Dig It Up

Phonics School & Home DigUItp Focus: goceuf



Phonics School & Home Dig It Up

Dig It Up This edition copyright © 2022 Scholastic Canada Ltd. 175 Hillmount Road, Markham, Ontario, Canada, L6C 1Z7 First published in the UK by Scholastic Education in 2021. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, scanning, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a license from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright license, call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders for the works reproduced in this publication, and the publishers apologize for any inadvertent omissions. Author Charlotte Raby Editorial team Rachel Morgan, Tracy Kewley, Liz Evans Design team Dipa Mistry, We Are Grace Illustrations Mette Engell Scholastic ebook edition 9781443076661 Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrightable materials. Your support is appreciated.

Help your students read! This book practises these letters and letter sounds. Point and say the sounds with your students: go c euf Your students may need help reading these common tricky words: the is Before reading • Look at the cover and title page, and read the title together. Read the back cover blurb to your students. • Ask: What are the girls in the picture doing? What might happen in the story? During reading • If your students get stuck on a word, remind them to sound it out and then blend the sounds to read the word: l-o-ck, lock. • If they are still stuck, show them how to read the word. • Enjoy looking at the pictures together. Pause to talk about the story. After reading • Ask: Where did the girls find the map showing where the den was? (in the box) • Ask your students if they have played in a den. Talk about it. Can you spot the mouse on 6 pages? 3

The dog dug up a tin. 4

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The tin is red. 7

In the tin is a cog. 8

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The cog can fit the lock. 10

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It is a big map. 13

It is a den. 14

It is fun! 15

Retell the story 16



Phonics Focus sounds: School & Home goceuf Dig It Up Decodable with tricky words written by Charlotte Raby illustrated by Mette Engell School & Home Set 2 The dog uncovers a tin box. Where will its contents lead the girls? Other titles in Set 2: Practise these sounds: g o c k ck e u r h b f l Move to Set 3: Practise these sounds: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz