Year 2 'The Proudest Blue': reading and writing worksheet

“Where a Story Comes From” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 English unit “'The Proudest Blue': reading and writing”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 25 to 26 of the year, 8 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Where a Story Comes From

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · English · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can understand why an author's own life can shape a story.

A Look back3 min

1.
Which sentence is written correctly? Circle one.
the dog ran home.The dog ran home.The dog ran home
2.
Circle the best word: Mia went to bed early ___ she was tired.
becausebutand
3.
Number these sentences in the order they happen. Write 1, 2 and 3 in the boxes.
1. Mia went to school.
2. Mia woke up.
3. Mia ate her breakfast.

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ibtihaj Muhammad fenced at the Olympics. Later, she and S. K. Ali wrote The Proudest Blue.

Watch me

Ibtihaj lived her life first.

She then wrote a book about it.

So the story is based on her own life.

Now you

1.
Circle the best answer. The Proudest Blue is based on:
the author's own lifea school tripa film about space

C Your turn6 min

Circle the answer to each question. Look for clues in the question and the picture.

A fencing mask, a sword and a bronze medal on a wooden table

1.
Circle the right word: Ibtihaj won a ___ medal at the Olympics.
bronzegoldsilver
2.
Circle the right word: Ibtihaj's sport was ___.
swimmingfencingrunning
3.
Ibtihaj wears a hijab. Her story is about a girl in a hijab. Where did this idea come from?
the author's own lifea film about spacea trip to the zoo
4.
Circle the right name: The Proudest Blue was written by Ibtihaj Muhammad and ___.
S. K. AliFaizahAsiya

Say it out loud: What was each question asking? Which words in the question helped you choose?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Different head coverings and hats hanging on hooks by a door

Sam says: “All Muslim women wear a hijab.”

1.
What is wrong with Sam's claim? Write one sentence.

E Think deeper3 min

A blue book on a table beside a folded blue scarf

1.
Ibtihaj wrote a story from her own life. Why might that help a girl feel proud? Write one reason.

How did it feel?1 min

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Where a Story Comes From · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. The dog ran home. If they pick the lower-case one, ask which letter starts a sentence. Then check the end mark.

2. because If they pick 'and', ask: why did Mia go to bed early? 'Because' gives the reason, so use it.

3. 1 Mia woke up. · 2 Mia ate her breakfast. · 3 Mia went to school. If the order is wrong, ask what Mia does first in the morning. Then ask what comes last before she leaves.

B

1. the author's own life

C

1. bronze

2. fencing

3. the author's own life

4. S. K. Ali If they pick Faizah or Asiya, explain that these are the sisters in the story. They are not the writers.

D

1. Look for: Says that not all Muslim women wear a hijab, and that wearing one is a personal choice. If they only say the claim is 'wrong', ask: do all Muslim women wear one? Some do and some do not.

E

1. Look for: A reason such as the girl seeing herself in the story, or a real person sharing her feelings.

Words to use

Say“Where did this story come from? Who was it about?”

Instead of“Tell them the answer straight away.”

After the sheet

Ask your child to pick something blue at home. They tell you one true thing about it and where it came from.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

7 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Tricky Words Toolkit(with a plan)
Words that show feelings(with a plan)
Who I am, and pride(with a plan)
Planning with short notes(with a plan)
Sentences about a special thing(with a plan)
Describing my special item(with a plan)
Sharing my special item(with a plan)

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