1 Mix OS oltre @e BIG.CAT ESC Fee coorese oe? @ . ble by Cains ae one seer Titarecalear ites inieieaimecimeen hearer e a ace a oe Nor Sling eee inne Fn ts Hapalln sd homer StL9GF ‘wnanarerctinnco. ieee Brose the compete Coliseo at www.collins.co.uk (© HaxperCollinsPublishers Limited 2011 Author: Laura Hambleton Sect oe® 1098765 ISON 978-0-00-742195-4 ‘Laura Hambleton asserts her moral right tobe 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 atherwise, without the prior written permission ofthe Publisher or a licence permitting Fsticed copying inthe United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WAT 4LF. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data ‘catalogue record for this publication is availabe fom the British Library. Iustrator: Laura Hambleton Designer: Rachel Clark ‘Design manager: Nikki Kenwood @ Hakoona Matata Reading ideas author: Clare Dovedal Acknowledgements Collins would like to thank the teachers and children atthe following schools who took part in the development of Collins Big Cat: Chudleigh C.£ Community Primary School Henry Green Primary School John Betts Primary School Kingstone & Thaxton Primary School Meleombe Primary School Otley Endowed Primary School The Echelford Primary School Wadebridge Community Frimary Schoo! Whitehill Infant Schoo! Printed and bound by RR Donnelley AFS ete it ai Cave at ‘www.collinsbigcat.comWritten and illustrated by Laura Hambleton CollinsPanda can rock! But Panda is sad.oe ! eS }Bat can hum.Duck can pluck. 6Rat can tap a bell.| af aeFrog cannot pluck. He cannot tap.But Panda gets Frog to hop and clap. 10Frog is in the band!Panda’s band is a big hit.Panda’s band ———}@e Ideas for reading Written by Clare Dowdall, PhD Lecturer and Primary Literacy Consultant Learning objectives: read simple words by Curriculum links: Creative development: sounding out and blending the phonemes Creating music and dance all through the word from left to right; read a range of familiar and common words and simple sentences independently; use Fast words: the, he, |, to language to imagine and recreate roles and Word count: 76 experiences; show an understanding of the elements of stories, such as main character, sequence of events, and openings; retell narratives in the correct sequence, drawing cn the language patterns of stories Focus phonemes: f, ck, b, u, hf, Il Getting started Read the title together. Add sound buttons and practise blending the sounds © @ to read Panda's Band. © Write the word cannot on the whiteboard. Notice that it is made up of the two words can/not and practise reading it. © Look at the focus phonemes ck and Il, Ask children to suggest words that contain these phonemes and model writing them. © Read the blurb on the back cover together. Ask children to discuss what will happen in the story. Do they think Panda will be able to get a band? Reading and responding «Read pp2-3 together. Notice the exclamation mark and discuss how it affects expression. © Ask children to explain what “Panda can rock!” means, and to suggest why he is sad, © Support children to identify words containing the focus phonemes and practise blending to read the word, e.g. pluck and hit. Ask the children to read the book aloud from the beginning to the end, taking time to look at the pictures, and sounding out and blending to read new words.Returning to the book # Using the illustration on pp14-15, ask children to describe the events of the story in order. Help children to identify each creature and their instrument. ‘* Reread the story together aloud. Stop and discuss how each creature is feeling Focus on Frog. How does Panda make him feel happy? Ask each child to find a new word and model how they blended it to read. ‘Ask children to find all the words in the story containing the grapheme ck, e.g. tock, luck, duck, pluck, Checking and moving on Using the picture on p12, ask children to Cat can tap. draw a picture of another creature who could join the band, e.g. a cat playing a triangle. ‘* Using percussion instruments, put together a band in the role play area, with children choosing instruments they would like to play and practising together. Reading more Ant and Snail (Red A/Band 2A) is a story about Ant and Snail racing each other.Browse the compete Cots catloue at ‘wwww.collins.co.uk ii 978-0-00-742195-4 i 1954! wwrw.collinsbigcat.com 7 > Panda rocks, but can Panda get a band?