Snake’s Amazing Tales 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: 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 978-1-84414-428-0
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 280z Reference JL283
The Enormous Turnip and other stories
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The Enormous Turnip and other stories
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Say the Sounds
y
e_e
as in
silly
i_e
as in
these
as in
kite
o_e
u_e
rose
cube
as in
as in
a_e as in
cake
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Spot the Story Setting
shed
en
gard
om
classro
e town hous
cav
e
mill
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A nurse, who was on her way home, looked into the garden and saw the enormous turnip and the old man. She went to help. She held on to the old man’s waist and the two of them tugged and tugged, but the turnip was still stuck in the ground.
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What’s in the book? What does the old man grow in his garden? Who is the first person to try and help the old man? Why does the dog think he can help?
What do you think? Why does the old man dig all around the turnip? Why does the old man invite all the helpers to dinner?
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The girl groaned. Why did the miller have to say these silly things? She was stuck here and it was all the miller’s fault. She could not spin straw into gold. She sat alone by the spinning wheel and cried.
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Book Review Try to answer these questions about each story in this book: What was the story about? What happened at the end of the story? Did you guess what was going to happen? What was your favourite part of the story? Why did you like it? Which character did you like the best? Can you describe them? Did you like the illustrations? Why? Did any parts of the story make you laugh? Do you think anyone you know would enjoy this book?
Snake’s Amazing Tales 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: 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 978-1-84414-428-0
Ë|xHSLIOEy14 280z Reference JL283
The Enormous Turnip and other stories
•
The Enormous Turnip and other stories