In the loop

$8.50

Two best friends who live in houses across the road from each other try to communicate without technology one weekend. Their best effort involves putting a loop of string between their bedroom windows and attaching a note to it. All is going well until a squirrel jumps onto the string and wrecks their invention.

Phonics overview (see Teacher Resources page for more details):

  • Builds on knowledge gained from Reading Road 3 (simple code, complex code, 27 alternate graphemes)
  • Introduction of 19 new alternate graphemes for known phonemes
  • Inside front cover focuses on some of the alternate graphemes and gives focus words for the book
  • Inside back cover gives suggested discussion points for after reading
  • Fully decodable text (with some tricky words)
  • Reinforcement and consolidation of phonics knowledge learnt in the Sunshine Phonics Decodables programme
  • All new, modern characters and story themes that upper primary age students can relate to
  • Black and white age-appropriate illustrations
  • 28 pages
  • 148mm x 210mm
  • Free teaching notes and student worksheets available from the Teacher Resources page