News Flash Teacher's Resource Pack December Issu e #19, 2017

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Pages 3. Cloze Text

4. Addition & Subtraction Activity

5. Crossword Activity

6. Comprehension Activity

7. Editing Activity

8. Colouring Activity

9. Mini-Project Activity

10. Word Search Activity

11. Spot the Difference Activity

12. Planet Sudoku – Extra Sudoku puzzles

13. Book Review Activity

14. Personal Factfile

15. Art Activity (Print)

16. Answers

17. Teacher’s Monthly Planner, with Curriculum linksoutlined.

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CONTENTS

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This month’s cloze test is from a story about a monkey who misbehaved, and ended up learning a valuable lesson! We’ve made it a bit trickier by taking out 8 words. This is called a cloze test. Read through the words in the black box first and make sure you understand them. Then, read through the article. Make sure you think about the best place to put a word, not the first place. Careful as you go, as some words may fit in a few places, while other words will only suit one place.

CHEEKY LITTLE MONKEY

A very ___________ monkey got himself into a lot of trouble recently.

The baby long-tailed macaque (pronounced macawk) passed out with after ___________ down a cup of coffee it stole from a tourist!

The thirsty ___________ jumped onto a tourist’s motorbike in the Thai capital Bangkok and quickly drank the ___________.

As the monkey was only around 6 months old, the coffee was too much and, within ___________, he collapsed.

However, quick-thinking tourists raised the ___________ and a vet was quickly on the scene.

After giving him emergency ___________, the cheeky little monkey finally came around and was soon healthy enough to rejoin his ___________.

Two lessons learned for little monkey: don’t steal and certainly don’t drink coffee!

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CLOZE ACTIVITY

monkey seconds silly coffee alarm troop slurping aid

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Visit www.coloringsquared.com for more great pixel art!

Here is a Pixel Art Worksheet from ColoringSquared.com for you to enjoy. Follow the colour key below to reveal a magical character! Careful with your subtracting!

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SUBTRACTION ACTIVITY

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Christmas Crack the Code & Colour

Match the letters to the boxes and see what Christmas message the elves are sending you.

Now see how many more words (3 letters or more) you can make using the letters above. We've started you off.

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1. What do the letters DSPCA mean?

2. In the Star Wars films, what name is given to the island hideout of Luke Skywalker ?

3. What do the letters IFA mean?

4. How many animals the DSPCA rescued already this year, according to latest figures?

5. What word, beginning with F, means food for farm animals?

6. Who is the Minister for Climate Action and Environment?

7. What popular festive TV show airs once a year and involves children from all over the country?

8. What new website can you visit to check out which items are suitable for recycling in your home?

9. Tricky one: If the latest Star Wars movie hits cinema screens on December 15, and December 5 is a Tuesday, what day is December 15?

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COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY – NEWS ROUND PAGES 4 & 5

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This month’s Editing Activity is based on a story about sport moving onto the 'big screen'! Read through the article and see if you can spot the 5 spelling mistakes, 5 missing capitals and 5 missing full stops. Then, when you do, in your best handwriting, re-write the article and illustrate it.

SPORT IN THE CINEMA

Wood you like to watch live sport in a sinema? Now you can – if you ever visit canada

Canadian cinemas are showing NFL games (American futball) every sunday, where fans can enjoy snacks such as popkorn, chicken wings and a soft drink while watching the action unfold on the big screen, for as little as $5

This season’s Super Bowl, which takes place on Febuary 4, will be shown in 50 cinemas across canada

have you ever imagined popping along to the cinema to watch the All-ireland hurling final or the World Cup It could soon become a reality

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EDITING ACTIVITY- Correct my work, please!

5 SPELLING MISTAKES 5 CAPITAL MISTAKES 5 FULL STOPS

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Christmas Tree Crossword

Follow the picture clues and fill in the missing words on the Christmas Tree Crossword. When completed, write out the words in alphabetical order in the table below. Careful with spellings.

PuzzlePuzzleChristmas Pixel Christmas Pixel How are your addition skills? Why

not try this Colouring Squared pixel puzzle and see what you uncover. Simply add the sums in your head and match your answer to the Colour Key below. You should reveal a festive favourite. Tip: Use felt-tip markers for this … and take your time.

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From www.colouringsquared.comColour Key: 0 = Yellow; 1-5 = Beige; 6-10 = Red; 11-15 = Black; 16-20 = Blue

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1. This season leads us up to Christmas VTDANE2. This heavenly body sits on top of the tree GANEL3. Born in a manger YABB SSJEU4. The place where Baby Jesus was born TLMBEEHHE5. One of Santa’s reindeers ZRBTILE6. These animals carried the Three Wise Men MEACLS7. Found burning in windows through Christmas DSNACLE8. We send these to friends and family in the run up to Christmas RDCSA9. The name given to Christmas songs ROLACS10. Santa enters your house through this MNYHICE11. One of Santa’s reindeers MTCEO12. Where you place the baby Jesus on Christmas Eve BRIC13. One of Santa’s reindeers CDPIU14. One of Santa’s reindeers CRENDA15. One of Santa’s reindeers SREADH16. The month of Christmas EEEMBDRC17. What you put on the tree ORTISCEDANS18. One of Santa’s reindeers NNDREO19. Helpers of Santa SEELV20. Who we get to spend time with at Christmas ILFMYA21. What we share on Christmas morning FTGSI22. A meat, usually cooked with the turkey AHM

23. Prickly, with red berries YHLOL24. A popular Christmas song NGJLIE SELLB25. Some people kiss under this OETISLTME26. The name given to a Christmas Play about

the Story of Christmas VTYATNII27. Where Santa lives RHTON EPLO28. One of Santa’s reindeers CRENPRA29. Pullers of Santa’s sleigh EEENRRID30. The one with the red nose OLPHURD31. Red suit, black boots, hearty laugh NTAAS USALC32. Hung by the fireplace SKNGSCITO33. Shiny decoration that we hand on the tree SILENT34. What we ask for letters to Santa YSOT35. One of Santa’s reindeers XVINE36. A short way to write Christmas SMAX

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The Jumbo The Jumbo Christmas WordsearchChristmas Wordsearch

Christmas Conundrum Corner

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