Level 4

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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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
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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
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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
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BOOKS

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Book 4-07 ‘Chicken Licken’

There are many versions of this fable – this version will be new to most children.

By Betsy Sewell – 484 words

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Book 4-08 ‘Rugby’

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

By Betsy Sewell – 456 words

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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

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Book 4-10 ‘A Trip to the Rugby’

Going to the rugby, but the car will not start.

By Betsy Sewell – 195 words

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Book 4-12 ‘Party in the Dark’

The best parties do not involve spending lots of money.

By Betsy Sewell – 662 words

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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

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Book 4-14 ‘A Frog Pet’

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

By Betsy Sewell – 1109 words

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Book 4-15 ‘The Starfish’

The fascinating life of the starfish.

By Betsy Sewell – 1014 words

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Books, Level 4 Composite selection

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

Price for 1-3 sets

$203.00 + GST
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Skills covered in Level 4

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BOOKS

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