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u* BEFORE READING
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Reod the titte ond look ot the cover. Ask: Whot is Mum doing?
To[k obout o time when you hove been to the seoside together. Look through the book ond totk obout the pictu res.
About the words in this book " Your chi[d shoutd be ob[e to sound out ond btend some words, which moy include:
o Dqd got big let dug it in hod
Encouroge or modeI blending, then reod the words below to your child if necessory.
bigger tide deeper come ptoyed woter
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Enjoy the story together. you r child needs
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Some words moy be more choltenging.
wos he they me hole chitdren stop
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Use the pictures to totk obout the story ond leorn the meoning of new words.
Biff's spode wos no good.
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Dod's spode wqs under the sond.
AFTER READING
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Look ot the first poge ond osk: Why wos Biff's
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Ask: Whot did Dod use to dig the hole? Ask: Whot hoppened when the tide come in? Whot hoppened to Dod's spode?
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