Written by Roderick Hunt ond Annemorie Young Itlustroted by Nick Schon, bosed on the originol chorocters creoted by Roderick Hunt ond Alex Brychtq Phonics Consultont: Debbie Hepplewhite
EFORE READING
DURING READING
olk together
Enjoy the story together.
Reod the title together ond look ot the
If your chitd needs su pport to reod the
picture on the cover. Tolk obout the number of condtes your child wi[[ hove on their next birthdoy coke. Ask: Con you guess why there is only one condLe on the coke? Look through the book ond totk obout the pictures.
bout the words in this book Your child shoutd be oble to sound out ond blend some words, which moy inctude:
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story:
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Remind your chitd to sound out ond blend unfomi[ior words f rom teft to right.
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Look for compound words, where two words creote o bigger word, e.g. moonlight.
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Re-reod sentences
Some words moy be more chollenging.
to focus on their meoning where
Encouroge or mode[ bLending, then reod the words be[ow to your child
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if necessory.
soid so out were one teom coke birthdoy condte enormous
It wos Biff ond Chip's birthdoy. They hod o porty.
3iff hod o bog from Anneeno.
Chip hod o set of bongo drums. "Wow! Fob presents!" soid Ch ip.
"This is o contest," soid Dod. "Get into teoms."
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Chip's teom did weLt. "Chip's teom wins," soid Dod.
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Biff ond Chip were upset. "We need seven condtes," soid Chi
Dod tit the condte.
"Get bock!" soid Dod.
It went hiss ond fizz.
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The condle went pop! An enormous flower shot out of it.
Hoppy Birthdoy!" soid Mum. "Thi co ndle wos just o bit of fun." "
AFTER READING
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Look ot poges 4 to 7. Ask: Whot is o contest? Con you see why Chip's teom won?
. On poge ll, osk: Why were Biff ond Chip upset? . Ask: Why did the twins hove only one condle?
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