Phonic’s Fantastic Facts
Snakes
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers The text in these Green Level Books (third level) uses only decodable regular words (words that use the letter-sound knowledge taught so far: the 42 letter main letter sounds, the alternative sound of ‹y› at the end of words like happy and sunny and the ‘hop-over ‹e›’ spellings of the long vowel sounds) 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.
Green Level Readers Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Other Green Level Readers: Inky Mouse & Friends and Snake’s Amazing Tales 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 978-1-84414-426-6
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 26 z Reference JL267
and more nonfiction Snakes and more nonfiction
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go
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Tricky Words
so my
like
by
one
have only
live old
no
give when what
down little
where
why
which who
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Look Out For Me
foxes
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Clem Markhent am
shark cap l h t a de dstoo toa
camel
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Rattlers hunt small animals such as frogs, toads, and lizards. But rattlers are hunted themselves, too, by king snakes, opossums and roadrunners. roadrunner
frog
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What’s in the book?
What sort of animals are snakes? What do snakes usually hatch from? What is venom?
What do you think? Why do snakes shed their skin? Are snakes dangerous?
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camel
There are tribes who live in the desert. They use camels to ride on and to help them carry things. That is why camels are sometimes called the ships of the desert.
Phonic’s Fantastic Facts
Snakes
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers The text in these Green Level Books (third level) uses only decodable regular words (words that use the letter-sound knowledge taught so far: the 42 letter main letter sounds, the alternative sound of ‹y› at the end of words like happy and sunny and the ‘hop-over ‹e›’ spellings of the long vowel sounds) and a small number of ‘tricky’ words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage).
•
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.
Green Level Readers Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Other Green Level Readers: Inky Mouse & Friends and Snake’s Amazing Tales 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 978-1-84414-426-6
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 26 z Reference JL267
and more nonfiction Snakes and more nonfiction
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