My Little Sister Levels 1-2

In My Little Sister, a young girl explores the features of her baby sister in a charming rhyming text. The story uses high-frequency words like œShe, œis, and œa, combined with descriptive content words such as œeyes, œears, œfingers, and œnoise. A strong phonics component highlights initial sounds (sh, s, n) and plural œs. With repeated sentence structures like œShe has little¦, this text supports early sentence prediction and fluency. The rhyme and rhythm make it ideal for developing oral language and phonological awareness. The book invites discussions around family, size, and comparisons, and is perfect for early maths links as children compare everyday items.

Educational Benefits:

• Reinforces rhyming and sound recognition to support phonological awareness.
• Strengthens comprehension through predictable patterns and repeated structures.
• Builds vocabulary around the body and descriptive language.
• Supports early numeracy concepts through comparative language (e.g. big vs little).

Classroom Ideas:

• Use real-life objects to compare size with baby-related vocabulary.
• Create rhyming posters using body parts or personal features.
• Label body parts on magazine cut-outs for writing and reading activities.
• Use paint to make handprints and compare sizes as a maths and literacy crossover.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 4-6.
• Book size: 14.5cm x 16.5cm; 16 pages.
• Use child-safe scissors and water-based paint.
• Adult supervision required during painting and cutting activities.