Phase 4a
Fiction - book 5 ccvc
The Culprit Smart Kids Letters and Sounds
The Code
Decodable CCVC Words:
bl
cl
tw
st
black
clear
tweet
stairs
blasted
clown
twins
stop
sc
cr
fl
thr
scoop
crashed
flag
thrush
Vocabulary: Culprit - someone who is responsible for a misdeed. Thrush - a small brown bird Tricky words taught previously:
is the no go I to into his has as put of said her he my for be you she all we me was they are there so were like New tricky words similar to a previous tricky word:
all
ball
fall
The Culprit
Story by Fraser Milne Illustrated by Suze McElroy
In the summer I was on the deck of a big boat. I was texting and bumped into a clown. The clown crashed into a sportsman as he was hitting a ball off a stand. 2
3
The ball hit a black dog sleeping on the stairs. The black dog barked and a thrush got a fright.
4
5
The thrush hit the top of the bandstand and hurt its wing. It started to fall.
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A pair of twins grabbed a flag and scooped up the thrush.
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“Bring me the culprit,” yelled the boss of the boat. I backed down the stairs and snuck off to my room.
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Comprehension Questions: 1. What was the sportsman doing? 2. How did the twins save the bird? 2. Who was the culprit? Each series has been written with a slightly different progression to offer reading opportunities at more stages.
Made in the UK
Phase 4a 1.cvcc
Camp at the Pond
Fiction
2. cvcc
Lost in the Woods
Non-fiction
3. cvcc
The Lost Nest
Fiction
4. cvcc
Golf Lesson
Fiction
5. cvcc, ccvc
Help
Non-fiction
6. ccvc
Green Tree Frog
Fiction
7. cvcc, ccvc
Sport
Non-fiction
8. cvcc, ccvc The Culprit
Fiction
9. cvcc, ccvc
Dogs
Non-fiction
10. ccvc
What is that Smell?
Fiction
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11. cvcc, ccvc Frogs
Non-fiction
permission of Smart Kids Ltd.
12. cvcc, ccvc Winter
Non-fiction
13. cvcc, ccvc Lunch
Fiction
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14. cvcc, ccvc Slugs and Snails
Non-fiction
15. cccvc
Splendid Spring Night
Fiction
16. cccvc
The Thrush Nest
Non-fiction
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942-1-002414-29-8
SMART KIDS
Phase 4a - Fiction
Phase 1 (Wordless Books) Phase 2 1.
s, a, t, p
- Pat
2.
i, n, m, d
- Dad in a Pit
3.
g, o, c, k
- The Dog
4.
ck, e, u, r, h
- Rat in a Sack
5.
b, f, l
- Run in the Fog
6.
ff, ll, ss
- Big Bad Bug
7.
Revision
- Bag of Gum
8.
Revision
- Rick Rabbit
942-1-002414-29-8
1
Phase 4a
2
1. cvcc
- Camp at the Pond
2. cvcc
- The Lost Nest
3. cvcc
- Golf Lesson
4. ccvc
- Green Tree Frog
5. ccvc
- The Culprit
6. ccvc
- What is That Smell?
4a
7. cccvc & cvccc - Lunch 8. cccvc
- Splendid Spring Night
Phase 4b (Word Endings)
3
Phase 3
ISBN
1. -est
- The Coolest Bear
2. -ing
- Having Fun with Card
1.
j, v, w, x
- Jess at the Vet
3. -er
- Never Ever
2.
y, z, zz, qu
- Fix-It Fox
4. -ed
- Goblin in the Loft
3.
ch, sh, th, ng - Fish and Chips
5. -tch
- Chickenpox
4.
ai, ee
- A Wait in the Rain
6. -y, -ey
- Funfair at Night
5.
igh, oa
- At Night
7. -ve
- Marve
6.
oo, oo
- Look at my Things
8. -le
- Huggles
7.
ow, oi
- Cow’s Boil Up
8.
‘r’ controlled - The Letter
Phase 5
4b
5
1. ou,ea,ie,ir,oy - Lost at Sea 2. ay, ey, aw, ue - My Dad 3. wh, ph, ew, oe, au -The Astronaut 4. Split digraphs - Prize Tomatoes
Made in the UK
L & S
The Code Controlled text to support the Letters and Sounds programme.
5. Alt. c, g
- Going to the Circus
6. Alt. ch, y
- Christmas Eve
7. Alt. a, e, i, o, u - The Unicorn Detective 8. Alt. ea, ie, er, ow, ou, ey - Channel Surfer
Phase 6 (Prefixes & Suffixes)
6