Phase 5 Fiction - Book 5

Phase 5 - Book 5 - Alternative Pronunciations c, g

L & S

Going to the Circus

C&G

Fiction

L&S Readers

DECEMBER Decodable Words Using Alternative Pronunciations:

/k/ /s/ /g/ cat circus gran cage surface garage circus December green coming accident grab can going cool cause Teacher / Parent Notes: accident This story focuses on the previously learnt graphemes c and g and the alternative pronunciations for these graphemes. After each page discuss the different pronunciations of the same grapheme (e.g. cat / circus).

/j/ cage storage garage huge ginger agile gent magic gem

Going to the Circus

C&G

COMING TO YOUR TOWN IN

DECEMBER

Story by Fraser Milne

I glimpsed a poster for the circus while driving with my gran. DECEMBER COMING TO YOUR TOWN IN

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C&G

COMING TO YOUR TOWN IN

DECEMBER The poster was stuck to the surface of the storage garage.

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At the top of the poster is a huge ginger cat in a green cage.

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Beside the cage stands an agile gent with a magic gem in his hand.

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C&G

COMING TO YOUR TOWN IN

DECEMBER At the very bottom of the poster, it says that the circus is coming to town in December.

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“Can we go?” I yell as I grab Gran’s arm.

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“Keep cool,” says Gran,“ You are going to cause an accident.”

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Comprehension Questions: 1. Where was the poster?

2. What does the agile gent have in his hand?

3. When is the circus coming to town?

4. How did the boy feel about the circus coming to town?

Each series has been written with a slightly different progression to offer reading opportunities at more stages.

Phase Five - Fiction Series

Phase Five - Non-fiction Series

1. ou,ea,ie,ir,oy - Lost at Sea 2. ay, ey, aw, ue - My Annoying Dad 3. wh, ph, ew, oe, au -The Astronaut 4. Split digraphs - Prize Tomatoes 5. Alt. c, g - Going to the Circus 6. Alt. ch, y - Christmas Eve 7. Alt. a, e, i, o, u - The Unicorn Detective 8. Alt. ea, ie, er, ow, ou, ey - Channel Surfer

1. ou,ea,ie,ir,oy,ay - Roy’s Treat 2. ey, aw, ue, wh - Days of the Week 3. ph, ew, oe, au - Fingers and Toes 4. Split digraphs - Snail Race 5. Alt. c, g - Picnic in Central Park 6. Alt. ch, y - Christmas Island Crabs 7. Alt. a, e, i, o, u - Static Electricity 8. Alt. ea, ie, er, ow, ou, ey - Wheels

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L&S Readers Progression - Fiction Phase 5 Phase One (Wordless Books) 1.

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s, a, t, p i, n, m, d g, o, c, k ck, e, u, r, h b, f, l ff, ll, ss Revision Revision

2 - Pat - Dad in a Pit - Tim’s Dog - Rat in a Sack - Run in the Fog - Big Bad Bug - Nuts in a Sack - Rick Rabbit

Phase Three 1.

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j, v, w, x y, z, zz, qu ch, sh, th, ng ai, ee igh, oa oo, oo ow, oi ‘r’ controlled

L & S

4 - Camp at the Pond - The Lost Nest - Hulk’s Golf Day - Green Tree Frog - The Best Dream - What is That Smell?

- Lunch - Splendid Spring Night

Phase Five

5

1. ou,ea,ie,ir,oy - Lost at Sea 2. ay, ey, aw, ue - My Annoying Dad 3. wh, ph, ew, oe, au -The Astronaut 4. Split digraphs - Prize Tomatoes 5. Alt. c, g - Going to the Circus 6. Alt. ch, y - Christmas Eve 7. Alt. a, e, i, o, u - The Unicorn Detective 8. Alt. ea, ie, er, ow, ou, ey - Channel Surfer 3

- Jess at the Vet - Fix-It Fox - Fish and Chips - A Wait in the Rain - At Night - Look at my Things - Cow’s Boil Up - The Letter

L&S Readers

Phase Four 1. cvcc 2. cvcc 3. cvcc 4. ccvc 5. ccvc 6. ccvc 7. cccvc & cvccc 8. cccvc

- Buying an Ice Cream - Baking a Cake - Shopping - Walking the Dog - Car Wash - Gardening - Doing the Dishes - Catching a Fish

Phase Two 1.

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Controlled text to support the Letters and Sounds phonics programme.

Phase Six

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1. -s, -es - Mango the Magician 2. -er, -est - Funniest Conversation 3. -er / nouns - Parents’ Day 4. -ment, -ness - The Art Gallery 5. -ful, -y, -less, -ly - Bug Boy 6. -tion, -sion, -cian - Space Station 7. un-, dis- Unlucky Duck 8. Homophones - The Blue Knight ISBN 942-1-002413-82-6

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