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*** Now including PowerPoint Presentation - full of additional activities! *** Book 1 I See Sam is the first book in a 52 book series from . We offer a range of different version of this book (Book 1 I see Sam), so that everyone can make full use of these fabulous books. I have a long list of different teaching resources I could add to make this series really exciting for kids. I am planning to provide lots of free resources, as well as some paid-for items. If you like my resources, please share them with others. Story Summary: In his encyclopedia, Mat the Rat discovers a picture of a real lion and learns many things about lions. Mat sees what a real lion looks like, where he lives and what he eats. Mat is so excited that he wants his friend Sam, who is a lion, to read about the lions too. New Sounds in Book 1 /a/ /m/ /s/ /ee/ New Words I, see Sam The books should be read in order, because the sounds and words in each book build upon those learned in previous books. It is important that students master each book before moving on to the next. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least 5 times in Book 1 I see Sam in which it first appears and 5 more times in the next 10 books. Book 1 I see Sam has questions at the end to help students to deepen their knowledge about the story. In addition, as I was experimenting with my own son, I discovered by creating simple certificates for every book he successfully read, he became a wonderfully motivated reader. Of course, what works well for my son, might also work for your child, and so I thought I would add the same certificates to each reading pack to help motivate every child to reach their real potential.

I am now using the public domain SWRL's Beginning Reading Program (BRP) and my children really love it. I thought I would develop a lot more teaching resources for this fabulous product. I have a set of small and a set of large flashcards. One is for the students and one is for whole class learning. I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.

Test Your Spelling Skills Read > Cover > Write > Check > Correct No. 5 – Family Words To improve your spelling, read a word, cover it with your hand, then write it on the first line. Check your spelling. If it’s wrong, write it out again on the second line: Example words brother _________________ _________________ grandparents _________________ _________________ niece _________________ _________________ husband _________________ _________________

Test Your Spelling Skills Read > Cover > Write > Check > Correct No. 4 – Colours To improve your spelling, read a word, cover it with your hand, then write it on the first line. Check your spelling. If it’s wrong, write it out again on the second line: Example words... green _________________ _________________ blue _________________ _________________ orange _________________ _________________

Test Your Spelling Skills Read > Cover > Write > Check > Correct No. 3 – Clothes To improve your spelling, read a word, cover it with your hand, then write it on the first line. Check your spelling. If it’s wrong, write it out again on the second line: Example words... socks _________________ _________________ pants _________________ _________________ trousers _________________ _________________

Test Your Spelling Skills Read > Cover > Write > Check > Correct No. 1 – Days and Months To improve your spelling, read a word, cover it with your hand, then write it on the first line. Check your spelling. If it’s wrong, write it out again on the second line: Example words Sunday _________________ _________________ Monday _________________ _________________ Tuesday _________________ _________________

Test Your Spelling Skills Mixed Spelling Challenge 1 Look at the words below. There are five words spelt incorrectly in each box. Put a circle around each one and write the correct spelling underneath: Examples... earings shoos coat jeens jumper skirt glasses jackit dress trousrers Answers included.

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace Upper Case (Big) Letters of the English Alphabet 3

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace Upper Case (Big) Letters of the English Alphabet 2

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace Upper Case (Big) Letters of the English Alphabet 1

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – Without Lines

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (U to Z)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (P to T)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (K to O)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (F to J)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (A to E) Trace the letters below – both upper case (big) and lower case (small) – then copy each pair twice in the free space on the right-hand side.