Take turns stories
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Take turns story
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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 Eddy Elephant! Listen
Here’s Eddy Elephant. He’s enjoying eating a boiled egg for his mid-morning snack at eleven o’clock. He thinks eggs are the best! They give him lots of energy when he is exercising, or doing his Elephant-on-End trick! Eddy Elephant says ‘e’ in words like ‘egg’, ‘envelope’ and ‘elbow’.
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Eddy Elephant was looking a bit fed up. “What’s the problem?” asked Peter Puppy. “I want a pet,” said Eddy. “Everybody else has a pet. Golden Girl has got a goat, Harry Hat Man has some hens and a horse, Talking Tess has a tortoise, Kicking King has kittens, even little Impy Ink has a stick insect. Everyone has a pet, except me!”
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Ed is fed up. Ed hasn’t got a pet. 8
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A pet.
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Listen
“It’s not a problem. I don’t have a pet either, but I just pretend!” said Peter Puppy. “Pretend? How can you have a pretend pet?” asked Eddy. “Well, I use a pebble. I draw a face on it with my pen. I pat it, pretend to feed it and put it to bed in my pocket. Some days, when I’m playing by the pond I make piles of pet pebbles! Pretend pets are perfect pals,” said Peter. “That is an excellent idea,” said Eddy.
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The pup has lots of pals at the pond. 10
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But Eddy Elephant enjoyed eating eggs so much that he had lots of empty egg shells. So he set o making more pets. He made Ben and Je, Jess and Bess! He made Meg with peg legs and Ned who was a red head! In fact, Eddy became an expert at making egg heads.
ur turn Yo
Ken, Ben, Jeff, Jess, Bess, Meg, Ned. 18
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Ned
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Listen
Some Letterland friends popped in to see if Eddy Elephant had got a pretend pet. “I haven’t just got one,” said Eddy,
“I’ve got . . .
ur turn Yo
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Word Bank Decodable word bank 1
a pen
Ken pet
leg sock
Decodable word bank 2
a box Jess on sticks
and cress Ken pet Ted
Beginner reader - Words on picture pages. These words use only letters that have been introduced in satp order.
at Ed lots pets up
Ned stick
nest ten
peg
Early reader - Words in child sentences. These words are made using the 26 letters of the alphabet only in their most phonically regular form.
bed fed Meg pond wet
belts got Ned pup
Ben in nest put
Bess Jeff odd socks
Irregular or ‘tricky’ words are, has, hasn’t, is, the, with 22
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Comprehension 1. Why was Eddy Elephant sad? What did he want?
a dog
an egg
a hen
a pet
2. What was the name of Eddy Elephant’s first pet egg head?
Ken
Bess
Tess
Jess
3. How many pets did Eddy have in the end?
six
ten
Activities
seven A Adult led
C Child led
one G In groups
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1. Make your very own egg head pet by following Eddy Elephant’s simple instructions on page 15.
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2. In this book, Peter Puppy had some pebble pals. Make your own by painting pebbles and pop on some googly eyes! See the Letterland book ‘Things to Make and Do’ for more details. www.letterland.com/phonics-books/things-to-make-and-do 23
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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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