First Phonics:* Promote phonological awareness at Stage 1+ with rhyming stories* Provide more phonically decodable nouns as well as sight-cueable words* Practise Reception and Year 1 sight vocabulary throughout* Include flexible, easy-to-use, FREE Teaching Notes in each Pack* Support your Home-School Agreement with Take-Home Cards for every bookThere are six copies of each of the following books in the Pack: The Ice-Cream, Good Dog, See Me Skip, The Mud Pie, What a Din!, and Can You See Me?The Pack also includes a set of Teaching Notes, which provide:* prompts and suggestions for using the books in group and independent reading, including specific activities* ideas for speaking and listening activities* ideas for writing activities* cross-curricular links* helpful points to help you observe children's developing skills and strategiesThey also include:* a correlation chart showing all vocabulary used* a correlation chart showing curriculum links* links to other Oxford Reading Tree material at this level

A dog has a fun-filled day at the dog park, in this easy-to-read story.

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