Published by Collins iB&iSinendny can arco they ee om [An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers ‘eth arnt scm espe oe ‘The News Building ‘trots tone meron an berms 1 London Bridge Steet J ieeta Find out me aha Hare an eee — ‘enargeretin =o ahoeen ‘Browse the comple Cains eatgue at wwwcollins.co.uk Text © Jane Clarke 2006 IMlustration © Trevor Dunton 2006 Design © HarperCollins ublshers 2006 Series editor Kay Hiatt ‘Author Jane Clarke 2 ISBN-13.978-0-00.723588-4 Jane Clarke assets her moral right to be identified asthe author ofthis work {All hts reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval System, or ansated In any form or by any means elcronte, mechanical, photocopying, ‘ecording or otherwise, without the pic weiten permission ofthe Publisher or alicence ‘Permitting esticted copying inthe United Kingdom issued by the Copyright Lensing ‘gency Lid, 90 Tottenham Court Read, London WIT 4LP ‘etish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data 2X catalegue recor for this publication fe aallable fom the British Lary. ‘ustroor: Trevor Dunton Designer Kim sitoe www:marmaladebockdesiga.com) Reading ideas author: Kelly Tylor Acknowledgements Collins would lke to thank the teachers and chilren atthe following schools who took ‘part in the development of Colin Bg Cat Phones, ‘Anthony Bek Primary School {riod Infant School Englefield Gren Infant Scheot Melcombe Primary Schoo! Merton Abbey Primary school Riverview Primary Schoal Printed and bound by RR Donnelley APS he ist Caine Bi Ga erst ‘www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcatMu ck Mt U pl Written by Jane Clarke Illustrated by Trevor Dunton CollinsThe duck pond is a mess. 2Plip and Plop did it.Mop up the muck for Duck.Plip is a mess. Plop did it. 6Plop is a mess. Plip did it.eck oOo The duck pond is not a mess. 8Duck is sad. Muck is fun for Duck. qMuck it up for Duck!The duck pond is fun for Plip and Plop and Duck. 12A story map@* Ideas for reading s@ Written by Kelley Taylor Educational Consultant Learning objectives: Extend vocabulary, about their environment, and talk about explore the meanings of new words; those features they like and dislike. Hear and say sounds in words in the order in which they occur; Use talk to organise, Focus phonemes: u (muck, duck, fun, up), sequence and clarify ideas, feelings and P (pond, Plip, Plop, mop), 0 (pond, Plop, not), events. m (muck, mess, mop) Curriculum links: Personal, social and Other new phonemes: s, a, ti, ck, €, 1, d, emotional development: Develop awareness g, u, | of their own needs, views and feelings and be sensitive to those of others; Knowledge Fast words: the, a, for and understanding of the world: Find out Word count: 78 Getting started ‘* Write up the words that feature the focus phonemes u, p, o and m on a small whiteboard and ask the children to fast-read them, blending through any words that they have difficulty with. ‘© Check that children understand the meaning of the words muck and mess by using the words to describe something they have experienced, e.g. / made a mess when | baked some muffins. © Practise reading the irregular high frequency words that feature in the book (the, a, for) using the small whiteboard # Look at the words in the book that include consonant clusters (Plip, Plop and pond). Model how to blend the P and [ together in Plip and ask children to attempt to blend the other words. Reading and responding * Hand out copies of the book for children to read independently, * Move round the children and check if they are reading the fast words and words that feature consonant clusters correctly.Ask children: Should Plip and Plop clean up their mess? Why? Discuss why Duck is sad. Ask: How can Plip and Plop help him? © Talk about keeping clean and tidy. Ask: Do you like it when your bedroom gets mucked up and messy? Who cleans it up? Returning to the book © Use pp14-15 to retell the story using time words/phrases, e.g. After that, then, etc. Make sure children give reasons for the events in the story. @ Discuss the names Plip and Plop. Ask: How do you think the fiogs got their names? What other names could we give them? Checking and moving on @ Make a set of True or False statements for the children to respond to by cutting and sticking a T or F into a matching box, e.g. The duck pond is a mess. Duck did it. © Write a list of the new names for Plip and Plop. If children struggle to write them, see if they can write the initial phoneme to get started. © Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw two pictures: one of a tidy bedroom; the other of a messy bedroom. Encourage children to give their pictures labels, e.g. in a mess go ea'l, in a mess spick and span Reading more Cat and Dog in a Mess (Red A/Band 2A) is a story about a cat that tries to bath a dog and gets very messy in the processThe duck pond is a mess. Plip and Plop did it. rome he cope Cis capa ‘woww.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-723585-4 780007235854 # > www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat