Collins Big Cat Phonics - How to Grow a Beanstalk: Band 04/Blue

• Blue / Band 4 – A simple instruction text
• Text type – Non-fiction
• The focus phonemes in this book are ur (curl), al and ow (how).
• The flow chart on the final spread gives children the chance to recap and discuss the different stages of the process.
• Janice Vale also wrote Yellow 3 Rock Out.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

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