SET 2

Crack, crack, crack

Written by Jill Ozols. Illustrated by Maris Ozols.

SPELD SA
Phonic Book Series
Practice page
Practise the sounds

s a t i p n
c k ck e h r m d
Practise blending sounds

pip map hack crack

nest damp sprint hands
Practise high frequency words

the I a is
spot
Vocabulary
The words on this page can be used to help the student’s comprehension before, during or
after reading the book. Link the meanings of words with what the student already knows,
show examples or have students act out the words.

map – image of an area drawn on paper

spot – a place to go, selected from the map

pick – to choose

pick – a tool for breaking up soil

sprint – to run fast

hack – to cut or chop

damp – moist or slightly wet

crack – a sudden noise made when something breaks apart

pip – the noise a baby bird makes

I print a map.
I pick a spot.

1
 I pack a sack:
a cap, a map,
a pick, a drink.
2
I sprint the track.

3
 I tip the sack.

4
I hack a pit. Hack,
hack, hack, hack!

5
 Damp cap, damp
pants, damp hands
Sit. Rest. Sip.
6
Crack, crack, crack!

7
 Pip, pip
pip

In the pit is a nest.

“Pip, pip, pip.”

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From blending to fluency
To develop fluency, the student needs to re-read the same book multiple times. Students
might initially sound out every word and re-read every sentence but, with practice,
blending will become more automatic. The fluency chart can be used to develop
automaticity of blending by providing single word blending practice.
While reading the book, the student:
• blends the sounds of each unknown word in the sentence
• identifies and reads high frequency words
• re-reads the sentence from the beginning
• discusses the meaning of the sentence

When finished, the student needs to re-read the whole book and practise reading the
same book until they can read at a steady pace with minimal sounding out.

Making connections - questions and discussion

After the student has read the book, or the relevant page, ask them one or more of the
following questions and discuss:

1. What do you pack when you go for a walk or hike?

What did the boy pack?

2. Why do you think the boy sprinted the track?

Have you ever done a sprint? Tell me about it.

3. What does it mean to ‘hack a pit’?

How else can you say this so it means the same thing? (dig a hole)

4. What do you think the boy was hoping to find?

What did he find?

5. How did you feel when the boy found the eggs?
What noise did the baby birds make?
Fluency chart

at in pin tip
cap ten map pit
dad sack pen hack
sick nest damp hand
camp spot crack print
drank pants track sprint