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Contents
Page
Introduction
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Introduction
Outcomes and Indicators (NSW K-6 English Syllabus Document)
Information about Ruth Park
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vii
Worksheets
Front Cover for Worksheet Booklets
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Chapter 1 Let's Meet Wombat
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Chapter
2
Here Comes Tabby
24
Chapter
3
Everyone Loves the Circus
46
Chapter 4 The Lion Tamer
69
Chapter 5 The Shiny Red Bike
92
Appendices
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APPendix
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Proforma Sheets used for Summarising Activity
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Appendix
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Model Proforma Teacher Preparation Sheets
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Appendix
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de Bono's Six Thinking Hats
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APPendix
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Bloom's Taxonomy
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'APPendix
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Pre-requisite Skills for Reading Comprehension
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References
138
APPendix
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The Muddle-headed Wombat
Chapter
2:
Here Comes Tabby
Word Meanings
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Draw a line to match the words to their meaningsl
Word
Meaning
tou sly
stout
grand
shaking
put in order
talked him into
ruffled up
scamper
fat
trembling
delicate
wad
conceited
arranged
important
run quickly
fine, easily damaged
a lump of paper or material
thought a lot of himself
coaxed
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Morphemes
A morpheme is the'smallest unit of meaning'in a word. We call these different units
base words, prefixes and suffixes. Each of these parb carry meaning, for example the
prefix 're-' means 'again'. Therefore, in the word 'recover' the two parts are 're-' and
'cover'and the meaning of the whole word means'to cover againi
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Break these words into their units and use a dictionary to find out what
each part means,
1. uns€rew: Parts:
Meaning:
2. cleaner:
Parts:
Meaning:
3. helpful:
Parts:
Meaning:
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The Muddle-headed Wombat
Chapter
Word Meanings
4:
The Lion Tamer
Compound Words
Underline the compound words in these sentences:
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1.
2.
3.
4.
The Lioness did everything he told her to do and Tabby was clapped more loudly
than anyone.
Mouse darted back into the hat very quickly.
He undid Wombat's uniform coat and took it off.
Then Charlie thought he had better do something really clever.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Use a thesaurus to find some synonyms and antonyms for these words:
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Word
Page
Synonyms
Antonyms
Number
ctever
shrilly
leave
liked
old
hurt
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48
49
44
39
39
Proofreading
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Underline any spelling errors. Write the correct spelling on the line.
(Be careful! There may be more than one error in each sentence.)
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"You meen you don't want us to work in the circus eny mor?" quavered poor
Mouse. (page 49)
2.
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4.
was thinking that if we brought Mrs Loin a nice cuddly fury toy it mite keep her
company."
(page 50)
"Eeeeeeeeek, their's an orful ded fish in here, Tabby!"
(page 39)
She lay doun with him befour her for pors and began to lick him, like a mother cat.
(page 40)
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Chapter
Word List
by pattern
5:
The Shiny Red Bike
Dates
Spelling List Pafterns/Rules
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2.
3.
4.
hiqher
siqh
friqhtful
miqht
tiqhts
deliqhtful
siqht
'c' followed by i, e or y
Removal of 'e'ending before
adding a vowel suffix
Digraph'igh'
Digraph'au'
listeninq
whistle
caterwauled
exhausted
success
Write the vowels on this line:
dancinq
bounced
excitement
qraceful
certainly
announcement
ballet
pulled
friend
Write the consonants on these lines:
prettv
idea
Put these words into alohabetical order:
1. might
2.
tights
frightful
high
bounced dancing success ceftainly
3. idea
friend
4. exhausted pretty
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graceful
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