Wild Bear Levels 1-2

In Wild Bear, beginning readers follow a bear through its day, encountering a range of simple actions and predictable patterns. Each page begins with the same two words, supporting early sentence structure and confidence in decoding. The book's use of simple present tense verbs like wakes and sleeps, along with repetitive three-word sentences, makes it ideal for finger-pointing and one-to-one correspondence. Capital letters are introduced in context with the name œWild Bear, and the clear illustrations provide strong picture-text matching cues. The minimal, repetitive text allows children to anticipate the next event, making this book perfect for early literacy instruction and modelling sentence formation.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports early reading behaviours including one-to-one word tracking.
• Builds familiarity with sentence structure and capitalisation.
• Reinforces simple present tense verbs in context.
• Enhances predictive reading using visual cues and repeated sentence starters.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use as a shared reading text to model finger-pointing and phrasing.
• Encourage students to write their own œwild animal stories.
• Act out the bear's daily actions to build vocabulary and comprehension.
• Use illustrations to discuss sequencing of daily routines.

Information:

• Reading Level: 1-2 (Magenta)
• Theme: Animals, Birds and Insects; Habitats
• Suitable for ages: 4-5 years
• Book dimensions: 16.5cm x 14.5cm; 8 pages