Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2022 i Little Sparkles

Once upon a time, there was a clever monkey. He lived on a beautiful island, in an apple tree. One day, a crocodile swam on the island. ‘I’m hungry, ’ he said. So, the monkey threw a red apple at the crocodile. The crocodile munched and munched. The next day, the crocodile came back. ‘Please, may I have two apples?’ he asked. He ate one and gave one to his wife. The crocodile went to see the monkey every day, to listen to his tales and eat his apples. He wanted to be clever, just like the monkey. The crocodile’s wife had an idea. ‘Why don’t you eat his heart? Then you’ll be clever, just like him!’ The next day, he said to the monkey, ‘Come to my house! We’ll…

WE WALKED THROUGH THE FOREST ON A DARK, DARK NIGHT. THE THUNDER WENT BANG! BOB HAD A FRIGHT! BOB RAN THROUGH THE TREES AS FAST AS HE COULD, INTO A HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WOOD. WE RAN AFTER BOB AND INTO THE HALL. WE SHOUTED HIS NAME BUT HEARD NOTHING AT ALL. ‘BOB!’ ‘BOB!’ WE LOOKED IN THE KITCHEN AND THERE WAS A SNAKE, SHOWING ITS FANGS. WHAT A NOISE WE DID MAKE. ‘AARGH!’ WE LOOKED IN THE BATHROOM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAW? EIGHT LONG LEGS IN THE BATH, WE WERE GLAD THERE WEREN’T MORE! WE LOOKED IN THE STUDY AND SAW A HARD SHELL. WHAT WAS INSIDE IT? A TURTLE! WELL, WELL! WE LOOKED IN THE LAB AND THERE WAS A CAT AND THERE ON…

Just a few scraps of felt and a popsicle stick get you a sweet bookmark that is an ideal craft for kids of all ages. It makes a great group craft, and is ideal for those just beginning on the road to reading. What you’ll need: • Popsicle stick • Scraps of red and green felt • Scissors • Glue • Googly eyes • Black marker (for personalization if you wish) How to make your apple bookmark craft • Cut an apple shape from the red felt. (you can make the apple green if you wish, or any other colour that you desire) • Cut a leaf shape from a scrap of green felt. • Glue the googly eyes and the leaf onto the apple. • Glue the whole apple…

Bus driver Mr. Meyer made a record of how many people are getting on and getting off his bus for the first 7 stops. Below is the chart he made. Solve the problems on the next page using addition and subtraction. Don’t forget to show your work! 1. How many people were on the bus after the 2nd stop? 2. How many people were on the bus after the 3rd stop? 3. How many people got off at the 4th stop? 4. Were there more people getting on, or more people getting off at the 5th stop? By how many more? 5. How many people were on the bus after the 6th stop? 6. How many people were left on the bus still after the 7th stop? 7. If 8…

It’s spring in the forest. The snow has gone, leaves are growing and the animals are waking up. Bruno the bear is still asleep. He doesn’t know that it’s spring. ‘Listen! Bruno is snoring!’ Now it’s summer. It’s warm and the animals are having lots of fun. But where’s Bruno? Bruno is still asleep. He doesn’t know that it’s summer. Now it’s autumn. The leaves are turning red, yellow, and orange. The animals are getting ready for winter. But where’s Bruno? Bruno is still asleep. He doesn’t know that it’s autumn. Now it’s winter. You can’t see the animals. They’re all asleep in their warm homes. But where’s Bruno? ‘What a nice, long sleep. Snow! It’s winter! I’m all alone.’ It’s spring again. The animals are very happy. They’re having…