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

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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.
2.
Read this spoken sentence. Underline the two words that are spoken short forms. Writers spell these as full words.

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?
Question 4 options
5.
Read paragraph 5. Why did Kiri choose her words with care?
Question 5 options

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?
7.
Kiri wants to add a step about cutting the thread. Which sentence is written in standard written English?
Question 7 options
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.