Snake’s Amazing Tales
The Rocket
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers The text in these Red Level Books (first level) uses only decodable regular words (words that are made up from the 42 letter sounds taught in the first stage of Jolly Phonics) 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.
Red Level Readers Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Other Red Level Readers: Inky Mouse & Friends 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 978-1-84414-419-8
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 198z Reference JL194
and other stories The Rocket and other stories
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Spot the Story Setting
the moon
ol
scho
pond
hill om
l ro o o h c
s
bedro
om
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and jet around the stars a bit...
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What’s in the book?
What does the boy wish he had? Which planet does he land on? Why does he stop orbiting the sun?
What do you think? Why does the boy want a rocket? What does the word ‘orbit’ mean?
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Monsters flap and clap.
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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?
Snake’s Amazing Tales
The Rocket
Jolly Phonics Readers are fully decodable books for new readers The text in these Red Level Books (first level) uses only decodable regular words (words that are made up from the 42 letter sounds taught in the first stage of Jolly Phonics) 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.
Red Level Readers Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Other Red Level Readers: Inky Mouse & Friends 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 978-1-84414-419-8
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 198z Reference JL194
and other stories The Rocket and other stories
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