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Kiri's Sewing Lesson: Turning Talk into a How-To Card

Read how Kiri turns her aunt's spoken sewing tips into a written how-to card, then compare spoken English with standard written English.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.3.b

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 8 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students compare spoken directions with standard written directions.
  • Students replace spoken short forms, chatty words and pointing words with clear written English.

How to use

Read Auntie's words aloud in a chatty voice and Kiri's card in a clear voice, then talk about what changed before students answer on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.3.b

Recognize and observe the differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.

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Kiri's Sewing Lesson: Turning Talk into a How-To Card

See how spoken directions change when you write them down.

Read the story and the card

Kiri's Sewing Lesson

1Kiri wanted to sew a small pillow for the hobby share at school. On Saturday, Auntie Mele set her sewing box on the kitchen table and showed Kiri what to do.

2"Okay, so first, grab two of these," Auntie said, holding up two squares of soft green cloth. "Pin 'em together like this. Yep, just like that."

3"Now ya sew around the edges. Go slow, 'kay? Leave a little gap over here." She tapped one corner with her thimble.

4"Then flip it, stuff it, and sew the gap shut. Done! Pretty easy, huh?"

5Kiri's pillow turned out lumpy but cozy. On Monday, she wrote a how-to card to set beside it. She knew her classmates could not hear Auntie's voice or see her point, so she chose her words with care.

How to Sew a Simple Pillow

1Pin two squares of cloth together with the good sides facing in.

2Sew around all four edges slowly. Leave a small gap on one side.

3Turn the pillow right side out through the gap.

4Fill the pillow with stuffing.

5Sew the gap closed.

Spoken words and written words

Use the story and the card to answer each question.

1.
Match what Auntie said to the words Kiri wrote on her card.
  1. "grab two of these"
  2. "Go slow, 'kay?"
  3. "over here"
  4. "flip it"
  1. A. on one side
  2. B. turn the pillow right side out
  3. C. two squares of cloth
  4. D. sew around all four edges slowly
2.
Read this spoken sentence. Underline the two words that are spoken short forms. Writers spell these as full words.

Nowyasewaroundtheedges,'kay?

3.
Write the full word a writer would use for each spoken short form.

ya =  
'kay =  
'em =  
yep =  

4.
Auntie ends with "Done! Pretty easy, huh?" Why did Kiri leave these words off her card?
  • A. They are the most important step of all.
  • B. They have words that are hard to spell.
  • C. They are friendly talk, not a step to follow.
  • D. They were said by Kiri, not by Auntie.
5.
Read paragraph 5. Why did Kiri choose her words with care?
  • A. Her teacher wanted the card to rhyme.
  • B. Her classmates would have only the card.
  • C. Auntie asked her to write very fast.
  • D. The card had room for only five words.

Write it like Kiri

Choose or write standard written English for a how-to card.

6.
Sort the sentences. Does each one sound like talking, or is it written for a how-to card?
Yep, just like that.Pin the cloth squares together.Sew around all four edges.Leave a gap over here.Pretty easy, huh?Turn the pillow right side out.
Sounds like talkingWritten for a how-to card
7.
Kiri wants to add a step about cutting the thread. Which sentence is written in standard written English?
  • A. Then ya snip the thread, 'kay?
  • B. Cut it right here, like this.
  • C. snip the thread at the end
  • D. Cut the thread when you finish.
8.
Auntie also said, "Snip off the extra stuff, ya know?" She meant the loose ends of thread. Write this as a step for Kiri's card in standard written English.

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