Oxford Reading Tree

"Stage 1+ More First Sentences B" are six exciting new titles at "Stage 1+ of Oxford Reading Tree" written by Roderick Hunt.

They are "The Best Sandcastle", "Floppy's Bone", "A Box of Treasure", "Hook a Duck", "Chip's Robot" and "One Wheel".

Each of these stories introduce NLS Reception Year words using full, simple sentences, whilst at the same time engaging the children with interesting storylines.

Lively illustrations are provided by Alex Brychta. All six titles are Bookbands color coded. The 24pp Teaching Notes included in the pack of six stories is the same format as the pupil books for easy classroom management.

Included in the "Teaching Notes" booklet are a Vocabulary Chart listing Year R high frequency words/context words, and a Curriculum Coverage Chart listing activities and outcomes for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Each story has individual notes and suggested activities for Group and Independent Reading, Speaking and Listening and Writing, with each section showing the relevant NLS objectives covered. Within each section are prompts and suggestions for responding to the story, personal experiences, cross-curricular links, role play and further suggestions on how to observe pupils' progress - all in a helpful and easy-to-use layout.