Phase 4b
Non-fiction - book 1 word ending
-est
Fraser Milne
T-Rex Smart Kids Letters and Sounds
-est adds an extra syllable to these words:
smartest
hardest
quickest
cleverest
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
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 Discuss the picture:
A T-Rex wanders through an ancient valley. He is on the hunt for food.
T-Rex Fraser Milne
word ending
-est
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The T-Rex was terrific. It was not the biggest or the fastest.
It might not have been the smartest. But it was fearsome.
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This T-Rex runs in some mud. He is on the hunt. He is going to grab the quickest little raptor in his big sharp teeth.
Years and years come and go and the footprints turn into rock.
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The fossil expert looks at the footprints in the rock.
This will be the best spot to dig. 6
The expert has a brush to dust dirt and grit from the T-Rex fossil. Then the expert packs the fossil into boxes.
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The expert puts the T-Rex in his biggest room so the public can see it. 8
Comprehension questions: • What was the T-Rex trying to catch? • Who found the footprints in the rock? • What did the expert use to dust the dirt off the fossil? Vocabulary: T-Rex: short name for Tyrannosaurus rex. raptor: small meat-eating dinosaur. fossil: remains of a plant or animal preserved in rock. expert: a person who has a lot of knowledge of something. public: people. Published by Smart Kids UK Ltd, 5 Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0DY, UK Copyright © Smart Kids UK Ltd. All Rights Reserved. First published 2022. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Smart Kids Ltd. Images used under license from Shutterstock.com
www.smartkids.co.uk ISBN 942-1-002414-25-0
www.smartkids.com.au Product Code: LT134b
www.smartkids.co.nz Printed in the UK
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Phase 4b - Non-fiction
Phase 4 - Fiction
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Phase 4 - Non-fiction
4a
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- Camp at the Pond
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- Lost in the Woods
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- The Lost Nest
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- Stuck on an Island
3. cvcc
- Hulk’s Golf Day
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- Sport
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- Green Tree Frog
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- Dogs
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- The Best Dream
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- Frogs
6. ccvc
- What is That Smell?
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- 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
L & S
Letters & Sounds Readers Controlled text to support the Smart Kids Letters and Sounds phonics programme