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Building the Basics

Language activities for emergent and early readers

Set your young readers on the right path. Building the Basics is an essential and practical kit for emergent and early readers. Its lively activities deal with the alphabet, basic vocabulary and simple phonics. This resource can be used by students individually or as a whole class.

Ages: 4-6 | Pages: 48 | Code: 0129 | ISBN: 9781877300189

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Jenny Pyatt

Jenny Pyatt has taught at all levels in primary schools in a variety of classroom and managerial positions. Now retired and living by the sea, Jenny pursues her interests of writing poetry and photography.

Contents

Introduction4
Introducing yourself5
Activity 1: This is me
Alphabet action6
Activity 2: Find the letter for the children
Activity 3: Find the letter for the animals
Activity 4: Load up the train
Activity 5: Letter match
Initiation to initial sounds14
Activity 6: How does it start?
Activity 7: Fill the box
Activity 8: Starting sounds
Activity 9: Build on blends
Building basic vocabulary20
Activity 10: Match the basic word to the sentence
Activity 11: Rhyme time
Teacher reference: summary of materials for activities 10 and11
Punctuate it38
Activity 12: Help Little Bear with his capitals and full stops
Activity 13: Add the question mark
Activity 14: Choose the question word
Creative speech bubbles43
Activity 15: What is he saying?
Warming up to word endings45
Activity 16: Does it end in -ing?
Activity 17: Does it end in -s?
Activity 18: Does it end in -ed?