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Teacher’s Guide

Space Mission Reading Adventure

readers

How To Make Learning To Read Fun For Every Child In The Early Years

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Space Mission Reading Adventure

How To Make Learning To Read Fun For Every Child In The Early Years

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© 2017 by Wriggly Readers. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any written, electronic, recording, or photocopying without written permission of the publisher or author. The exception would be in the case of brief quotations embodied in the critical articles or reviews and pages where permission is specifically granted by the publisher or author.

Although every precaution has been taken to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein, the author and publisher assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for damages that may result from the use of information contained within.

Publisher: Wriggly ReadersFirst Edition

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ContentsIntroduction 7

How It Works 9

1. Say Hello To Slimy! 10

2. Story Time 10

3. Play The Game 12

4. Reward Reading 15

5. Extend The Learning 15

Classroom Resources 17

Alien Headbands 18

Rocket Bookmarks 19

Colouring Pictures 20

Alien Names 21

Song Book 22

Space Suitcase Activity 23

Lost In Space Game 24

3, 2, 1... Blast Off! Game 26

Space Sounds Mat 27

Slimy Sounds 28

Flying Saucer Game 29

Writing Paper 30

Home Learning 31

Reading Adventure 32

Level 1 - Reading Cards 33

Level 2 - Reading Cards 34

Level 3 - Reading Cards 35

Tricky Word Rockets 36

Reward Chart 37

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Introduction

Dear dedicated teacher,

Congratulations for joining the Wriggly Readers Club and welcome aboard!

I’m excited to say that you’re one of the lucky teachers to be holding this magic ‘key’ in your hands - a book bursting with creative reading resources so that you can use easily to unlock jaw-dropping progress for every little reader in your class, even the ones who struggle or show little interest in wanting to read at school or at home.

As a teacher myself with over 10 years experience in Early Years and Key Stage One education, I know how important it is to teach phonics from a young age so that children can develop their letter and word recognition, comprehension skills, fluency and confidence in reading. I also know how impotant it is to make this as fun, play-based and enjoyable as possible so that children can reach life’s ultimate reading goal: to choose to read for pleasure and find reading fun.

The practical activities I’m going to share with you will change the attitude that your children and their parents have towards reading, creating so many happy memories together along the way. By following my tried and tested strategy, you’ll be able to help each and every child in your class, not only to read, but to love to read.

I can’t wait for your children to get started!

Hannah Angrave

Founder of Wriggly Readers

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How It Works

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2. Story Time

Slimy has come to your school to deliver a shiny golden envelope. It contains a very important letter for you to read aloud to the children, either in a small group or 1:1. He explains that he is feeling worried because it is his first time visiting Earth and would like the children to help him settle in! You must read the letter before you do anything else because it will give the learning a context and motivate them to read.

Take a closer look inside the envelope and you will find a glow in the dark star. It’s a present from Slimy to say thanks for helping him!

1. Say Hello To Slimy!

Inside the box is a alien who is eager to make some new friends!

The hand puppet is specifically designed to be used as a teaching prop at the beginning of the session to engage with the children, capture their imagination and promote speaking and listening skills.

Use the magic star as a turn-taking tool when you play the game. The children can pass it to the next person to let them have a go.

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Storytelling Tips

Find a quiet place to read the story with minimum distractions. This will really benefit their listening and concentration skills.

Go all out with your best storytelling voice, no matter how silly you might sound! Change your volume, voice and facial expressions to make it a storytime to remember.

You’ll notice that the letter is written with lots of rhythm and rhyme which plays a huge role in early language development. The bouncy flow of rhyming texts can really grab a child’s attention too, where they listen with increased concentration and enjoyment. Can they predict the rhyming word at the end of the line and join in?

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3. Play The Game

Next you will need to play the game with the children to help Slimy learn new facts about Earth.

Game Instructions

1. Give each player a ‘Yes or No’ rocket.

2. Choose which reading level you need for your child or group (there is more information on the next page to help you to decide).

3. Spread out the question cards, making sure that the aliens are facing up.

4. Take it in turns to spin the spinner. When the arrow lands on an alien, pick up one of the cards with the same alien on and read the question. If there aren’t any left towards the end of the game, spin it again to have another go.

5. Answer either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ by putting the card in the correct box on your rocket board.

6. Once all the questions have been answered, you have completed your space mission and the rest of Slimy’s friends will be able to fly over on their rocket ship!

yes

no

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There are 3 different levels of word cards so you will need to choose which one matches your children’s reading ability.

Take a look at the coloured boxes below to help you decide which level is right for your child or group.

1 2 3

It’s important to work at the right level in order to consolidate existing phonic knowledge, give them an appropriate challenge and boost their confidence and enjoyment of reading. But more importantly, the main thing is to have fun and create happy memories of playing and learning together!

Here are a few examples of the learning included in each level.

Reading with increased fluency and expression Complex words and sentences to develop comprehension skills

Yellow banded books or higher

Working within phase 4 phonics taught in schools

Secure at reading pink cards in Level 1 Vowel digraph recognition (e.g. sh, ai, ee)

Reading longer words and sentences

Red banded books

Working within phase 3 phonics taught in schools

Beginning to learn to read

Letter recognition Reading simple words and short sentences

Pink banded books

Working within phase 1 or 2 phonics taught in schools

Is a dog red?1

2Is it dark at night?

3Do you like slugs on toast for lunch?

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Reading Tips & Techniques

Word cards

• Encourage the children to pronounce each sound correctly, e.g. for the word ‘red’, they should say the pure sounds ‘rrrr-e-d’ (not ‘ruuuh-e-duuuh’). Children can sometimes be tempted to drag out the pronunciation of each sound, but this makes it much harder to read the word as a whole. Encourage them to segment the sounds with a little bit more speed if they can!

• If they aren’t ready to read words, there’s no harm in focusing on letter recognition instead. Try saying the whole word out loud, over emphasising the initial sound (‘rrrrrred’) and ask them what they can hear at the beginning.

• Another good technique for beginner readers is to actually sound out the word for them (you say ‘rrrr-e-d’ and they have to say what the whole word is by blending the sounds together). Being able to orally blend sounds in words is extremely important and conquering this sooner rather than later will give the children a head start with their reading.

• To read a word with more syllables, the children need to use the ‘chunking’ method to break it up into two or more parts. For example...

morning m-or-n (morn) n-i-ng (ning)

• Some words have got two consonants next to each other (these are known as consonant digraphs). With these words, you always have to split up each sound individually. For example..

g - r - a - ss grass (not gr- a - ss)

Question Cards

• When the children are just starting out, encourage them to point underneath each word as they read the question. This helps to keep them focused so they don’t miss any words out and eventually they will be able to read just by scanning a line of text with their eyes.

• If they make a few mistakes along the way, it’s always a good idea to re-read the text again to improve fluency. Repetition is key when it comes to visually remembering how to read words automatically, especially ‘tricky words’.

• Check the children’s understanding of what they have read. The main aim of the game is to answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to each question which will help them to read for meaning and improve their comprehension skills. Use this as a good opportunity to talk about new vocabulary or the reasons for their answers.

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5. Extend The Learning

The fun doesn’t have to stop when the game finishes. This Reading Adventure is full of so many other hands-on activities to make learning to read a happy and memorable experience. Take a look at all the other classroom activities and irresistable home learning challenges on the next pages...

4. Reward Reading

Don’t forget to reward their brilliant reading at the end with an out of this world certificate! You can personalise it by writing their name on the top line, as well as who it’s from and the date at the bottom.

There are also some assorted space stickers included to make them feel extra proud of all their hard work. Giving children regular praise will really do wonders for their self confidence and willingness to read.

To:

Your reading is

out of this world!

Signed: Date:

gr

eat reading!

keep it up!

slime-tastic!

super star

WOW! well done

Children will make accelerated progress if they continue to practise reading on a regular basis, at home

and at school.

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Classroom Resources

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Alien Headbands

This is a great way to practise cutting skills and the best part is, they’ll be able to wear it as soon as they’ve made it!

Activity Type: CreativeFor: Independent, 1:1 or group

workApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Fine motor, cutting skills,

imaginative play.

You will need:

• Printable ‘Alien Headbands’ template

• Scissors

• Sellotape or glue

There are lots of eyes and mouths to choose from to make each alien unique. Wear them in the role play

area for children to act out their own space stories!

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Instructions

1. Print the rectangular strips on to green card.2. Cut out the wide rectangles and stick two ends together (this will be the band around their head).3. Cut out the narrow rectangles for the children to concertina fold forwards and backwards for half of the shape (these will be the alien’s antennae!)4. Print out the eyes and mouths on white card for the children to cut out.5. Stick the eyes on the end of each antennae and a mouth on the band.6. Stick the flat part of the antennae to the inside of the band so that the folded part bends over at the top.

7. Join the wide band together to fit comfortably around the child’s head.

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Rocket Bookmarks

Encourage children to read more at home with our personalised rocket bookmark craft. Your children will love using it in their school book to remember which page they are on or even as a handy pointing stick when they are reading.

Activity Type: CreativeFor: Independent, 1:1 or group

workApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Fine motor, pencil control

cutting skills.

You will need:

• Printable ‘Rocket Bookmarks’ template

• Colouring crayons or felt tips

• Scissors

• Hole punch and ribbon (red, orange, yellow)

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Instructions

1. Print the rocket template on white card.2. Colour in the rocket and draw your own astronauts and aliens in the windows.3. Cut out the rocket.4. Using a single hole punch, make 3 small holes at the bottom of the rocket.5. Cut 3 pieces of orange, red and yellow ribbon approximately 10cm long.6. Thread the ribbon through each hole to give your rocket some fire!

Print the template on to card or laminate them to make them

last longer.

Who will they draw peeping out of the rocket windows?

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Colouring Pictures

Children love colouring in so that’s why we’ve even included some special pictures for them to decorate. If they look closely, they’ll see all the characters from the story!

Activity Type: CreativeFor: IndependentApprox Time: 5 minutesSkills: Fine motor skills,

communication and language development

You will need:

• Printable space ‘Colouring Pictures’

• Pencil crayons or felt tips

These detailed pictures will get your little ones talking about all the things they can see. It’s the perfect starting

point to improve communication and language skills.

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Alien Names

For this activity, all you need is an assortment of lowercase magnetic letters and these colourful alien posters. Children can have fun choosing different letters to arrange in the frame below the picture and then blend the sounds together to read the word. It doesn’t matter if the words make sense or not!

Activity Type: ReadingFor: Independent, 1:1 or

group workApprox Time: 10 minutesSkills: Letter recognition,

segmenting and blending sounds

You will need:

• Printable ‘Alien Names’ sheets

• Lowercase magnetic or foam letters

Laminate the alien phoneme frames so that you can use them

over and over again.

My name is...

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My name is...

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5 Little Men In A

Flying Saucer

5 little men in a flying saucer,

Flew round the Earth one day,

They looked left and right,

But they didn’t lik

e the sight,

So one man flew away...

Whoosh!

(Repeat, taking away one each tim

e)

Song Book

Singing does wonders for children’s Literacy skills as they develop an awareness of the sounds in spoken words, such as rhyme and alliteration. So get your singing voices ready and give your class a lifetime love of language with our Space Song Book!

There are 5 intergalactic songs to learn and each one is to the tune of a familiar Nursery Rhyme:

• 10 Red Rockets

• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

• Climb Aboard The Spaceship

• 5 Astronauts

• 5 Little Men In A Flying Saucer

Activity Type: SingingFor: Small group or whole classApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Language skills, speaking

and listening skills, creative development

5 Astronauts

5 astronauts standing in a row,

5 astronauts shouting “LET’S GO!”

They jump into their spacesuits one by one,

And all put their boots and helmets on.

5 astronauts standing in a row,

5 astronauts shouting “LET’S GO!”

They climb into a rocket and blast off into space,

Zooming past the stars on their rocket race.

5 astronauts standing in a row,

5 astronauts shouting “LET’S GO!”

Racing their moon buggies to take a look around,

There are lots of aliens to be found!

Tune: 10 Green BottlesClimb Aboard

The Spaceship

Climb aboard the spaceship,

To travel to the moon,

Quick! Shut the door,

We’ve got to take off soon,

Fasten up your seatbelt and hold on really tight,

We need to do a countdown with all our might,

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... BLAST OFF!

Tune: Insey Winsey Spider

Twinkle, Twinkle,

Little Star

Twinkl, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are,

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky,

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

10 Red Rockets

10 red rockets flying to the stars,10 red rockets flying to the stars,And if one red rocket lands on planet Mars,There’ll be 9 red rockets flying to the stars.

(Repeat, taking away one each time)

9 red rockets...8 red rockets...7 red rockets...6 red rockets...5 red rockets...4 red rockets...3 red rockets...2 red rockets...1 red rockets...

Tune: 10 Green Bottles

Space

1. 10 Red Rockets

2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

3. Climb Aboard The Spaceship

4. 5 Astronauts

5. 5 Little Men In A Flying Saucer

Song Book

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Space Suitcase Activity

For this creative activity, your little astronauts will need to get their thinking caps on!

What would they like to pack in their suitcase and take with them to outer space?

Activity Type: CreativeFor: Independent, 1:1 or group

workApprox Time: 10 minutesSkills: Pencil control,

communication and language development, thinking skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘Space Suitcase’ sheet

• Pencils

• Pencil crayons

You could encourage the children to write labels underneath their

pictures to help them get better at writing too!

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Activity Type: Physical, ReadingFor: Small group, independent

or partner workApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Gross and fine motor

skills, team work, letter and word recognition

You will need:

• Laminated ‘Space Alphabet Cards’ (page 25)

• Printable ‘Lost In Space’ checklist

• Clipboards

• Pens or pencils

Instructions

1. Login to the member’s area and print the ‘‘Lost In Space’ sheet. Photocopy enough so that there is at least one per child.2. Print out the ‘Space Alphabet Cards’ - you might want to enlarge them onto A3 paper.3. Cut them out, laminate them and punch a hole in the top of each one.4. Use ribbon or string to attach the cards to various objects in your outside area (trees, fences, table legs, plant pots, benches etc).5. Explain to the children that things have been lost in space and it’s their mission to find them. When they find one, they have to circle the matching picture on their sheet and move on to find the next one. The aim of the game is to find them all.

Lost In Space Game

Here’s another exciting reading game for your class that is designed especially for your outside area when you’re learning all about space.

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Draw a circle around the things you find!

When a child finds one of the picture cards, enocurage them to say the letter sound and read the word before they circle it on their

sheet.

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Space Alphabet Cards

Y y

yum yum

Z z

zap!

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Space Alphabet Cards

A a

astronaut

B b

buggy

C c

clouds

D d

dark

E eF f

Earth

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flag

Take a closer look at the bright and colourful space

alphabet cardsSpace Alphabet Cards

G g

galaxy

H h

helmetI i

idea

J j

JupiterK k

kip

L l

lights

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zzzz

Space Alphabet Cards

M m

moon

N n

NeptuneO o

orbit

P p

PlutoQ q

quick

R r

rocks

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zoom!

Space Alphabet Cards

S s

sun

T t

telescope

U u

UFO

V v

Venus

W w

whoosh!

X x

x-ray

readers

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3, 2, 1... Blast Off! Game

This game is active and fast-paced... pefect for your ‘wriggly readers’ who love nothing more than big open spaces to move around in! It’s a really fun way to sneak in some extra reading practise while they’re playing and having fun, what’s not to love about that?

Activity Type: PhysicalFor: Small group or whole classApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Gross motor skills, team

work, oral blending and segmenting, listening skills

You will need:

• ‘3, 2, 1... Blast Off’ game sheet

• Hoops (enough for every pair of children, e.g. if you have 30 children, you will need 15 hoops).

Instructions

1. Login to the online member’s area and print off the ‘3, 2, 1... Blast Off!!’ game sheet.2. Find a large space to play the game, e.g. in the hall, on the field or playground.3. Spread out hoops on the floor.4. Read out the space commands for children to do the actions.5. When the adult shouts “3, 2, 1... blast off!” the children have to find a hoop to stand in with a partner as quick as they can, hold hands above their heads like a rocket launching.

This game helps children to listen to segmented sounds in words

and blend them together. They’ll be improving their reading skills

without even realising it!

“3, 2, 1... Blast Off!” Gamereaders

Command Action3, 2, 1... blast off! Stand facing a partner in a hoop,

holding hands above your heads like a rocketWalk on the m - oo - n Move slowly with wide legs (moon walking action)Wobble like alien s - l - i - me Wobble your whole bodyWave your space f - l - a - g Wave a flag high above your headDrive your moon buggy f - a - s - t Use hands as a steering wheel, travel fastDrive your moon buggy s - l - ow Use hands as a steering wheel, travel slowCollect some moon r - o - ck - s Move around the space, bending

down to pick up rocksShine like the s - u - n Hands above your head, wiggling fingersHop up and down on M - ar - s Hopping on one leg

Get ready to l - a - n - d Crouch down low to the floorAlien d - a - n - ce! Stand on the spot and dance, how ever you like!Get your telescope and look up at the s - t - ar - s

Look through a telesope action whilst walking aroundDo the Milky Way s - p - i - n Spin slowly on the spot with arms open wideFloat above the c - l - ou - d - s Move slowly around the spacePut on your space b - oo - t - s Action for putting on bootsClimb up the spaceship s - t - e - p - s Fast climbing action on the spotCan you see in the d - ar - k? Walk around holding a torch,

shining it all aroundJump into a c - r - a - t - er High jumps with both feet together

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Space Sounds Mat

Activity Type: WritingFor: Independent, 1:1 or group

workSkills: Letter recognition, fine

motor skills, pencil control, letter formation, speaking skills

Your ‘wriggly writers’ will love using our Space Sounds Mat as a memorable way to hear and say inital sounds in words. Not only that, they can use it as a reference point to form their letters correctly and even use the pictures as inspiration for their own creative writing or conversation starters.

Laminate to make it waterproof for outdoor writing!

Sometimes two letters go together to make one sound (ck, ss, ff, ll, zz).

Explain that these are underlined on the sounds mat and usually go at

the end of a word.

Space Sounds Mat readers

A a B b C c K k

D d E e

F f

L l

Q q

V v

G g H h I i J

M m N n O o P p

R r S s T t U u

W w X x Y y Z z

ck

ff

ll

ss

zz

J

II

I

whoosh!

quick! UFO

yellow

ZAP!

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Slimy Sounds

These slimy flash cards cover all the letters and sounds that your children are learning in phase 2 and phase 3 phonics.

They would be just the thing to use in your phonics lessons as a new and exciting resource to make words.

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You could use these slimey flash cards to play the ‘Flying Saucer’

game on page 29. Your little ones will love it!

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At Wriggly Readers, our mission is to make learning to read fun for children so that they can make leaps of progress, and this phonics game ticks all those boxes!

Take a look at the instructions to find out how to play it with your class...

Flying Saucer Game

Instructions

1. Login to the online member’s area, print off the ‘Slimy Sounds’ and laminate them to make them long-lasting.2. Print off the ‘Flying Saucers’ and laminate them too.2. Find a large space to play the game, e.g. in the hall, on the field or playground.3. Spread out 6 hoops on the floor around the space and put a flying saucer in the middle of each one.4. Spread out the ‘Slimy Sounds’ cards around the hoops.

5. Send your children on a mission to travel around the space, pick up a card and say the letter or sound. The aim of the game is to match all the aliens to the correct flying saucers in the hoops. Use a stop watch to time them - can they beat their last score when they play again?

Activity Type: PhysicalFor: Small group or whole classApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Gross motor skills, team

work, letter and sound recognition, oral blending and segmenting, listening skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘Slimy Sounds’ cards

• Printable ‘Flying Saucers’

• 6 hoops and a stop watch/timer

Game challenge: Say a word for the children to orally segment. Can they work as a

team to find the correct letters and sounds to make the word?

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Writing Paper

Children need lots of opportunities to practise their writing skills in new and exciting ways. Our colourful paper will spark your children’s imagination and get them writing with interest and enthusiasm. Whether it’s guided by a teacher or completely child initiated, your children can use the themed paper to write their own space stories, lists, invitations and more.

Activity Type: WritingFor: Independent, 1:1 or guided

workSkills: Pencil control, letter

formation, phonics skills, creative writing

Three writing templates for children with

different abilities and handwriting sizes! Children are more eager to write

if they choose to do it themselves. How about putting the paper on

clipboards in the outside area or in the space role play?

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Home Learning

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Reading Adventure

It’s so important for children to practise reading at home, that’s why our Space Reading Adventure comes as a handy printable for every child to play with their family and friends too. We know how much children love playing games and having fun, so we’ve made learning to read just as fun for them too. This irresistable home learning activity will motivate even the most reluctant reader and will amaze you and your parents with how much more they want to read at home!

Activity Type: ReadingFor: Home learning (small group

or 1:1)Approx Time: 20 minutesSkills: Letter and tricky word

recognition, segmenting and blending sounds in words and sentences, social skills, turn taking

You will need to send home:

• Printable space rocket board and spinner

• Printable question cards (pages 33 -35)

The printable home learning version of the game has been designed in

black and white, saving your school money on ink.

yes

no

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Game Instructions1. Place the ‘Yes or No’ rocket on a flat surface.2. Spread out the question cards.3. Take it in turns to spin the spinner. When the arrow lands on an alien, pick up one of the cards with the same alien on and read the question. If there aren’t any left towards the end of the game, pass it on to the next player to have a go.

5. Answer either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and put the card in the correct box on the rocket board.6. Once all the questions have been answered and are on the rocket, you have completed your space mission and Slimy will be able to set off on his journey to Earth!

Carefully cut out the spinner and the arrow. Poke a pencil through the hole in the middle of the spinner and at the end of the arrow. Then simply join together with a split pin.

Space Reading AdventureSpinner and Instructions

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Level 1 - Reading Cards

Will a lid go on a pen?

Can a bug sit on a rock?

Can I jog to get fit?

Is the sun hot?

Can a hen peck?

Will a doll go in a cot?

Is it fun to run?

Can a man go to bed?

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Is a dog red?

Has a carrot got legs?

Can a pig put on a wig?

Will a rat hug a cat?

Can a duck get a job?

Is a pip big?

Will a fox go on the bus?

Can a rabbit yell?

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You will need to choose the right level of ability that matches the child’s

individual needs.

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Level 2 - Reading Cards

Is it dark at night?

Is rain wet?

Are fish and chips food?

Has a chicken got wings?

Is an owl bigger than a fish?

Can a coat hang on a hook?

Can bees buzz?

Are forks sharp?

Level 2readers

Will a ship sail on a road?

Can a goat sing a song?

Will six cows fit in a car?

Has a man got ten arms?

Can a sheep go in a bath?

Can you surf on a coin?

Will a car zoom in the air?

Can a toad go up a ladder?

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Level 3 - Reading Cards

Do some frogs swim in garden ponds?

Do some cheetahs have black spots?

Do electric trains travel fast on tracks?

Are you good at standing on one leg?

Do you like to paint pictures?

Can you stick a stamp on a letter?

Do plain crisps come out of a packet?

Are there swings at the park?

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Can a little ant jump up a tall tree?

Do you drink green milk in the morning?

Do snails have hands and ears?

Do chimpanzees come from Mars?

Have you ever seen bright pink grass?

Can a crab put on a jumper and a scarf?

Do you like slugs on toast for lunch?

Will a truck go up steep stairs?

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Tricky Word Rockets

This home learning activity will help children to recognise and read tricky words automatically. Whether they’re working in Phase 2, 3 or 4 phonics, you’ll be able to pop one of these in their book bag to do at home to help them become more fluent and confident with their reading.

Tricky Word Rockets readersLevel 3

have

Read the tricky words and colour them in.

like

comeout

do

little

so

what

some

said

onewhen

there

were

Tricky Word Rockets readersLevel 2

you

Read the tricky words and colour them in.

they

allare

my

herhe

she

we

me

bewas

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the

to

I

no

go

into

Level 1

Read the tricky words and colour them in.

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Reward Chart

Some children find reading difficult or don’t enjoy it, which can often mean that they struggle to find the motivation to read at home. This can be a worry to both teachers and parents as they are missing out on invaluable learning opportunities to consolidate their reading skills.

Our reading reward chart is designed as a hands-on puzzle. It’s the perfect way to encourage your reluctant readers to practise outside of school so they can keep making the progress that they deserve.

There are 10 pieces of the Rocket Puzzle altogether. Every time the

child reads at home, they can stick a piece on and get closer to

achieving their goal.

The child is able to personalise it with their name and choose a reward

to work towards too.

Name:

Reward:

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