A Big Bug

Phonics School & Home ABuBgig Focus: ff ll w z zz



Phonics School & Home A Big Bug

A Big Bug 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 Karra McFarlane Editorial team Rachel Morgan, Tracy Kewley, Liz Evans Design team Dipa Mistry, We Are Grace Illustrations Ellie O’Shea Scholastic ebook edition 9781443076715 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: ff ll w z zz Your students may need help reading these common tricky words: the is no he Before reading • Look at the cover picture and read the title together. Read the back cover blurb to your students. • Ask: Have you ever seen a bug like this? What do you think will happen? 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: b-u-zz, buzz. • 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: Can you remember who tried to get the bug? (dog and cat) • Ask: What happened to the bug in the end? (it fell asleep) Can you spot the squirrel on 6 pages? 3

It is a big bug! 4

Off zips the bug. 5

Will the dog get the bug? 6

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No! The bug is off. 8

buzbz uzz 9

Will the cat get him? 10

No! Off he zips. 11

The big bug gets wet. 12

zip 13

The bug is on his backpack. 14

He naps. zzzzzz 15

Retell the story 16



Phonics Focus sounds: School & Home ff ll w z zz A Big Bug Decodable with tricky words written by Karra McFarlane illustrated by Ellie O’Shea BScohookoBl a&nHd oRmede Set 3 A bee flies around a busy park avoiding different hazards. Other titles in Set 3: Practise these sounds: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz Move to Set 4: Practise these sounds: qu ch sh th ng nk