Oxford reading tree. Treetops. Stage 10. Jungle shorts
by Roderick Hunt, Irene Rawnsley
About this title: This is an "Oxford Reading Tree" series of fiction for pupils aged 7 to 11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating and humorous. The series is organized into five stages, with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; and extended reading vocabulary. Each stage is supported by a Teacher's Guide, which offers guidance on using "Treetops" to assess children's reading ability. A variety of activities are included.
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BLURB
Lenny loves football. He wants a new pair of shorts so he can play at school. Will he get them in time?
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About the author
I live in the Yorkshire Dales andf since I was little, I;ve always liked writing poems and stories. Nowadays, I write in a room overlooking fields and hills and i'm often joined by our black and white cats, Silver and Fagley. Fagley was an abondoned kitten and he was named after the first bus that passed us on the way home.
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About this book
Lenny does not want to wear his jungle shorts for footbal, but he gets a nice surprise when he sees his friends.
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talking points
look at the back / front cover and read the title together. Read the back cover and ask your child what they think the story will be about.
flick through the book, looking at the illustrations.
encourage your child to say where the story in each chapter is set.
on page 10, talk about the word 'proper' , and why Lenny might want 'proper white football shorts'. what sort of shorts would not be 'proper' football shorts???
encourage your child to read the story at their pace.
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read aloud
read pages 24 and 25 aloud together, taking turns to read with different tones of voice to show the change of mood.
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after reading
talk together about which parts of the story your child liked or disliked most....
together, think of some more unusual football strips for made-up team names, such as yellow spotted shirts for a team called the Leopards.
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