Four sample pages to read with a grown-up. Use paper and a pencil for your answers; nothing is typed or uploaded here.
These samples show the intended approach. The full workbook is in development. These pages have not been independently reviewed or classroom-tested.
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Tuppo says every shadow is a circle. Is he right?
Draw a line from each shape to its matching shadow.
Circle to circle; triangle to triangle; square to square. A shadow depends on the object’s shape and the direction of the light. Ask what would happen if you turned the shape.
Tuppo brought his plant a sandwich. Something is missing!
Circle the things a growing plant needs. Cross out the two things it does not need.
Circle light, water and air. Plants also need nutrients and room to grow. They make sugars using light; they do not eat sandwiches. Talk about a plant you can see together.
Tuppo says everything on the table is metal. Take another look.
Write or draw each object in its material group: wooden spoon, metal spoon, paper bag.
Wooden spoon: wood. Metal spoon: metal. Paper bag: paper. Read the labels aloud and let the child draw instead of write. Discuss the objects as described; do not assume every spoon is made from the same material.
Tuppo thinks an ice cube stays icy on a warm table all day.
Draw what you think the ice cube will look like later in a warm room. Tell your grown-up why.
In a room above freezing, the ice melts into liquid water. A puddle is a reasonable drawing. This is a paper prediction; no experiment is required. Ask what might change in a freezer.