Good Morning Year 2!
I hope you have all had a good Easter holiday. For our English, we’re going to be looking at different extracts of books. Extracts mean that it is not the whole book, but part of it. We will be doing some comprehension, SPaG and writing all based on the book, just like we would do at school!
Remember how important it is to keep reading! I know you all love reading and have lots of different books that you enjoy. Please keep writing on our Reading Diary Blog to share all your great stories.
Our book for the first two week is Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen. If you have a smart phone or tablet in your house, then ask your parents to help you read the QR code below to see the first half of the book. Or I have saved pictures of the pages in the gallery below.
Read through the extract. Today we will be focussing on the first part of the extract. See if you can answer these questions:
Once you have answered those ones, have a go at some of these challenge questions:
1. Look at the first page: “One day Masha said, “Granny, can play outside with my friends?”
a) Why is there a ?
b) What is another word the author could have used instead of said?
2. How do you think Granny was feeling when she was telling Masha about the big bad animal in the wood?
3. Can you write a set of clear instructions for how to play hide and seek?
I can’t wait to read all your answers in the blog below.
1. B)in the woods
2. If she can play outside with her friends.
3. Don’t go out in the woods.
4. Hide and seek
5. a)because it is a question. b)asked
6. Worried because she doesn’t want Masha going in the woods.
7. So one person counts and while the person is counting the other players find a hiding spot. Then the person who was counting finds the other players.
Well done Madeleine. Remember to use capital letters when you are writing sentences
Miss, Could you please clarify what I am required to do with the first question?
1. Look at the first page: “One day Masha said, “Granny, can play outside with my friends?”
a) Why is there a ?
Sorry – possibly a bit confusing but I was trying not to use the words as it gives a big clue for the answer! Hopefully this will make more sense!
a) Why is there a question mark?
1. In the woods
2. If she could play with her friends
3. Don’t go in the woods because there are bad animals in there
4. Hide and seek
Challenge :
1. I can’t find “a” on the first page. Is there a word missing?
2. She was feeling worried. If Masha goes into the woods the animals might bite her.
3. Someone has to count while the others hide. When the person has finished counting to 20, she or he has to say: “Ready or not, here I come”. Then he has to find the others. When he has found everyone, then the last one found is the one who counts in the next round of hide and seek.
Well done Sophia! I like how you gave a reason in the second challenge question.
For the first challenge question, the question is:
a) Why is there a question mark?
1. b in the woods
2. play hide and seek with her friends.
3. don’t go deep into the woods and warns her about the big bad animals that bite.
4. hide and seek.
Challenge Questions:
1a) because it’s a question.
1b) shouted
2 worry that she would not listen.
4 Hide and seek Instructions
1. choose somebody to count to ten.
2. That person starts counting.
3. The other people start hiding.
4. When the person counting finishes getting to 10, then he/she starts seeking the others.
5. Have fun!
6. Find everybody.
Well done Nadine. Remember to start your sentences with capital letters, even on the computer!
Great instructions, they are very clear!
Dear Miss Carruthers,
Here are my answers
1. On the edge of the wood.
2.Play outside with her friends.
3. Don’t run off into the woods. There are big bad animals that bite.
4. Hide and seek.
Challenge:
1a.Because it is a question.
1b. Asked.
2. Scared, worried???and nervous
3. Someone counts to a number and everyone else hides.Once the person counting has got to the number they were counting to. They shout ready or not here I come and they start looking for everyone. The first or last Person to be found counts and it keeps going on and on till you have to stop.
Brilliant answers girls! I agree, I think her Granny would be feeling all three of those feelings.
1. Masha and her granny lived in the woods.
2. She asked if she could go out into the woods with her friends.
3. “Don’t go off into the woods, will you? There are big bad animals that bite…”
4. Masha and her friends played hide and seek.
Challenges:
5. It was a question, so there was a question mark (aka ?).
6. The author could have used ‘asked’ instead of ‘said’.
7. I think granny was feeling worried.
8. Step one: somebody needs to be the seeker, and some more people can be the hiders. Choose who these people will be. Step two: The hiders will hide in any place and the seeker has to find them. The winner is the last person to be found, while the first person who is found will be the seeker in the next round of the game.
Well done Rex! I like how you used ‘step one’ and ‘step two’ in your instructions to make them really clear.
Challenge:
1a) Why is there a ? Because when you write a question you have to always use a question mark at the end of the sentence.
1b) asked
Regards,
Sophia
Well done!
1. B) in the woods.
2. Masha asked that can I go and play with my friends outside.
3. Granny said, “…but do not go in the woods because they are big bad animals in the woods that bite.”
4. They played hide – and – seek.
Well done Layla. See if you can have a go at the challenge questions underneath.
Hide and Seek instructions:
One person counts and the other people will hide then when the seeker is ready to find the people who are hiding. That is when the seeker will find the rest of the people and the seeker will find the rest of the players.
Brilliant Layla, I am so pleased you challenged yourself by writing some instructions.
1)b In the woods.
2) She asked if she could play outside with my friends.
3) She said yes but don’t run off into the woods because there are animals that bite.
4) Hide and seek.
1a) There is a ? because she is asking a question.
b) Asked.
2)I think she felt scared.
3)First the seeker counts up to any number and the hider hides then the seeker goes and looks for the hider.
Well done for using because to explain your answers more.
Good Morning Miss Carruthers,
1. Masha lived in the woods.
2. She asked if she could play with her friends.
3. Granny said “don’t run off into the woods.”
4. They played hide and seek.
a. There is a ? because it is a question and questions end with it.
b. The author could have said “asked”.
2. I think granny would feel worried, scared, frightened and terrified.
3. One person counts to ten with their eyes closed. The other players have to hide. The person who is counting has to find the people who are hiding.
Great work Marie. For question 3, why do you think Granny gave this warning?
B (in the woods)
Asked
Because it’s a question
Granny was worried
Somebody has to count to ten. The other kids hide & then the person counting has to find the kids that have hidden.
Dear Miss Carruthers,
Here are my answers:
1. Masha lives at the edge of the woods.
2. Masha said to her grandma if she could go out of the house to
play with her friends.
3. Granny said not to go in the woods.
4. Masha and her friends played hide and seek.
Challenge questions
b) The author could of used the word ‘asked’ instead of said.
2. I think that the granny was worried.
How to play hide and seek
*There should be at least 3 or 5 people.
*You need to have someone to count.
*You need the other people to hide.
* the seeker needs to count up to 20.
* The seeker needs to try to find the people.
Brilliant Marisa. Why do you think Granny was so worried?
Questions Answers
1. b) In the woods.
2. Masha asked her Granny if she could play with her friend.
3. Grandma said she could play with her friends but she should not run off into the woods as there are big, bad animals that bite.
4. Masha played hide and seek with her friends .
Challenge questions
1. I can only see an a in the first sentence.
There is an a to describe Masha as one person and a girl.
b)The author could have used asked.
2. Grandma was worried and scared that Masha might get lost and get taken away by a big bad animal.
3. How to play hide and seek
1. One person has to count to ten.
2. The rest of the children would hide.
3. The person who is counting has to find them.
Great work Catherine. For the first challenge question, it is asking you why there is a question mark in the sentence.
Masha could have “asked” instead of ”said” because it’s a question.
Granny was worried.
You decide to play it.
One person is the seeker.
The seeker has to count to one hundred and closes his/her eyes.
The others have to hide and the seeker has to find them.
The last person to be found is the winner.
Well done Finley – you did well with the challenge questions. Don’t forget about the questions above it in the photo!
1. Granny and Masha lived near the edge of the wood.
2.Masha asked her granny if she could play with her friends outside.
3. The warning that granny gave Masha was to not go in the woods because there are animals that can eat her.
4. Masha was playing hide and seek with her friends.
Challenge
1. There is a question mark because it’s a question.
2. Another word the author could use is replied and answered.
3. Granny felt terrified,scared,nervous,frightened and anxious.
4. You can play with as many people as you want,inside or outside.
One person counts at least to 20 or more and everyone else hides.
If you find everyone you win and if you don’t the person that you didn’t find wins.
Brilliant work Isabella. You did well with the challenge questions as well.
1. Granny and Masha lived near the edge of the wood.
2. Masha asked her granny if she could play with her friends outside.
3. The warning that granny gave to Masha was to stay out of the deep woods because angry animals could get her.
4. The game Masha and her friends are playing is hide and seek.
Challenge
1. There is a question mark because it is a question sentence.
2. Instead of SAID , the author could use answered or reply.
3. She granny was talking about the bad animals,she felt scared,terrified,worried frightened and anxious.
4. You can play with as many people as you like. One person is counting to 20 or more. The other people are hiding . Then the person that counts has to try to find everyone. You can play either play it inside or outside.
If you find all you win.
Well done Emilia. I like how many different words you used to describe how Granny was feeling.
1. In a wood.
2. Marsha asked her granny if she could play play with her friends.
3. Not to go deep in the wood because there might be big bad animals that bite.
4. Hide and seek.
CHALLENGE QUESTIONS:
1. a: Because it is a question.
b: asked.
2. Worried and frightened.
3. Firstly, choose someone to count to 20.
Secondly, while the persons is counting , the rest chooses a spot to hide.
Thirdly, when the person has finished counting, he or she starts to find the other people.
Lastly, the first person to get found, will be the seeker for the next round and the last person to be found is the Winner.
Well done for using ‘firstly’, ‘secondly’ etc to order your instructions. It makes them very easy to follow.
1.)The woods
2.)She asked her Granny if she could play with her friends, outside.
3.) But don’t run off into the woods, will you? There are big bad animals there that bite.
4.)Hide and seek.
Challenge Questions:
1.) Because it is a question
2.)Unsure and worried.
3.)One person counts and the rest hide. When the person who is counting is finished they go find the other people.
Brilliant work Luisa, I think ‘unsure’ is a good word to describe Granny because she didn’t know what was going to happen.
Hi Miss,
Here are my answers:
1. At the edge of the woods (answer B)
2. If she could play outside with her friends
3. Don’t run off into the woods because there are big bad animals there that bite
4. Hide and seek
Challenge questions:
1a. Because she is asking a question.
1b. asked
2. Granny feels scared and wanted Masha to be safe
3. If you want to play hide and seek, you need to decide who wants to count and who wants to hide. Then you need to hide somewhere and the last person that has been found wins.
Bye, Bo
Fantastic work Bo. Well done for challenging yourself with the challenge questions.
1. The edge of the woods.
2.Go and play with her friends.
3.Don’t go into the woods.
4. They played hide and seek.
Because it is a question.
May I
Granny was feeling worried
You can play with as many as you want. First someone chooses someone to count, then whoever is counting closes there eyes and counts to ten or twenty and the people that are not counting have to hide and the whoever gets found first has to be the next person to count.
Great work Jack! Well done for answering all the questions!
Masha and her granny live in the woods.
Masha asked if she could play with her friends.
Granny warned Masha to not go deep in the woods because there’s a big animal who likes to bite.
Hide and seek.
Well done Finley!
1. Masha and her Granny lived in the woods.
2. Masha asked if she could play outside with her friends.
3. Her Granny told her not to go in the woods.
4. Masha and her friends played hide and seek.
Challenge:
I think Granny was feeling scared for Masha when she warned her not to go in the woods.
?Albert?
1. Masha live at the edge of the wood.
2.Masha ask to play outside with her friends.
3 don’t run into the woods.
4 Masha played hide and seek .
Hello Miss
Masha and her granny lives at the edge of the woods
Masha asked her granny if she could go outside and play with her friends
Granny warned Masha to not run into the woods because there are big bad animals that will bite
Masha played hide and seek
1a ? Means a question
1b asked her granny
2 Her granny was feeling scared and Terrified
3 you have to pick someone to count to 20 seconds and the rest will hide and when the person finished counting, they will go look for everyone that’s hiding and the last person to be found will need to count and look for the rest .
1. Masha and Granny live at the edge of the woods. (b)
2. Masha asked if she could play outside with her friends.
3. Granny warned her about big bad animals that bite.
4. They played hide-and-seek.
Challenge
1. There is a question mark because Masha is asking her Granny a question.
2. Granny was worried about Masha.
3. First, pick who will be the seeker. Next, everyone else hides while the seeker counts with eyes covered. Then the seeker tries to find everyone who is hiding. A different child can be the seeker in the next round.