Pam Holden

Why do many animals live underground? What do you think underground homes are like? Animals use burrows, tunnels, dens and caves to keep away from their enemies and bad weather. Their babies keep safe from their enemies while they grow up.

Living Underground

This is a true story. It is about a family of bears that had a scary adventure. Could someone rescue them from trouble?

Bear Gets Stuck

We all know that birds have two wings. What else has wings to fly? Do you know something that has four wings? What has got two wings, but can't fly?

Things with Wings

Everyone knew that Grace loved cats and kittens. The only present she wanted was a real kitten. She was hoping that somebody would give her a pet kitten. She had presents of all different shapes and sizes. What do you think she got for her presents? Focus Skills: h, b, -ft, -tt, -pp

Skills Set 4

Grace's Birthday Gifts

Have you been flying? Paulo always loved flying. When he was young, he watched things that could fly, and he liked to make things fly. When he learned to be a pilot, he always wanted to go higher and higher.

Paulo the Pilot

Are You Hungry?

Listen to that

Breakfast at the Zoo

One morning the zoo keeper was late. The zoo animals had to wait for their breakfast. The hungry animals made a lot of noise, but they couldn’t wake the zoo keeper up. Who had a good idea to wake him up?

Breakfast at the Zoo (Readaloud)

Rachel Walker

The children in this story like to have lots of different rides. They always like to go as fast as they can. What do you like to ride on? Do you go fast like them? Reading Level 3/F&P Level B

Zoom! Zoom!

This artist wanted to paint pictures of some animals. He chose the most unusual animals for his paintings. Monkey wanted to have his picture painted. Did the artist choose him? Reading Level 13/F&P Level F

Animal Art

Can you catch a ball? What else can you do with a ball? There are lots of different kinds of balls. What games can we play with balls? What do you like to do with a ball?

Let's Play Ball

Do you know which side is left and which side is right? Can you make an L shape with your left hand? Hold up your right hand and touch your right ear. These children are looking for hidden treasure. They have to turn left or right and count their steps. How many steps will they take to find some treasure?

Go Left or Right

Do you like dressing up in funny clothes? Look at all the costumes in the dressing-up box. Which costume would you like to wear?

Dress-up Day (Readaloud)

Dress-up Day

We all know that birds have two wings. What else has wings to fly? Do you know something that has four wings? What has got two wings, but can’t fly?

People are very clever at making things. Some things are made at factories. Do you ever wonder what something is made of? What is yoghurt made of? Where does sugar come from? Let's find out what things are made of.

What Is It Made Of?

The sun makes shadows of all kinds of things. The moon can make shadows at night. A light can make shadows, too.

Shadows

Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Goldilocks was a naughty girl. She went into the Bears’ house when they had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on their chairs. She lay down on their beds. Look what happened to her…

Naughty Goldilocks (Readaloud)

Something funny happened when young Beth went to the wharf to watch her parents fishing. They thought she was too young to tell them an important message. They didn’t think that she could help them, but later they wished they had listened to her message.

Pam Holden

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