Spring

English Activity Booklet

 Spring Activity Book Crossword
1. Draw three lines to show what the animals and plants
are doing in this poem.
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fruit play in the fields
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birds hangs on the vine
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lambs chirp in the trees
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new brilliant —

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4. How do you think the poet feels about spring coming?
Which words in the poem make you think this? —';8A4@8B94><A7B9CB8@G;4GFC8??FBHG4JBE7[acrostic)

Accept any inference that uses clues from the text, e.g. I think
that the poet is happy about spring coming because they want Down
you to have a brilliant time. ’';<F;4A:FBAG;8I<A8<AG;8CB8@m&CE<A:4F&CEHA:n[fruit)
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5. What do you think the next verse of the poem might be about?
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the poem (spring).

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 Adding Adjectives Acrostic
Accept any answers which include the addition of at least one adjective to
Suffix-eggs!
describe the noun in each line, e.g.
Pink, lovely blossom, like candyfloss.
Rainbows fill the open, tranquil sky.
amaze -ment ill -less
I see swooping, noisy birds return quickly.
Nine fluffy, playful lambs are born.
Gone is cold, gloomy winter.

A Super Spring Story

With corrections, the text should read:
care -ness quick -ment

Spring was Sam’s favourite season.

“I can’t wait for the sunshine to come back so I can play outside again!”
shouted Sam excitedly.
“Do you want to help me plant some bulbs for spring?” asked Dad.
Sam nodded, happy to be helping spring along.
Dad showed Sam how to plant tulip bulbs,74śB7<?5H?5F4A76EB6HF punish -ful harm -ly
bulbs.
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to grow...”
Sam waited and waited. Sam made sure the bulbs had water, soil and
amazement, illness, punishment, harmless, harmful, careful,
sunlight.
careless, quickly.
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 Spring Past and Spring Present
1. When does spring start? Tick one.
Last spring... This spring... March
(Past Tense) (Present Tense) May
June
...the flowers grew quickly. ...the flowers grow quickly.

...I walked in the sunshine. ...I walk in the sunshine. 2. Number the seasons 1-3 to show the order they happen in.
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...Daisy put up her umbrella. ...Daisy puts up her umbrella.
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...I fed the lambs. ...I feed the lambs. “ FH@@8E
...it was unusually cold. ...it is unusually cold.

...Sahad picked a bunch of daffodils. ...Sahad picks a bunch of daffodils. 3. There are also lots of migrant birds that come back to the UK
in spring.
...the clouds raced across the sky. ...the clouds race across the sky.
What do you think the word migrant might mean in this sentence?
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Accept any answer that uses clues form the text, e.g. Migrant
Sentence Form Rainclouds
means birds that leave the UK and then come back in spring.
Command Sentences (.) Question Sentences (?)
4. Which animals come out of hibernation in the spring?
ing?
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