Phase 5 Non-fiction - Book 4

Phase 5 - Book 4 - a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e

L & S

Non-fiction

Snail Race

L&S Readers

Words Using Focus Phonemes:

a-e

e-e

i-e

o-e

u-e

race

compete

five

home

prune

safe

scene

like

bone

rules

game

gene

slide

stone

use

name

nice

take

prize

place

time

Polysyllabic Word:

face

line

commentate

Tricky Words:

middle

over

you

are

have

the

one

your

there

some

Snail Race

Focus Graphemes:

Written by: Fraser Milne

Split Digraphs

a-e e-e i-e o-e u-e

2

A snail race is a fun, safe game you can play at home.

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4

Find five snails and select nice names like: • Scene Stealer • Good Genes • Bones • Prune • Stone Face

5

Take the five snails and put them in the middle of a ring.

Use a cup to keep them in place until you are ready to start the race.

Choose someone to commentate.

Start the race with the words, “On your marks. Get set. Slow!”

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7

Lift the cup and see them go!

There are no rules. A snail completes the race when it slides over the line. The first one wins the prize.

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Comprehension Questions: 1. How does a snail win a snail race?

2. What keeps the snails in place before the start?

3. What would you call your racing snail?

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

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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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