Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Snow in the Kitchen

by Richard Brown

Published 21 November 1996
Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Snow in the Kitchen is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Narrative Recounts, a strand which motivates children to explore their personal responses and make links to their own experiences. Each story in this set of nine marks a significant event from someone's childhood. Retold by Richard Brown, this story that happened during Christmas 1926, when Cissy Binns was seven. It was snowing at last, the first real snow of winter. Cissy hadn't been well and so wasn't allowed to go out to play in the snow with her brothers and sisters. So, her mum brought a big tray of snow into the kitchen, and they created a miniature snow-world with people, sledges, reindeers and horses. Narrative recounts also provide excellent models for children's own writing.

The Haystack

by Richard Brown

Published 21 November 1996
Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Cambridge Reading Big Books provide texts in a size that is big enough for the teacher to give large groups of children a shared experience of the same text and to demonstrate early reading skills and strategies. They are ideal for implementation of the Literacy Hour. This is a Big Book version of the popular Towards Independence phase title Out and About. Cambridge Reading is a major new reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Nonsense! Big book

by Richard Brown and Kate Ruttle

Published 9 July 1998
Cambridge Reading Big Books provide texts in a size that is big enough for the teacher to give large groups of children a shared experience of the same text and to demonstrate early reading skills and strategies. They are ideal for implementation of the Literacy Hour. This is a Big Book version of the popular Towards Independence phase title Nonsense!. Cambridge Reading is a major new reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Cambridge Reading is a major new reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading throughout the primary years. Key features include: a coherent yet flexible structure for teaching and learning; a variety of high quality attractive picture books; a balance of different text types and genres, including stories, poems and information books; an integrated phonics programme; comprehensive support materials. Teacher's Book 3 accompanies the resources in the third phase of the scheme (mainly for Year 2 / Primary 3) and gives essential guidance on how to use them. Part 2 of the book provides detailed teacher's notes and photocopiable worksheets to accompany each book.

The Pyjama Party

by June Crebbin

Published 21 November 1996
A major reading scheme for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years. Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), The Pyjama Party is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories with Familiar Settings, a strand where children can identify with the setting and characters and make links with their own experiences. The Pyjama Party is one of nine books written by June Crebbin and illustrated by Peter Kavanagh. Each story centres on the everyday lives of children from two neighbouring families. Young readers will easily relate to the kind of situations in which the children find themselves, and will enjoy meeting the same characters across the nine books. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading.

Strawberry Picking

by June Crebbin

Published 21 November 1996
Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

These simple workbooks provide an effective way of reinforcing sight vocabulary and developing early fluency in reading. This mixed pack contains one copy of each workbook 1–5. Cambridge Reading is a new reading scheme for key stages 1 and 2, developed specifically to help teachers raise standards in literacy. Teachers appreciate the scheme's easy-to-use framework and wealth of integrated support material, while children simply want to read the books again and again.

Afloat in a Boat

by Richard Brown and Kate Ruttle

Published 1 February 1996
Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

One, Two, Buckle my Shoe is one of six number rhymes in the Cambridge Reading Language Patterns (Pattern and Rhyme) strand for children in Foundation/Primary 1 (age 4). Designed to encourage numeracy and literacy skills through memorable rhymes, these colourful books are an ideal way to introduce mathematical vocabulary to young children. Each rhyme is taken from the Cambridge Number Rhymes Big Book and Cassette pack, providing valuable extension and consolidation opportunities. Early Learning Goals for communication, language, literacy and mathematical development addressed are listed in each book, together with any high frequency words encountered. Suggestions for Text, Sentence and Word level activities can also be found in each book. Extended teacher notes plus a pupil worksheet for each book are available to download free from the Cambridge University Press website: uk.cambridge.org/education This title is also available in a pack of 6, making it ideal for guided group work.

The Moonlit Owl

by Richard Brown

Published 1 February 1996
Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

One of six small book versions of number rhymes in the Preparing to Read phase (Pattern and Rhyme strand) of Cambridge Reading. Designed to encourage numeracy and literacy skills through memorable rhymes, these colourful books are an ideal way to introduce mathematical vocabulary to young children. Early learning goals for communication, language and literacy and mathematical development addressed in the books are listed, together with high frequency words. Suggestions for text, sentence and word level activities can also be found in each book. The books are available in packs of 6, making them ideal for group work. Extended notes and copymasters for each book are available at the Cambridge University Press website http://www.cambridge.org. Each rhyme is taken from the Cambridge Number Rhymes Big Book and Cassette pack, providing valuable extension and consolidation opportunities.

Snow in the Kitchen Pack of 6

by Richard Brown

Published 12 December 1996
Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Snow in the Kitchen is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Narrative Recounts, a strand which motivates children to explore their personal responses and make links to their own experiences. Each story in this set of nine marks a significant event from someone's childhood. Retold by Richard Brown, this story that happened during Christmas 1926, when Cissy Binns was seven. It was snowing at last, the first real snow of winter. Cissy hadn't been well and so wasn't allowed to go out to play in the snow with her brothers and sisters. So, her mum brought a big tray of snow into the kitchen, and they created a miniature snow-world with people, sledges, reindeers and horses. Narrative recounts also provide excellent models for children's own writing. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.

The Special Cake

by June Crebbin

Published 21 November 1996
Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.

Cambridge Reading is a major new reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading throughout the primary years. Key features include: a coherent yet flexible structure for teaching and learning; a variety of high quality, attractive picture books; a balance of different text types and genres, including stories, poems and information books; an integrated phonics programme; comprehensive support materials. These cassettes are recordings of all the poems in the poetry anthology strand of the Towards Independence phase. The poems are read by professional actors with a variety of accents, including Caribbean and Irish, with sensitivity to their target audience and humour where appropriate.

Cambridge Reading is a major new reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading throughout the primary years. Key features include: a coherent yet flexible structure for teaching and learning; a variety of high quality, attractive picture books; a balance of different text types and genres, including stories, poems and information books; an integrated phonics programme; comprehensive support materials. These cassettes are recordings of the nine Traditional Tales in the Towards Independence phase. They are read in a variety of accents, appropriate to each of the stories, including Caribbean and Irish. Children can listen to the cassettes while following the text in the accompanying books. Page-turn sounds facilitate this.

The Dog Show

by June Crebbin

Published 21 November 1996
Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), The Dog Show is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories with Familiar Settings, a strand where children can identify with the setting and characters and make links with their own experiences. The Dog Show is one of nine books written by June Crebbin and illustrated by Peter Kavanagh. Each story centres on the everyday lives of children from two neighbouring families. Young readers will easily relate to the kind of situations in which the children find themselves, and will enjoy meeting the same characters across the nine books.Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading.

Preparing to Read Alphabet Resources introduce children to initial consonants and short vowel sounds. An attractive flipover book offers an interactive way to develop children's knowledge of the alphabet, letter names and sounds. A pack of 29 children's books accompanies the flipover book, featuring the same full-colour photographs of children and objects to reinforce letter knowledge. A unique interactive page at the end of each book is supported by a photocopy master in the Alphabet Resources Teacher's Guide. The back cover of the book features a raised letter, which can be finger traced to encourage correct letter formation.

The Alphabet Flipover Book is a key resource in the Preparing to Read phase of Cambridge Reading. It provides an interactive way to develop knowledge of letters and letter sounds with a whole class or group. The book uses large colour photographs of children and familiar everyday objects to support letter recognition and early phonic awareness. The revised addition incorporates minor revisions to make the activities work for the USA as well as in the UK. Cambridge Reading is a major reading scheme which provides stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading and the development of literacy throughout the primary years.