Pedal Power Level 3-5

Pedal Power takes young readers on an engaging journey into the mechanics of a bicycle, offering a simple yet effective exploration of how bikes work. With clear, repetitive text such as œAround and around, students build fluency while developing one-to-one correspondence, even with more challenging bisyllabic words like œaround. The consistent text placement and two-line block layout encourage accurate left-to-right tracking and return sweep, essential for developing early reading directionality. Plural and singular noun forms, as well as changes in verbs, support grammatical understanding in a real-world context. Phonics instruction is reinforced with the presence of blends like œch and œwh, while high-frequency words such as œand, œthe, and œgo help students build a foundational sight word bank. The close-up illustrations connect directly to the text, supporting comprehension through visual cues. This book also lends itself to writing tasks that explore poetic language and personal experiences. Ideal for early guided reading, Pedal Power supports connections between language and lived experiences while nurturing phonemic and syntactic awareness.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports development of left-to-right reading direction and return sweep.
• Reinforces early phonics with œch and œwh blends.
• Encourages recognition and use of high-frequency words.
• Promotes understanding of singular/plural noun forms and corresponding verbs.

Classroom Ideas:

• Discuss and draw parts of a bicycle, labelling with keywords from the text.
• Create a class poem using the repetitive phrase œAround and around.
• Practise reading in pairs, pointing to each word to strengthen tracking.
• Explore verb changes when nouns are singular vs plural.

Information:

• Ages: 4-6 years
• Size: 16.5cm x 14.5cm
• Pages: 8
• Reading Level: 3-5 (Red)