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2018 Primary Literacy Catalogue
Welcome to our Primary Literacy Catalogue
offering an expanded range of literacy
NEW Middle and 36
resources for your 2018 school year.
The team at Eleanor Curtain Publishing
Upper Primary Titles Exciting
NEW Titles!
has been working together to extend Flying Start to Literacy now includes paired texts for See Pages 30-31
Flying Start to Literacy into middle and middle and upper primary guided reading and Perspectives –
upper primary years. collections of additional short texts expanding on the big idea
The Flying Start to Literacy paired texts
in the paired texts and presenting multiple points of view on the topic.
continue, and we have now added a third Perspectives presents a range of persuasive articles looking at different
book, Perspectives, which explores an issue aspects of an issue using multiple sources of evidence. Students
arising from the content of the paired texts. are invited to critically read and respond to a variety of articles.
Of course, I love these books but the idea of
Perspectives makes them very special to me –
most importantly because the response from Issue: Renewable Energy
the classroom has been so gratifying.
Readers of Flying Start to Literacy paired
texts say; “I really liked it when…”, or
“I loved the…”, or “It was great when…”.
While readers of Perspectives say; “It made me think…”, or “I was wondering…”,
or “I didn’t realise…”.
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This is a wonderful thing to behold and I encourage you to explore them for yourself.
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D E N T I N Q U I RY
The books underline our commitment to providing engaging and relevant content that
connects with students’ experiences. Every book is trialled in a classroom before it is
published. Students tell us what interests them and what they don’t understand. We listen
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and respond. When the students see the published books, they are mightily impressed.
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We specialise in literacy. In fact, that’s all we do. And we like to think we do it well.
I hope you think so too.
Best wishes for 2018
Eleanor Curtain
Flying Start to Literacy’s Middle and Upper Primary
paired texts build a strong foundation of concepts
and content vocabulary.... With this strong foundation,
readers then reach towards independence as they —Linda Hoyt,
Series Consultant for
Explorations interact with a Flying Start Perspectives volume of Flying Start to Literacy’s
Strategies for
Comprehension short texts addressing those same topical issues. Perspectives.
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Contents
Welcome
to Eleanor Curtain Publishing
Award-winning literacy solutions from the leaders in literacy
Pre-school–5+ Flying Start to Literacy Years F–2 AlphaWorld
Pages 4 –31 An award-winning primary Pages 47–51 Develop strategic readers and writers by
literacy resource that supports providing students with clear understandings
®
the systematic development of of the structure, features, language, and visual
reading strategies and skills in elements of a variety of informative text types.
young students.
Years 3–5+ AlphaExplore
Years 2–6+
Explorations
Explorations Pages 52–55 Offers a multifaceted approach to guided
reading and writing linked to science and
Pages 32–37 Strategies for Comprehension
Explorations Strategies for Comprehension for informative texts Module 3
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social science curriculum topics.
Explorations
Strategies for An easily accessible and research-based
Comprehension
for informative texts ®
resource that supports metacognitive
teaching and learning, leading to
accelerated progress for all students.
Years F–2 AlphaAssess
Page 56 An easy-to-use, step-by-step diagnostic
Years F–2 Alphakids assessment program for use with students
in years F–2.
Sebastian alphakids
Pages 38–42
alphakids
Written by Sarah Prince Illustrated by Alex Stitt
Presents a range of titles depicting Alphakids level 9
familiar and appealing topics that Every morning his mother
would say,
will extend the literacy learning of “Time for school, Sebastian.”
Every morning Sebastian
all students. would hide behind the door.
Every day he did the same thing.
Years 1–5+ STEMreads
AK L9 Sebastian cover.indd 2-3 10/11/12 12:59 PM
Page 57 STEM themed reading packs for
lower and middle primary.
STEMreads
8 9
Years F–2 AlphakidsPlus
Pages 43–46 Extends the Alphakids range with
another 144 titles across levels 1–24.
These appealing titles will support the
Years F–2 Take-Home Book Packs
literacy learning of all students. Page 58 Each pack contains a carefully levelled mix
of narrative and informative texts.
Take-Home Packs
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Flying Start to Literacy Pre-school–5+ Pre-school–5+ Flying Start to Literacy
®
Your primary literacy resource.
Shared Reading
Pre-school–F
Early Fluent
16 Big Books • Each book is supported by a Lesson Plan and a Vocabulary Starter
Guided Reading Levels 15–18 • 40 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan
Early Emergent
F–3
Fluent
Guided Reading Levels 1–2 • 36 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan, a Vocabulary Starter and Digital Activities
Guided Reading Levels 19–24 • 48 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan
Emergent
Fluent Plus
Guided Reading Levels 3–6 • 40 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan
F–3
Guided Reading Levels 25–30 • 24 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan
*Levels indicated by the letters Q-V are comparable to the Guided Reading levels of Fountas and Pinnell
Middle Primary
Early
Guided Reading Levels 7–10 • 40 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan Levels Q–S* • 12 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan • 6 Perspectives books • Each Perspectives book is supported by a Lesson Plan
4–5+
Upper Primary
Transitional
Guided Reading Levels 11–14 • 40 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan Levels T–V* • 12 Student Books • Each pair of books is supported by a Lesson Plan • 6 Perspectives books • Each Perspectives book is supported by a Lesson Plan
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Lesson Plans
Program Components … deliver explicit, systematic instruction
with diagnostic support built in.
• Before, During and After Reading
Shared Reading Books activities
• Integrate oral language,
… launch young readers into literacy. comprehension, phonemic awareness,
phonics, vocabulary development,
• Feature rhyme, rhythm, repetition and predictable text fluency and writing
• Humourously illustrated narrative texts • Activity Cards offer creative
• Vividly photographed informative texts suggestions for exploring the topic
• Narrative texts offer a mix of stories and rhymes further
• Informative texts introduce readers to science and mathematics concepts • Blackline Masters provide
opportunities for ongoing assessment
Paired Books
… connect meaningful information and appealing narratives, and engage learners
Flying Start to Literacy ®
Flying Start to Literacy ®
Digital Enrichment
Activities CD
More than 1300 digital activities for beginning readers which
Flying Start to Literacy Digital Activities Levels 1-2
are ideal for independent practice or for explicit instruction
with small groups.
with content-rich reading. The activities complement the 36 books from the Early
Emergent Reading Stage (Levels 1-2) of Flying Start to Literacy.
Digital Activities
Each set of activities is linked to a pair of books from this series.
The activities reinforce:
• key word recognition
• Same concepts, vocabulary and high-frequency words in each pair
• high-frequency word recognition
• visual perception
• phonemic awareness
Early Emergent
®
• letter-sound relationships
… strengthen foundational skills with a
• word sequencing ability
• fluency
Levels 1-2
• Balance of illustrated narrative and photographic informative texts
Students advance through a sequence of activities. Correct
answers allow them to move forward, while incorrect answers
trigger an immediate response and prompt them to try again.
Dual Platform CD ROM
Recommended Specifications System Requirements
Windows
variety of extension and skills practice
• Wide range of text types include: narratives, recounts, persuasive, procedures,
Internet Explorer Version 7 or above
Google Chrome (any version)
activities.
Safari Windows XP or above
Macintosh
Safari for Mac OSX 10.7 Lion
Made with HTML.
explanations and reports
Internet Explorer and the Internet Explorer logo are either registered
or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
Google Chrome (any version) and the Google Chrome logo are
• Support the titles in the Early
either registered or trademarks of Google Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries. Safari and the Safari logo are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. registered in the US and
other countries.
Windows and the Windows logo are either registered or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
© 2014 EC Licensing Pty Ltd.
All rights reserved. Unauthorised use, reproduction, or transmission is illegal. Emergent Stage (Levels 1–2)
Perspectives Books
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• Ideal for modelled practice during
whole-group instruction or for
independent learning centres
… contain short texts addressing topical issues for
middle and upper primary readers. • Nine activities per title, including
Finish the Sentence, Listen and Read
• Present multiple points of view on a single topic Along and Match the Picture to the
• Wide range of text types include: posters, arguments, Sound
discussions and letters ISBN: 9781743208649
• Magazine-style format
Teacher Resources
SCOPE AND
SEQUENCE
Title
Sentence stems Early Emergent
Reading Stage:
High-freque Guided Reading
ncy words:
New High-freque Levels 1-2
ncy words:
Revisited and Key vocabulary:
reinforced New Key vocabulary:
Revisited and Reading strategies
Early Emergent reinforced These suggestions
Stage: Level indicative only. are
My Body 1 There
many opportunities are
Word count: 28 My … is here. for
addressing a
here is my range
strategies in each of reading
Here I Am! book.
Word Count: Here is my ... eye face foot
28 hand knee
leg nose
What Shape
Can You
Vocabulary Starters
here is my Matching one
See? I can see the printed word
… each word read to
Word count: 35 can I see the
eye face foot Using the photographs
Shapes Around hand knee identify unknown to
leg nose
Word count: 35 Us Can you see circle heart
oval rectangle
words
the …? square star triangle
I Look at the you
Fruit can see the Identifying parts
Word count: 35 I look at the … of
Identifying where the book
at look to begin and
circle heart stop reading
… provide valuable material for planning and record keeping.
Eating Fruit I the oval rectangle
apple banana square star triangle
Word count: 28 Look at the … lemon
pineapple strawberry orange
at look the watermelon Recognising the
Pets at Home pattern of the
book
Word count: 35 My … is here.
apple banana Using initial letters
in lemon to confirm
here is pineapple strawberry orange words
My Pet
bird cat dog watermelon
Word count: 28 Here is my … fish mouse
rabbit turtle
here is my Identifying the
Hide and Seek parts
– cover, title page of a book
Word count: 27 Here is my …
bird cat dog Turning pages
come fish mouse from left to right
rabbit turtle Finding text on
• Scope and sequence charts to identify strategies to be monitored
My Birthday here is my a page
Word count: 24 My … is here. brother father
grandma
grandpa mother
sister
here is my One-to-one word
Me matching
Understanding
Word count: 21 left to right
brother father directionality
grandma
… support the early emergent stage.
I can grandpa mother
Dogs sister
Word Count: This dog can eat dig drink
28 … jump run
this sleep swim
for each title
In the Garden can Understanding
the concepts of
Word count: 28 Look at the … print (Reading
for meaning
eat dig dog Using simple
Wow! Look drink jump run grammatical
at That at look the sleep swim structures: I can
Word count: 35 I look at the … … This dog
ant bee butterfly can …
at I look the ladybird spider caterpillar
worm
Understanding
concept about
ant bee butterfly first/last word
on page
ladybird spider caterpillar Linking prior knowledge
worm text to the
• Sturdy, laminated cards with seven
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Guided reading
folding panels
level G (12)
Name:
awareness for each reading stage
Date:
Information sources
used
Errors – What Fluency
did the student
use?
Reads smoothly
Record of Reading Behaviours Meaning
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Structure te phrasing
The Skating Club Level 12 Visual cues Reads expressive
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• Reading and writing across the curriculum checklists to identify
Attends to punctuati
Read the title to the student. Ask the student to tell you what the book is about. Self-corrections on
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What did the Comprehension
student use?
Name: Date:
Meaning After the student
photographs introduce key vocabulary
Analysis of errors has finished reading,
Count and self-corrections Structure talk about the have him/her
book. If appropria
cross-curriculum links and content vocabulary
Visual cues by using the questions te, prompt the
Page Text Information used student
below.
Error SC
E SC MSV MSV Accuracy rate How do the children
in the book take
skates? What care of their
types of things
3 We are in a skating club. Level of their club? (Literal) do these children
Errors % do at
We play games and do tricks difficulty Why do these
• One for each pair of Levels 1
1 children go to
99 Easy (Inferential) a skating club?
on our skates. It is lots of fun. 2 98
• Records of reading behaviours for books at each reading stage
Do you need
3 to be good at
4 We need to stay safe 97 club? Would all skating to join
this skating
4 skating clubs
when we skate. We have 96 Explain. (Critical) be like this one?
5
and 2 books, and one for each
helmets and we have pads for 95 Instructional
6 Planning
our wrists, knees and elbows. 94
7 93 Focus
6 Before we go skating, we check
What the student
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92
• Assessment checklists to record the progress of individual
next
our skates. We clean the wheels 9 Problem-solving
91
Shared Reading set
10 strategies
and check that they can spin. 90
We test the brake pads. Fluency
11 + 89 or less Hard
9 Some of us play hockey Comprehension
students using the reading strategies for each book
Self-correction
on our skates. ratio
(E + SC) + SC Phonics
When we are skating =1:
• On the back of the photographs are
we hit the puck to each other
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Flying Start to Literacy Pre-school–F Pre-school–F Flying Start to Literacy
Vocabulary Starters
®
Shared Reading Collection
A Vocabulary Starter links to each
Shared Book. This link provides the
teacher with an opportunity to explore
the key vocabulary related to the
Develop early literacy skills through rhyme, rhythm, specific topic of the book and is an
repetition and highly predictive texts excellent support for ELL students.
The Vocabulary Starters:
Sixteen Shared Big Books on familiar topics will soon become • use full-colour photographs to
favourites in your classroom. introduce key vocabulary words
• provide a variety of suggestions
Each title comes with a Vocabulary Starter. This provides an for developing oral vocabulary.
opportunity to develop oral vocabulary around the content
of the book.
Easy-to-follow Lesson Plans are provided for each title.
Your students will:
• Begin to recognise and read high-frequency words
• Build knowledge of oral vocabulary
• Understand conventions of print
• Enjoy reading together and revisiting familiar books
again and again.
Shared Reading Lesson Plans
Shared Books Easy-to-follow Lesson Plans are
provided for each Shared Book. These
Each of the 16 Shared Books has plans include explicit instruction to
been carefully written to motivate and guide teachers through multiple
support young readers. readings of the text. After revisiting
These shared reading texts: the books, there are suggestions
for modelling and teaching specific
• Capture the reader’s attention and foundational skills.
ensure group participation and
engagement These skills include:
• Are ideal to introduce early • Phonemic awareness
literacy skills and concepts of print • Phonics
• Use rhyme, rhythm and repetition • Oral language
in the narrative titles
• Fluency
• Introduce science and
mathematics concepts in the • Print concepts
informative texts • Writing.
We went camping We got out the poles
• Link to a Vocabulary Starter in in our yard out the back, and set up the tent.
the Flying Start to Literacy Early my brother and me, We banged in the pegs
Emergent Reading Stage. and our dog Jack. and in we went. The strong link between the books in the Shared Reading Collection and the Vocabulary Starters
2 3
means that when your young readers are ready for small group instruction, they can be introduced
to the matching paired student books at Levels 1 and 2 of the Flying Start to Literacy program.
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Professional
® Development
Eleanor Curtain Publishing
offers a range of Professional
Shared Reading Collection Sets
Development Opportunities.
Please visit
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Each set includes: for more information
• 1 Big Book • 1 Lesson Plan • 1 Vocabulary Starter
Pre School – 2 Price per set $49.95 Pre School – 2 Price per set $49.95
A Pizza for Bear In the Fairy Tale Woods John McBee My Dog Rags Into the Tent What a Mess! The Silliest Scarecrow Hullabaloo
9781760177591 781760177577 9781760177621 9781760177607 9781760385477 9781760385484 9781760385491 9781760385507
Vocabulary Starter: Doing Things Vocabulary Starter: Position Vocabulary Starter: Playground Vocabulary Starter: Doing Things Vocabulary Starter: My Family Vocabulary Starter: I Like to … Vocabulary Starter: Farm Animals Vocabulary Starter: Colours
Spotty Sam What Do Animals Do at the Zoo? I Spy Shapes What Lives Here? Squeaky’s Big Adventure Little Arabella Miller Sharing Fruit Which Pet Is Best?
9781760177614 9781760177560 9781760177584 9781760177553 9781760385514 9781760385521 9781760385453 9781760385460
Vocabulary Starter: The Body Vocabulary Starter: Zoo Animals Vocabulary Starter: Shapes Vocabulary Starter: Mini Beasts Vocabulary Starter: Places I Go Vocabulary Starter: My Family Vocabulary Starter: Fruit Vocabulary Starter: Pets
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Flying Start to Literacy Years F–3 Years F–3 Flying Start to Literacy
®
Instruction
Flying Start to Literacy’s Lesson Plans
Levels 1–30 Overview (one for each pair of books):
• Provide practical, systematic, and easy-to-implement
An award-winning, comprehensive literacy program instructional plans
• Integrate oral language, comprehension, phonemic
Flying Start to Literacy reflects best practice in literacy instruction and supports the awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, fluency
and writing
systematic development of reading strategies and skills in students.
• Include ongoing assessment and follow-up activities.
Features of the program:
Before reading
• Key vocabulary is introduced systematically • Activate prior knowledge through a variety of engaging
• A high rate of repetition of high-frequency words and a low ratio of unfamiliar words suggestions
• Text complexity is carefully sequenced to build reading strategies • Introduce challenging or unfamiliar vocabulary
• Phonics and phonemic awareness is systematically developed • Focus on reading strategies specific to the book
• Fluency enhances comprehension
During reading
• A variety of text types enable the development of a range of reading strategies • Monitor and support each student’s reading
• Reading and writing is linked • Revisit specific reading strategies as needed
• Assessment is ongoing to inform instruction. • Guide students as they apply these strategies
Readers will love to read
After reading
Flying Start to Literacy books
• Use discussion prompts to encourage collaborative
• There are fascinating topics and ideas to learn about, conversations about the book
funny stories to laugh at, exciting adventure stories,
• Ask students to return to the text for evidence to
reports, interviews, explanations, procedures, plays
support their responses
and shared books.
• Provide positive feedback on students’ use of the
Flying Start to Literacy will ensure lesson’s reading strategies
success for all readers
Returning to the book
• High-frequency words and key content words are
introduced systematically and revisited in following • Develop fluency with modelling, paired practice and
levels of the program. independent re-reading
• The program supports a systematic approach to the • Work with words through a variety of suggestions for
development of phonemic awareness and phonics. building phonemic awareness and reinforcing phonics
All new vocabulary is phonetically accessible to • Connect reading and writing with teacher modelling
developing readers. and prompts for student practice
• Each book is one of a connected pair. A narrative Teachers find Flying Start to Literacy
book and an informative book present the same key
easy to use Talk about the pair
concepts and vocabulary. • Discussion prompts encourage students to consider
• The Lesson Plans integrate oral language, vocabulary
• Every book has been trialled with a range of readers, the pair’s “big idea”
development, fluency and comprehension, writing and
including English Language Learners. • Reproducible Activity Cards offer creative suggestions
phonics. They are attractive, durable, accessible and
easy to store. for exploring the topic further
• Supportive teacher resources for planning and record • Blackline Masters provide opportunities for ongoing
keeping are available online. Visit www.ecpublishing. assessment
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Flying Start to Literacy Years F–3 Years F–3 Flying Start to Literacy
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Guided Reading Guided Reading Level 2 Single $7.50 each • Multi 6+ $7.25 each • Vocabulary Starter $7.95
Special Offer
Early Emergent Reading Stage Purchase 6 copies of any pair
to receive a FREE Lesson
Plan and Vocabulary Starter
Guided Reading Levels 1–2
• Paired Student Books • Vocabulary Starters • Lesson Plans
$87.00
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On My Bike9781743205587 At Grandpa’s House9781743205600 The Dress-up Box9781743205624
Guided Reading Level 1 Single $7.50 each • Multi 6 $7.25 each • Vocabulary Starter $7.95
+
Can You Go Here?9781743205594 Cakes For Sale9781743205617 Going Shopping9781743205631
Position9781743205495 At School 9781743205501 Clothes9781743205518
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My Body 9781743205525 What Shape Can You See? 9781743205549 I Look at the Fruit9781743205563
Here I Am! 9781743205532 Shapes Around Us9781743205556 Eating Fruit9781743205570
ReportReport RecountRecount RecountRecount
The Body 9781743205464 Shapes9781743205471 Fruit9781743205488
Looking at You9781742340128 Look at Me Play9781742340180 At the Shop9781742340166
Animals on the Farm9781742340135 The Playground9781742340197 Things I Like9781742340173
Farm Animals9781742341507 Playground9781742341538 Shopping9781742341521
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Pets at Home9781742340043 Hide and Seek9781742340067 Me9781742340005
My Pet9781742340050 My Birthday9781742340074 Dogs9781742340012
Pets9781742341460 My Family9781742341477 Doing Things9781742341446 ReportReport RecountRecount RecountRecount
Come and Look!9781742340227 My Family and Me9781742340203 What Did You Do?9781742340142
Fish9781742340234 Can You Do This?9781742340210 Going Places9781742340159
Colours9781742341552 I Like to …9781742341545 Places I Go9781742341514
Paired, Connected Texts at This Stage:
Lesson Plans include Before, During and
• Establish a full range of concepts about print After Reading guidance for each book, plus
synthesising activities that reinforce the key
• Introduce common stems and key vocabulary concepts of each pair. There is one Lesson Plan
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• Introduce the first 26 high-frequency words per pair of books. Each one provides multiple
In the Garden9781742340029 My Toys9781742340081 Where are the Animals?9781742340104 opportunities for the students to read and
• Focus on phonemic awareness and phonics interact with the book again and again.
Wow! Look at That9781742340036 Getting Around9781742340098 Animals at the Zoo9781742340111
Mini Beasts9781742341453 Movers9781742341484 Zoo Animals9781742341491 • Build comprehension and fluency through a
Lesson Plan $7.95
range of reading strategies.
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Flying Start to Literacy Years F–3 Years F–3 Flying Start to Literacy
® Guided Reading Guided Reading Level 5 Single $7.50 each • Multi 6+ $7.25 each
Special Offer
Emergent Reading Stage Purchase 6 copies of
any pair to receive a
FREE Lesson Plan
Guided Reading Levels 3–6
$87.00
• Paired Student Books • Lesson Plans ReportNarrative ReportNarrative ReportReport
Look at My Clothes9781743205785 What Do Bats Eat?9781743205808 Ant Nests9781742340364
Where is My Mother?9781743205792 Big Bat’s Lunch9781743205815 Where Is My Nest?9781742340371
Guided Reading Level 3 Single $7.50 each • Multi 6+ $7.25 each
ReportNarrative RecountNarrative
RecountNarrative ExplanationNarrative RecountNarrative Lots of Legs9781742340388 My Camp Diary9781742340401
My Horse9781743205709 The Fruit Shop9781743205723 Winners9781742340241 The Best Legs9781742340395 A Monkey in the Camp9781742340418
The Car Race9781743205716 Bananas Are Best 9781743205730 Rabbit and Fox 9781742340258
Guided Reading Level 6 Single $7.50 each • Multi 6+ $7.25 each
ReportNarrative ExplanationNarrative
In the Forest9781742340265 Big Brothers9781742340289
ReportNarrative ProcedureNarrative ReportNarrative
Finding Food9781742340272 Cat and Mouse9781742340296
Turtles9781743205822 Let’s Do the Monkey Bop9781743205846 What Am I?9781742340425
A Home For Turtle 9781743205839 Little Monkey’s Dance9781743205853 Tad Grows Up9781742340432
Guided Reading Level 4 Single $7.50 each • Multi 6+ $7.25 each
Lesson Plans
Blackline master Activity card Lesson Plans
Animal body parts include Before, Amazing animal creation
During and
Use the word bank to list the body parts that each animal has. Add one other body part Create an animal with any body parts you like (for example, a nose Emergent
that is not in the word bank to each list. reading stage
like an elephant, legs like an octopus, teeth like a crocodile, wings like
a butterfly). Level 4
Word bank
1. What animal parts will you choose for your animal creation?
nose legs eyes knees foot face 2. What will your animal look like?
After Reading
Draw your amazing animal below. Give your animal a name.
Label the animal’s body parts.
This book compares and When Turtle gets stuck in his nest,
contrasts animals that have Monkey helps to get him out.
different body parts. But then Monkey gets stuck too!
Running words: 116 Running words: 116
guidance for
Text type: Report Text type: Narrative
Vocabulary
High-frequency words Key vocabulary
a big but can cannot do get got has animals dig dog down elephant eyes face fish
each book, plus
have I into like lots me my no not of foot hands jump knees legs monkey nest
out said so some the this to what will noses slug tiger turtle zebra
Insect Elephant with you
ReportNarrative RecountNarrative Phonics • Identifying the /f/ sound as in face, foot, elephant
• Identifying the /t/ sound in initial, middle and final positions
ReportNarrative ReportNarrative RecountNarrative synthesising Text features
Amazing Animal Parts
Turtle is Stuck
• Photographic summary
• Illustrations support and extend the story
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Write and draw to show all of the amazing facts you know about caterpillars. Level 9
I ________ not like to eat worms.
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information about how some
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In Caterpillars For Lunch, Bird is tired of eating worms
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Running words: 127 Running words: 139
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• The text pattern is • Caterpillars have many • Science: Living things
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My holiday For and against
Draw and write about your holiday. During and Fill in the table. Transitional
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I went … Level 12
After Reading
Holiday activity:
Good things about this activity Bad things about this activity Summer Holidays shares a Camping With Dad tells the story of
I liked …
guidance for
classroom conversation about a boy’s first camping trip, where he
the good and bad aspects of the has a great time, even though he
recent summer holidays. won’t admit it to his father.
Running words: 237 Running words: 329
Text type: Recount– opinion Text type: Narrative
each book, plus
High-frequency words Key vocabulary
New: again asked back because best campfire camping camp site catch cooked fire fish
first good just kind only put fishing lake line match night poles rained school ski/skiing
try showed want sky sleeping smoke snow summer stars teacher tent top
DiaryNarrative RecountNarrative
but I didn’t like … Phonics • Identifying the short /i/ sound as in swim
• Identifying the /ch/ sound as in catch
because …
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• Key vocabulary is repeated
• People have different likes
and dislikes.
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• History: Culture and
community
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Retrace Nadif’s steps include Before, Feeling alone
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During and
Early Fluent
Cut out the pictures below, write about each photograph, and then stick them onto a 1. On a large sheet of paper draw up a T-chart with the headings: reading stage
strip of paper in the correct sequence.
Feeling alone Feeling like you belong
Level 16
✂
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your chart under the appropriate heading. Nadif’s New Life recounts the story Gasari’s Herd is a narrative about an elephant whose herd
of a Somalian boy who loses his is captured by humans, leaving Gasari all alone. One day
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Running words: 706 Running words: 417
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S ad Ha p p y
Safe
Content vocabulary Africa Australia belonged bombs brave city computer
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family fearless fighting friend/s/ly frightened Gasari gun
jungle killed library life lions market refugee camp river
each book, Warplus
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Collecting, storing and eating food
Use the book Animals That Store Food to fill in the data chart.
Questions
Animal mobile
You will need: cardboard, felt-tip pens, hole punch,
wire coat hanger, string.
Fluent
reading stage
Level 21
What to do:
1. Cut out six cards from the cardboard. 3. On the back of each card, write some
What other interesting
synthesising activities that reinforce the key
Where and/or how information about the animal and the
• Support sustained • Include less common
What food does this information do you 2. On the front of each card, draw a picture Animals That Store Food is a report A Tale of Two Squirrels is a play about animals
does this animal store food that it stores.
animal collect? know about this of an animal from the book Animals That about animals that collect food that are preparing for winter by collecting
food?
animal? Store Food. 4. Put a hole in each card and use the when it is plentiful and store it and storing food. Sid the squirrel is too busy
string to tie it to the coat hanger to so they have food to eat when playing to collect food, and when winter
make your mobile. fresh food is scarce. comes Sid finds himself in trouble.
acorn Running words: 643 Running words: 803
woodpecker Text type: Report Text type: Play
concepts of each pair. There is one Lesson
Content vocabulary acorn woodpecker acorn autumn bark beavers beehive bees
reading with 24-page letter combinations in
burrow bury cell collect dam grass hay honey sac honeypot
leaves mushroom nectar nest nuts pikas plants rotten seeds
squirrels stomach store/d summer survive winter
ReportPlay ReportNarrative BiographyNarrative Report Narrative
pika Phonics • Identifying “u” making the /e/ sound as in bury
• Identifying contractions
Plan per pair of books. Each one provides
Text features
Animals That Store Food • Table of contents, chapters
chapter books the vocabulary
• Headings, sub-headings, diagrams, labels
A Tale of Two Squirrels • Contents page, listing the acts in the play
• Cast of characters
honeypot
ants Reading strategies • Using meaning cues to decode
• Recognising and using text features (play)
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the introduction of fresh food. animal behaviour
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