The Big Freeze
Alternative Spellings Consonants Book 4 Letters and Sounds Phase 5 se
Alternative spellings for long vowel sound s: blizzard buzz his zz has browse cheese s se breeze reeze dizzy is ease prize zzed lies noise size uzz easy please sneeze grizzle ies pause squeeze jazz ows rouse snooze puzzle was zip zap z zero zigzag zipper zoo zoom zebra tease maze ze Previously taught New Vocabulary: concerned: worried or scared
The Big Freeze
Written by: Fraser MilneAlternative Spellings for: z
It was winter and Suze the zoo eeper was getting concerned. On the news it said there was a blizzard heading their way.
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The zoo animals had never seen snow and she was concerned they might not survive the big reeze.
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Suze proposed a plan to bring all the animals inside. Buzz agreed it was wise and chose the elephant’s house. The breeze had already pic ed up when they started bringing the animals in. The zebra had started to sneeze and the chimpanzee had started to wheeze.
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Inside the elephant’s house the animals were in a tight squeeze. Buzz turned on a hose and the elephant had a drin . A zoo eeper handed out cheese, the animals’ most popular treat.
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The animals were happy to be sa e and out o the blizzard, but they soon got restless. The chimpanzee started teasing the zebra, patting it on its nose.
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The elephant was not pleased and hit the chimpanzee with the cheese.
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Suze was starting to thin her plan was not all that wise when Buzz told her to loo outside. Suze was so pleased, the blizzard had passed and the s y was clear. They started to move the animals bac outside.
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Comprehension
Questions: 1. Why did the zoo keepers move the animals into the elephant’s house? 2. What was the animals’ most popular treat? 3. Why could Suze move the animals back outside at the end of the story? Published by Smart Kids UK Ltd, 5 Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0DY, UK Copyright © Smart Kids UK Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Pages 1-8 of 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 www.smartkids.com.au www.smartkids.co.nz ISBN 942-1-002414-37-3 Product Code: LT136 Printed in New Zealand
Consonant Digraphs 1. ch - Mitch’s Day 2. ng - Thanks Mitch 3. sh - Food Mission 4. /zh/ - Binge-watch Consonants 1. l - Basil likes to Travel 2. m - The Lost Lamb 3. s - Mouse House 4. z - The Big Freeze 5. j - Aldridge the Elephant 6. r - The Little Wren 7. n - The Knight and the Gnome 8. s - Mouse Castle Short & ‘r’ Controlled Vowels 1. e - Ben’s Quest 2. i - The Pyramid 3. short oo - Woolly Mammoth 4. air - The Haircut 5. ar - Backyard Picnic 6. ear - Belvedere 7. or - Lorna Likes to Draw 8. ur - Worm Farm Long Vowels 1. ai - Angel Bay 2. ee - Grandy’s Party 3. igh - Brian Spies a Lion 4. oa - Go, Go, Go 5. oi - Joy at the Museum 6. ow - Mouse in the House 7. long oo - Fix-it Sue 8. ue - Barbecue Rescue Alternative Spellings - Long Vowel SoundsPhase 5 Alternative Spellings Consonant Sounds Product Code: LT136 Made in New Zealand © Smart Kids 2022 SMART KIDS The Code L & S Controlled text to support the Letters and Sounds programme. ISBN: 942-1-002414-37-3