e a rni ng Ex pre ss Learning Skills This book belongs to Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc K1 English Copyright © 2010 Scholastic Inc Copyright © 2012 Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Limited All rights reserved Previously published as Reading & Math Jumbo Workbook PreK by Scholastic Inc This edition published by Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Limited A division of Scholastic Inc No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to: Scholastic Education International (Singapore) Private Limited 81 Ubi Avenue #02-28 UB.ONE Singapore 408830 education@scholastic.com.sg First edition 2012 Reprinted 2012 ISBN 978-981-07-1350-8 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc Welcome to eEa rpnreisns g ! x Helping your child build essential skills is easy! These teacher-approved activities have been specially developed to make learning both accessible and enjoyable On each page, you’ll ind: Focus skill The focus of each activity page is clearly indicated Instructions The read-aloud instructions are easy for your child to understand Meaningful learning Each activity has been carefully designed to make your child’s learning meaningful and fun This book also contains: Completion certiicate to celebrate your child’s leap in learning b Jo K Good It eep Up! Instant assessment to ensure your child really masters the skills Motivational cut and paste stickers to mark the milestones of your child’s learning path Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc Contents Following Directions recognizing farthest 39 following directions to make a treat top / bottom 40 following directions to put things away in / out 41 following directions to color cars above / below 42 following directions to find numbers left / right 43 following directions to find homes 10 following directions to follow safety rules Basic Concepts Practice Test 44-48 11 following directions to build a snow friend 12 Thinking Skills 49 following directions to make a rainbow 13 reasoning - things that belong together 50-54 following directions to color a reasoning - matching pictures 55-56 birthday cake 14 reasoning - things that not following directions to reach a star 15 belong together 57-59 following directions to place cars 16 reasoning - recognizing relationships 60-61 following directions to decorate a room 17 reasoning - making a group 62 following directions to place insects reasoning - seasonal activities 63 in a garden 18 reasoning - things we want 64 Following Directions Practice Test 19-24 reasoning - different kinds of transportation 65 Basic Concepts 25 reasoning - matching workers and recognizing biggest 26-27 their tools 66 recognizing smallest 28-29 reasoning - parts of things 67 recognizing big and small 30-31 reasoning - animals that belong together 68-69 recognizing longest 32 reasoning - things we eat 70 recognizing long and short 33-34 Thinking Skills Practice Test 71-76 recognizing tallest 35 recognizing highest 36 recognizing lowest 37 recognizing nearest 38 Answer Key 77-78 Certificate 79 cut-and-paste s tickers 81-82 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc Following Directions Following directions is an essential skill in the classroom, in test taking and, of course, in life! Being able to follow a sequence of steps, whether written or spoken, is important for school success What to Do These activities provide simple directions that children can follow to complete a fun activity Read the directions to your child Then, have him or her complete the activity Help your child check the work when inished Keep On Going! • When performing everyday tasks, such as making a sandwich or opening a door with keys, invite your child to describe the procedure in simple steps using words like irst, next, then and so on (For instance, “First you take out the keys, next you put them in the keyhole, then you turn them and the door opens.”) • Praise your child whenever he or she follows your verbal directions and point out that listening carefully is great practice for school Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc following directions to make a treat Date: What yummy treat is Lisa eating? Draw a line connecting the numbers from to 1o Draw a line from the circle to Lisa’s hand Color the treat red 10 Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc following directions to put things away Date: Help put things away in the classroom Look at the classroom Draw lines to show where each thing goes Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc following directions to color cars Cars come in different colors Color three cars red Color two cars blue Draw a circle around the car carrying a dog Learning Skills ã K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) â Scholastic, Inc Date: following directions to find numbers Date: Can you ind the numbers? Draw a circle around each number Color the picture Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc reasoning — animals that belong together Which animals live here? Paste the stickers in the correct places 68 Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc Date: reasoning — animals that belong together Date: Which animals live here? Paste the stickers in the correct places Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 69 reasoning — what we eat We eat different types of things Paste the fruit stickers in the fruit baskets Paste the food stickers on the plates 70 Learning Skills ã K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) â Scholastic, Inc Date: g Th i n k i n S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Date: Read the directions to your child Fill in the bubble next to the picture that does not belong Fill in the bubble next to the picture that does not belong A A B B C C D D Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 71 nking Sk P roTbhlie m eSeo l v i ni l lgs PPr ar acctticic TTeesstt Read the directions to your child 72 Fill in the bubble next to the picture that does not belong Fill in the bubble next to the picture that does not belong A A B B C C D D Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc g Th i n k i n S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Read the directions to your child Fill in the bubble next to the picture that does not belong Fill in the bubble next to the picture that does not belong A A B B C C D D Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 73 nking Sk P roTbhlie m eSeo l v i ni l lgs PPr ar acctticic TTeesstt Read the directions to your child 74 Fill in the bubble next to the thing that shows something you need Fill in the bubble next to the thing that shows something you want A A B B C C D D Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc g Th i n k i n S k i l l s P r a c t ic e Te s t Color the bubble next to the correct answer Which of the things shown can you eat? 10 Which of the things shown is something you cannot eat? A A B B C C D D Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 75 nking Sk P roTbhlie m eSeo l v i ni l lgs PPr ar acctticic TTeesstt Color the bubble next to the correct answer 11 76 Which of the things shown does not belong? 12 Which of the things shown can you wear? A A B B C C D D Learning Skills ã K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) â Scholastic, Inc Answer Key Following Directions Page 51 Page 6-8 a, b, d a, c, d Review that directions have been followed a, b, c a, b, d Page Page 52 Review that a total of numbers are circled The ball, the top, the sock, and Page 10 the mouse First row: 2nd home Page 53 Second row: 3rd home train anchor Third row: 1st home zebra eggs Page 11 Page 54 Child holding woman’s hand, child with safety gear guitar paintbrush Page 12-18 stethoscope knight Review that directions have been followed Page 55 Page 19-24 bat / ball, web / spider, hammer / nail, C C A D saw / log D B A B Page 56 A 10 B 11 B 12 A cake / party hat, bed / pillow, ballerina / ballet shoes, Basic Concepts feet / socks, toothbrush / paste Page 26-43 Page 57 Review that directions have been followed d Page 44-48 Page 58 C B A A scarf B A B C Page 59 A 10 B 11 D d bulb potato rope cow Page 60 Page 50 a b b b monkey, dog, cat d shorts slippers Thinking Skills bat, bird, bee b a apple, watermelon, banana Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 77 Page 61 Page 67 Police officer / car tires Baker / bowl with spoon and saucepan lampshade Construction worker / tools Page 68 Doctor / stethoscope tiger, monkey, woodpecker, Firefighter / hydrant owl, squirrel Page 62 Page 69 Globe, ball, marble shark, clownfish, jellyfish, Page 63 octopus, starfish Review that lines are drawn between matching Page 70 pictures Basket: apples, oranges, bananas, Page 64 strawberries, cherries Doll, bicycle, ball and mitt, teddy bear, top Plates: ham, lamb chop, chicken, fish Page 65 Page 71-76 Green: c, e, g, h, j C A C D Blue: f, i C D B B Purple: a, b, d A 10 D 11 B 12 A propeller Page 66 c 78 b b a Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 79 am a Scholastic Superstar! 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Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 85 ... bottom 40 Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc in / out Date: Color the animals that are in their houses Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning. .. box 28 Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc recognizing smallest Date: Color the smallest object in each row Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning. .. toys.” Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic Learning Express: English (K-1) © Scholastic, Inc 25 recognizing biggest Date: Color the biggest object in each row Example 26 Learning Skills • K1 Scholastic