Minibeast Garden Workbook (Ages 6–8)
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Contents
Minibeast Garden Workbook (Ages 6–8)
Colour a star each time you finish a page!
1
Telling the time
2
Telling the time
3
Shapes
4
Shape hunt: hexagons
5
Halves
6
Subtraction
7
Missing letters: Garden creatures
8
Unscramble the words: Garden creatures
9
Read and draw
10
Garden creatures crossword
11
Fruit and vegetables word search
12
Spot 5 differences: in the garden
13
I spy and count: Fruit and vegetables · colour it in
14
Sudoku 4×4
15
Maze
16
Wanjiru and the Busy Bees
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Wanjiru and the Busy Bees
18
Writing prompt
19
Colour the flower
20
Colour the strawberry
21
Minibeasts in the garden
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The gardener
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How to draw: Ladybird
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How to draw: Snail
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Reward sticker chart
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Telling the time
Look at each clock and choose the right time.
Name
Telling the time
Name:
Date:
1.What time is it?
4:304:005:00
2.What time is it?
6:305:006:00
3.What time is it?
6:007:307:00
4.What time is it?
11:3010:3012:30
5.What time is it?
4:003:003:30
6.What time is it?
12:3012:0011:30
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Telling the time
Look at each clock and choose the right time.
Name
Telling the time
Name:
Date:
1.What time is it?
5:305:155:45
2.What time is it?
7:157:453:35
3.What time is it?
10:306:509:30
4.What time is it?
12:151:451:15
5.What time is it?
6:455:456:00
6.What time is it?
6:458:157:45
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Shapes
Name each shape.
Name
Shapes
Name:
Date:
1.What shape is this?
RectangleStarDiamondHeart
2.What shape is this?
TriangleDiamondRectangleCircle
3.What shape is this?
TriangleDiamondRectangleOval
4.What shape is this?
OvalSquareDiamondStar
5.What shape is this?
StarTriangleRectangleDiamond
6.What shape is this?
SquareDiamondCircleHeart
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Shape hunt: hexagons
Colour all the hexagons.
Name
Shape hunt: hexagons
Name:
Date:
How many hexagons?
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Halves
Find each fraction of the number.
Name
Halves
Name:
Date:
1.1/2 of 8 =
2.1/2 of 10 =
3.1/2 of 20 =
4.What fraction is coloured in?
1/31/51/4
5.1/2 of 18 =
6.1/2 of 4 =
7.1/2 of 6 =
8.What fraction is coloured in?
1/31/21/4
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Subtraction
Work out the answers.
Name
Subtraction
Name:
Date:
1.10 − 4 =
2.18 − 5 =
3.18 − 2 =
4.11 − 4 =
5.16 − 10 =
6.14 − 6 =
7.20 − 17 =
8.12 − 6 =
9.19 − 13 =
10.18 − 7 =
11.10 − 10 =
12.11 − 7 =
13.18 − 18 =
14.17 − 14 =
15.18 − 15 =
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Missing letters: Garden creatures
Write the missing letter in each word.
Name
Missing letters: Garden creatures
Name:
Date:
1.an
2. ee
3. rog
4.b rd
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Unscramble the words: Garden creatures
Put the letters in the right order to make a word.
Name
Unscramble the words: Garden creatures
Name:
Date:
1.ORFG
2.NAT
3.IDBR
4.EEB
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Read and draw
Read each sentence. Draw what it says in the box.
Name
Read and draw
Name:
Date:
1
Draw 3 pink flowers.
2
Draw 5 green leaves.
3
Draw 4 purple grapes.
4
Draw 3 red apples.
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Garden creatures crossword
Look at each picture and write its name in the grid. The first letters are there to help you.
Name
Garden creatures crossword
Name:
Date:
1L2M3S4B5F
Across
4(9)
Down
1(8)
2(5)
3(5)
5(4)
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Fruit and vegetables word search
Find the words. They go across and down.
Name
Fruit and vegetables word search
Name:
Date:
| P | O | T | A | T | O | C | Z |
| Y | T | P | T | S | A | O | C |
| M | U | S | H | R | O | O | M |
| M | T | O | M | A | T | O | V |
| B | A | N | A | N | A | O | M |
| T | T | J | T | A | I | S | T |
| O | P | E | A | R | R | K | O |
| C | O | R | N | O | P | H | C |
Words to find
BANANACORNMUSHROOMPEARPOTATOTOMATO
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Spot 5 differences: in the garden
Look carefully at the two pictures. Circle the 5 differences in the bottom picture.
Name
Spot 5 differences: in the garden
Name:
Date:
5
Spot 5 differences
12345
I found
/ 5
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I spy and count: Fruit and vegetables · colour it in
Find each thing in the picture. Count them and write how many.
Name
I spy and count: Fruit and vegetables · colour it in
Name:
Date:
=
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=
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Sudoku 4×4
Fill the grid so every row, column and box has each number from 1 to 4 once.
Name
Sudoku 4×4
Name:
Date:
| 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 |
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Maze
Find the way from Start to Finish.
Name
Maze
Name:
Date:
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Wanjiru and the Busy Bees
Name
Wanjiru’s grandmother kept bees on her farm near Mount Kenya. The hives were wooden boxes that hung from the branches of tall trees.
“Why do the bees fly away every morning?” Wanjiru asked.
“They are visiting flowers,” said Grandmother. “Inside each flower is a sweet juice called nectar. The bees drink it and carry it home. In the hive, they turn the nectar into honey.”
Wanjiru watched a bee land on a purple flower. Its legs were covered in yellow dust. “That is pollen,” Grandmother explained. “When bees carry pollen from flower to flower, they help plants make seeds and fruit.”
Wanjiru thought about the beans, the avocados and the pumpkins on the farm. “So the bees help us grow our food too!”
“That’s right,” said Grandmother with a smile.
The next day, Wanjiru planted a row of sunflower seeds next to the house. She watered them every day. A few weeks later, the sunflowers opened their big yellow faces, and the bees came buzzing to visit. Wanjiru waved to them. “Welcome, my busy friends!”
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Wanjiru and the Busy Bees
Read the story, then answer the questions.
Name
Wanjiru and the Busy Bees
Name:
Date:
1.Where did Grandmother keep the hives?
In the branches of tall treesUnder the houseIn a cave
2.What do bees turn nectar into?
PollenSeedsHoney
3.How do bees help plants?
They water themThey eat the old leavesThey carry pollen from flower to flower
4.What did Wanjiru plant for the bees?
SunflowersPumpkinsBeans
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Writing prompt
Read the prompt. Draw a picture and write about it.
Name
Writing prompt
Name:
Date:
If you found a magic door at school, where would it take you?
Draw a picture
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Colour the flower
Colour the picture in any colours you like.
Name
Colour the flower
Name:
Date:
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Colour the strawberry
Colour the picture in any colours you like.
Name
Colour the strawberry
Name:
Date:
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Minibeasts in the garden
Colour the picture in any colours you like.
Name
Minibeasts in the garden
Name:
Date:
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The gardener
Colour the picture in any colours you like.
Name
The gardener
Name:
Date:
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How to draw: Ladybird
Follow the steps one at a time. Add the new lines each time.
Name
How to draw: Ladybird
Name:
Date:
Step 1
Start with the biggest shapes. Draw them nice and large.
Step 2
Now draw the smaller parts.
Step 3
Keep going: copy the new dark lines.
Step 4
Add the next big parts. Look at the picture to see where they go.
Step 5
Keep going: copy the new dark lines.
Step 6
Draw the eyes and the face. Now colour in your picture!
Your turn!
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How to draw: Snail
Follow the steps one at a time. Add the new lines each time.
Name
How to draw: Snail
Name:
Date:
Step 1
Start with the biggest shapes. Draw them nice and large.
Step 2
Add the next big parts. Look at the picture to see where they go.
Step 3
Keep going: copy the new dark lines.
Step 4
Draw the eyes and the face. Now colour in your picture!
Your turn!
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Reward sticker chart
Add a sticker or colour a circle each time you do it. Reach the end for your reward!
Name
I am working on
Start
My reward
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Great job!
Certificate of Achievement
This certificate is proudly presented to
for finishing
Minibeast Garden Workbook (Ages 6–8)
Signed
Date
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