genre: Traditional story with a patterned structure. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read simple words by sounding out and blending the phonemes all through the words from left to right. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Show an understanding of the elements of stories, such as main character, sequence of events, and openings.

Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical.
One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Queen" "is a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search for her playmate Kay-who was abducted by the Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace-is brought to life in delicate and evocative illustrations.

Red and yellow make orange, blue and yellow make green, but what do three polar bears, lots of fun, and three pots of paint make? A mess! This is a delightful book on colour, illustrated by Smarties Book Award winner Liz Pichon. Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language. Pages 14-15 provide a summary of the different colour mixes, to consolidate understanding of the book. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This fascinating book gives an introduction to some of the oldest, boldest and coldest sculptures ever made! From the sphinx and the Statue of Liberty, to works by Henry Moore, Rachel Whiteread and Meret Oppenheim, the sculptures are revealed in stunning photographs, alongside interesting and informative facts. Green level/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned, natural language and varied characters. Text type - Non-chronological report. There is a fact file on pages 22 and 23 for children to discuss. Curriculum links- Art: sculpture; Design & Technology: developing and planning ideas. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

A humorous story with simple, repetitive text about two little monsters painting spots, stripes, squares, zigzags and triangles. But what are they painting? Finally the reader discovers that the little monsters have actually been painting the shapes on their sleeping mum! Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language. Pages 14 and 15 feature the fully painted mum-monster, with smaller pictures of the little monsters to remind children of the shapes painted. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

* Transdiscipilinary theme: How we express ourselves * Unit of Inquiry: Creativity