Inky Mouse & Friends
The Bird House
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers The text in these Blue Level Books (fourth level) uses only decodable regular words (words that use the letter-sound knowledge taught so far: the 42 letter main letter sounds, ‹y› as in happy and the main alternative vowel spellings (the ‘hop-over ‹e›’ spellings of the long vowel sounds,‹ay› as in day, ‹ea› as in seat, ‹y› and ‹igh› as in fly and high, ‹ow› as in low and now, ‹ew› as in dew, ‹oy› as in joy, ‹ir› and ‹ur› as in bird and turn, and ‹al›, ‹au› and ‹aw› as in talk, pause and saw,) and a small number of ‘tricky’ words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage).
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All the tricky words and letter sounds used in this book are shown on the front inside cover; these can be used as a quick practice activity before starting the book.
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Faint type is used for any silent letters, like the ‹b› in ‘lamb’.
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Comprehension questions and discussion topics are included at the end of each story. These ensure that children are not only able to read the text, but also find meaning in the stories.
Blue Level Readers Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Other Blue Level Readers: Snake’s Amazing Tales and Phonic’s Fantastic Facts Jolly Learning Ltd © Sara Wernham 2001 (text) © Lib Stephen & Kevin Maddison 2001 (illustrations) www.jollylearning.co.uk info@jollylearning.co.uk Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DL, UK. Tel: +44 20 8501 0405 82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA. Tel: +1-800-488-2665
ISBN 978-1-84414-427-3
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 273z Reference JL275
The Bird House and other stories
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and other stories
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Tricky Words
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other
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more want because
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two
goes four does
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Meet the Characters Bee
Rags
Inky
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Dais
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Zack
Jess Sally Granny
Snake Butterc
up
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Phonic
Gram
Dad
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Slippery!
It was still very damp underfoot. Bee ran about and kicked at the piles of leaves. “I am glad I was safe inside,� hissed Snake, looking around.
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What’s in the book? Why does Inky turn Phonic off? Why can’t the bird go and collect food? Where is the new nest?
What do you think? Why does the bird attack Snake? What might happen to the chicks if they are left alone?
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The orchard hive went first and scored. Then it was Bee’s turn. She kicked and scored. Snake and Inky clapped. The next two bees also scored and then the orchard hive scored again. A bee from the Reds stepped up, kicked the ball and missed! Snake, Inky and all the Reds groaned. Bee’s hive had lost.
Hooray!
No!
Hooray!
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Character Review Choose a character in this book to think about: What is their name? Do you know where they live? Describe what they look like. What do they do in the story? Are they good or bad? Why? Do you like them? Why? What other things would you like to know about them?
Inky Mouse & Friends
The Bird House
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers The text in these Blue Level Books (fourth level) uses only decodable regular words (words that use the letter-sound knowledge taught so far: the 42 letter main letter sounds, ‹y› as in happy and the main alternative vowel spellings (the ‘hop-over ‹e›’ spellings of the long vowel sounds,‹ay› as in day, ‹ea› as in seat, ‹y› and ‹igh› as in fly and high, ‹ow› as in low and now, ‹ew› as in dew, ‹oy› as in joy, ‹ir› and ‹ur› as in bird and turn, and ‹al›, ‹au› and ‹aw› as in talk, pause and saw,) and a small number of ‘tricky’ words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage).
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All the tricky words and letter sounds used in this book are shown on the front inside cover; these can be used as a quick practice activity before starting the book.
•
Faint type is used for any silent letters, like the ‹b› in ‘lamb’.
•
Comprehension questions and discussion topics are included at the end of each story. These ensure that children are not only able to read the text, but also find meaning in the stories.
Blue Level Readers Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Other Blue Level Readers: Snake’s Amazing Tales and Phonic’s Fantastic Facts Jolly Learning Ltd © Sara Wernham 2001 (text) © Lib Stephen & Kevin Maddison 2001 (illustrations) www.jollylearning.co.uk info@jollylearning.co.uk Tailours House, High Road, Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6DL, UK. Tel: +44 20 8501 0405 82 Winter Sport Lane, Williston, VT 05495, USA. Tel: +1-800-488-2665
ISBN 978-1-84414-427-3
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 273z Reference JL275
The Bird House and other stories
•
and other stories