Skills covered in Level 4

This level builds on level 3 and introduces initial blends, the ng digraph and the vowel ar.

Follow-up activities are more heavily focused on writing skills.

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BOOKS

  • Book 4-01 ‘My Gran’

    It is embarrassing going on the bus with Gran. Every time she sees something that she does not like, she stops the bus and interferes.

    cInitial blends, er, y and le endings, some ck words.

    By Betsy Sewell – 714 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-02 ‘Griff and his Sled’

    The challenge is to build the very best sled for the sand hills. Who will be the winner?

    cMany initial blends, ccvc words.

    By Betsy Sewell – 997 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-03 ‘The Maths Test’

    Any excuse will do to get out of the maths test, but one lie leads to a complicated tangle…

    By Betsy Sewell – 752 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-04 ‘Dilly Duck’

    A duckling brought up by a child can be very demanding. But when she becomes a mother herself, she is more demanding still. A true story, more or less.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1549 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
  • Book 4-05 ‘Little Red gets Cunning’

    Little Red the fox cub is learning to hunt. He has much to learn, but in the end…

    By Betsy Sewell  – 940 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-06 ‘Getting Dinner’

    The fish and chip shop is shut, so to get fish and chips, you must first make a fishing rod…

    By Betsy Sewell – 749 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-08 ‘Rugby’

    The legend of how rugby was invented from a flat soccer ball at Rugby School.

    By Betsy Sewell – 456 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $32.00 + GST
  • Book 4-09 ‘Little Butterfly’

    The old moth teaches a rebellious young butterfly how to dry her wings and fly.

    By Betsy Sewell- 663 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-12 ‘Party in the Dark’

    The best parties do not involve spending lots of money.

    By Betsy Sewell – 662 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-13 ‘Daddy Long Legs’

    Why does a Daddy Long Legs live in your house, and is it a friend or a foe?

    By Betsy Sewell – 1169 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-14 ‘A Frog Pet’

    You may want an unusual pet, but keeping a frog has its pitfalls.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1109 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
  • Book 4-15 ‘The Starfish’

    The fascinating life of the starfish.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1014 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
  • Book 4-16 ‘The Battles of an Arctic Fox’

    How does a little fox survive the winter in the Arctic, facing the challenges of hunting for food on the one hand, and avoiding capture by trappers after his pure white fur on the other? By cunning, extraordinary cunning…

    By Betsy Sewell – 1351 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-17 ‘Pufferfish’

    It is hard to imagine a more innocuous little fish, until it is under threat. Then the extraordinary defence tactics begin.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1225 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-18 ‘The Little Chick’

    The fable of the little chick who knows so much better than the grown-ups.

    By Betsy Sewell – 567 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-19 ‘The Ant and the Cricket’

    All summer long, the lazy cricket mocks the ant hard at work storing food for the winter, but when winter comes, he wants to be friends.

    By Betsy Sewell – 916 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-20 ‘Mr. Rat and Mr. Frog’

    A version of an Aesop Fable. How Mr. Frog tricks Mr. Rat to always win the race.

    By Betsy Sewell – 790 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
  • Book 4-21 ‘I Am A Tracker’

    How does a trained Search and Rescue tracker find a missing person? What signs do they see that the rest of us may miss? Told through the eyes of a tracker at work, as he reminisces about his own experience of being lost in this very forest as a seven-year-

    By Betsy Sewell – 2178 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
  • Book 4-22 ‘How They Play Cricket’

    As a cricket match progresses, the ball deteriorates. How do the best international bowlers exploit this to get a batsman out

    By Betsy Sewell – 2448 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
  • Book 4-23 ‘Stuck, Jammed, Trapped’

    A giant Pacific octopus finds itself stuck in the gullet of a blue whale. He muses on the strategies he has to avoid the real enemy, the sperm whale, but none of these help with this predicament. This is a level 4 book. The words octopus and whale are not mentioned, but there are enough clues to figure it out.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1816 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
  • Books, Level 4 Composite selection

    Complete set of Level 4 titles, in a journal box.

     

    $203.00 + GST
  • Level 4 Teacher version book set

    Set of Level 4 teacher version scripted texts, to compliment the level 4 comprehensive kit.

    Teacher versions include the text of the book with comprehension and vocabulary building scripts.

    These will be sold only with the matching student books.

    These are not available as a separate entity.

    $100.00 + GST

KITS

  • Level 4 Composite kit

    This kit contains:

    • Manual
    • 16 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets
    • Appropriate sliders
    • 20 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 
    $355.00 + GST
  • Level 4 Junior kit

    This kit contains:

    • Manual
    • 16 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets
    • Appropriate sliders
    • 20 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
    $345.00 + GST
  • Level 4 Senior kit

    This kit contains:

    • Manual
    • 16 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets
    • Appropriate sliders
    • 20 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
    $345.00 + GST