Take turns stories
6 books in this pack:
Learn English with Letterland
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Take turns story
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Read together, read alone, read aloud!
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About this book
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Read the part that suits your reading ability - take turns! Each story begins with an introduction to the character, it’s shape and sound. You will then go on an imaginative adventure with the character.
Fluent reader
Beginner reader
Story or rhyme featuring lots of alliterative words. Also available to download and listen to.
These words can be read by just sounding and blending the letters into words. t a p tap Letters are introduced in ‘satp’ order as detailed on pages 2-3.
Early reader Sentences made up of words using the 26 letters of the alphabet in their most phonically regular form. Also included are a few carefully chosen high-frequency ‘tricky’ words such as ‘are’ and ‘the’ with irregular sounds. Irregular parts are in blue. Note: All text is printed on a shaded background, to help those with visual difficulties. For more information about this series, including free audio downloads of all the stories, see:
www.letterland.com/Alphabet-Storybooks
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About this series A popular order for learning the alphabet letter shapes and sounds is: satp inmd gock eur hbfl jvwx yzq. The words in the speech bubbles/labels on the right hand picture page contain only letters learnt in this teaching order, guaranteeing a source of decodable reading practice for a beginner reader.
Story title
Letters
Decodable words for beginner reader
Sammy Snake isn’t satisfied
satp
pat, sat, tap,
Annie Apple and the ants
satp
a, pat, sap, sat, tap, tapas
Talking Tess and her tent
satp
pat, sat, tap
Peter Puppy at the play park
satp
pat, tap
Impy Ink is at the sink
satpi
pat, pitta, sip, sit, tip
Noisy Nick in the night
satpin
Nip, pan, pants, pin, sip, snap, spin
Munching Mike and the moon
satpinm
a, insist, mamma, man, map, mist, mitts, pasta
Dippy Duck and the dentist
satpinmd
and, damp, did, it’s, pad, sip, sit, spit, tip, tips
Golden Girl and the gap
satpinmdg
a, add, gap, gasp, mint, pig, sand, snap, tag
Oscar Orange at the docks
satpinmdgo
a, dog, mop, odd, pot, spot, stop, top
Clever Cat and the cake
satpinmdgoc
add, can, cost, gossip, got, it, non-stop, stamp, tap
Kicking King and his socks
satpinmdgock
kiss, kit, mascot, pink, smack, snack, sock, spots, tick, tock
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Story title
Letters
Decodable words for beginner reader
Eddy Elephant and his pet Uppy Umbrella is so upset Red Robot and the recycling Harry Hat Man and his habit Bouncy Ben and his bike Firefighter Fred and fire safety Lucy Lamp Light likes to listen Jumping Jim is just jumping Vicky Violet and the vet Walter Walrus and the weather
satpinmdgocke
a, desk, nest, Ken, leg, Ned, peg, pen, pet, sock, stick, ten cups, duck, dust, gust, it, mop, mud, mug, nuts, on, sand, snug, stuck, tum, up, upset a, bag, can, carrots, compost, cress, docks, it’s, kit, not, on, pot, red, rag, rocket, rot, rucksack, tin, truck and, caps, hats, hiss, hop, hot, hum, it’s, not, snap, sun, tap, top back, bag, big, bug, bump, bun, get, it, on, picnic, tips
Fix-it Max can’t fix that! Yellow Yo-yo Man and his yogurt Zig Zag Zebra and the buzz Quarrelsome Queen and her quiz
satpinmdgockeur hbfljvwx satpinmdgockeur hbfljvwxy satpinmdgockeur hbfljvwxyz satpinmdgockeur hbfljvwxyzq
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satpinmdgockeu satpinmdgockeur satpinmdgockeur h satpinmdgockeur hb satpinmdgockeur hbf satpinmdgockeur hbfl satpinmdgockeur hbflj satpinmdgockeur hbfljv satpinmdgockeur hbfljvw
a, crumpet, facts, fan, fantastic, Fred, huff, nuts, plan, pop, puff a, bell, clip, clop, frost, lamp, lick, list, lock, lollipop, lots a, big, fun, it’s, jet, jug, jump, just, not, sad, sec alpaca, ahem, but, cat, drat, duck, end, rabbit, spot, top, Val, van, vet cliff, dam, help, well, west, wet, wind, windmill and, bed, box, Fix-it, help, index, just, leg, Max, next, relax, rest, six drink, dull, hot, madras, mat, mint, yes, yet, yum a, an, buzz, drink, fizz, frizz, help, insect, odd, snack, will, Zak, zip drat, drink, ha ha, liquid, pond, quack, quill, quilt
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Let’s meet Munching Mike! Listen
Let’s meet Munching Mike! Munching Mike is a metal monster. But he’s not a scary monster. He’s the mildest monster you’ll ever meet. He likes to munch on a mixture of things like mangoes, marshmallows and mushrooms. He also munches bits of metal and magnets! Can you hear him saying ‘mmm’ as he munches? He says ‘mmm’ in words like ‘map’, ‘milk’ and ‘man’.
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Early one morning, Munching Mike woke up and called out excitedly, “I can see the moon! I’d love to meet the man in the moon!” “Me too,” said Sammy Snake. “But I think the moon and the stars are a very long way away.” “No, they’re not!” said Mike. “Look! The moon is just on the top of that mountain. I might go and meet the man in the moon this minute!”
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Man!
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The others quickly made it up the mountain to Mike with the help of the map and compass. They had mugs of hot milk and put on the warm clothes. “Thank you. You’re all marvellous,” said Mike. Suddenly the moon appeared once more. Mike realised that it was still many, many miles away. “Never mind,” he thought. “My friends are more important than meeting the man in the moon. They rescued me and have made this the most memorable, magical moment
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Word Bank Decodable word bank 1
a mitts
insist pasta
mamma man
Decodable word bank 2
a Ink put top
and lost rucksack
Beginner reader - Words on picture pages. These words use only letters that have been introduced in satp order.
at lots sad
map
mist
Early reader - Words in child sentences. These words are made using the 26 letters of the alphabet only in their most phonically regular form.
back get map must Sam set
him off stop
in pack Tess
Irregular or ‘tricky’ words he, the, they, to, was, we 22
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Comprehension 1. What did Munching Mike forget to take with him?
an apple
a map
a man
mist
2. What did the Letterlanders drink at the top to warm themselves up?
coffee
tea
water
milk
3. At the top of the mountain, what could they see below them?
magic
hills
Activities
mist A Adult led
C Child led
sun G In groups
C G
1. Try making your own map. You could even hide some ‘treasure’ somewhere and then draw a treasure map for someone else to find it!
C
2. Make a map of where you have been. You could put stickers on a world map, country map, or even just your town/city map.
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Annie Apple
Harry Hat Man
Noisy Nick
Uppy Umbrella
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Bouncy Ben
Impy Ink
Oscar Orange
Vicky Violet
Clever Cat
Dippy Duck
Jumping Jim
Peter Puppy
Eddy Elephant
Kicking King
Quarrelsome Queen
Walter Walrus
Fix-it Max
FireďŹ ghter Fred
Lucy Lamp Light
Red Robot
Golden Girl
Munching Mike
Sammy Snake Talking Tess
Yellow Yo-yo Man
Zig Zag Zebra
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