Collins Big Cat Phonics - The Mouse and the Monster: Band 02B/Red B

• Red / Band 2B – A traditional story
• Text type – Fiction
• The focus phonemes in this book are sh, er, oa and ng. Other phonemes practised are ou (ground), th (this), th (thin), ee, w, oo (look), ie (lie) and ch.
• Children can compare and contrast the two main characters using the character summaries on the final spread.
• Martin Waddell also wrote Yellow 3 Horse Up a Tree and Blue 4 The Small Bun.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Collins Big Cat Teacher resources offer practical planning support, with book-by-book information, assessment support, photocopiable activity sheets to help practice literacy objectives and support for writing.

• Book-by-book information, including curriculum links and learning objectives• Photocopiable activity sheets for every book• Assessment support and photocopiable masters• Support for managing reading sessions in the classroom