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SPRING Easter [March / April]
Easter Egg Hunt
On Easter Day, children take part in Easter egg hunts.
Help the children find the eggs by completing the sentences below.
in front of under next to inside on top of behind
1) Look _________________ the bed. 4) Look _________________ the photo frame.
2) Look _________________ the bookcase. 5) Look _________________ the shoe.
3) Look _________________ the wastepaper basket. 6) Look ______________ the bear.
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SPRING Easter [March / April]
Easter E-mail
Nancy has sent an e-mail about her Easter plans to her friend. She has left out some capital letters.
The numbers show you how many capital letters she has left out on each line. Correct her e-mail.
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1 Dear yolanda
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is cooking I expect
2 don’t know what mom ne w Je rse y. M y cousins are coming, too.
,a city in te eggs for them.
1 and he lives in Newark I’v e bo ug ht some delicious chocola
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0 They have never seen ou
0 games. me yo u ga ve me fo r my birthday. I know aunt Alice
g the ga n we were
1 I think they’ll like playin e sh e vis ite d, we played and she won! Whe
las t tim ’re too old for that
0 likes to play, because the r eg g hunt in the garden but we
to have an Ea ste
0 younger, we used d meet them.
ll be here un til thu rsd ay so you must come over an
1 now. They wi
0 I hope you will come.
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0 Well, I have to go. I ho
Your friend,
1 nancy
the book
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rself.
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1 we’re reading. Th
Write the capital letters you have added below.
Now unscramble the letters to fill in the blanks in the poem
below.
A Poem for A Friend
I still write letters to Santa Claus,
Although my friends all think that’s funny,
So I’ll never ever tell them that
I wrote this for the !
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SPRING Easter [March / April]
Easter Traditions
There are many things that are traditional at Easter-time in the United States.
Decide which one of each pair of sentences about Easter traditions is true.
People hide Easter eggs. 1
People hide from Easter eggs. 2
Easter Sunday isn’t always on the same date each year. 3
Easter Sunday isn’t always on the same day of the week. 4
Fried eggs are probably the most popular dish for Easter dinner. 5
Ham is probably the most popular dish for Easter dinner. 6
Children are often given baskets full of candy at Easter. 7
Children are often given basketballs full of candy at Easter. 8
Years ago, girls wore Easter bonnets to celebrate Easter. 9
Years ago, girls wore Christmas bonnets to celebrate Easter. 10
Rabbits and eggs are symbols of Easter because they represent life and rebirth. 11
Rabbits are symbols of Easter because rabbits come out of eggs when they are born. 12
The Friday before Easter is called Good Friday. 13
The Friday before Easter is called Wonderful Friday. 14
Jellybeans are a popular Easter candy. 15
Jellybeans are a popular Easter vegetable. 16
On Easter Monday there is an egg-throwing competition outside the White House in Washington D.C. 17
On Easter Monday there is an egg-rolling competition outside the White House in Washington D.C. 18
In the picture,
color the areas
that contain the
number next to
the correct
sentence in each
pair. You will find
an Easter animal.
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