My Friend Levels 1-2

My Friend is a charming and supportive early reader that highlights a range of shared activities between friends, from reading and writing to singing and counting. With high-frequency and content words woven into repeated sentence structures like œI¦with Andy, this text provides a strong foundation for building print awareness and fluency. The story lends itself beautifully to discussions about friendship, personal experiences, and collaboration, while also reinforcing phonics patterns such as /r/ (read, run) and /d/ (draw, friend). Children are encouraged to relate the text to their own lives and express their thoughts creatively through drawing or modelling with playdough.

Educational Benefits:

• Enhances understanding of directional print and left-to-right reading.
• Builds fluency through repetition and consistent sentence structure.
• Develops phonemic awareness through initial sound recognition.
• Promotes social-emotional learning through the theme of friendship.

Classroom Ideas:

• Have students draw or write about what they like to do with a friend.
• Create a friendship wall with photos and student-made artwork.
• Act out activities mentioned in the book in small groups.
• Make playdough characters to represent each child and their friend.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 4+
• Book dimensions: 14.5 cm x 16.5 cm
• 16 pages; staple-bound
• Supervise use of playdough and glue during creative activities.