Sunflower

Sunflower captures the daily movement of a sunflower as it follows the sun across the sky. Through a series of engaging photographs and predictable, bold text, young readers are introduced to the cycle of time using words like œmorning, œnoon, œafternoon, and œnight. The book's structure supports language development with word changes on alternating pages and sentence spreads across two pages. Time changes are reinforced visually with clock changes and the use of consistent commas to highlight key phrases. The inclusion of the œ-ing word ending in œmorning adds an additional phonics focus. This title provides a strong foundation in reading fluency, vocabulary, and understanding natural patterns in the world around us.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports sequencing and understanding of time concepts.
• Reinforces high-frequency words and phonemic awareness.
• Encourages prediction and discussion through image-text alignment.
• Builds early reading fluency with repetitive structures.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create a sunflower growth chart and track sunlight changes over a day.
• Introduce time-telling using clocks from the book's images.
• Explore -ing word endings with a classroom word wall.
• Practise writing simple sentences about parts of the day.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 4-6
• Book dimensions: 16.5cm x 14.5cm; 8 pages
• No small parts or harmful materials
• Printed with non-toxic inks