Phase 4a Non-fiction book 7

Phase 4a

Non-fiction - book 7 cvcc, ccvc

Slugs and Snails Smart Kids Letters and Sounds

Decodable CVCC and CCVC Words:

slugs

snails

pests

spots

munch

track

crunch

from trail

Polysyllabic Words:

splendid

garden

planet cannot

protect

hundreds

gastropods

Tricky words taught previously:

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Slugs and Snails

Written by: Fraser Milne

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Slugs and Snails are splendid little gastropods (gas-tro-pods).

They have been on the planet much longer than we have.

Gastropod from Greek words: ‘gastro’ meaning stomach and ‘pod’ meaning foot.

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A snail has a shell to protect it from birds. Birds like to feed on snails.

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A Slug has no shell to protect it, but it can get into tight gaps and spots that snails cannot.

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Snails and slugs are pests in a garden. They munch and crunch for weeks and weeks.

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Snails and slugs have hundreds of teeth.

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Look at the snail trail. You can track down a snail or slug if you track its trail.

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Comprehension Questions: 1. What advantage do snails have over slugs?

2. What advantage do slugs have over snails?

3. How can you track a snail?

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

Made in the UK

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Camp at the Pond

Fiction

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Lost in the Woods

Non-fiction

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The Lost Nest

Fiction

4. cvcc

Golf Lesson

Fiction

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Help

Non-fiction

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Green Tree Frog

Fiction

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Sport

Non-fiction

8. cvcc, ccvc The Culprit

Fiction

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Dogs

Non-fiction

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What is that Smell?

Fiction

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11. cvcc, ccvc Frogs

Non-fiction

permission of Smart Kids Ltd.

12. cvcc, ccvc Winter

Non-fiction

13. cvcc, ccvc Lunch

Fiction

Images used under license from Shutterstock.com

14. cvcc, ccvc Slugs and Snails

Non-fiction

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Splendid Spring Night

Fiction

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The Thrush Nest

Non-fiction

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942-1-002414-33-5

SMART KIDS

Phase 4a - Non-fiction

ISBN

942-1-002414-33-5

Phase 1 (Wordless Books)

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Phase Four

Phase Two

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1. cvcc

- Lost in the Woods

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- Help

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- Sport

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- Dogs

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- Frogs

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- Winter

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- Slugs and Snails

4a

1.

s, a, t, p, i

- Pip, Pat

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n, m

- Tim, Nat

3.

d, g, o, c

- Min

4.

k, ck, e

- Pip in a Pot

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u, r, h, b

- Can a Bug Dig?

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f, ff

- The Fun Run

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l, ll

- Bill and Val

8. cccvc, cvccc - The Thrush Nest

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- A Mess

Phase Four

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Phase Three 1.

j, v, w, x, y

- Jim the Vet

2.

z, zz

- The Bug

3.

qu, ch

- The Quiz

4.

sh, th

- Ash and the Shellfish

5.

ng, ai

- Set Sail

6.

ee, igh

- Moths

7.

oa, oo, oo, ow

8.

oi, ‘r’ controlled - On the Farm

- At the Zoo

4b

1. -est

- T-Rex

2. -ing

- Transporting

3. -er

- Ears

4. -ed

- Milk

5. -tch

- Chicken Eggs

6. -y, -ey

- Family Fun Park

7. -ve

- Stunts

8. -le

- Otters

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Phase Five 1. ou,ea,ie,ir,oy - Roy’s Treat 2. ay,ey,aw,ue,wh - Days of the Week 3. ph, ew, oe, au - Fingers and Toes 4. Split digraphs - Snail Race

Made in the UK

L & S

L&S Readers Controlled text to support the Letters and Sounds programme.

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

Phase 6

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