The Wizard’s Spell Reading Adventure...1 Teacher’s Guide The Wizard’s Spell Reading Adventure readers 2. 2 ... capture their imagination and promote speaking and listening skills

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Teacher’s Guide

The Wizard’s SpellReading Adventure

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Publisher: Wriggly ReadersFirst Edition

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ContentsHow It Works 4

Planning 5

Week 1 6

Story Time 7

The Wizard’s Spell Game 9

Week 2 11

Lily Pads 12

Frog Puzzle 13

Sentence Sorter 14

Dragon’s Fire 15

Firey Flash Cards 16

“Watch Out For The Wizard!” 17

Reward Reading 18

Classroom Resources 19

Character Hats 20

Storytelling Stick Puppets 21

Colouring Pictures 22

Song Book 23

Magical Tricky Words 24

I Spy With My Little Eye 25

Label The Dragon 26

Magic Spells 27

Castle Writing Paper 28

Home Learning 29

Reading Adventure 30

Real or Nonsense Cards 31

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How It Works

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Planning

Week Activity (20 minutes)

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Read the story letter to your group and then introduce them to Scorch the dragon. Use the puppet to ask questions about the characters/setting/main events of the story (page 7). At the end of the session, explain the reward chart and choose a child to move the counter forwards one space on the lily pads.

Recap the story from yesterday’s session and remind children of their mission. The wizard has turned the king into a frog so they have got to help reverse the spell. Play ‘The Wizard’s Spell’ game (see page 8 - 9 for further instructions). At the end of the session, update the reward chart.

Continue to play ‘The Wizard’s Spell’ game. At the end of the session, update the reward chart.



Play the ‘Lily Pads’ game (page 12).At the end of the session, update the reward chart.

Play the ‘Frog Puzzle’ game (page 13).At the end of the session, update the reward chart.

Complete the ‘Sentence Sorter’ activity (page 14).At the end of the session, update the reward chart.

Play the ‘Dragon’s Fire’ game (page 15-16).At the end of the session, update the reward chart.

Play the ‘Watch Out For The Wizard!’ game (page 17).At the end of the session, complete the reward chart and give every child a magical sticker and personalised certificate.

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Week 1

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Scorch has come to your school to deliver a shiny golden envelope. It contains a very important letter for you to read out loud to the children, either in a small group or 1:1. He urgently needs some help because a wicked wizard has cast a spell. He’s turned the king into a slimy frog and mixed up all the letters in words so they don’t make sense any more! Can the children help to break the spell before it’s too late?

You must read the letter before you do anything else because it will give the learning a context and motivate them to read.

Story Time

Meet Scorch the fire-breathing dragon...

This hand puppet is specifically designed to be used as a teaching prop at the beginning of the session to engage with the children, capture their imagination and promote speaking and listening skills.

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Story Questions

Develop your children’s listening and comprehension skills by using Scorch the dragon to ask questions about the story...

How many characters were there?

What was the setting like? (Where did the story take place?)

Who was the letter from?

How do you think the king was feeling?

What was the king’s name?

Was the wizard a good character? Why/why not?

What word can you think of to describe the wizard?

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The Wizard’s Spell Game

Next you will need to play ‘The Wizard’s Spell’ game with the children to help Scorch to turn the frog back into a king. The only way to do that is to read all the real and nonsense words in Story Town.

Game Instructions

1. Give each player a story book mat.

2. Choose which reading level you need for your child or group (there is more information on the next page to help you to decide).

3. Place the cards in a feely bag or around the mat with the words facing down.

4. The children take it in turns to choose a card by ‘zapping’ it with their magic wand and use their phonics to read the word. If it is a ‘real’ word, place it on the left page of the book above the king. If it is a ‘nonsense’ word, place it on the right page of the book above the wizard.

5. The aim of the game is to sort out all the word cards correctly so that the wizard’s evil spell is broken!

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1 2 3Reading with increased fluency and expression Complex words and sentences to develop comprehension skills

Yellow banded books or higher

Working within phase 4 phonics taught in schools

Secure at reading pink cards in Level 1 Vowel digraph recognition (e.g. sh, ai, ee)

Reading longer words and sentences

Red banded books

Working within phase 3 phonics taught in schools

Beginning to learn to read

Letter recognition Reading simple words and short sentences

Pink banded books

Working within phase 1 or 2 phonics taught in schools

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There are 3 different levels of word cards so you will need to choose which one matches your children’s reading ability. It’s important to work at the right level in order to consolidate existing phonic knowledge, give them an appropriate challenge and boost their confidence and enjoyment of reading.

Take a look at the coloured boxes to help you decide which level is right for your child or group.

For week 2 of this theme, follow the planning and print the corresponding reading activities from the Online Member’s Area. Examples of each activity are shown on the following pages.

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Week 2

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Instructions

1. Print and photocopy the ‘Lily Pad’ game by enlarging it onto A3 paper2. Attach to the wall and put a blob of blu tac in each box (or velcro if you decide to

laminate everything for long lasting use)3. Share out the pre-cut letters and sounds between the children so each child has

different ones, saying the sounds together as you go4. The TA says a word and children orally sound it out as a group, at least 3 times5. Work together to spell the word. Whoever has the next letter sticks it on the lilypad6. Use the counter to jump along the race track (left to right), saying each sound as you go. 7. Blend the sounds together to read the word, e.g. s - i - t sit8. To challenge your group, get them to write the finished word on a whiteboard

Lily Pads

This team building game is so much fun for children to orally blend and segment words by working together with their group. It’s really visual and practical to keep children fully engaged and focused from start to finish. It also comes with a handy instruction sheet for parents and carers if you want to send a copy home for the children to play with their families too.

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Activity Type: Physical, ReadingFor: Intervention groupApprox Time: 20 minutesSkills: Gross motor skills, team

work, letter and word recognition

You will need:

• Printable ‘Frog Puzzle’

• Whiteboard and whiteboard pen

Instructions

1. Login to the online member’s area and print the ‘Frog Puzzle’ sheets (you will need to print 2 sheets - one has a coloured frog on it and the other is a black and white outline with tricky words inside)2. Use the photocopier to enlarge them on to A3 paper3. Cut around the outline of both pictures and along the dotted lines to make jigsaw pieces4. Laminate each jigsaw piece and hide them in the outside area5. The TA says a tricky word from the frog puzzle for the children to find6. When the word is found, place it on top of the coloured picture in the correct place7. Children practise writing the word on their whiteboard8. The aim of the game is to complete the frog jigsaw. On your marks, get set... ribbit!

Frog Puzzle

This reading game is a Wriggly Readers’ favourite! It’s designed especially for the children in your intervention group to work as a team to find all the jigsaw pieces and put the superhero together.

There is a blank version of the black and white outline incase you want to write your own words or letters and

sounds on each piece.

Puzzle picture Puzzle pieces

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Sentence Sorter

Our Sentence Sorters help children to orally rehearse a sentence and put the words in the right order. Designed to be used by your TA in the intervention group, but could also be used in so many different ways, e.g. independently on the writing table, during a focused Literacy lesson or even sent home as home learning for additional support.

Sentence Sorter

Cut out the words and stick them in the right order underneath the picture.

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Sentence SorterCut out the words and stick them in the right order underneath the picture.

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Activity Type: ReadingFor: Intervention groupApprox Time: 20 minutesSkills: Letter and sound

recognition, oral blending and segmenting, fine motor cutting skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘Sentence Sorter’ sheets

• Scissors

• Pencil

• Glue (optional)

Get the children to cut out each word, rearrange them and read the sentence by pointing to each word in order. Either glue

them into the boxes or challenge them to write the words themselves to sneak in some hand

writing and spelling practise!

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This game is definitely one for the ‘wriggly’ readers amongst your group! It’s such a fast-paced, fun and active way to sneak in some extra reading practise while the children are playing and having fun. You could choose the outside area, field or playground as a new stimulating environment to keep the learning fresh and different. It’s one that they will want to play again and again!

Dragon’s Fire

Instructions

1. Login to the online member’s area, print off the ‘Firey Flash Cards’ for your group’s ability and laminate to make them waterproof.2. Hide them in different places in your outdoor area3. Fill up a squirty bottle with water4. TA says a word (e.g. ‘car’) - as a group, orally segment the word and go on a hunt for the first letter5. When it is found, all children say the sound together. Choose one child to spray it with the squirty bottle to ‘put out the dragon’s fire’6. Repeat with the other letters until they make the whole word and write it on a whiteboard7. Put the letters back and repeat activity with a new word

Activity Type: Physical, readingFor: Intervention groupApprox Time: 20 minutesSkills: Letter and sound

recognition, listening skills, blending and segmenting to read and write words

You will need:

• Laminated ‘Firey Flash Cards’

• 1 squirty bottle

• Whiteboard and whiteboard pens (1 per child)

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Challenge: Once the children put all the firey cards together to make

a word, they have to write it on a whiteboard. Ensure letters are correctly formed and orientated.

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Firey Flash Cards

These firey flash cards cover all the letters and sounds that your children are learning in phase 2 and phase 3 phonics. Perfect to use during a speedy sounds recap at the beginning of your intervention group or incorporate them into one of our active games.

Put your firey flash cards to good use by playing the ‘Dragon’s Fire

Game’. Check out the instructions on the previous page.

Letters and Sounds

Phase 3

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“Watch Out For The Wizard!”

This fun team building game helps children to listen to segmented sounds in words and blend them together. They’ll be improving their reading skills without even realising it!

Activity Type: Physical, ReadingFor: Intervention groupApprox Time: 20 minutesSkills: Gross motor skills, oral

blending and segmenting, listening skills, letter recognition, reading full sentences

You will need:

• “Watch Out For The Wizard!” game sheet

• Printed castles and word cards

Instructions

1. Login to the online member’s area and print off the ‘Watch Out For The Wizard’ game sheet, castle pictures and word cards2. Find a large space to play the game, e.g. in the hall, on the field or playground3. Put the castle pictures in each corner of the space, with jumbled up sentences next to each one4. Read out the commands for children to move around and do the actions5. When the TA shouts “Watch Out For The Wizard!” the children have to find castle number 16. They have to work as a team to put the words in the correct order to make a sentence7. Continue commands, then repeat step 5 with another castle. The aim of the game is to complete all the sentences

Your TA will need to say the whole sentence out loud

first. As a group, repeat the sentence at least three times,

holding up their fingers to represent each word.

Watch Out For The Wizard!readers

CommandAction“Watch Out For The Wizard!” Children run to a numbered castle to hide from the wizard and put the sentence together as a group

Jump like a f - r - o - gJump around the space

Cast a s - p - e - llMove around, pretending to wave a wand in big circlesLeap across a lily p - a - d Leap around the room, touching the floor and jumping up highFly in the sky like S - c - or - ch Flap your arms while soaring around the roomSit on your th - r - ow - n Sit on the floor

Use your wand to make magic s - t - ar - s Do star jumps on the spot

Open your spell b - oo - k Pretend to open a big book - stretch out wideTurn into a frog and sh - r - i - n - k Curl into a ballTry to f - l - y

Jump up and down as fast as you can, flapping your arms like wingsClimb up the wizard’s mountain to the t - o - p Big wide steps around the roomGo to sleep in your dragon’s d - e - n Lie on the floor, making a snoring sound!Get your wand and spin it r - ou - n - d Spin around in a circle on the spotBe a frog and dive into a pond with a s - p - l - a - sh Pretend to dive

Show me your dragon’s c - l - aw - s Move around, stretching arms out in from pretending to scratch

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To:

Magical Reading!

Signed:

Date:

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ical Reading

When your group have completed the theme and reached the end of their wizard reward chart, don’t forget to reward their brilliant reading with a super certificate and a sticker! This will make them feel extra proud of all their hard work which will really do wonders for their self confidence and willingness to read.

Finish

Name:

Reward:

Instructions

Cut out the frog king below and stick it on the first lily pad with blu tac.

Every time your child reads their book, they can move one step closer to the magical castle!

Can your child read 10 times to win a treat?

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Ready, steady...

GO!

Nearly there

I can do it!

Brilliant reading!

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Well done!

Reward Reading

At the beginning of this Reading Adventure, introudce your group to their themed reward chart which can be printed out from the Online Member’s Area. Every time your children complete a Wriggly Readers session, choose a child to move the frog along the lily pads.

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Classroom Resources

This theme is full of so many other creative activities to make learning to

read a happy and memorable experience. Take a look at all the other classroom

activities and irresistable home learning challenges on the next pages.

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Character Hats

These creative resources will encourage children to act out their own magical stories in the role play area. They are so simple to make and a great way to practise cutting skills too.

Activity Type: CreativeUsed For: Independent, 1:1 or group

workApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Fine motor, cutting skills,

imaginative play.

You will need:

• Printable ‘Character Hats’ templates

• Pencil crayons or felt tips

• Scissors

• Sellotape or glue

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Each hat comes with printable decorations for the children to cut

out and stick on.

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Storytelling Stick Puppets

This simple stick puppet activity is so much fun to do and helps to develop a wide range of skills, both during the making stage and during the playing afterwards. Can your children think of their own enchanting stories and put on a puppet show for an audience to watch?

Activity Type: CreativeFor: Independent, 1:1 or group

workApprox Time: 10 minutesSkills: Fine motor, cutting skills,

language development, imaginative play.

You will need:

• Printable ‘Storytelling Stick Puppets’

• Scissors

• Lollipop sticks or straws

• Sellotape

It’s a good idea to print the stick puppets on card or laminate them to make them stronger.

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Colouring Pictures

Children love colouring in, so that’s why we’ve even included some special pictures for them to decorate. There are lots more to print out in the online member’s area which include all the characters from the story.

Activity Type: CreativeFor: Independent, 1:1 or group

workApprox Time: 5 minutesSkills: Fine motor skills,

communication and language development

You will need:

• Printable ‘Colouring Pictures’

• Pencil crayons or felt tips

These detailed pictures will get your little ones talking about all the things they can see. It’s the perfect starting

point to improve communication and language skills.

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Song Book

Singing does wonders for children’s Literacy skills as they develop an awareness of the sounds in spoken words, such as rhyme and alliteration. So get your singing voices ready and give your class a lifetime love of language with our enchanting song book!

There are 4 catchy songs to learn and each one is to the tune of a familiar Nursery Rhyme:

• In Story Town

• 5 Little Speckled Frogs

• The Wizard On The Mountain

• The King Is In His Castle

Activity Type: CreativeFor: Small group or whole classApprox Time: 10 minutesSkills: Language skills, speaking

and listening skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘Song Book’

• Instruments (optional)

Can your children help you to make up some

actions for the lyrics?

The Wizard’s Spell

1. In Story Town

2. 5 Little Speckled Frogs

3. The Wizard On The Mountain

4. The King Is In His Castle

Song Book

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In Story Town

There’s a castle on a hill,

In Story Town,


In Story Town,


Castle on a hill,

There’s a castle on a hill in Story Town.

There’s a wizard making spells,

In Story Town,


In Story Town,


A wizard making spells,

There’s a wizard making spells in Story Town.

The king turned to a frog,

In Story Town,


In Story Town,


Turned to a frog,

The king turned to a frog in Story Town.

Tune: She’ll Be Coming Down The MountainIn Story Town


In Story Town,


In Story Town,


Castle on a hill,



In Story Town,


In Story Town,





In Story Town,


In Story Town,


Turned to a frog,


Tune: She’ll Be Coming Down The MountainIn Story Town


In Story Town,


In Story Town,


Castle on a hill,



In Story Town,


In Story Town,





In Story Town,


In Story Town,


Turned to a frog,


Tune: She’ll Be Coming Down The MountainThe King Is In His Castle

The king is in his castle,The king is in his castle,Ee - igh - ah - dee - oh,The king is in his castle.

The king went for a walk,The king went for a walk,Ee - igh - ah - dee - oh,The king went for a walk.

The king turned to a frog,The king turned to a frog,Ee - igh - ah - dee - oh,The king turned to a frog.

The frog went ribbit, ribbit!The frog went ribbit, ribbit!Ee - igh - ah - dee - oh,The frog went ribbit, ribbit!

Tune: The Farmer’s In His Den

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Magical Tricky Words

This fun activity will help children to recognise and read tricky words automatically in Phase 2, 3 or 4 phonics. You can use it as an independent challenge on the writing table or pop one of these in their book bag to do at home to help them become more fluent and confident with their reading.

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Read a tricky word in a star and write it on the line underneath. Colour in the picture when you have finished!

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I Spy With My Little Eye

This game is just the thing for developing children’s language and communication skills. It will stir their curiosity and spark conversations as they explore the tiny pictures with their friends.

Activity Type: Language and communication

For: Independent or 1:1Approx Time: 5 minutesSkills: Speaking skills,

language development, observational skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘I Spy With My Little Eye’ sheet

• Magnifying glass

You could also use it as a one-to-one activity to help EAL children or those that

are below average with their speaking skills. Use it to broaden vocabulary, boost

speaking confidence or follow simple instructions, e.g. find me something

yellow/beginning with the letter ‘f’ etc.

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Label The Dragon

For this cut and stick activity, your children can enjoy labelling the different parts of a dragon. You will notice that some words can be sounded out (e.g. f-ee-t) but for others, children will need to use contextual clues to read unfamiliar words. An important skill for improving automatic word recognition and fluency!

Activity Type: Non-fiction writingFor: Independent, 1:1 or guided

workApprox Time: 15 minutesSkills: Pencil control, phonics,

letter formation, cutting skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘Label the Dragon’ sheets

• Pencil

• Scissors and glue

Choose from two differentiated sheets depending on the ability

of each child. Either cut and stick the words in the right place or use

exciting adjectives to write their own labels as a challenge.

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Label The Dragon readers

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Magic Spells

Turn your writing area into a Wizard’s Workshop with this set of magical mark-making activities. You might want to string up some fairy lights and put out a selection of glitter pens to add the extra wow-factor!

Activity Type: WritingFor: IndependentApprox Time: 10 minutesSkills: Pencil control, phonics,

letter formation, imaginative thinking skills

You will need:

• Printable ‘Magic Spells’ sheets

• Pencil and pencil crayons

• Fairy lights and glitter pens (optional)

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Magic IngredientsDraw and label what the wizard needs to make a magic spell.

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Get your children to make their own wizard hats to enhance their spell-

making play. Take a look at our simple template on page 13.

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Castle Writing Paper

Children need lots of opportunities to practise their writing skills in new and exciting ways. Our castle paper will get them writing with interest and enthusiasm. Whether it’s guided by a teacher or completely child initiated, your children will love using the themed paper to write their own magical stories, lists, invitations and more! There are three differentiated writing templates to match the needs of children’s abilities.

Activity Type: WritingFor: Independent, 1:1 or guided

workSkills: Pencil control, letter

formation, phonics skills, creative writing

Children are more eager to write if they choose to do it themselves! How about putting

the paper on clipboards in a fairy tale role play?

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Home Learning

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Reading Adventure

It’s so important for children to practise reading at home, that’s why The Wizard’s Spell adventure comes as a handy printable for every child to play with their family too. We know how much children love playing games, so we’ve made learning to read just as fun. This irresistable home learning activity will motivate even the most reluctant reader and will amaze you and your parents with how much more they want to read at home.

Activity Type: ReadingFor: Home learning (small group

or 1:1)Approx Time: 20 minutesSkills: Listening and concentration

skills, rhyming words, comprehension skills, phonics, blending and segmenting

You will need to send home:

• Printable ‘Reading Adventure’ pack for home learning, including real and nonsense word cards as shown on the next page

Your parents will know exactly what to do with all the resources because they come with a set of instructions.

We recommend that you send everything home in a plastic wallet

to keep them altogether.

Black and white printable to save ink... your children can colour them in at home too!

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Real or Nonsense Cards

You will need to choose the right level of ability that matches the child’s

individual needs.

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