The Family Readers Storybooks

Book Covers & Lessons Taught in Set 9

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Set 9—Book 1 Comments Title: Miss Vie This book introduces the consonant blends tr- (tried) and th- (digraph - as in "thank"). The story shows that caring for animals is important. Value: Kindness New Words: Nutmeg, Miss Vie, vet, die, tried, fee, safe, notes, rode, thank, beep, jeep, keep, keeps, weeks, feed, feel, lets, pines, deer, hare Consonants: _nk, _ks, tr_, Word Patterns: "-are" as in hare and care. Vowels: long vowels Sight Words: deer, hare Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about kindness.

Set 9—Book 2 Comments Title: The Time Box Review of long e and ea vowels is given. Students learn that memories are intangible treasures. Value: Memories New Words: heap, fire, hide, life, seal, seals, real, years, inside, wide, sea, nose, lean, peek, leak, leaks, near, neat, hear, beat, ear, dear, deep, read, tales, my, tick, tock, learn, dare, Teena's Consonants: _ls, _rs, Word Patterns: "_ear" as in near. Vowels: long -em -e Sight Words: learn Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about making a scrapbook.

Set 9—Book 3 Comments Title: The Haircut This book introduces the long - ai and the consonant ending - lp Students lean that talking through problems helps us face them. Value: Empathy New Words: cage, dive, fail, jail, sail, hail, pail, nail, wait, Spain, pain, rain, haircut, haircuts, needed, seem, say, lay, away, may, maybe, ears, pick, picked, fair, day, today, need, week, so Consonants: gr_, sh_, sm_, _ing, _ed, sp_, y (silent) Vowels: long -ai Sight Words:   Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about grooming.

Set 9—Book 4 Comments Title: The Big Deal Practice is given in the long "ea" vowels and in compound words. A favorite book for baseball fans of any age. The value taught is: "Meeting challenges and doing our best is more important than winning." Value: Meeting Challenges New Words: last, base, baseball, plate, mitt, team, teams, Bobcats, Neal, weak year, cubs, seat, beat, beats, deal, leaps, gear, fear, rear, lead, leads, dives, call, ball, says, tugs, onto Consonants: pl, _ds, _rs, _ts Vowels: long- ea Sight Words: onto Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about being afraid.

Set 9—Book 5 Comments Title: The Quiz is 3 This is another review book which offers practice in most of the skills learned to date. Value: Review Values New Words: book birthday Consonants: Review book Vowels:   Sight Words:   Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about practice.

Set 9—Book 6 Comments Title: Me and the Bee An introduction of long "e" and "ee" vowels is given. The story is written in first person narrative which helps readers appreciate the value of personal introspection. Value: Personal Introspection New Words: hi, I'll, late, bee, knee (silent k), feet, pod, there, mine, seed, weeds, weep, seems, jokes, bikes, by, zaps, peer, peers (exception to the "ee" rule) Consonants: th_, k (silent), c (soft), _ps, _rs, _ds, _ms Vowels: long- e -ee Sight Words: peer Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about self awareness.

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