Little books
Did you know you could make a book from a single piece of paper?
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Little books (level 1)
Download these simple fold-up little books, then print each page and fold to make a little book for your child:
Little books (level 2)
Download these simple fold-up little books, then print each page and fold to make a little book for your child.
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Little books (level 3)
Download these simple fold-up little books, then print each page and fold to make a little book for your child.
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Story sequence cards
Did you know that it is very important for children to learn that a story has a structure – a beginning, a middle and an end? Wordworks has developed sets of sequence pictures to use with young children as a simple and fun activity to build this understanding. The skill of sequencing helps children to comprehend what they read. Retelling a story in the right sequence helps children recall what is happening in the story, develop a sense of story structure, and think about a logical sequence of events. The matching story sentences can be used with children who are learning to read to extend the activity.
Download these sequence pictures and cut each picture out to make sequence picture cards.
Download our handout on how to tell stories using sequence picture cards.
Stellar Stories
The green dress
One day, Mr and Mrs Madiswa were making breakfast in the kitchen. Sam was in his bedroom getting dressed for school. He put on his grey shorts, white shirt, grey socks and black shoes. Zinzi walked into the bedroom. Sam said, “Zinzi, you can’t go to school in your pyjamas! Where is your school dress?
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Ali and the paint
Once upon a time, Mr and Mrs Ibrahim owned a shop. They worked in the shop every day. One day Mrs Ibrahim came home from work and she had two presents in her bag – one for Musa and one for his little brother, Ali. She took one present out of her bag. It was a big, round shape. Ma read the card.
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Spot goes to the shop
Zinzi and Sam live with their father and mother. They have a little dog called Spot. Everybody loves Spot. Just down the road from their house is a spaza shop. This is Mr Ibrahim’s shop.
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Baby bird finds his mother
Once upon a time there was a Mother Bird and she built a beautiful nest in a big tree. She laid an egg in her nest and sat on it to keep it warm. Mother Bird sat in her nest, on her egg for a long time. But she got very hungry. She wanted to go out and find a fat juicy worm to eat. So what do you think she did?
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Goldilocks and the three bears
Once upon a time there were three bears: Father Bear, Mother Bear and Baby Bear. Father Bear was very big. Baby Bear was very small. Mother Bear was not very big and not very small – she was middle sized. The three bears lived in a little house in the forest.
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Tortoise and his shell
Once there was a tortoise and he lived by himself in the veld. Every day he watched all the other animals running fast and he felt sad because he was so slow. Tortoise was sad because he could not run fast like the other animals. He could only walk very slowly.
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The three goats
Once upon a time there were three goats. There was a big goat, a small goat and a middle-sized goat. They lived high up on a hill. The three goats liked to eat grass but on the hill where they lived, there was very little grass. The grass was short and brown.
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Bushbuck’s visitor
Once upon a time there was a Bushbuck and he lived in a little house made of sticks. Bushbuck always left his door open when he went out. One day Bushbuck went out to the river to drink some water and he left his door open. He was walking back to his house when he noticed that his door was closed.
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The big wave
Here is a new STELLAR Story. Because it is in black and white, it will be cheap and easy for you to print. You could colour the materials in before you laminate them. Make sure to keep the colours the same across pictures – if Sam is in a blue shirt on page one, he must still be in a blue shirt on page three – and in the sequence pictures!
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