

i 

Sometimes shops will keep things for you if you don’t have quite enough money. Suppose you 

wanted a computer game but you only had half the cost. Perhaps they might be sold out by the 

time you have saved up, or perhaps the price will go up. You simply give the shop the money you 

can and they keep it until you have paid the rest in a few weeks. Then you get your game. 


Playing 

rink 

s 

l 

th 

dr 

bl 

ink 

You can also try roller-skat 

or rollerblading. 

Title 

An ice r is a nice place to vis . 

You can hire sk at the i rink. 

Skating is diff . 

You will fall over once or tw . 

Keep at it. 

You will mas 

These skates and blades have four 

wh 

ls. 

vis it 

visit 

hire 

mas ter 

master 

than you th . 

diff i cult 

difficult 

skating 

skates 

your skates sooner 


Ice Rinks 

nice 


ra 

pla 

twi 

on 

ce 

Rollerblades 

Skating 

Hiring Skates 

i 

In countries where the weather is freezing in winter, many people enjoy ice-skating on frozen 

lakes or canals. Of course they have to make sure the ice is thick enough to bear their 

weight. Thin ice could crack and land them in freezing water! It’s also dangerous as it’s 

hard to get out again. 


Playing 

it’s 

that’s 

it is 

that 

let’s us 

you’re are 

you’ll will 

I’m 

i 

I 

Title 

voll ey 

volley 

another 

It’ fun to play voll ball. 

against 

only 

large 

catch 

Another game played with a high net is Quoits. This is played by throwing a rubber ring 

over the net which your opponent catches and throws back. The skill of the game is to keep 

your opponent running about all over the court, until he or she misses the ring and it drops to 

the ground. The game is also called ‘deck tennis’ as it was often played on board ships. 


ma 

pa 

ha 

sna 

You only need a n and a lar ball. 

You and some of y 

friends can pl 

te 

pa 

sa 

against another 

. You can play on a 

of grass or on the 

at the beach. You’ll hit the 

b ov the net. 

You don’ ca the ball. 

You’re hoping the oth 

will miss the ball. 

You’re hop 

ma . 

team 

to win the 

tch 

Think! 

hope 

hoping 

What other games are played 

with a net? 

Ten 

Ne 

Bas 

Pi 

Badmin 

Socc 

Hock 

Water p 

ba 

po 

l 

ball 

Viewing Sample

Playing 

see 

n 

s 

r 

tr 

ee 

You w 

d 

d 

Worms are g 

l 

You can d 

Put th 

so th 

Take a st 

go ing 

going 

Going fishing? 

You will n 

You will need a f 

and a r 

Title 

d lots of things. 

l, or hand line. 

Then you will need s 

Big h 

small hooks for s 

also need some bait. 

d bait. 

up worms. 

in a tin with a lid, 

won’t escape. 

l to sit on. 


i 

Hooks 

Worms 

Bait 

Fishing 

some 

come 

fish ing 

fishing 

worms 

ks for big fish, 

Think! 

oo 

hook 


rod 

g 

c 

st 

hooks. 

fish. 


Where can you go fishing? 

lake (yes/no) house (yes/no) 

river (yes/no) pond (yes/no) 

hills (yes/no) kitchen (yes/no) 

beach (yes/no) dam (yes/no) 

There are not as many fish around as there used to be. Some people catch baby fish and 

don’t throw them back again. Some people catch too many fish for their families to eat. 

Some fishers catch huge numbers of fish in nets and waste many. Some people catch female 

fish full of eggs without returning them to the sea or river. What can we do? 

d 

k 

l

Playing 

ride 

riding 

hire 

hir 

slide 

slid 

like 

lik 

hel met 

helmet 

Don’t forget your 

helmet. 

You might fall off. 

Title 

Have you ever had a r 

on the back of a hor ? 

You can hire a ho 

or a 

pony to see if you like rid . 

The horse can do what you want. 

It can feel your h 

Your heels can te 

A small kick with yo 


Horses 

Pony 

Helmet 

Bridle 

Riding 

Trotting 

ls on its side. 

it to walk. 

heels 

w tell it to tr . 

slow 

down 

bridle 

horse 

pony 

fast 

p 

l 

f 

t 

b 

ast 

ask 

You can also as your hor to stop. 


If you pull the brid 

a bit, your horse 

w slow d n. If you 

p 

h 

the bridle a lot, your 

will stop. 

er 

i 

Many people enjoy riding horses. Some train their horses to jump over high poles and they can 

win medals and silver cups. Some people train their horses to race at racetracks. People bet on 

races, so a lot of money is lost or won. Other people simply enjoy a ride through the forest or a 

gallop over the moors. In the old days, horses were used to pull wagons and to plough fields. 


Playing 

one 

two 

thr 

four 

five 

s 

seven 

eight 

n 

t 

eleven 

twelve 

n 

num ber 

number 

over 

Title 

Dominoes is fun to pl . 

The pieces have num 

from one to s . 

ame 

game 

Some pieces have two numbers the same 

(like two thr 

If there is a four at one end, you will play a four. 

If th is a six at one e and a two at the other, 

and you do not have a six or a two, then you can’t pl . 

The first player to play all their pieces is the wi . 

Draughts is f 

play 

player 

played 

playing 

Your black can jump ov 

to play. 

Then you capture the white. 

cap ture 

capture 

You win if you capture all the whites. 

a white. 

draughts 

winn er 

winner 

s). 

black 

white 

s 

t 

n 

f 



Dominoes 

Indoor Games 

Draughts 

Captures 

Outdoor Games 

i 

Draughts and Dominoes have been played for hundreds of years. We think that dominoes was 

first played in Italy about two hundred years ago. Draughts is even older and was popular in the 

days of ancient (old) Egypt, Greece and Rome. It is probably over four thousand years old.

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