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      Singular and plural
      Bun is sorting clothes. Can you help her? Draw a line from each label to the right basket.
      Age: 3-4 years
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      You can make new words by squashing two words together and missing out some letters. Can you help the animals learn how to spell them?
      Age: 3-4 years
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      Each of these words is missing a middle letter. Help Squilly pick one letter from the vowel tree to complete each word.
      Age: 3-4 years
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      The animals are learning what happens when they add the letter y to a word. Look at what they've found out, then help Croc fill in his weather chart.
      Age: 3-4 years
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      Help Moley find the right letter to begin these words.
      Age: 3-4 years
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      The letters g, k and w can be silent depending on where they go in a word. Can you draw a ring around six silent letters in Lem's poem?
      Age: 7+ years
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      Adverbs such as 'quickly' or 'easily' describe an action. Fill in the gaps in the sentences using the adverbs at the top of the card.
      Age: 7+ years
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      The animals are at the beach today and Bruce needs help to pick some coconuts. Draw a coconut shape around all the words that contain the word 'help'.
      Age: 7+ years
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    • Same letters, different sounds
      Same letters, different sounds
      Suki is learning about the sounds the letters 'ch' can make. Say each word out loud and listen to the sound the letters make, then write each word in the correct list.
      Age: 7+ years
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      The animals are having lunch at a cafe. There are four sentences about them below - draw a straight line under all the main clauses.
      Age: 7+ years
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      Prefix puzzles
      The animals are learning to make new words by adding a prefix to the start of a root word. They have done the first one. Can you do the rest?
      Age: 7+ years
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    • Silent letters
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      The animals are learning about words with silent letters. Look at Brenda's board and underline one silent letter in each word.
      Age: 7+ years
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