Dog on Holiday Level 3-5

Dog on Holiday tells the delightful tale of a family dog joining in holiday adventures filled with skating, surfing, fishing, and swimming. This story introduces children to high-frequency words, including action verbs and common nouns, while reinforcing punctuation skills such as full stops, exclamation marks, and capital letters. The book explicitly supports phonics and phonemic awareness with sounds like s and sh, as well as œ-ing word endings, helping children to decode and spell action words effectively. Through the lively narrative, readers are encouraged to listen for and recall sounds in sequence, monitor comprehension, locate specific information, and innovate by creating their own stories or plays based on the text. The book's themes of animals, relationships, and humour make it an engaging and relatable resource for young learners. Sized at 14.5cm by 16.5cm with 16 pages, it suits readers at Levels 3 to 5 (Red).

Educational Benefits:

• Develops phonemic awareness with focus on s, sh, and œ-ing endings
• Reinforces high-frequency word recognition in context
• Enhances punctuation knowledge including exclamation marks and capitals
• Encourages creative thinking through story innovation and role-play

Classroom Ideas:

• Organise a œholiday activities themed storytelling circle
• Create word cards for œ-ing verbs and use them in sentence building
• Use Popsicle sticks to make puppets for retelling the story
• Conduct listening games focusing on sound sequencing and recall

Information:

• Age range: 5-7 years
• Reading Level: 3-5 (Red)
• Dimensions: 14.5cm x 16.5cm
• Pages: 16