PM Guided Reading Cards

Enhance guided reading time in your classroom with finely-graded, easy-to-use PM guided reading cards, which cover all of the key text types in fiction and non-fiction and include discussion prompts and questions.

Orange

LEVEL 15Card Text TypeA Butterfly House Description

The New Tractor Description

Liam's Tooth Narrative

Oliver Poem

The Scooter Champ Description

Small Animals That Live at a Creek Information report

Tiny Turtle Disappears Narrative

Birthday Pizzas Procedural recount

Polo's Big Day Recount

Parking the New Car Narrative

LEVELS 15 AND 16

LEVEL 16Card Text TypeA Junior Lifeguard Description

The Best Kite Narrative

How to Make a Wind Chime Procedure

The Kart Race Narrative

Fun at the Swimming Pools Information report

Sobo’s Japanese Dinner Description

Rusty and the Rabbit Narrative

The Sleepover Camp Recount

The Music Teacher Narrative

Playground Bridges Information report

Turquoise

LEVEL 17Card Text TypeThe Children's Art Show Description

From Sunset to Sunrise Recount

Lost in the City Narrative

Buses Information report

Recycling Fun! Description

Little Dog Lost Narrative

Bike Safety Exposition

How to Make Bird Callers Procedure

A Home Under the Ground Description

Pet Hotels Information report

LEVELS 17 AND 18

LEVEL 18Card Text TypeIsland Surprise Narrative

A Big Morning Recount

Bringing the Cows In Narrative

The Air Show Recount

A Xylophone Description

The Unhappy Princess Play

How to Take a Good Photo Procedure

Why Kiwi Can't Fly Narrative (retelling)

What Was That? Narrative

Jasmine Poem

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Guide to Text Types

Silver

LEVEL 23Card Text TypeOur Superhero Chickens Recount

Aerial Shark Patrols Information report

Emergency Below the Ice Shelf Narrative

Parrots Around the World Information report

Adventure Camp or Forest Camp? Discussion

Travelling to School Description

The Fitness All-Stars Narrative

Presenting a School Speech Procedure

What's More Fun: Surfing or Snowboarding? Discussion

Race Day! Narrative

LEVELS 23 AND 24

LEVEL 24Card Text TypeJoin the Tree-Planting Project! Exposition

The Fishbowl Jungle Narrative

The School of the Air Information report

A Combine Harvester Description

Are Time Capsules Important Today? Discussion

All About Sleep Information report

The Scary Knight Narrative/play

Making a Sunset Painting Procedure

The Bushfire Poem

My Horse Sunny Recount

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4 Word Count: 690Text Type: Narrative (Imaginative)Curriculum Areas: Literacy; Health and Physical Education

ISBN: 978 0 17 036526 0 (set)© 2015 Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd

Kristi was nervous as she walked into the All-Stars Fitness Centre.

She didn’t like sport at all, but her friends, Nella and Liam,

wanted her to try their aerobics class.Mr Swan jogged to the front of the room and stood on a low stage.

“Hi, everyone!” he called. “I have some exciting news.

We are going to perform a routine at the Fit and Fun Fair next month.

I’ll be choosing the team next week.”“I want to be in that!” Liam whispered to Kristi.Kristi smiled weakly. I don’t, she thought.

The music started, and the children began marching

and then stepping from side to side. They were copying Mr Swan’s moves.

“See, you can do it, Kristi!” said Nella.Suddenly, everyone took several steps to the left,

and back again to the right. Then they twirled around on the spot.

Kristi tried to keep up, but when the rest of the class went one way,

she went the other way by mistake.

Retell this NarrativeRead this story again.Record yourself as you retell the story.Listen to the recording.Check! Did you remember most things in the story?

Questions about The Fitness All-Stars1 Why did Nella and Liam want Kristi to join their aerobics class?

2 Why did Kristi become confused during the first class?

3 Why did Liam want to be in the team for the Fit and Fun Fair?

4 Why did Mr Swan want everyone to keep coming to the classes?

5 Why did Kristi decide to stay at the back of the class?

6 Why was Kristi beginning to enjoy the aerobics class after two weeks?

7 What happened to some children just before the last practice?

8 How did Kristi know she was in the team? 9 Why did Kristi feel proud of herself as she walked onto the stage at the fair?

10 Why were the reporter and camera person at the fair?

Story by Sally CowanIllustrations by Laura Wood

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As the day of the fair approached, some of the children couldn’t come to the last practice.

They had bad colds.On the morning of the fair, Mr Swan phoned.“Kristi,” said Mum. “You’re going to be in the team today!”

At the fair, Kristi was given her team t-shirt.

It had a big purple star on the front. She felt very excited and proud of herself as she walked onto the stage.

Their routine was a huge success! The crowd clapped and cheered.

As the children walked off the stage, a reporter came over to them.

“What an amazing performance!” she said. “We just filmed your routine.”

“Wow! We’ll be TV stars!” said Liam.“Yes, the Fitness All-Stars!” said Kristi.“Oh, that’s a good name!” said the reporter, writing in her notebook.

“Be sure to watch the news tonight!”

Levels 23–24

guided reading cards

© 2014 Annette Smith and Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd

InstructionsPC: Insert disc into your optical disc drive. The disc should then launch automatically. If not, right-click on My Computer, choose ‘Explore’ from the menu, navigate to the drive contents, double-click on the disc icon. Double-click on the software icon to install and launch the software.

Mac: Insert disc into your optical disc drive. Double-click on the disc desktop icon and install the Adobe AIR package. Once Adobe AIR has been installed, double-click on the application icon to install and launch the software.

If you experience difficulties using this product, email Cengage Learning Australia on anz.customerservice@cengage.com

System requirementsWindows® or Mac OS X

1024 x 768 pixels or higher Adobe® Reader®

& Adobe® AIR runtimewww.adobe.com/downloads

ISBN 978 0 17 026613 0

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Purple

LEVEL 19Card Text TypeMy Best Friend Description

Sports Day Recount

Rock Art at Ubirr Recount

The Vanilla Festival Description

Visiting a Big City Exposition

The Lucky Seat Narrative

Moonlight's New Shoes Procedural recount

Night Noises Narrative

Millie Description

What a Catch! Narrative

LEVELS 19 AND 20

LEVEL 20Card Text Type

Snow Machines Information Report

Little Buffalo Hunter Recount

Schools on the Goldfields Description

Trapped! Narrative

How to Make and Play Castanets Procedure

Sunhats for Everyone Exposition

Animals of the World Poetry

The Frilled Lizard Description

Gardening with Dad Recount

Making Masks for a Parade Procedure

Gold

LEVEL 21Card Text TypeAre Loud Noises Necessary? Discussion

The Pelicans' Secret Recount

Beached Jellyfish Recount

How Paint Is Mixed Explanation

The Very Wide Load Narrative

It Will Be Right on the Night Play

Animal Rescue Centres Information report

The Bird-Spotting Challenge Recount

Ice-Hockey Hero Narrative

How to Help at a School Fair Procedure

LEVELS 21 AND 22

LEVEL 22Card Text TypeMaking a Greek Dip (Tzatziki) Procedure

Board Games versus Video Games Discussion

Icky Sticky Spider Web Narrative

Meeting Brutus Narrative

Costumes for the School Play Recount

How to Ride a Unicycle Procedure

Jack Brabham Description

The Amazing Planetarium Recount

The Moon Description

The Fishing Challenge Poetry

Levels 20–21

guided reading cards

© 2014 Annette Smith and Cengage Learning Australia Pty Ltd

InstructionsPC: Insert disc into your optical disc drive. The disc should then launch automatically. If not, right-click on My Computer, choose ‘Explore’ from the menu, navigate to the drive contents, double-click on the disc icon. Double-click on the software icon to install and launch the software.

Mac: Insert disc into your optical disc drive. Double-click on the disc desktop icon and install the Adobe AIR package. Once Adobe AIR has been installed, double-click on the application icon to install and launch the software.

If you experience difficulties using this product, email Cengage Learning Australia on anz.customerservice@cengage.com

System requirementsWindows® or Mac OS X

1024 x 768 pixels or higher Adobe® Reader®

& Adobe® AIR runtimewww.adobe.com/downloads

ISBN 978 0 17 026613 0

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Emerald

LEVEL 25Card Text TypeHow Animals Protect Themselves Information report

James and the Tricky Trunk Narrative

Flip Books Procedure

The Trip to Rocky Ridge Narrative

Beavers Description

LEVELS 25 AND 26

LEVEL 26Card Text TypeIndigenous Australian Art Information report

My Savings Plan Procedural recount

Seaside Trio Narrative/play

Mountain Emergency Narrative

Robots Information report

Ruby

LEVEL 27Card Text Type

Unusual Sports Information report

Caitlin’s Swimming Surprise Narrative

Dr Fred Hollows Information report

Rumi Narrative

The Elephant and the Blind Men Narrative

LEVELS 27 AND 28

LEVEL 28Card Text TypeStop Motion Animation Procedure

Preparing for an Emergency Procedural recount

Northern Skies Information report

Thunder Phobia Narrative

The Black Phantom Narrative

Coming in 2016

Sapphire

LEVEL 29Card Text TypePasta Disaster Narrative

All About Football Information report

A Freelance Journalist Information report

The Golden Bird Narrative

All in a Day's Shoot Narrative

LEVELS 29 AND 30

LEVEL 30Card Text TypeTechnology and Its Uses Discussion

The Tunnel-Boring Machine Information report

The Anderson Shelter Narrative

Wild and Woolly Narrative

William Barak Biography

Coming in 2016

Coming Jan 2016