Books with title Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 11: TreeTops Non-fiction: Teaching Notes

Oxford Reading Tree Fireflies titles include a variety of topics covering all areas of the curriculum, from science to citizenship. The books are unchanged - they have a bright modern page design, and are illustrated with colour photographs.The teaching notes for the Oxford Reading Tree Fireflies levelled non-fiction books are full of practical suggestions for using the books, saving you hours of preparation time. They have been updated in line with the simple view of reading and the renewed Primary Framework for Literacy. They nowinclude guidance for group/guided reading, comprehension and word recognition, and assessment. These replace the existing Teaching Notes and Guided Reading Cards.The notes for parents/carers and teaching assistants have now been added to the inside covers. These notes replace the existing Take-Home Cards.

ORT Snapdragons provide a variety of exciting picture story books covering the whole range of fiction required for Key Stage 1. A 24-page Teaching Notes booklet is available for each of the ten stages in the Snapdragons series. There are teaching notes on each of the six stories in the stage covering: Group and Independent Reading Activities focussing on comprehension, Speaking and Listening Activities, and Writing. The relevant NLS objectives and the range covered by each story are also listed, as well as the range. Within each section there are prompts and suggestions for responding to the story, personal experiences, cross-curricular links, role play and further suggestions on how to observe and assess pupils' progress. Each booklet also includes a Vocabulary Chart listing the high frequency words for the stage that are covered in the story, and a list of context words relating to each story. A Curriculum Coverage chart lists the activities and outcomes for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

The teaching notes for the Oxford Reading Tree Biff, Chip and Kipper books are full of practical suggestions for using the storybooks, saving you hours of preparation time. They have been updated in line with the simple view of reading and the renewed Primary Framework for Literacy. They now include guidance for group/guided reading, comprehension and word recognition, and assessment. These replace the existing Teaching Notes and Guided Reading Cards. The storybooks are unchanged, but notes for parents/carers and teaching assistants have been added to the inside covers. These notes replace the existing Take-Home Cards.

ORT Snapdragons provide a variety of exciting picture story books covering the whole range of fiction required for Key Stage 1.A 24-page Teaching Notes booklet is available for each of the ten stages in the Snapdragons series. There are teaching notes on each of the six stories in the stage covering: Group and Independent Reading Activities focussing on comprehension, Speaking and Listening Activities, and Writing. Therelevant NLS objectives and the range covered by each story are also listed, as well as the range. Within each section there are prompts and suggestions for responding to the story, personal experiences, cross-curricular links, role play and further suggestions on how to observe and assess pupils'progress.Each booklet also includes a Vocabulary Chart listing the high frequency words for the stage that are covered in the story, and a list of context words relating to each story. A Curriculum Coverage chart lists the activities and outcomes for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Songbirds is a new Phonics series from Oxford Reading Tree. It comprises real stories written by the best-selling author of The Gruffulo, Julia Donaldson. All the stories are phonic stories that support the latest curriculum developments. Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds provide: * fully decodeable texts that build on pupils' phonic knowledge as they work through the 36 books over 6 stages * opportunities for segmenting, blending and matching sounds and letter blends * lively illustrations by a variety of artists * flexible activities that can be tailored to your phonic teaching * an exciting interactive CD-Rom to accompany Stages 4-6 Stage 6 titles practise the long vowel sounds made by these letters: * Tara's Party - ar a * Paula the Vet - or au aw ore * Where Were You Bert? - er ir ur * Clare and the Fair - air are ear * The Deer and the Earwig - ear eer ere * Jack and the Giants - ure our

These Teaching Notes come FREE with each pack of Stage 2 First Phonics, but can be purchased separately, if additional, or replacement copies are needed. The Teaching Notes provide: * prompts and suggestions for using the books in group and independent reading, including specific activities * ideas for speaking and listening activities * ideas for writing activities * cross-curricular links * helpful hints to help you observe children's developing skills and strategies They also include: * a correlation chart showing all vocabulary used * a correlation chart showing curriculum links * links to other Oxford Reading Tree material at this level

Stage 2 Big Books are large format versions of the new edition Stage 2 storybooks. With their new, even larger format they are an invaluable resource for whole class teaching and group work. The titles in the pack are A New Dog, What a Bad Dog!, The Go-kart, The Toy's Party, New Trainers and The Dream. The A4 sized Teaching Notes booklet, which is included in the pack, provides a Curriculum Coverage Chart listing Speaking and Listening, Reading, and Writing activities at Reception level. The Teaching Notes include the Extended Story for each title in the pack. These longer version Extended Stories encourage the children to understand the story, absorb the details in the illustrations and predict the text. They are ideal for teachers to encourage children to talk about the story and look closely at the pictures. Each Extended Story is followed by ideas and suggestions for shared activities for speaking and listening, reading, and writing.