Phase 4b Fiction book 5

Phase 4b

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Fiction - book 5 word ending

e e r Mi l n Smart Kids Letters and Sounds

-tch

-tch at the end of these words makes a ‘ch’ sound:

itch

hatch

catch

scratch

Consonant and short vowel sounds taught previously:

a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, oo, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z Consonant digraph sounds taught previously:

ch, ck, ff, ll, ng, qu, rr, sh, ss, th, zz

Long vowel sounds taught previously:

ai, ee, igh, oa, oi, oo, ow

‘R’ controlled vowel sounds taught previously:

ar, air, ear, ur, or, ure, er

Tricky words taught previously:

is the no go I to into his has as put of said her he my for be you she all we me was they are there so were like have do come some one Discuss the picture:

What do you think the red dots covering the girl are?

word ending

-tch

2

My little sister is sick. She is hot!

She has little red dots on her neck and cheeks. The little red dots itch a lot!

“Chickenpox!” Mum exclaims.

“You might catch it if you sleep in this room with her.”

3

4

Mum sends me to her bed to sleep with Dad. Mum will spend the night in my bed.

“How come you slept in my room?”

I groan to Mum the next morning.

“Will you catch chickenpox now?”

5

“I had chickenpox when I was little,” said Mum. “One lot of chickenpox is all a person gets. You cannot catch it again.”

6

“That is good to hear,” I say as I scratch at my neck.

“Come here!” Mum exclaims.

7

Chickenpox!

8

Comprehension questions: • Who did the boy share a room with?

• Where did the boy end up sleeping?

• Why wasn’t Mum afraid of catching chicken pox?

Vocabulary: exclaim: say something with a lot of emotion. chickenpox: a sickness that causes fever and itchy red dots.

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Phase 4b - Fiction

Phase 4 - Fiction

4a

Phase 4 - Non-fiction

4a

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- Camp at the Pond

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- Lost in the Woods

2. cvcc

- The Lost Nest

2. cvcc, ccvc

- Stuck on an Island

3. cvcc

- Hulk’s Golf Day

3. cvcc, ccvc

- Sport

4. ccvc

- Green Tree Frog

4. cvcc, ccvc

- Dogs

5. ccvc

- The Best Dream

5. cvcc, ccvc

- Frogs

6. ccvc

- What is That Smell?

6. cvcc, ccvc

- Winter

7. cccvc, cvccc - Lunch

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- Slugs and Snails

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8. cccvc, cvccc - The Thrush Nest

- Splendid Spring Night

Phase 4b (word endings) - Fiction

4b

Phase 4b (word endings) - Non-fiction 4 b

1. -est

- The Coolest Bear

1. -est

- T-Rex

2. -ing

- Having Fun with Card

2. -ing

- Transporting

3. -er

- Never Ever

3. -er

- Ears

4. -ed

- Goblin in the Loft

4. -ed

- Milk

5. -tch

- Chickenpox

5. -tch

- Chicken Eggs

6. -y, -ey - Funfair at Night

6. -y, -ey - Family Fun Park

7. -ve

- Marve

7. -ve

- Stunts

8. -le

- Huggles

8. -le

- Otters

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