Book 9 Workbook sample

Ben’s Wish Workbook Dr Lillian Fawcett & Julie Myers

SAMPLEInIs nstructions The Workbooks are designed to provide comprehension activities that compliment and build on the Learn to Read Books. It is envisaged that students will read 6 pages of the book each night and there are two comprehension/activity sheets that relate to those 6 pages. Outlined below are some recommended oral activities: 1. Look at the cover page and read the title. What is Ben’s wish? What would you wish for if you could wish for anything? Discuss any stories your child knows in which the person is granted a wish or read such a story (e.g., Aladdin and the Magic Lamp). Discuss who might grant your wish in real life or in an imaginary situation. This helps develop prediction skills and encourages the child to connect with the text. 2. Introduce the story by looking at all the pictures and discussing. There is not necessarily a correct answer for these questions. It is about helping your child develop prediction skills. • Page 1: Where do you think Pam wants to go and what does she want to do? • Pages 3 & 4: What does she have to do? How do you feel about cleaning up your room? • Page 6: How do they get to the lake? • Pages 7-16: What do they do at the lake? • Pages 17-20: Help your child identify the type of bird in the picture. Do a google search and find out more about pelicans. Point out the blood on the pelican’s wing. What might have happened? Encourage your child to come up with several ideas. • Pages 21-24: Who are the new characters in the story? How do you know? Discuss the different elements that help identify them as royalty. • Pages 25-30: Point out the dream cloud and that this part of the story is only occurring in Ben and Pam’s imagination. 3. Ask your child to read 6 pages each night. At the end of each set of six pages you t can do the following activities or ask the questions. • Day 1: Ask your child to flip through the 6 pages and quickly point to a different word on each page. This activity helps develop scanning skills. • Day 2: How does Pam feel about going down the slide? What does Ben do? t What are you scared of doing? t • Day 3: What can Ben and Pam see when they are swinging? • Day 4: Why is the pelican sad? What did Ben and Pam do? Why did the king and queen give Ben a wish? Find the sentences that give the answers. • Day 5: What happened in the dream sequence? Ask your child to retell the t story in his/her own words. Complete the activity sheets with your child and teach specific comprehension strategies such as going back into the story to check for the correct answer. © 2015 Dr Lillian Fawcett & Julie Myers www.crackingtheabccode.com

Circle the correct word. 1. Under the water are some (put, pretty, please) fish. 2. After their swim, Ben and Pam get (dry, fly, saw). SAMPLE 3. (Because, By, Ben) the lake are two swings. 4. Pam goes down the big (yellow, can’t, next) slide. © 2015 Dr Lillian Fawcett & Julie Myers www.crackingtheabccode.com

Unscramble these sentences and write correctly. 1. jumped Ben up bee onto the . 2. the yellow saw They slide . SAMPLE 3. lots It fun was of . © 2015 Dr Lillian Fawcett & Julie Myers www.crackingtheabccode.com

Find the hidden words. a f t e r unb s d o n ’t b e e p r et t yvc uye s beea t hcan l r u nex t f l y s o t he r o t e a s k s awa s SAMPLE put next run ate because by yellow every bee other don't after pretty saw yes ask dry was fly © 2015 Dr Lillian Fawcett & Julie Myers www.crackingtheabccode.com