Contents

Festivals & Story worksheets

Festivals 1
Christmas Day 1
World Book Day 3
Story 5
Unit 1 5
Unit 2 6
Unit 3 7
Unit 4 8
Unit 5 9
Unit 6 10

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 Christmas Day 1
Halloween

1 Write.
1 2 3
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k t o t r
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p

turkey
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p
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d n u a c ek s
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2 Match.
a

1 Christmas Day is on roast potatoes and sprouts.

2   We eat turkey, gravy, Christmas crackers.

3   We have Christmas 25th December.

d
4   We pull in the crackers.

e
5   There are presents pudding for dessert.

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 Christmas Day 2

1 Play the Christmas dinner game.

You need scissors, dice Roll the dice to get your Christmas dinner.
 

turkey gravy roast potatoes sprouts

Christmas cracker Christmas pudding

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 World Book Day 1
Halloween

1 Write.
author  characters  bookmarks  costumes  book token
1
▼
1
b
2  o
o
3  k
m 2
4  a
r
k
5  s
3

4 5

2 Read and circle.

1 World Book Day is in February / March in Great Britain.
2 Children see authors at hospitals / schools .
3 Authors read their books to / watch TV with the children.
4 Children dress up as a character / an author from a book.
5 Children make / wear bookmarks on World Book Day.
6 Children can buy books with a special book token / bookmark .

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 World Book Day 2

1 Play the World Book Day pairs game with a partner. You need scissors

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 Story Unit 1
1 Read the story again.  2 Order.

3 Write.

black  moustache  trapeze artist  beard  circus 

1 The children are at the circus. 4 He hasn’t got a

2 They see a 5 He’s got a
at the bus stop.
3 He’s got wavy, hair.

4 Change the story. Choose, write and draw.

curly  straight a ponytail  glasses

  

Which one is it? Has he got

black hair?

Yes, he has. He’s got

,
black hair.

Has he got a beard?

No, he hasn’t. He’s got

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 Story Unit 2
1 Match.

She’s reading a And what about Hmm. I’ve got She’s reading
Carla? What’s Me too!
SCARY book. an idea. a book.
she doing?
1
1
3

4
5
          

2 Circle the mistakes and write.

chasing  reading  room  washing up  tidying up

1 Sam is in the kitchen. 4 Carla is listening to music.

No, he isn’t. He’s in his room No, she isn’t. She’s
a book.
2 Sam is watching TV with Sophie.
5 At the end of the story, Carla is eating.
No, he isn’t. He’s with Sophie.
No, she isn’t. She’s
3 Dad is talking on the phone in the kitchen.
Lucy.
No, he isn’t. He’s in the kitchen.

3 Change the story. Choose, write and draw.

laughing  chasing Mike  washing up

What’s that noise?

What’s Carla doing?

She’s
!

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 Story Unit 3
1 Read the story again.  2 Order.

3 Order and write.

1 me.  a  I’m  Look  cowboy!  at 2 children.  Don’t  silly,  be

Look at me. I’m

a cowboy!

3 now!  He’s  bus  a  behind 4 new  to  restaurant.  Come  our

4 Change the story. Choose, write and draw.

King  magician  wizard

Look at me. I’m a

!

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 Story Unit 4
1 Match.

No, I This is our We like We’re

playing Frisbee. Do you
Great! don’t. They’re youth club, playing
Come on, like cards?
boring. Carla. cards.
1 Nick!

5
2       
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2 Write.

playing Frisbee  fun  playing cards  house of cards

1 2
Do you like We like
playing cards ? .
Come on, Nick!

Let’s make a new 4

3
No, it’s !
for Carla.

3 What happens next? Choose and draw.

Nick and Lucy play Frisbee again. They all go home. They all play cards.
     

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 Story Unit 5
1 Read the story again.  2 Order.

3 Circle the correct answer. Then write.

1 The children are with their mum / dad / grandad . grandad
2 Lucy’s friend Sophie / Nick / Sam is there too.
3 They have dinner at five / six / seven o’clock.
4 The children say eight / nine / ten o’clock is early for bed.
5 Grandad is eating / sleeping / having dinner at the end.

4 Change the story. Choose, write and draw.

eating  listening to music  reading

What’s happening?
Why are you still awake?

Shhh! Grandad is
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 Story Unit 6
1 Match.

The guide? Wait! There

The guide was I told you there
But he wasn’t Eek! were six crabs
my favourite. were six crabs!
very nice. a minute ago.
1
3
1 4

2 5

2 Write.

dancer  crabs  fish  crab  aquarium

1 The children were at the aquarium. 4 There was a on the

guide’s back.
2 Starfish aren’t .
5 The guide was a good .
3 There were six on the rocks.

3 Find and circle five differences.

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