This is a game for 2 or more players.

You have been given the rewards and the punishments. Now you have to decide how to make the game.

Here are some choices:

1. A board game, like draughts, with the players moving forward, going back or missing
a turn, depending where they land.

2. A board game with 'plus' points or 'minus' points instead of moving forwards or backwards. You would decide how many 'plus' or 'minus' points to award.

3. A snakes and ladders type game.

You could colour in the squares or draw on them and make some counters or players.

Rewards

• Children help load the car.
• Pets well looked after by the neighbour.
• Children keep hotel room tidy.
• Family do things together.
• Proper clothes and sun cream used at the beach.
• You have worked out a price in Euros correctly.

Punishments

• The car will not start.
• Passport lost.
• Aircraft delayed.
• All pocket money spent after 3 days.
• Children misbehave in hotel.
• Ice-cream spilt down new T-shirt.

PLEASE ADD SOME OF YOUR OWN REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS.

Can you learn to spell them?

HOLIDAY
WEATHER
TRAVEL
PLEASURE
COUNTRIES
PETS
MONEY
EXCITEMENT
PASSPORT
FAMILY

1. Which words have 7 letters?

2. Which word has 4 different vowels in it?

3. Which word spelt backwards means 'a step'?

4. Which word could be spelt differently, but sounds the same and means 'if'?

5. Which word has the opposite of 'night' in it?

6. Which is the longest word?

7. The final 4 letters of this word means a place that ships use.

8. The first 5 letters of this word have something to do with numbers.

9. Take off the first and last letters and you have a small number.

10. Use some of the letters in this word to make 'please'.

Underline the pronouns in each of the sentences.

1. I went to Greece last year for a holiday.

2. My friend came with me.

3. It was our first holiday together.

4. John showed us his holiday photographs.

5. "Can I see them?" asked Sallie.

6. "Aren't they good?" she said.

7. "His are certainly better than mine will be."

8. We all agreed we had a good time.

9. "Let's hope our next holiday is."

10. "I am sure it will be," they all agreed.

1. Make up a Limerick or a humorous poem about a boy called 'Bert' and his dog 'Flirt.'

2. Write an acrostic poem using these letters:

H

O

L

I

D

A

Y

Here are some statements about holidays. Underneath each one say what you think about it.

• School holidays are too long.

• Parents and their children should have separate holidays.

• Everyone needs a holiday.

• Children should travel free on holiday on planes, trains and buses.

• When you want to go on holiday pets are a nuisance.

Underneath each sentence re-write it as a question.

1. Lisa said she would like an ice-cream.

2. Nathan enquired if he could go to bed later on holiday.

3. Alison wanted to know how much money to take with her.

4. Dwight was keen to find out how many euros he could get for £5.

5. Nathan's parents invited him to tell them where he wanted to go.

U F N

E S T R U L F

T I N G C X E I

N X A L G E I R

G E R N A D S U O

G R B N I O

B A L P A E L E S U R E

T A F A N T C I S

I I T T N E R S E N G

B A N E J O Y E L

2. Now add some other words of your own to describe holidays and scramble them up. Ask your classmates to sort them out.

Write an answer to the following questions:

1. You have won £1,000 to spend on a holiday. How would you use it?

2. You have won a booby prize in a competition. You have to tell your classmates your idea of the worst holiday ever! Your classmates will then vote to decide whether you should go on it or not!

Provide a written description of each of the objects listed below. You may also want to draw them.

CARAVAN
GUEST HOUSE
TENT
HOTEL
SELF CATERING COTTAGE
MOTOR-HOME

Say which one you prefer and state why.

Possible Answers

1. Would you like an ice-cream Lisa? Or
Lisa was asked, "Would you like an ice-cream?"

2. "Can I go to bed later on holiday?" enquired Nathan.

3. "How much money should I take with me?" asked Alison.

4. "How many euros can I get for £5?" asked/enquired/said Dwight keenly.

5. "Where do you want to go?" Nathan was asked by his parents.
OR: "Nathan, where do you want to go?" asked his parents.

FUN
RESTFUL
EXCITING
RELAXING
DANGEROUS
BORING
PLEASUREABLE
INTERESTING
ENJOYABLE