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This term our homework tasks have been entitled MY WORLD. Each week you need to go to http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/category/homework/ to see your tasks for the upcoming week. To get to this page, click on the homework button. This is located on the main menu. PASSWORD - You will need our password to visit the weekly quiz, the feature article and the homework page. For Term 4 the password is silver18.
This term the topic is OUR WORLD. We will look at continents, countries, world leaders and famous places that make up our amazing planet.
Female world leaders- Jacinda Ardern is the third female prime minister of New Zealand. Currently there are 20 female world leaders. Fill in the table to identify these world leaders, their countries and their positions.
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Write the headline and a short description of some of the articles you have read this week.
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FEATURE ARTICLE TITLE: ______________________________________________
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE ABOUT? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word
Unjumble these words and match them to their synonyms lvei feeble guh wealthy akew embrace earn slender irhc close mesll burglar msil bad hfeti odour
Choose three words from an article on the kiwi kids website and write their synonym
Word Synonym _______________ _________________
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Complete the table of female leaders around the world
Name Country Position
New Zealand
Namibia Prime Minister
Michelle Bachelet President
United Kingdom Queen
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim Mauritus
Sheikh Hasina Wajed Prime Minister
Malta President
Dalia Grybauskaite Lithuania
Aung San Suu Kyi State Councillor
Denmark Queen
Kersti Kaljulaid Estonia
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic President
Germany Chancellor
Katrin Jakobsdóttir Iceland
Hilda Heine President
Nepal President
Erna Solberg Prime Minister
Ana Brnabic Serbia
Theresa May Prime Minister
Peru Prime Minister
The Commonwealth – New Zealand is part of the Commonwealth, an international association consisting of the UK together with states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies. Head to the kiwi kids website for a list of these countries. Colour them in on the map and sort them into their continent group.
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Write the headline and a short description of some of the articles you have read this week.
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FEATURE ARTICLE TITLE: ______________________________________________
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE ABOUT? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Contraction – the shortening of a word
Put an apostrophe in the correct place theyll _____________
youd _____________
shes _____________
couldnt _____________
shouldve _____________
theyre _____________
thats _____________
Find three examples of contractions in an article from the kiwi kids website. Write it in the form it is written in and the contracted form
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Write these words in contracted form: I would _____________
They have _____________
Can not _____________
We will _____________
There is _____________
Do not _____________
Will not _____________
North America South America
Asia
Australasia Africa
Foods around the World - This week you need to match the correct
country with the traditional food associated with it e.g. New Zealand
- pavlova
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Use the boggle grid below to find as many words as possible. Rules
- use as many letters as you like but each letter must be next to the one you use.
- write your answers in the space to the right
t w e t
a t t c
f i p s
r n i a
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FEATURE ARTICLE TITLE: ______________________________________________
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DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Match the correct country with the traditional food associated with it
Greece USA
England
Germany
Mexico Japan
Spain
Italy
France
Switzerland
China
India 1 2 3 4
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Flags – Every country has a flag to represent it. Your task this week is to identify six flags from around the world, name the country it represents and explain the meaning behind the flag. The first one has been done as an example for you.
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Find the collective nouns in the word spiral to complete these 1. A wreath of _____________________
2. A _____________________ of people
3. A galaxy of _____________________
4. A _____________________ of trees
5. A pack of _____________________
6. A _____________________ of ships
7. A stud of ____________________
Write the headline and a short description of some of the articles you have read this week.
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FEATURE ARTICLE TITLE: ______________________________________________
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE ABOUT? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Identify the flags below, name the country it is from and explain the meaning of the flag and what is represents. The first one has been done for you as an example.
A collective noun in one word to name many of the same item, person or animal. For example, a school of fish.
New Zealand
- The Union Jack recognises New Zealand’s historical origins as a
British Colony
- The Southern Cross shows our position in the Pacific Ocean
- The blue background is derived from the ensign of the Blue
Squadron of the Royal Navy
Environmental Challenges – There are many different environmental challenges in our world. This week will look at
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Glaciers and the affect of global warming. For more information about this task, head to the kiwi kids website
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Choose the correct homophone to complete these sentences: 1. Tim’s muscles/mussels were saw/sore when he finished exercising.
2. Jane collects the mail/male from the post every Thursday morning.
3. Brendan won/one his race threw/through the obstacle course/coarse.
4. Zoe tied a not/knot in her shoelace and could not untie it.
5. Nathan like to collect five scent/cent coins for/four his money box.
Write the headline and a short description of some of the articles you have read this week.
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FEATURE ARTICLE TITLE: ______________________________________________
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE ABOUT? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word. The words are spelt differently and have different meanings. For example, blew and blue.
Animals around the world – This week we will be looking at animals that are associated with certain countries. For example, the kiwi is
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associated with NZ. Draw a line from the animal to the country it comes from.
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Rewrite these sentences, using abbreviations where possible
1. Mary’s birthday is on the first Monday in March
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2. Missus Stotty had to pay cash on delivery for her new clock
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3. The government is voted into parliament by the people
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4. Michael’s doctor took his temperature to chech on his fever
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Write the headline and a short description of some of the articles you have read this week.
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FEATURE ARTICLE TITLE: ______________________________________________
WHAT IS THIS ARTICLE ABOUT? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
An abbreviation is a word that has been shortened by leaving out some letters e.g Missus – Mrs; Monday - Mon
Polar Bear Nilgiri Tahr Okapi Kangaroo
Lemur Giant Panda Hector Dolphin
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World Facts - This week you must complete the boxes on the
following page. Either make an educated guess or research the
answers and then check them on the kiwi kids homework page
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Circle the words that can be joined to ‘under’ to make a new word Under
ground take growth graduate go line give pants study carriage current arm stand stop leg wear foot tow world estimate eye hand pass
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DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Compound words are made by joining two separate words together e.g. high + way = highway
Have a go at guessing or research the answers to fill in the boxes below. Check your answers on the kiwi kids homework page.
Five countries with the highest population 1.__________________________
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Tallest Building
Longest River
Largest Freshwater Lake
Highest Waterfall
Largest Jungle
Largest Spider
Travel Brochure – Over the next two weeks, your task is to design a travel brochure for a country of your choice. Use can use the link on the kiwi kids website to find out more information about different countries. Check out the next page for what your brochure must include..
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Sort these words into the appropriate group nominate least Monday respectably devouringly table Paris resolve Africa run bubbly ball
Proper Nouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Nouns
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DO YOU AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR? Why or why not? Explain your point of view. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Travel Brochure:
Over the next two weeks you need to design a travel brochure for a country of your choice. Your brochure must include the following:
- A map of your country
- Ten interesting facts
- Three photos
- Two ‘must see’ destinations in this country and why
- Best way to get to this country from New Zealand
Travel Brochure – Over the next two weeks, your task is to design a travel brochure for a country of your choice. Use can use the link on the kiwi kids website to find out more information about different countries. Check out Week 8 for what your brochure must include..
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A magic square puzzle is like a crossword but the answers are the same across and down. For example:
1. In the middle of or surrounded by something 1. A body of land surrounded by water
2. Past tense of make 2. To be very keen on something
3. A thought or notion 3. A medium sized hawk with long wings and tail
4. No longer living 4. The garden home of Adam and Eve
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