written by Roderick Hunt
Illustrated by Alex Brychta
BEFORE READING DURING READING
Talk together Enjoy the story together.
* Look at the cover and read the title Tf your child needs
together. Ask: What do you think this support to read the
story:
story is about?
Remind your child to
* Ask: Do you think the family like the
house? Why do you think this? sound out and blend
* Look through the book and talk about unfamiliar words from
the pictures. left to right.
* Look for compound
words, where two
About the words in this book Me eit
word, e.g. Mo
* Your child should be able to sound itt i a a
out and blend some words, which a word is still too
may include: tricky, simply say the
; ‘ whole word for
went bedroom chair your child.
« Re-read sentences
down garden room tree ses ate
* Some words may be more challenging. meaning where
necessary:
Encourage or model blending, then read
the words below to your child if necessary.
liked house
chimney everyone
looked pulled
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liked this room.
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a big room.
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a big room.
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They looked at the tree house.
Kipper climbed the tree.
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Biff and Chip climbed the tree.
They went in the tree house.
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