We All Play Sports - Level 3-5

We All Play Sports celebrates family members of all ages enjoying various sports activities. The story is supported by strong illustrations that visually guide readers through the text, which consistently features high-frequency words like œmy, œwith, and œme. The compound words œbaseball, œbasketball, and œfootball expand vocabulary related to sports, while the œays word ending in œplays supports phonics learning. Family member names such as œmum and œdad personalise the narrative. The use of ellipsis creates anticipation on page 7, adding interest, and bold type is used effectively to highlight key text. This book suits guided reading for monitoring meaning, sharing personal experiences, exploring new vocabulary, and practising writing instructions. It is ideal for introducing sports and family themes in early literacy contexts.

Educational Benefits:

• Reinforces high-frequency and compound word recognition
• Develops phonics skills with focus on œays word endings
• Encourages connections between text and personal experience
• Supports writing through composing simple instructions

Classroom Ideas:

• Have students share their favourite sports and describe how to play them
• Create a word wall with compound sports words from the text
• Use illustrations to prompt discussions about family involvement in sports
• Write a class set of instructions on how to play a chosen sport

Information:

• Age suitability: 3 to 5 years
• Reading level: 3-5 (Red)
• Book dimensions: 16.5 cm x 14.5 cm; 8 pages