Genre: Modern humorous story with a predictable structure and patterned language.

Learning Objectives: Word Recognition

Strand 5: Explore and experiment with sounds, words, and texts.

Language Comprehension

Strand 8: Use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences.




Genre: Modern humorous story with patterned language.

Learnings Objectives: Word Recognition

Strand 5: Read simple words by sounding out blending the phonemes all through the words from left to right.

Language Comprehension

Strand 8: Show an understanding of the elements of stories, such as sequence of events.



Genre: Modern realistic story with predictable structure and patterned language.

Learning Objectives: Word Recognition

Strand 5: Read a range of familiar and common words and simple sentences independently.

Language Comprehension

Strand 7: Show an understanding of the elements of stories, such as main character, sequence of events, and openings.


Genre: Science-fiction

Learning Objectives:

Language Comprehension

Strand 7: Draw together ideas and information from across a whole text, using simple signposts in the text.

Writing Opportunities

Strand 9: Sustain form in narrative, including use of person and time (e.g. continuing the story and revising character descriptions).