Phase 5 Non-fiction - Book 3

Phase 5 - Book 3 - ph, ew, oe, au

L & S

Fingers and Toes

Non-fiction

L&S Readers

Words Using Focus Phonemes:

ph

ew

oe

au

dolphin

grew

toes

launch

elephant

new

foes

haunt

you

four

to

into

the

what

like

their

Tricky Words:

Vocabulary for Discussion: generation - a set of members of a family x-ray - a photographic image of the insides of something rostrum - a stiff snout

Fingers and Toes

Focus Graphemes:

Written by: Fraser Milne

ph ew oe au

If you look at the hands of a boy or girl, you will see four fingers and a thumb.

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Thumbs can press against the fingers, which means the hand can form a good grip.

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This monkey has thumbs on its feet which help it cling to trees.

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The fingers of bats grew longer with each new generation until they grew into wings.

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If you look at the x-ray of a dolphin, you can see what look like fingers in its flippers.

Dolphins use their rostrum like a hand to dig for food and launch attacks against foes.

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fin

flipper rostrum 7

An elephant has toes on its feet but no fingers. It picks things up with its trunk instead.

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Comprehension Questions: 1. What was special about the monkey’s feet?

2. What do dolphins use instead of hands and fingers?

3. What do elephants use instead of hands and fingers?

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 Phase Two 1.

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

2 - Pip Pat - Tim and Nat - Min - Pip in a Pot - Can a Bug Dig? - The Fun Run - Bill and Val - A Mess

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

Non-fiction Phase 5 Phase Four 1. cvcc 2. cvcc, ccvc 3. cvcc, ccvc 4. cvcc, ccvc 5. cvcc, ccvc 6. cvcc, ccvc 7. cccvc, cvccc 8. cccvc, cvccc

3 - Jim the Vet - The Bug - The Quiz - Ash and the Shellfish - Set Sail - Moths - At the Zoo - On the Farm

L&S Readers

Phase Five

4 - Lost in the Woods - Stuck on an Island - Sport - Dogs - Frogs - Winter - Slugs and Snails - The Thrush Nest 5

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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