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Learning Objectives
My learning objectives for this theme are to:
1. Revise and remember high frequency spellings 2. Learn complex words that do not conform to regular patterns.
3. Apply spelling rules and recognise exceptions.
4. Appreciate the impact of figurative language in texts. 5. Improve my vocabulary by working out the meaning of unknown words in the text.
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All about Big Cats.
Lions, tigers and leopards are all members of the big cat family. They are all carnivores. They have strong claws and very strong teeth to help them to hunt other animals. All the big cats have excellent hearing and sight. They have sleek, muscular bodies and beautiful fur coats. Many big cats are endangered because people hunt them for their fur. The most endangered big cat is the tiger. Read the story about big cats at least twice and then answer the questions below.
1. Three animals which belong to the big cat family are the ______, ______and ______
2. A carnivore is an animal which:
a) belongs to the cat family b)only eats meat c)eats cats
3. Why do big cats need to have big teeth and sharp claws? ______4. Why are many of the big cats endangered? ______5. Which big cat is the most endangered? ______6. Match the word from the story with its meaning
sleek Having strong, well developed muscles
endangered Smooth to the touch
muscular Could die out and become extinct
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Read the story about a big cat’s body then answer true or false to the statement s below.
Big cats have a very muscular body. They have long legs that allow them to leap, pounce or climb. It has a long,
flexible tail that helps it to keep its balance. A big cat has pads on the underside of each foot. These pads are like cushions when the cat lands on a hard surface. A big cat‟s large eyes can see
very well in the dark. They also have funnel-shaped ears that can turn and catch even the smallest sound. Big cats have long whiskers which are very sensitive and help the cat to find its way
around.
1. Big cats have a very strong body. _____ 2. Their long legs balance them so that they can leap and pounce.____
3. Big1. catsBig havecats goodhave balancea very strong because body. of their_____ long tail. _____
4. Big2. catsTheir have long pads legs on balance the top them of each so that foot. they ____ can leap and pounce.____ 3. Big cats have good balance because of their long tail. _____ 5. Big4. cats Big cancats see have very pads well on in the the top dark. of each____ foot. ____
6. Big5. catsBig cancats hear can verysee very well. well ____ in the dark. ____ 6. Big cats can hear very well. ____ 7. Whiskers7. Whiskers are sensitive are sensitive and hurt and bighurt cats._____ big cats._____
One word that means to have very strong muscles is ______. Another word that means, “to jump” is ______. A word that means that something can bend and twist easily is ______. A word that means that you can feel things very easily is ______.
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Here are some of the words that you should learn to spell. Write each one in the box and then find them in the word search,
CARNIVORES MUSCULAR FLEXIBLE ENDANGERED SLEEK SENSITIVE BALANCE LEOPARD TIGER EXTINCT WHISKERS MUSCLES
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Write out your spellings ______here.
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C L E O P A R D F E ______W A A M U S C L E S ______U P R R W O E U E W E W P N H X W Y N T ______X S R O I E T D D R ______T S E B S V F U A A I L L A K U O P N L ______N E S L E D F R G U C E O A R R W G E C ______T K R N S E R Y R S ______A E W C G G D E E U T S A E Y I S F D M ______S E N S I T I V E R
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In the story below all the capital letters and full stops have been left out. Use a coloured pencil or felt tip pen to fill them in.
The Lion and the Mouse
once when a lion was asleep a little mouse began running up and down upon him this soon wakened the lion who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him "pardon, o king," cried the little Mouse "forgive me this time I shall never forget it who knows but what I may be able to do you a turn some of these days?" the lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go some time after the lion was caught in a trap and the hunters who desired to carry him alive to the king tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on just then the little mouse happened to pass by and seeing the sad plight in which the lion was went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the king of the beasts "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse so the saying is so very true that: little friends may prove great friends
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Choose to be either the mouse or the lion. Write a report for a newspaper telling your story. How did you feel? What happened? What did you tell your friends afterwards?
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The Siberian Tiger
The Siberian tiger is the largest, most powerful cat in the whole world. Sadly, there are only about
200 of these tigers left in the wild. The Siberian tiger lives in China,
Siberia and Korea. It’s long, thick fur keeps it warm in the very cold winters of these lands. The Siberian Read the story at least tiger lives deep in the forests. In twice and answer these questions in full sentences. winter their fur coats becomes much Don’t forget the capital paler so that deer, pigs and other letters at the beginning of a sentence and the full stops prey cannot see them so easily. at the end.
1. Which big cat is the most powerful? ______
2. How many Siberian tigers are left in the wild? ______
3. Where do you think there are other Siberian tigers ? ______
4. How does the Siberian tiger keep warm in the winter? ______
5. In which habitat is the Siberian tiger found in the wild? ______
6. Why can the tiger’s prey not see it very easily in the winter? ______
7. Which animals does the Siberian tiger prey on? ______
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Plurals – more than one!
Here are some words from the stories that you have
already read that need to be changed from one to
many.
teeth
body
foot
forest
deer
A big cat‟s body. . . . (One cat or many ?)
Look at these 2 sentences: In the sentences below say if there are many cats or only one cat in that 1. The cats played in the garden. (MANY CATS) sentence. Write one or many in the 2. The cat’s paw was sore. box at the end of the sentence (ONE CAT)
1. The cat’s muscular body and long legs allow it to leap easily. 2. Big cats1. areThe powerful cat’s muscular carnivores. body and long legs allow it to leap easily. 2. Big cats are powerful carnivores. 3. Today, many big cats are endangered.
4. The Siberian3. Today, tiger’s many long, big thickcats arefur keepsendangered. it warm in the icy winters. 4. The Siberian tiger’s long, thick fur keeps it warm in the icy 5. The lionswinters. slept under the Baobab tree. 6. The cheetah’s5. The pawslions sleptand claws under are the blunt. Baobab tree.
7. The spots6. The on cheetah’sa jaguar’s pawscoat andhelp claws to camouflage are blunt. it in the jungle.
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Read the story about the Siberian Tiger on Page 8. Make a list of all the NOUNS. See if you can find 15 NOUNS
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Thereare PROPER nouns and COMMOMN nouns PROPERnouns are the names of cities, countries, rivers etc. They alwaysstart with a capital letter. Readthe story again and write down some proper nouns on the lines below. ______
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The lion‟s claws- Now follow my example on the right and write out the apostrophes in a different way. The claws of the lion. The lion‟s roar - The roar ______The leopard‟s coat – The coat ______The tiger‟s The big cat‟s muscular body – The muscular ______sharp teeth ______– The sharp The jaguar‟s spotted coat – The spotted ______teeth of the ______tiger. The tiger‟s sharp teeth – The sharp ______
APOSTROPHE - „S Write this little story out again but fill in the apostrophe s where I have left it out!
All big cats can roar. The lions roar is the loudest. Big cats are famous for their magnificent coats. The lions coat is sand-coloured but the tigers coat is striped. The lions claws are very sharp. All cheetahs have narrow paws and blunt claws. ______
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______Find all these big cats in this ______mini word search. I have hidden some of the words more than ______once. Use different colours for each animal and count how many Leopard lion tiger of each are hidden. jaguar cheetah
L I O N J L I D R A P O E L J I I O N J A H E C L I O N A C R I O N O A G N H H T I G O H L A G N T I O U E E E U O N E T I U E T I L I A E A E O I E I I E G L E O P A R D I T L T G H G U A R E G I T L I O A A C L I E T J A G U A R L I O H T I G E R J A G U A R E G I T
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Add an S or IES to these words that end in Y. If tere is a vowel before th Y then just add an S. If there is a consonane before the Y then remove the Y and add IES.
Lady ladies trolley trolleys Baby Family Add either an S or ES to monkey the end of these words to City make more than one. Boy Tray Lion ______Lady Leopard ______Valley Fox ______Lorry Cub ______Display Church ______History Tiger ______Birthday Box ______Memory Winter ______Emergency Patch ______Memory Tomato ______Story Animal ______Journey Bus ______Vacancy Horse ______Donkey Whisker ______Body Dress ______Chimney Jaguar ______Potato ______Boy Torch ______galaxy
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Match the words with their meanings.
Here are the words:
Someone or something that comes from Siberia. ______
The babies of big cats are called ______. tiger tigress Something that can bend and move very easily is cubs prey courtship continent ______. flexible muscular Something that has a lot of feeling is ______.
sleek sensitive A large male big cat is a ______. endangered Siberian A large female big cat is a ______. camouflage Something that is very smooth is______. An animal that is in danger of dying out so that there are no more of them is ______. An animal that is cleverly coloured so that it cannot be seen by its prey has very good ______. An animal or person with very good, strong muscles is ______.
An animal that is hunted to be eaten by a big cat is called Read the story again to its ______. answer these questions. The behaviour between a male and female animal in order to find a mate is called ______. How many cubs does a tigressA largeusually mass have? of land She may has be called ______a ______How long do they feed on her milk? They feed ______What do they eat after this time ? They eat ______
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All big cats belong to the same family. The big cat family have been on Earth for more than 34 million years. The big cast family are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Members of the big cat family include lions, leopards, tigers and jaguars. The cheetah is related to the big cats but it is quite different in some ways. A cheetah has narrow paws and blunt claws very similar to those of a dog. All big cats can roar except for the cheetah, the jaguar and the clouded leopard. The lion’s roar is the loudest of all.
Answer true or false to these statements. The story tells us that big cats are found Read the story again before you start. on nearly every continent. Below are list of countries and continents. Underline the names that are continents. Some big cats are 34 million years old. ______India Africa Britain There are no lions or tigers in Australia South America Asia Australia _____ Greece Germany Europe Antarctica North America Japan The cheetah is related to the dog family. _____ How many continents are there ? ___ Leopards belong to the cat family. _____ Put these animals into alphabetical order: The lion has blunt claws like a dog. Lion ______Tiger ______Leopard ______All big cats can roar. _____ Cheetah ______The lion can roar louder than all other Jaguar ______big cats. _____ Lynx ______Caracal ______There are lions in Africa. ____
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BIG CAT HUNTERS
Big cats such as lions and tigers are expert hunters. They have powerful, muscular legs to help them to chase their prey. Their teeth and their jaws are very strong and this helps them to bite their prey and kill it.
Big cats hunt a variety of animals such as gazelles (a type of deer), wild pigs, rabbits and fish. Big cats usually hunt at dawn or dusk. They creep up to their prey silently. Then they pounce quickl y. They grab their prey by the neck or throat.
Lions are the only big cats that hunt animals larger than themselves. Lionesses usually hunt in groups. They prey on animals such as antelopes, zebras or wildebeest. Although the lionesses do the hunting, it is always the lion that eats first ! MEANINGS OF Underline the correct meaning for each of these words: WORDS
Expert means: a) to enjoy doing something b) To have trained to do something. c) to very good at doing something
Prey means : a) an animal that is killed for food by another animal b) to kneel down and talk to God c) To find something to eat
Variety means: a) a show that people go to b) many different types of things c) a type of vegetable dusk means: a) early in the morning b) late at night c) when the sun sets dawn means a) when the sun rises b) when the sun sets c) the morning
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Read the story again at least twice and then answer the questions that follow. Please answer in full sentences. Remember capital letters and full stops.
1. In what ways is a big cat’s body well designed for hunting prey ? ______
2. Why do you think big cats eat a variety of things ? ______
3. How do big cats go about catching their prey ? ______
4. Why do you think they have to hunt in this manner? ______
5. Why do you think big cats grab their prey by the throat or the neck ? ______
6. Discuss the reasons why big cats hunt at dawn or dusk rather than at some other time of the day ? ______
7. Why do you think lions are brave enough to prey on animals larger than themselves? ______
8. What do we call a whole family of lions that live together in a group? ______
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1. Why can big cats chase their prey so well ? ______
2. Why do big cats have very strong jaws and teeth ? ______
3. What types of animals might a big cat hunt ? ______
4. What do big cats do when they are out hunting ? ______
5. A what times of the day do big cats usually hunt ? ______
6. Which of the big cat family often prey on animals larger than themselves? ______
7. What types of large animals might they prey on ? ______
8. Who eats first in a lion’s family ? ______
9. Who does the hunting in a lion’s family ? ______
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Yesterday I lay in the long grass and waited for the other lionesses. Today I lie in the grass and wait for the other lionesses.
Here are some sentences from the story you have just read. They are all in the present or future tense. Write them again in the past tense. Start each sentence with a past tense words eg yesterday, last week, last night, a month ago, when they were young etc.
1. They creep up on their prey silently. ______
2. They pounce quickly. ______
3. The lion eats first. ______
4. Their teeth and their jaws are very strong. ______
5. They have powerful legs. ______
6. The lionesses do the hunting. ______
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Big cats make all sorts of sounds to communicate with one another. They purr and growl and hiss and roar. Big cats can signal to one another by twitching their tails or ears. When a big cat is angry it will growl and flick its tail. It does this to warn another big cat not to come into its territory.
Sometimes two rival big cats will have a quarrel. The weaker of the two cats will usually give in to the dominant cat by lying down. This shows the other cat that it does not want to fight. The stronger cat will hover over it, flatten its ears and look very menacing.
The roar of a lion is very low and loud and can be heard from several miles away.You can tell a lot about big cats by looking at their eyes and ears.
Read the descriptions in the boxes and draw a line to the picture that matches the description. When a big cat is annoyed or perhaps afraid, its ears When a big cat is Will be flat on very angry indeed it its head. will hold its ears close to its head, open its C mouth very wide and bare its canine teeth.
When a big cat is alert and D looking for prey or possible danger (maybe it has cubs to protect) its eyes are large and round and the pupils are pin-pricked. Its ears are pricked up so that it can hear B even the slightest sound. A When a big cat is happy and content it will sit quietly with its eyes half-closed.
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- 1. How do big cats communicate with each other? ______
2. What noises can big cats make ? ______
3. How do big cats use their tail or ears to communicate with each other? ______
4. What does a big cat do when it is very angry? ______
5. Why does it do this ? ______
6. When big cats quarrel, why does one of the cats often lie down? ______
7. What does the stronger of the two cats do? ______
8. What facts can you give about a lion’s roar? ______
9. How would you be able to tell if a big cat is very angry ? ______
10. When does a big cat sit quietly with its eyes half closed? ______
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Its – this word means that something belongs
The lion licked its paw.
It‟s – this means “it is”. It‟s a lovely day today. It is a lovely day today.
Now you try. Fill in its or it’s in the spaces in these sentences.
1. The cat drank ______milk. 2. The lion groomed ______mate. 3. Do you think ______going to rain today ? 4. The lion pricked up ______ears. 5. ______probably going to rain later today. 6. Do you think that ______our duty help others? 7. A big cat closes ______eyes when it is content. 8. I don‟t think ______fair that my brother is going to Spain ! 9. A lion marks ______territory to keep other lions out. 10. I‟m so glad that ______a bank holiday on Monday. 11. If ______the weaker one, a big cat will lie down. 12. ______the biggest lion I have ever seen ! 13. My teacher says that ______a good idea to Communicate signal twitch have a study timetable. Angry territory quarrel 14. The leopard chased ______prey. content fright annoyed 15. The lion searched for the rest of ______pride. afraid canine menacing
How many times can you find the word territory ? ______M T E R R I T O R Y Y C T Y T H Y F T E R I Y L I R O T I O R E R K R Q E O N Y O A T O T E H N O H J I O U O I E A H N Y E R E Y T J T G L T A T H T H C G A N N O Y E D H K E I R R C Y T H I E I H Y E N T J Y L R R Y T E R E S N Y R R I T Y E R T R E D I A R F A Y G L G Y H T Y T Y E L O W R I C O M M U N I C A T E E T H I T Y O Y I T L O A E T H E O R Y T T E R R I T O R Y Y R O T I R R E T
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