A Good Trick

Tips for Reading Together

This book has two stories: A Godd Trick (page 3) and Fun at the Beach (page 13).

For each story, look through the pictures so your child can see what the story is about.

Read the story to your child, placing your finger under each word as you read.

Read the story again and encourage your child to join in.

Give lots of praise as your child reads with you.

Do the fun activity with your child.

Children enjoy re-reading stories and this helps to build their confidence.

After you have read Fun at the Beach, find the butterfly in every picture.

This book includes these common words:

a Dad and Mum

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A Good Trick

Kipper’s Rhymes

Tips for Reading Together

Children learn best when the are having fun.

  • Tell your child that they are going to help Kipper read some fun rhymes and play ‘I Spy’.
  • Ask your child to read the rhymes on the left hand page. Then ask them to find the objects in the scene on the right hand page.
  • Once the have done this, ask them to find other rhyming objects in the picture.
  • Don’t forget that if you talk about letter sounds, for example ‘b’, you shoud say buh, not bee. You can listen to the letter sounds on www.oxfordowl.co.uk.
  • Give lots of priase as your child reads with you and does the activities.
  • Play the game on page 22 to help Dad find his way home in the fog.
rhyme /raɪm/ noun 押韵的短诗
scene /siːn/ noun 景象;景色;风光
rhyme /raɪm/ verb (词或音节)押韵,和……同韵
praise /preɪz/ noun 赞扬;称赞;赞美
fog /fɒɡ/ noun

Find the robin hidden in every picture.

This book practises these letter sounds:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f l j w ff ll ss

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

A bug in a mug.
A jug on the rug.

What else can you find in the picture that rhymes with mug?

hug slug

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

A wet pet!
A fan and a can.

What other things can you find in the picture that rhyme with pet and can?

jet net man pan

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

Less mess, Biff!
Ted is on the bed.

What things can you find in the picture that rhyme with sock?

clock rock

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

Hop to the top.
Bill is on the hill.

What else can you find in the picture that rhymes with top?

mop pop

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

A dog on a log.
huff and puff!

What else can you find in the picture that rhymes with dog?

fog jog bog

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

Jack and his backpack.
Mack in a sack.

What else can you find in the icture that rhymes with sack?

track

Read these rhyming Words and find them in the picture.

The hen is in a pen.
The egg is on a peg.

What else can you find in the picture that rhymes with pen and peg?

ten men leg

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

A ticket in a pocket.
A rocket in a bucket.

What else can you find in the picture that rhymes with duck?

truck

Read these rhyming words and find them in the picture.

Pat a cat.
A rat sat on a mat.

What else can you find in the picture that rhymes with cat?

hat bat

Maze haze

Help Dad get home in the fog.


Word List

(1) bug /bʌɡ/
noun
[countable] (especially North American English) any small insect
小昆虫;虫子

(2) mug /mʌɡ/
noun (plural mugs)
A mug is a large cup that does not need a saucer.
(不用茶碟的有柄的)大杯,缸子,马克杯

(3) jug /dʒʌɡ/
noun (plural jugs)
A jug is used for holding and pouring liquids. It has a handle and a spout.
(有把有嘴的)壶,罐

Biff’s Fun Phonics

LAST UPDATED: 04/10/2022

Phonics: Level 1 – Biff’s Fun Phonics

Tips for Reading Together

Children learn best when the are having fun.

  • Tell your child that they are going to help Biff read captions and look for things in the pictures.
  • Ask your child to read the captions and sentences on the left hand page. Then ask them to match them to the correct picture on the right hand page.
  • Dont’t forget that if you talk about letter sounds, for exapmle ‘b’, you shoud say buh, not bee. You can listen to the letter sounds on www.oxfordowl.co.uk.
  • Give lots of praise as your child reads with you and does the activities.
  • Play the game on page 22 to help the muddy pup get to the bath.

Find the spider hidden in every picture.

This book practise these letter sounds:
s a t p i n m d g o c ck e u r h b f l v ff ll ss

Read the two captions. Can you match each caption to its picture?

a cap on a peg
a cup and a mug

Read the two captions. Can you match each caption to its picture?

cod in a pan
carrots in a pot

Readd the sentences. Which one matches the picture?

Hit the bell.
Fill the pot.

Read the captions. Can you find the rat and the hat in the picture?

a rat as big as a cat
a red hat in a red bag

Read these captions. Can you match the captions to the pictures?

red on the rug
mess on the mat

Read the sentences. Can you find the rabbit and the pup in the picture?

The rabbit is in the hut.
The pup is in the mud.

Read the sentences. Which one matches the picture?

Get off the bus.
Get a hug and a kill.

Read the sentences. Which one matches the picture?

A nut on the bag.
Get on top of the rock.

Read the Sentences. Can you find the rabbit and the duck in the picture?

The rabbit is at the vet.
The duck is on top.

Muddy maze

Help the muddy pup get to the bath.