PDF Initial consonant cluster - squ - story and crossword

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I nit ial consonant clust er - squ

? To r ead and ident if y squ- wor ds and t o r ecognise t hat sq (and q) is always f ollowed by u. ? To r ead st or y (wit h help as needed) and highlight all wor ds beginning wit h squ. ? Discussion may elicit

- how many of t hese wor ds ar e adj ect ives - t he connect ion bet ween wor ds like squeeze, squidgy, squir m, squashy, et c. ? Reading and copying out t he wor ds will help lear ner t o ident if y t he `u' in each wor d. ? Cr osswor d pr ovides r einf or cement . ? Follow up wit h wr it ing sent ences.

Relat ed r esour ces f r om t he same aut hor

(all available on sit e)

? I nit ial consonant clust ers (set 1) sc, sm, sp, st - includes phonic st r ips list ening act ivit y and a sc, sm, sp, st cr osswor d.

? Spelling quiz (online Wor d wor ksheet ) - sc, sm, sp, st . ? Spelling cloze - sc, sm, sp, st (int er act ive Wor d wor ksheet wit h dr op down menus). ? I nit ial consonant clust ers (set 2) sc, sm, sp, st , sl, sn - wor ds and `pict ur e clue'

car ds. ? I nit ial consonant clust er s (set 3) t r, pr, dr, gr ? Crossword ? t r , pr , dr , gr . ? Long e phonics sheet s. ? Mat ch sh or ch - pict ur e wor ksheet s. ? Criss- cross word puzzle - sh or ch. ? Yest erday's world - t h act ivit ies.

Main Cur r iculum Ref er ences

Lit eracy

Ww/ E1.3

- use basic sound-symbol associat ion t o help spelling, as appr opr iat e f or

t he needs of t he lear ner

Ww/ E2.2

- use knowledge of sound?symbol r elat ionships and phonological pat t er ns

(e.g. consonant clust er s, vowel phonemes) t o help wor k out cor r ect spellings

Rw/ E1.2

- decode simple, r egular wor ds

Rw/ E2.3

- use phonic and gr aphic knowledge t o decode wor ds

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I nvasion in t he For est

Ther e was no doubt about it . Ser geant Sammy, t he r ed squir r el, was in char ge of t he whole squad of animals in The Animal Squadr on. Ot her animals had t r ied t o gain cont r ol but t hey had not done so.

Simon t he squid had t r ied t o per suade t he ot her animals t hat he was best f or t he j ob. "Look how many t ent acles I have got ," he said, "I would be able t o r each out and squash all our enemies wit h one big squeeze! I should be in char ge." But t he ot her animals had not list ened t o him.

"No way," squawked Ozzie t he Owl, "Sammy Squir r el is j ust r ight f or t he j ob."

Some animals had t r ied t o per suade Micky t he mouse t o over t hr ow Sammy but he was t oo squeamish f or t he j ob. "No, no," he squeaked, "I hat e t o be a damp squib but I don't t hink it is a good idea. Sammy is j ust r ight f or t he j ob."

So Sammy was in char ge. He made a plan t o get r id of t he gr ey squir r els who wer e t r ying t o t ake over t he wood. Thr ee gr ey squir r els had been seen squat t ing in t he big oak t r ee at t he edge of t he f or est . They had at t acked and killed poor old Molly t he Mole ? her squeals had been hear d f or miles ar ound. Willy t he wor m had seen what had happened and he squir med all t he way acr oss t he f or est t o t ell Sammy.

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"Sammy," he had said, "I saw it all. They squeezed Molly unt il she was dead. She was squealing and cr ying. Then t hey t r ied t o hide t he body. They wer e squabbling wit h each ot her about what t o do wit h her . I t was hor r ible."

Sammy was ver y angr y. He called t oget her all of t he ot her animals. "Micky," he said t o t he mouse, "you ar e second in char ge. You will lead a squadr on t o wat ch t he gr ey squir r els. Now t her e is somet hing I know about t hem t hat will help us get r id of t hem..."

Chapt er Two

Ar med wit h squeegee mops and bucket s of wat er , Ser geant Sammy, Micky t he Mouse, Dar r en t he Deer , Ozzie t he Owl, Billy t he Badger and

Vincent Vole made t heir way t o t he giant oak t r ee. Simon t he squid was wit h t hem, squashed int o one of t he bucket s of wat er . The plan was in hand. I t was muddy in t he f or est and t hey squelched t hr ough t he mud. I t was a br ight sunny day and t hey squint ed against t he sun in t heir eyes.

"We will soon be r id of t hose squat t er s," said Sammy.

The gr ey squir r els wer e asleep in t he heat of t he day. Ever yone knew t hey wer e lazy.

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At t he bot t om of t he oak t r ee, t he animals put t heir plan int o act ion. Squeegee mops wer e put int o t he bucket s and loaded wit h ammunit ion. Gr ey squir r els hat e wat er ! Filling t he mops unt il t hey wer e dr ipping, t hey plunged t hem int o t he hole wher e t he gr ey squir r els slept ! They squeezed out as much wat er as t hey could. They loaded t heir weapons again!

The gr ey squir r els woke up wit h a st ar t ! They squelched out of t he hole. "St op! St op!" t hey squealed, "We ar e all squidgy."

As t hey j umped out of t he hole, Simon t he squid squir t ed t hem wit h ink! They wer e not gr ey squir r els any mor e but black ones! They squir med out of t he f or est as f ast as t hey could.

Chapt er Thr ee

The next day all t he animal squadr on met t oget her in t he squar e bet ween t he oak t r ees. They wer e squeaking wit h delight .

"Sammy," t hey said, "we want you t o be Squir e of t he For est f or ever and ever ."

And so t hey all lived happily ever af t er .

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squ wor ds

The wor ds below all appear ed in t he st or y. Read t hem and t hen copy t hem int o t he box beside t he wor d and t hen answer t he quest ion below.

squir r el squid squash squashed squeamish squat t ing squat t er s squeegee squint ed squidgy squir e squir med squawked

squad squadr on squeeze squeezed squib squeals squealing squelched squabbling squeaking squeaked squar e

Q uest ion Act ion

What let t er always f ollows t he let t er s `sq'? Now look in a dict ionar y at wor ds beginning wit h `q'. What let t er f ollows "q"?

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