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BEFORE READING
Tolk together
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Look ot the title ond cover picture. Totk obout where the story might be set. Ask: Whot do you think the gomes might be? Do you think the fomily will join in? Look through the book ond to[k obout the pictures.
About the words in this book " Your chi[d shou[d be obLe to sound out ond blend some words, which moy inc[ude:
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roce throw show kitt round hommer strow .
Some words moy be more choltenging.
Encouroge or mode[ blending, then reod the words betow to your child if necessory.
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cober mountoins enormous
Enjoy the story together. If your chitd needs su
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story: Remind your chitd to sound out ond blend unfomilior words f rom
left to right. Look for compound words, where two words creote o bigger word, e.g. moonlight. If o word is sti[ too tricky, simpty soy the whoLe word for your child. Re-reod sentences
to focus on their meoning where necessory.
The Robinson fomity went on hol.idoy
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The mountoins seem to 9o on orever," soid Chip. "This port of cottond is fontostic."
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Kipper drew o picture of the mountoins Biff took o photo.
"Look ot thot big sign," soid Biff. "It soys 'High[ond Gomes'."
"Let's go ond wotch them," soid Dod. "It witl be fun."
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These men ore throwing hommers," oid Dod. "Let's wotch how they hrow them."
"Wow," soid Biff. "Whot o throw! I bet you co n't do thot, Dod."
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"This is just for fun," soid o mon. "You must put on o kitt to do it."
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"You win o prize," soid o womon. "But not for throwing the hommer.
AFTER READING Look ot poges 8-13 ogoin ond re-reod the text. Ask: Why do the children think Dod won't be oble to r/o the different events?
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Tolk obout the end of the story. Ask: Why ls everyone loughing? Whot is the joke? Ask your child to re-tetl the story to you.
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'l'he chaEcteB iD thls rrork rrc thc origi.rl .r.iri.n ofRoderick HxDt and,{cx Bry(hlr sho rcrajn copy ght in the characteE.
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ISBN 978-0. 19.8.,18,1 I 7-2
"It's for being the first mon to be thrown by o hommer!" she soid.
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