Stop That Noise! Level 3-5

Stop That Noise! follows a lively family who love to sing together, with two young children joining Mum, Dad, baby, and grandparents in their musical fun. The story takes a humorous twist when the family dog shows off its own singing talent. This book features clear and consistently placed text blocks and a familiar home setting that readers can easily identify with. The text closely matches the pictures, aiding comprehension, and includes character names such as Mum, Dad, Grandma, and Grandad, with capital letters reinforcing proper nouns. The repeated phrase œWhen sings, we sing too encourages participation, while punctuation marks like quotation and exclamation marks support reading expression. The œing letter cluster and double œoo vowel are highlighted through words such as œsing, œsings, and œtoo. High-frequency words œwe and œthat promote sight word recognition. Suitable for guided reading, this book fosters word prediction, phonemic awareness, expressive reading, and story writing.

Educational benefits:

• Reinforces recognition of œing clusters and double vowel sounds.
• Supports use of punctuation for reading expression.
• Encourages sight word acquisition with high-frequency words.
• Develops prediction and phonemic awareness skills.

Classroom ideas:

• Sing or chant the repeated phrases together to build fluency.
• Role-play family singing scenes to practice expression.
• Write a story featuring a pet with a unique talent.
• Identify and list all œing words found in the text.

Information:

• Ages: 3-5 years
• Reading level: 3-5 (Red)
• Book dimensions: 16.5cm x 14.5cm; 8 pages
• Format: Printed book