ContentsWriting Time Adventure Passport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Exploring Space 2

Diagonal Joins to Neckline Entries; Cursive to Print; Printing; Posture, Paper Position and Pencil Grip

The Sun 6

Diagonal Joins to e and o; Print to Cursive; Labelling

Our Solar System 10

Diagonal Joins to Ascenders; Capital Letters; Posture, Paper Position and Pencil Grip

Fine Motor Workout 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

24-hour Time 14

Diagonal Touch Joins; Speed and Legibility; Horizontal Joins to Neckline Entries

The History of Words 16

Horizontal Joins to e and o; Flourished Writing; Copying from Afar; Labelling; Spacing

Picture Books 20

Horizontal Joins to Ascenders; Print to Cursive; Printing; Slope

Fine Motor Workout 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Solid, Liquid and Gas 24

Horizontal Touch Joins; Posture, Paper Position and Pencil Grip; Copying from Afar

Units of Measurement 28

Double Letters; Numerals; Slope

Fine Motor Workout 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Poetry and Verse 32

8 mm Lines; Speed Loops from Descenders; Cursive to Print; Letter Discrimination; Slope; Printing; Copying Chunks; Printing; Letter Size; Spacing

Fine Motor Workout 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Light and Refl ection 40

Speed Loops to Ascenders; Labelling; Spacing to Fit; Copying Chunks; Slope; Print to Cursive; Capital Letters; Letter Size

Adaptations of Living Things 48

When Not to Loop; Slope; Letter Discrimination; Speed and Legibility

Fine Motor Workout 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

My Point of View 54

8 mm Lines (without guidelines); Flourished Writing; Signatures; Printing; Speed and Legibility; Letter Size

Assessment

Assessment 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Assessment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Assessment 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Assessment 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Student Assessment Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Teacher Assessment Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Activity Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Posture, Paper Position and Pencil Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Posture Keep your back straight, head up and lean forward slightly.

Place your feet fl at on the fl oor.

Rest your non-writing arm on the desk.

Pencil Grip Hold your pencil using your thumb, index fi nger and middle fi nger.

Make sure your pencil grip is not too tight.

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Paper Position Place your page directly in front of you.

Left-handed students, slightly rotate your paper clockwise.

Right-handed students, slightly rotate your paper anticlockwise.

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Writing Time 5 Contents

Writing Time 5 Victoria

The SunWe all need energy to carry out our daily activities. Our energy comes from the food we eat. The sun is the largest source of the Earth’s energy.

Diagonal Joins to e and o: Trace and copy these joins and words relating to the sun. Remember, extend the exit to the start of e, or to the top of o, then retrace.

Fine Motor Skills: Sunfl owers have vibrant, golden petals. Complete the other half of the sunfl ower, then colour.

ÄúÑÓ ÇËÑÓ ÉúÑÓ áúÑÓ àúÑÓ äúÑÓ ãúÑÓ ŸåúÑÓ ŸçúÑÓ èúÑÓ ìúÑÓ

Äöé⁄ džé⁄ Éöé⁄ ŒÑ†é⁄ áöé⁄ àöé⁄ äöé⁄ ãöé⁄ Ÿåöé⁄ ìöé⁄

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Print to Cursive: Rewrite in cursive this paragraph about the sun’s energy. Focus on your joins.

Fine Motor Skills: Trace and colour the sun and solar fl ares. Use red, orange and yellow.

Solar fl ares are tremendous eruptions on the surface of the sun.

The sun is a powe ful sou ce of ene gy. The

amount of sunlight the Ea th eceives in one

hou could supply all the count ies on Ea th

with thei ene gy needs fo a whole yea !

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The Sun – ACSSU078

Contribution of MigrantsOver the years many skilled and talented people have migrated to Australia. The contributions they have made to our society have been signifi cant.

Letters Print Cursive Capitals

Word Meaning

Copy the meaning beside each word.

Unscramble these letters to fi nd words relating to the sun and energy. Copy each word in print, cursive and capitals.

alsor srvocnet cgeenry eynsun sstulnigh srrnsafte t

ŒÑÈçúÑÈëµÜ˜ò˝íöéƒÆöÄüëÊdžé÷çõï‹ÑÈëªì¸íõîü縟ëπÑ•€öé≈îüë∂ÇËÑÓìúÑÈåõèúÑÈëµÄõìõîüëπÑÓ

1. ĸ ŸåúцÄû€õîüëπÑÓ éƒÖˇ áúцÄõì¸/džéƒÆöɸ2. ìù¨úÑÓ Äù´ßàùÆõàõìõò˝ ìöé⁄ Éöé⁄ ñ°é÷ë∫≠¸3. ĸ íöé≈îüë∂Ç ËÑÓ éƒÖˇ íõîõèõèùÆõò˝

4. ŸëπÑÎÆöÄõìõàüçöÜ˝ ìöé⁄ ìù¨úÑÓ íõîüç¸5. é≈îüëÊ íõìöÄüëÊ6. ÇΨöÄüçöÜıÑÓ é÷ëÊ ÄùÆõìúÑÈëÊ

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Complete this passage using the words from the energy chain diagram.

Trace and copy these diagonal joins to neckline entries.

Äüå¸ ÇÈëÊ ÉüëÊ ŒÑÈå¸ àüóÓ äüç¸ ãüå¸ Ÿåüå¸

PãöÄüçõìû€ Äù´©íöé÷ë∫´˛ íöéƒÆöÄüëÊ ŒÑÈçúÑÈëµÜ˜ò˝ ¥‰ë∑é÷å¸ìù¨úÑÓ Äüçöɸ džé÷çõï‹ÑÈëªì¸ àõì¸ ìöé⁄ ÇΨúÑÈåõàödžÄùƸŒÑÈçúÑÈëµÜ˜ò˝. TáúÑÓ à˚œ ŒÑ†ÄõìúÑÈç¸ Åßò˝ ìù¨úÑÓ

ñ¶¨õàöÇΨ¸ à˚œ ŒÑ†ÄõìúÑÈç¸ Åßò˝ ìù¨úÑÓ. TáúÑÓ ¥‰ë∑éøÜ˝ à˚œ ìù¨úÑÈç¸ ŒÑ†ÄõìúÑÈç¸ Åßò˝ ìù¨úÑÓ. TáöÄõì¸ à˚œ áöé≈ñ˛ ŒÑÈçúÑÈëµÜ˜ò˝ ìüëµÄõï‹ÑÎÆ˚œ

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Labelling: Print labels for this diagram of an energy chain.

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Picture Mix-upLucy’s documents have become mixed up. Help her put the image together using the numbers as a guide, then colour. Do you know what animal it is?

Answer:

9 14 5 10

12

4 3

7

1 11

15 2 8

13

6

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

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Fine Motor Workout 4