



by Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor

Before Reading
Can you blend these two sounds?
We often see them together at the start of words.

Vocab Check
After Reading
What is nonsense bird saying?
trid scog trat
scop
scad treg
scig
*Nonsense words specifically assess decoding abilities.
Find this word in the book:
Scavenger Hunt sock skin desk
Written by Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor
Illustrated by Phillip Cullen

Text © Bríd O’Rourke & Denise O’Connor 2025
Illustrations © Phillip Cullen 2025 www.phildrawsthings.com
Edited
by Pádraig O’Mahony
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