Name: _______________________ Date: _______________________
Six Seasons
bees
Grampians
season
January
creeks
indigenous
nests
eels
Meaning
Word
Page
small streams
long fish that look like a snakes
insects that make honey
a particular time of year
the first month of the year
a series of mountain ranges in Victoria
where birds lay their eggs
someone or something that is native to
a place
Aim: To develop the use of meaning
Activity: Choose words from the box to match a definition in the “meaning” column.
Then find the word in the text and record the page number.
Text: Six Seasons (information report)
Stage of reader: Transitional (GR Levels 12–14)
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Name: _______________________ Date: _______________________
Six Seasons
1
There is six seasons in The Grampians.
Each season is named after a animal or plant that lives in The Grampians.
Their are many butterflies in The Grampians at this time of the year.
The season of honey bees starting in late March.
The season of the cockatoos starts in june and goes until late July.
The season of nesting birds is the wetter season in The Grampians.
2
and
.
flowers
are
of
The
with
trees
busy
The
Grampians
bees
Aim: To develop the use of structure
Activity:
1 Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly.
2 Use each word and punctuation mark to write a sentence from the text.
Text: Six Seasons (information report)
Stage of reader: Transitional (GR Levels 12–14)
© Oxford University Press 2013. This sheet may be copied and modified for non-commercial classroom use.
Name: _______________________ Date: _______________________
Six Seasons
1 Use the letters in the box to make 6 words from the text. Each letter can be
used more than once.
t
i
r
g
d
n
s
e
w
b
c
a
x
o
2 Add “ee” or “ea” to compete each word.
b___s
s___sons
y___r
cr___ks
___ch
tr___s
__ls
w___ther
3 Find and write words in the text with:
2 letters
3 letters
4 letters
5 letters
6 letters
Aim: To develop the use of visual
Activity:
1
Make words from the text using letters in the box. Each letter can be used more than once.
2
Write “ee” or “ea” to complete each word.
3
Write words from the text with the number of letters listed.
Text: Six Seasons (information report)
Stage of reader: Transitional (GR Levels 12–14)
© Oxford University Press 2013. This sheet may be copied and modified for non-commercial classroom use.