by Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor
Before Reading
Say the sounds
After Reading
What is nonsense bird saying? Scavenger Hunt
Vocab Check s a t p i n pin tip pit sip naps tip sit san nas nat tis tas nis ast is Could be tricky! 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
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It is Nan.
“Nan!”
“Sit, Nan.”
Nan sat at a tap.
Sip it, Nan.
Nan naps.
Pins in a tin.
A tip.
Put some counters in Pen Hen’s pot to start. Each player starts off with 3 of their own counters and a moving counter.
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!
It is Nan.
