Level 3

Skills covered in Level 3

This level builds on level 2 and introduces the digraph ck, the vowels ay, ow, and y (as in my), and more two-letter suffixes, including le and ly.

Follow-up activities involve drawing and/or writing, including designing a poster or pamphlet.

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KITS

Level 3 Composite kit

This kit contains:

Manual

10 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets

Appropriate sliders

14 books – some suitable for Years 4 – 6, others for Years 7 – 10, and some that work for all ages

Set of whiteboard markers

60 second sand timer

USB with resources for printing.

Letter tiles are not routinely included in this kit. You will need either letter tiles, wordchain licences or preferably both.

The letter tiles at all levels are identical. Relevant activities are included in the manual.

Go to the Extra Components to purchase the letter tiles.

for wordchain licences visit https://play.wordchain.co.nz

$300.00 + GST
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Level 3 Junior kit

This kit contains:

Manual

10 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets

Appropriate sliders

13 books suitable for Yrs 4 – 6

Set of whiteboard markers

60 second sand timer

USB with resources for printing.

Letter tiles are not routinely included in this kit. You will need either letter tiles, wordchain licences or preferably both.

The letter tiles at all levels are identical. Relevant activities are included in the manual.

Go to the Extra Components to purchase the letter tiles.

for wordchain licences visit https://play.wordchain.co.nz

$300.00 + GST
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Level 3 Senior kit

This kit contains:

Manual

10 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets

Appropriate sliders

13 books suitable for Yrs 7 – 10

Set of whiteboard markers

60 second sand timer

USB with resources for printing.

Letter tiles are not routinely included in this kit. You will need either letter tiles, wordchain licences or preferably both.

The letter tiles at all levels are identical. Relevant activities are included in the manual.

Go to the Extra Components to purchase the letter tiles.

for wordchain licences visit https://play.wordchain.co.nz

$285.00 + GST
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BOOKS

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Book 3-01 ‘The Old Tom Cat’

The old Tom cat just wants to rest, but is pestered by a playful rabbit.

ay words.

By Betsy Sewell – 282 words

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Book 3-02 ‘The Tin and Box Man’

As the children build a man from tins and boxes, he comes alive, and tells them what to do.

Many ay words, er, y, ed and ing suffixes. Some ck words.

By Betsy Sewell – 713 words

$9.00 + GST
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Book 3-03 ‘Stuck’

A bug goes up to the deck to finish off the dog’s dinner, but gets stuck lying on her back. What can she do to free herself?

Many ck words, le suffix.

By Betsy Sewell – 604 words

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Book 3-04 ‘Cop and Robber’

Cop and Robber Includes some initial blends. A foolish robber and a not very bright cop, but everyone is happy in the end.

By Betsy Sewell – 657 words

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Book 3-06 ‘A Hat for the Rugby’

The characters try deception to get a rugby hat for nothing, only to realise that the red hat may be free, but an embarrassment at an All Blacks game. Comprehension suitable for older children.

ck, and ay and y words.

By Betsy Sewell – 642 words

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Book 3-07 ‘The Rock Cutters’

Three men sit in the hot sun, cutting rocks. So why does one think this is an utterly boring job, another think it is an honour to do this work, with the third thinking something else again?

By Betsy Sewell – 828 words

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Book 3-08 ‘All for a Better Shell’

The strategies and antics hermit crabs employ to get a better shell.

By Betsy Sewell – 1375 words

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Book 3-10 ‘Rats!’

A gloriously funny poem about various animals acquired to get rid of the rats.

By Jan Farr – 571 words

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Book 3-11 ‘A Letter in a Bottle’

The story of young Nick who at 11 ran away to sea with Captain Cook, and who first sighted Young Nick’s Head on the East Coast. His duties on board, and the fear of falling off the end of a flat earth. Suitable for older children.

Many ck words, and le and en suffixes.

By Betsy Sewell – 1001 words

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Book 3-12 ‘Mr. Ducket’s Ferret’

How is Mr. Ducket to stop the pick-pocketers on his way to the bank? He goes to the pet shop to buy a big dog, but the owner suggests a ferret in his pocket…Suitable for older children.

Many ck words. et and en suffixes.

By Betsy Sewell – 1147 words

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Book 3-13 ‘Picking Up Kitty’

By a process akin to Chinese whispers, the little kitten becomes a big black ox.

By Betsy Sewell – 874 words

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Book 3-14 ‘A Spy In The Colony’

A seagull chick must learn to survive, to avoid becoming a snack for the cats and ferrets that roam the colony. But what do the cats and ferrets live on once the chicks learn to fly? This chick wants to find out and becomes a spy.

ck,and le,et,ly suffixes

By Betsy Sewell – 1689 words

$11.00 + GST
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Book 3-15 ‘A Shipwreck’

The villagers are struggling to survive and pay the land tax, when a ship loaded with valuable metal sinks close to the village. When the owners come to salvage the goods, no-one in the village knows where the ship lies, no-one saw a thing… Suitable for older children.

By Betsy Sewell – 1297 words

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Book 3-16 ‘Fishing For Cod’

Cod, once hugely abundant in the North Atlantic, are now facing possible extinction. How did that happen? The story is told through several generations of one family of fishermen.

By Betsy Sewell – 1403 words

$10.00 + GST
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Books, Level 3 Composite selection

Complete set of Level 3 titles, in a journal box.

Price for 1-3 sets

$131.00 + GST
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Skills covered in Level 3

KITS

BOOKS

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