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Week One Lesson 1 – A Picture Lesson *

From a painting by Jane Sutherland, OBSTRUCTION

What do you see in the picture?

How old do you think the girl might be?

What season do you think it might be?

What is the name of the picture?

Is something obstructing the girl’s path?

What is the name of the artist who painted the picture from which this was copied?

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Week Fifteen

Lesson 40 – Composition

The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and spring.

What season is it now?

Which season do you like best and why?

Write your answers in this form:

The four seasons of the year are __________ , __________, _________ and _________ .

We are in the month of _____________ and the season of _______________ .

My favourite season of the year is ________________.

Lesson 41 – Proper Nouns – Names of Places

Nouns are the names of something. They are the names of people, places and things. They may be special, particular names of a place, like Dubbo, Newcastle or Albany. These names start with an upper case (capital) letter to show they are the special name of that place.

Write these three sentences in your exercise book, adding the proper noun for the places. Be sure to give it an upper case letter.

1. The capital city of Australia is Canberra. 2. I was born in ________________ . 3. I live in _____________________ .

Lesson 42 – Common Nouns – Names of Places

Nouns are the names of something. They are the names of people, places and things. They may be special, particular names of a place, like Australia. Or, they may be a word that doesn’t name a special, particular place, but rather places that can be found in many different locations. Mountains, parks, towns, cities, rivers and lakes are all common nouns because these are places that can be found in many different places. When we write about these places that are common to many locations we use a lower case letter.

Write these two sentences in your exercise book. Be sure to give the common nouns lower case letters.

1. There are many mountains, hills, rivers, creeks and beaches in Australia. 2. Australia has a lot of towns and cities.

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Week Thirty-One Lesson 82 – Poetry Appreciation *

THE THREE LITTLE KITTENS

The three little kittens, they lost their mittens,

And they began to cry,

"Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear,

That we have lost our mittens."

"What! Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens!

Then you shall have no pie."

"Meow, meow, meow."

"Then you shall have no pie."

The three little kittens, they found their mittens,

And they began to cry,

"Oh, mother dear, see here, see here,

For we have found our mittens."

"Put on your mittens, you silly kittens,

And you shall have some pie."

"Purr, purr, purr,

Oh, let us have some pie."

The three little kittens put on their mittens,

And soon ate up the pie,

"Oh, mother dear, we greatly fear,

That we have soiled our mittens."

"What, soiled your mittens, you naughty kittens!"

Then they began to sigh,

"Meow, meow, meow,"

Then they began to sigh.

The three little kittens, they washed their mittens,

And hung them out to dry,

"Oh, mother dear, do you not hear,

That we have washed our mittens?"

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Week Thirty-Two

Lesson 85 – Observation Lesson

Name three vegetables.

Name four insects.

Name five Australian towns.

Name four birds found in Australia.

Name three herbs.

Name one rock.

Lesson 86 – Read and Copy – Summer

SUMMER

Summer is hot in Australia.

In Australia we celebrate Christmas in summer.

We can eat ice-cream at the beach.

I like to splash in the waves.

The cicadas are out and noisy.

Lesson 87 – Dictation – Simple Sentences

TEACHER’S NOTE:

There are three sentences provided below. Read one sentence clearly twice. Ask your student to repeat the sentence to you and write it in their exercise book. Then repeat the process with the other two sentences.

1. You can fix my net. 2. The shop is shut. 3. The pig is big.

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Week Thirty-Four Lesson 91 – Whose

Copy these sentences and fill the blanks with words that answer the question, Whose?

The cat ate the _____________ food.

The snake ate the _______________ eggs.

The ______________ ball was on the floor.

Aunty _____________ house is in the country.

______________ books were in the shelf.

_________________ torch is very bright.

We will have a sleep-over at ______________ house.

Lesson 92 – Whose

Use these words in sentences that answer the question, Whose?

Grandma’s Dad’s Benedict’s Amy’s possum’s quokka’s bilby’s rosella’s

Lesson 93 – Poetry Appreciation - Limerick

Today’s poem is a limerick. A limerick is a short poem that is usually funny. They have:

• Five lines; • Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme with each other, • Lines 3 and 4 rhyme together, • A distinctive rhythm, and • The name of a person or a place.

A MAN ON A LENGTH OF ELASTIC

A man on a length of elastic

Decided to do something drastic.

When he jumped off the cliff he

Came back in a jiffy

And screamed to his friends, “It’s fantastic!”

--- Michael Palin

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Answer Key Most lessons are self explanatory. However this separate answer guide has been provided for some questions in case you are unsure or you want the child to mark their own work. Lessons included in the answer guide are marked with an asterisk (*) in the title.

Lesson 1 – A Picture Study

What do you see in the picture? A girl outside

How old do you think the girl might be? She’s young, perhaps between 6 – 9 years

What season do you think it might be? Spring or summer

What is the name of the picture? Obstruction

Is something obstructing the girl’s path? A large bull

What is the name of the artist who painted the picture from which this was copied? Jane Sutherland

TEACHER’S NOTE: This painting is an oil on canvas and was painted en plein air (outside) at Box Hill, out from Melbourne. It can be found at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Jane Sutherland is the only female artist associated with the Heidelberg School, which brought progressive European painting techniques to Australia and highlighted the beauty of the Australian bush. The painting is 41cm high and 31 cm wide.

Lesson 4 – Observation Lesson – Bilby

With what is a bilby covered? Long, silky grey-blue fur

How does it move about? They move on all four limbs, hind limbs moving together

What do their ears look like? Long, pinkish in colour, their ears are like a rabbit’s

What does it eat? Insects, seeds, fungi, bulbs and fruit

In what country would I find a bilby? Australia

Lesson 8 – Comprehension

Copy these sentences and fill the blanks by referring to Lesson 7.

Whether the weather be fine

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold

Or whether the weather be hot,

We’ll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not.

Lesson 12 – A Picture Study and Story Telling

Where is this lady lying? In a reclining chair in the garden

What season do you think it might be? Spring or summer

What is the artist’s name? Jane Sutherland