Bøger af Pam Holden

It is very important to learn to swim. You need to know how to swim so that you will be safe in the water. Then you will be able to go on boats and swim with your friends. Focus Skills: Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh

Do you know some things that are very strong? Which animals are very strong? How do you know? Which machines are very strong? What else is strong?

We get a lot of great things from trees. People like to eat chocolate and fruit. Children like to play in trees. Wood and rubber come from trees, and some animals live in trees. Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

Many people choose jobs where they help other people. What work can they do that helps people? What jobs do you know that make things better for us? Do you know what job you would like to do? Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or ore ar er ur ir)

A butterfly has four changes in its life. First it is a little egg laid by the mother butterfly. After a while a caterpillar comes out of the egg. The caterpillar eats and grows until it is big. Then it makes a home called a chrysalis where it slowly changes. After a while a butterfly comes out and flies away! Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or ore ar er ur ir)

How does a tiny tadpole change into a frog? All a tadpole can do is swim in the water like a fish. But when it is a frog, it can hop and jump on the land. It can dive and swim and float, too. It looks different at every stage as it changes. Focus Skills: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, s

What are some of the places you can visit near your home? Is there a playground or a school? Can you walk to a supermarket or a park? What else is close to your home? Focus Skills: ck, e, u, r

Pandas are a type of bear that are only found in China. They are playful and great at climbing trees. They like the water and spend a lot of time eating! Do you know what they eat? They eat bamboo - a lot of bamboo! Focus skills: short a, short i, s, p, t, n, m

People and animals and plants all need water. What do people use water for? They get water from the rain. We all know that rain comes down from the sky. Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

Tyrannosaurus Rex was an enormous dinosaur that lived on Earth millions of years ago. T-Rex was probably the fiercest of all the dinosaurs. We know what the dinosaurs were like because people have found their bones. Artists have made models and pictures to show what they looked like. What do you know about T-Rex? Focus Skills: x, z, v, w, y, digraph -ng

We all need different clothes at different times, depending on the weather and what we are doing. What do you wear when you go to a party? What clothes do you need for sports? Which clothes do you like best? Why? Focus Skills: Digraphs: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, s

Have you seen a big storm? Storms can bring all kinds of bad weather, like floods, avalanches, and hailstorms. What else? They can damage trees and buildings. People have to stay inside when there is a bad storm. Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

What does a little seed need to help it grow into a new plant? As well as water to drink and sunshine to warm it, the new little plant needs a space. It needs room to spread its roots and grow shoots and leaves. How does a little seed find a place to grow? Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

Do you know the story about Little Red Riding Hood? The big bad wolf wanted to eat the food in her basket. Her Grandmother had to hide in a cupboard. The wolf tried to trick Little Red Riding Hood. Her father came to help her.

Do you like playing in the sand? Most people love going to the beach. Sand goes everywhere, but it is clean and fun to play with. What do you like to do with sand.

The animals in this story were very hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff wanted to cross over a bridge to eat some delicious grass. But an ugly, hungry troll lived under the bridge. How could the goats get over the bridge?

In this story, Dad had two problems. First he made a mistake because he was thinking hard about his work. Then a big noise stopped him from hearing an important message. He was very sorry!

This series introduces high frequency words in isolation and with text.

Sometimes whales seem to forget that they need to stay in deep water. Whales are much too big to swim in shallow water. If they come too close to the beach, they get stuck. Kind people try to push them away from the shore, but they have to wait for.

A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race, who do you think would win?

Max Monkey is a rascal and a tease! He likes playing tricks on his friends. The baby animals don't like his tricks. Their mothers and fathers get annoyed!

This is a legend, which is an old story that has been told for many years to tell how something happened. It was once believed to be true, but there is no way to know if the story is true or not. You just have to think about that!

Have you ever played the game called Musical Chairs? The players dance to music. When it stops they run to sit on a chair, but there are not enough chairs for everyone. The slowest player is left out. Each time there is one less chair until there is.

Some things are very scary. Everybody is frightened of something. What are you frightened of? Grace is brave about most things she sees. Find out one thing that is scary for her.

This story has been told for hundreds of years. It was written by a man called Aesop, and it has a lesson to teach us. Find out what we can learn from this story.

Can you name different sorts of weather? Do you like to play outside in the wind and rain? What do you see and hear in a storm? Focus Skills: short i, s, p, n

Have you ever moved from one home to another? Sometimes animals get frightened when they move to a new house. They don't understand what is happening. How did Cleo the Cat get to her new home? Focus Skill: wh

Do you like using scissors? What do you like to cut? Mrs. Snip Snap loves to cut things with her scissors. She likes to snip all kinds of things.

What is art? What can we make out of old stuff? What can we put in the art box? What else? Where do we get old stuff from?

Ice fishing is a way of catching fish through an opening in the ice on a frozen lake or river. It is a popular winter activity. Read about how Grandpa shares his ice fishing know-how.