by Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor
Before Reading
Say the sounds
These are so unds that have already been covered in previous books. Encourage the child to point to each sound as they say it.
Look at the new sound Vocab Check ar oo ie
After Reading
What is nonsense bird saying?
Scavenger Hunt
Find this word in the book: *Nonsense words specifically assess decoding abilities.
Written by Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor
Illustrated by Phillip Cullen
Text © Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor 2024
Illustrations © Phillip Cullen 2024 www.phildrawsthings.com
Edited
by
Lisa O’Mahony
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Sam is big.
Sam has a long neck. Sam did not fit and has to bend his neck.
Sam is too big.
Sam is a good pal.
“I can push.”
The gang went to Sam’s dad, Jer.
“Jer, can you help us?”
“I will. Sam has good pals.”
“Let’s look in the book and plan it.”
“It will be the best.”
a
good hammer, Jer got wood, a ladder,
a hook and pins.
Cut it.
Tap, tap.
Chop, chop.
“Hit it in.”
“Her foot!”
“I can dig.”
“Get a fern and wool.”
“Look, Sam!”
“This is the best tree hut!” said Sam. The best tree hut for the best pals.
Put some counters in Pen Hen’s pot to start. Each player starts off with 3 of their own counters and a moving counter.
good road bee hook ring sang
Take turns rolling the dice and reading the word you land on.
If you land on a:
Green space-Lucky you! Take one counter from Pen Hen’s pot.
Red space-Give one of your counters to the pot.
Purple space-Give one of your counters to the player with the least number of counters.
Whoever has the most counters at the end of 3/4/5 minutes wins!
Sam
