COLLINS BIG CAT : SOMETHINGS DRASTIC BAND 12/COPPER: BAND 12/COPPER PHASE 5, BK. 3 PB

Build your child s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A range of beautifully illustrated Michael Rosen s poems, including many of his classic works such as Down behind the dustbin . The poems resonate with children s lives as they refer to everyday family life issues such as boredom on long car journeys. Many are appropriate for performance and can provide a framework for children s own writing. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Text type – Poetry book. A feelings wheel on pages 30 and 31 encourages children to match phrases from the poems to feelings such as happy and cross . This encourages them to scan back through the poems and reflect on how they should be read aloud. Curriculum links – ICT: Combining text and graphics; Music: Play it again – Exploring rhythmic patterns.