Horse Up a Tree.

Horse Up a Tree Published by Collins An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77 85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith London W6 8JB Browse the complete Collins catalogue at www.collinseducation.com Text Martin Waddell 2006 Illustration Jonathan Allen 2006 Design HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2006 Series editor: Kay Hiatt Author: Martin Waddell Original ISBN 978-0-00-723596-4 Martin Waddell asserts his moral right to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying in the United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd., 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A Catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. Illustrator: Jonathan Allen Designer: Nikki Kenwood @ Hakoona Matata Reading ideas author: Sue Graves Acknowledgements Collins would like to thank the teachers and children at the following schools who took part in the development of Collins Big Cat Phonics: Anthony Bek Primary School Earlswood Infant School Englefield Green Infant School Melcombe Primary School Merton Abbey Primary School Riverview Primary School Printed and bound by Printing Express Limited, Hong Kong Get the latest Collins Big Cat news at www.collinsbigcat.com/elt G2_volume_B.indb 40

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One day Horse went up a tree...... and got stuck. 42 G2_volume_B.indb 42

The ducks and the hens and the sheep ran to the tree to help Horse. Quack-quack! Cluck-cluck! Baa-baa! 43 G2_volume_B.indb 43

Farmer came with a ladder. Get on the ladder! Farmer said to Horse. 44 G2_volume_B.indb 44

They all got on the ladder to show Horse what to do. Quack-quack! Cluck-cluck! Baa-baa! Horse looked at the ground far below. Horse shook his mane and said nay! 45 G2_volume_B.indb 45

Farmer hung a rope from a branch. Swing on the rope! Farmer said to Horse. 46 G2_volume_B.indb 46

They all swung on the rope to show Horse what to do. Quack-quack! Cluck-cluck! Baa-baa! Horse looked at the ground far below. Horse shook his mane and said nay! 47 G2_volume_B.indb 47

Farmer got some hay. Jump on the hay! Farmer said to Horse. 48 G2_volume_B.indb 48

They all jumped on the hay to show Horse what to do. Quack-quack! Cluck-cluck! Baa-baa! Horse looked at the ground far below. Horse shook his mane and said nay! 49 G2_volume_B.indb 49

One last try... do not look at the ground, just hop on the branch! Farmer said to Horse. 50 G2_volume_B.indb 50

They all hopped about to show Horse what to do. Quack-quack! Cluck-cluck! Baa-baa! 51 G2_volume_B.indb 51

This time Horse did not say nay! He looked up at the sky as he hopped and... The branch broke... 52 G2_volume_B.indb 52

Moo-moo! Baa-baa! Quack-quack! Cluck-cluck!... and they all landed in the hay. 53 G2_volume_B.indb 53

Farmer s handbook Go on a ladder Swing on a rope 54 G2_volume_B.indb 54

Jump on the hay Hop on the branch 55 G2_volume_B.indb 55

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Before You Read 1. Look at the storybook cover. Write the title. 2. Tick ( ) who you think will help Horse in the story. 3. Do you think Horse will get down? Tick ( ) a box. Yes No 57 G2_volume_B.indb 57

Key Story Words 1 1. Fill in the missing letters to complete the names of the characters in the picture. horse duck hen sheep farmer h d f s h 58 G2_volume_B.indb 58

rope ladder tree hay branch ground sky 2. Look at the picture clues and complete the crossword with words from the box. 3 7 2 1 g r o u n d 5 6 4 Across Down 3 6 7 1 2 4 5 59 G2_volume_B.indb 59

Key Story Words 2 1. Say the words aloud. Tick ( ) if the vowel sounds are the Same or Different. 1 2 3 4 came mane Same Different hay day Same Different came branch Same Different hay mane Same Different 2. Match the words that have the same sound. hay cluck duck rope show mane 60 XXXXXXXXXX_P001-P016_Horse up a tree.indd 60 21/05/13 12:25 PM

Farmer hung a rope Key Story Sentences 1 1. Match the beginning of each sentence from the story with its ending. 1 a said nay. The branch broke 2 b at the ground. One last try do not look Horse shook his mane and Farmer came with 3 c 4 d 5 e a ladder. from a branch. and they all landed in the hay. 61 G2_volume_B.indb 61

Key Story Sentences 2 1. Circle the correct word to complete each sentence from the story. 1 They all (jump/jumped) on the hay to show Horse what to do. 2 They all (hop/hopped) about to show Horse what to do. 3 They all (swing/swung) on the rope to show Horse what to do. 4 They all (get/got) on the ladder to show Horse what to do. 62 G2_volume_B.indb 62 13/05/13 9:52 AM

Reading Comprehension 1 1. Tick ( ) the sentence from the story that matches each picture. 1 2 3 4 Horse shook his mane and said nay! This time Horse did not say nay! Farmer got some hay. Farmer came with a ladder. He looked up at the sky as he hopped. One day Horse went up a tree and got stuck. They all landed in the hay. They all hopped about. 63 G2_volume_B.indb 63 13/05/13 9:52 AM

Reading Comprehension 2 1. Look at the pictures. Number the things in the correct order (1 3) to match the story. 2. How does Horse get out of the tree? Tick ( ) the correct answer. Horse jumps on the hay to get down. Horse hops on the branch to get down. Horse swings on a rope to get down. Horse goes on the ladder to get down. 64 G2_volume_B.indb 64 13/05/13 9:52 AM

3. Circle the animal that does not try to help Horse. 4. Complete each sentence with the words from the boxes. said nay did not say nay 1 Horse looked at the ground far below. Horse shook his mane and! 2 This time Horse! He looked up at the sky as he hopped. 65 G2_volume_B.indb 65 13/05/13 9:52 AM

Have Fun with English! 1. Read the speech bubbles. Draw and colour the animals. Moo-moo! Cluck-cluck! Quack-quack! Baa-baa! 66 G2_volume_B.indb 66 13/05/13 9:52 AM

2. Read the sentence. Draw a picture to match. One day, Farmer went up a tree... and got stuck! 67 G2_volume_B.indb 67 13/05/13 9:52 AM

Test Your English 1. True or False? Write T for True or F for False. 1 2 3 Horse got stuck up a tree. Horse swung on a rope to get down. Sheep came with a ladder. 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words to match the pictures. 1 Farmer came with a. 2 Farmer hung a from the branch. 3 Farmer got some. 68 G2_volume_B.indb 68 13/05/13 9:52 AM

You have completed Horse Up a Tree Go to page 171 to get your Reward Certificate. 69 G2_volume_B.indb 69 13/05/13 9:52 AM

Ideas for reading Learning objectives: Blend phonemes in words for reading; Read on sight highfrequency words and other familiar words; Work out new words, and confirm or check meaning; To write labels and captions for pictures and drawings. Curriculum links: Creative development: Use their imagination in art and design, music, dance, imaginative and role-play and stories. Focus phonemes: ay (day, hay, nay), ow (below, show) ay (day, nay, hay) a-e (came, mane) Fast words: the, to, they, all, what, said, some, one, do Word count: 227 Getting started Write the words that feature the focus phonemes ay, and ow on a small whiteboard and ask the children to fast-read them, blending aloud if they need to. Review the following irregular fast words: the, to, they, all, what, said, some, one and do. Demonstrate how to say each alphabet letter name aloud as they write expect them to do it for all the words. Look at the title page together. Do the children think this is a fiction or non-fiction book? What do they think the story is about? Read the title together talk about the silent e at the end of Horse. Remind children that it is there but they don t have to say it! Reading and responding Give out the books to the children to read independently. Pay particular attention to how the children read the animal sounds: baa-baa, cluck-cluck, nay etc. Encourage them to say it in the style of a sheep, hen, horse etc. After reading the book, ask the children their opinions of it. Did they enjoy it? Which part did they most enjoy and why? Ask them if they have ever been too scared to attempt something, e.g. climbing a tree. How did they overcome their fears? 70 G2_volume_B.indb 70 13/05/13 9:52 AM

Returning to the book Look at the Farmer s Handbook on pp54 55. Discuss how the crosses and tick provide a quick at-a-glance way of telling us which things worked and which didn t. Talk about other occasions when this sort of checklist is helpful, e.g. when you go shopping. Refer the children back to the book and look at interest words like animals. Point out that most people say animuls. Ask them to pronounce the word with a regular al ending (like all). This will help them remember how to spell it. Checking and moving on Ask the children to think up other ways the horse could be enticed down from the tree, e.g. get the fire brigade; bribe him down with some food, etc. Encourage the children to be as inventive as possible. Role-play the different characters in the story. Talk about how the ducks, hens and sheep would move and sound. Talk about what Horse might have done when he got down from the tree. For example: he thanked everyone by holding a party; he went for a long sleep; he had a big drink, etc. Ask the children to draw a picture of what Horse did next and to write a caption for their work. Horse ate lots of food. 71 G2_volume_B.indb 71 13/05/13 9:52 AM