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Contents 3 5 Easy Steps in Creative Writing Infant 1 7 9 3-4 years 11 13 Easy Steps in Creative Writing Infant 2 2 4-5 years Easy Steps in Creative Writing Book 1 5-6 years Easy Steps in Creative Writing Book 2 6-7 years Easy Steps in Creative Writing Book 3 7-8 years Easy Steps in Mathematics 8-9 years

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TOPIC 21: Story Writing using “We are“ Exercise 21a Friends have lots of fun together. Story Writing Now you are going to tell a story about you and your friends. Use the words in the word bank to help you complete the sentences. At the Zoo friends mall ice cream fun We are friends. walking excited animals looking We are at the mall. giraffe grass elephant We are eating ice cream. We are having fun. 58 57 TOPIC 22 Story Writing using “They are“ Exercise 22a Let us see what the family is up to. Use the words in the word bank to write a story about the picture. They are at home. They are at the table. A Rainy Day They are eating lunch. They are happy. playing raincoats rain puddles splashing 61 They are .________________ They are .________________ They are .________________ They are .________________ They are .________________ 62 4

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Exercise 6b Writing Story Middles Look at the picture below. Look at the picture below then read the story that follows. The Big Race Vacation Camp Complete the beginning sentence in this story. Tim and Jack went to vacation camp. They learnt how to follow maps at camp. Tim and Jack had fun Joe, Anna and Brian are running a ________. at vacation camp. Anna wins the race. Joe will try to win the next race. The sentence in red is the middle of the story. 25 26 Exercise 6c Exercise 6d Look at the picture below. Look at the picture below. A Family Picnic The First Day at School Complete the middle sentence of the story. Complete the middle sentence of the story. Mummy, Daddy and I are having a picnic. There It was the first day of school. Lisa ________ are sandwiches and _____________ on the _______________________. The teacher table. We are happy. tried to make her feel better. 27 28 6

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SECTION 1: Reflective Writing - Get to Know Me Activity 1 Welcome to Easy Steps in Creative Writing Book 1 ! In Get to Know Me this book you will learn to develop your writing skills as you practise writing sentences, poems and stories among other Write the answers on the blank spaces below or in your exercise book. things. All about me Sometimes you may work with friends, while other times you will work on your own. Either way, you are sure to have My name is fun as you create your written pieces. My Favourites Likes and Dislikes Let us begin with some activities that will encourage you to write about yourself. Food: Things I like: 1 1. Colour: 2. 3. Animal: Things I do not like: 1. Place: 2. 3. Read over what you have written. Then share with a friend. 2 Activity 1 Now I will rewrite my sentences as a story. Flying a Kite At MovieTowne Are you ready to try one on your own now? I think that you are. Try this one. One Friday evening, Mummy, Daddy and I went to MovieTowne. We wanted to see a new movie. We got When? Who? What? popcorn and drinks. We sat close to the screen. We ________ ________ ________ were very excited. ________ ________ ________ 101 Helpful words: brother me savannah kites sunny windy fun Where? Why? How? ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ Great work! Now reread your ideas and change them if you wish. 102 8

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SECTION 3: Writing Book Reports Lesson: What is a Book Report? Book Report A book report is a short but detailed account, in writing, of a book that was read. Fictional Books It allows you to share your ideas, thoughts and feelings about the book with more people than just your circle of friends. 27 Fiction Stories Fiction refers to stories created from the imagination of the author. Mystery and fantasy are types of fiction books. Writing a fiction book report can be lots of fun. Here are some things that can be included in your book report. Title Characters Setting At the end of your report, for your conclusion, you can include your personal thoughts. When you are finished writing your book report, use the steps in the writing process (refer to page ) to make the necessary corrections. 28 Activity 4 Activity 5 Describing The Zoo Describing a Haunted House Use the plan below to write a draft of a descriptive paragraph about Use the plan below to write a draft of a descriptive paragraph about the zoo. You can write your draft in your copybook or notebook. a haunted house. You can write your draft in your copybook or Step 1: Pre-writing or Planning notebook. Topic: The Zoo Step 1: Pre-writing or Planning Topic: The Haunted House Looks like Sounds like Smells like Looks like Sounds like Smells like Now we can find other things to compare each characteristic listed to Now we can find other things to compare each characteristic listed to create similes, metaphors or personification. create similes, metaphors or personification. Similes Metaphors Personification Similes Metaphors Personification After you have written your draft, revise, edit and publish it. After you have written your draft, revise, edit and publish it. 87 88 10

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Chapter 4 Fractions Example 3: In the group of students, state the fraction that represents: 2. What type of fractions are shown below? a. Girls? b. Boys? a. 6 c. 6 2 e. 11 13 3 24 b. 9 d. 18 f. 19 4 5 7 11 3. Mother cuts 6 cakes into eighths. How many slices will she get? 4. 4 chocolates are each divided into tenths. How many pieces of chocolate are obtained? 5. In each shape below; state the fraction a. shaded b. unshaded a. b. c. a. Girls = 2 Number of girls (two - fifths) 5 Total number d. e. f. b. Boys = 3 Number of boys (three- fifths) 5 Total number Exercise 1 1. Name the following fractions: 6. There are 12 children in a group. 5 like cricket and the rest like football. What fraction likes: a. 7 c. 8 e. 1 a. cricket? 6 13 2 b. football? b. 4 d. 7 f. 9 7. Which of the fractions below are common fractions? 15 8 19 a. five – eighths c. nine – twentieths e. eight – fifteenths b. seven – twelfths d. seven – hundredths f. six – thirteenths 42 43 Chapter 10 Relationships between the length of each side of the triangle and the size of the angle. Angles ✓ The largest angle in a triangle is found opposite the longest line. 3. EQUILATERAL TRIANGLES have three equal sides and three equal angles. Each ✓ The smallest angle in a triangle is found opposite the shortest line. angle measures 60°. 60° 60° 60° Example 1: b° 12cm Relationship between the Interior and Exterior Angles in a Triangle 14cm ✓ The angles inside the triangle are called Interior Angles. a° c° ✓ The angles outside the triangle are called the Exterior Angles. 24cm Largest Angle = b° Smallest Angle = c° The Exterior Angle is equal to the Angles in order of sizes (smallest to largest) = c° a° b° sum of the two opposite interior e° c° a° angles. Exercise 3 3. b° Find the missing angle in each triangle. 51° a° = c° + d° 1. 2. d° g° g° = b° + c° e° = b° + d° x° Example 1: 30° 62° 60° x° x° x° x° = 60° + 45° = 105° 4. 5. 6. a° 50° x° 45° 94° 59° x° 48° 186 187 14

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