Follow the Leader Level 3-5

Follow the Leader invites young readers to follow three children as they mimic another child navigating a playground in fun and energetic ways. The story focuses on movement and sequence while helping children recognise familiar sight words, explore sentence structure, and reinforce reading directionality. With a focus on high-frequency words such as the, When, and went, and phonics targeting initial sounds like j, w, and d, this text supports phonemic awareness in a meaningful, story-based context. Learners are encouraged to notice punctuation including exclamation marks and commas and engage in language activities such as writing captions. The story promotes active participation and observation, making it an ideal text for both literacy and gross motor learning experiences.

Educational Benefits:

• Reinforces high-frequency word recognition in an engaging context.
• Strengthens understanding of directionality and print conventions.
• Encourages early sentence construction and punctuation use.
• Supports the integration of physical movement with language development.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create an obstacle course and play real-life œFollow the Leader.
• Have students write captions for photos of their playground activities.
• Use the story to sequence events using drawings or cut-out figures.
• Act out the story using classroom furniture as playground equipment.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 4-6.
• Book dimensions: 14.5cm x 16.5cm; 16 pages.
• Made with child-safe materials and rounded edges.
• Ideal for group reading and early literacy development.