When Jose Hits The Ball

When Jose Hits The Ball is a dynamic and engaging story that follows Jose as he strikes a ball that whizzes through a variety of environmental settings. Each turn of the page introduces a new directional preposition-such as over, across, past, between, under, through, and around-offering students a rich language experience. The layout of the text mirrors the ball's movement, with changing positions and large, bold type enhancing the visual representation of motion. This text also introduces the possessive apostrophe in context, while using large print and short phrases for early readers. Students are encouraged to explore cause and effect, directional language, and one- and two-syllable word recognition. With its vivid illustrations and movement-themed layout, this book supports guided reading discussions and inspires writing in a similar energetic style. Learning Media's evidence-based pedagogy ensures that this resource builds both literacy and critical thinking skills.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports understanding of prepositions and directional language.
• Reinforces use of the possessive apostrophe in context.
• Encourages identification of cause and effect in narrative structure.
• Builds recognition of one- and two-syllable words.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create a movement map showing the ball's journey using prepositions.
• Encourage students to write their own story using directional words.
• Act out the motion words as a physical literacy activity.
• Highlight and discuss the position of text on each page to explore visual layout.

Information:

• Ages: 5-7 years
• Size: 16.5cm x 19cm
• Pages: 8
• Reading Level: 3-5 (Yellow to Blue)