©) Key Words with Peter and Jane "I “" SS ae J a a, j PA or ed oa of . aKey Words with Peter and Jane Key Words with Peter and Jane uses the most frequently met words in the English language - scientifically researched and worid renowned Key Words - as a starting point for j learning to read successfully and confidently. How do | use this scheme? Key Words with Peter ¢ Jane has three eries, each containing twelve books. All thre @ written using the same carefully controlled vocabulary, Readers will get the most out of Key Words with Peter and Jane when they follow the Sooks in the patie 1a, 1b, le 26, 2c and so on. + Series a gradually introduces and repeats new words. Why are Key Words important? 12 Key Words make Up one quarter of those we read and write * Series b provides further practice of these same words, but 100 Key Words make up half of those in a different context and with different illustrations. we read and write About 300 Key Words account for three quarters of those we read and write By learning to recognise these on sight, children will be able to understand most sentences much more easily and quickly. How do | get started? Share all the books with your child. Draw your child's attention to the shape of each word: where are the fall letters? Where are the letters with parts that drop down? * Series c uses familiar words to teach phonies in a methodical way, enabling children to read increasingly difficult words. ~ Ihalso provides a link to writing. Encourage your child to recognise the letters that make up each word. The pictures in this book are intended to make the words easier fo understand. Point fo the pictures on the page. as your child says the words to build the connection between words and what they describe.Published by Ledybird Books Lic ‘A Penguin Company } Penguin Books Ltd, 8 2R ORL, UK enguin Books Australia Ltd, 7¢ 12, Victoria 3008, Austria Penguin Group (NZ) 67 Apollo Shore 0632, New Zealand written by W. Murray illustrated by J.H. Wingfield mark Printed iin Chinawin ia iis boy ball boat bus Look at each picture and make the sound of the letter. For teaching notes, see inside back coverWe can read the words— oar COW Cat cake Look at each picture and make the sound of the letter.Complete the words as you write them in your exercise book. The pictures will help you. The answers are on Page 50We can read the words— tea two Lop toys Look at each picture and make the sound of the letter.ay An apple. The girl has an apple. The girl draws an apple. She writes a for apple. She makes the sound for a. The boy draws an apple. He draws a for apple. He makes the sound for a.Complete the words as you write them in your exercise book. The pictures will help you. beta The answers are on Page 50 14The girl is at school. She likes school. She has some pictures. She puts the pictures with the sounds. “| like to do this,” the girl says. “It helps me to read.”“This helps me to read,” says the boy. He is at school. He likes school. The boy has some pictures. He puts the pictures with the sounds.Here is a girl at work. She makes a picture with the cards. She makes the sounds for ¢, a, t. “C,a,t makes cat,” she says. She draws a cat, and then she writes. 20Here is a boy at work. He makes a picture with the cards. He makes the sounds for b, a, t. “B,a,t makes bat,” he says. He draws a bat, and then he writes.The boy and the girl play a game with the cards. They play a game with pictures and sounds. The girl can see the pictures. The boy can see the letters. “Point to bat,’’ says the girl. “Is this it?” says the boy. “Have a look,’’ she says.The boy looks at his card. oo Yes,’ he says, “‘it has a picture of a bat.” He keeps the card. “Point to a cat,” says the girl. He points to a card with ec. “This is it,’ he says. “Yes,” says the girl, “that is the one.” 26We can read the words— four five tire fish Look at each picture and make th sound of the letter. 28We can read the words— hat hand horse house Look at each picture and make the sound of the letter. 30Complete the words as you write them in your exercise book. The pictures will help you. The answers are on Page 50We can eee man milk money men Look at each picture and make the sound of the letter.We can read the words— Seq SQW Sed Suh Look at each picture and make the sound of the letter.38 Complete the words as you write them in your exercise book. The pictures will help you. S | -onel The answers are on Page 5040 The girl has some letters. She makes the sounds of the letters and reads the words. She reads the word at. Then she makes the sound of the letter b and makes b—at. “B—at makes bat,’’ she says, “and | see that c—at makes cat, b—all makes ball, c—an makes can, and b—us makes bus.”42 The boy has some letters. He makes the sounds of the letters and reads the words. He reads the word at. Then he makes the sound of the letter h and makes h—at. “H—at makes hat,” he says, “and | see that f—at makes fat, h—is makes his, r—an makes ran, and m—an makes man.”44 The children all help to make a big fire | at the farm. The man lets the boys and girls have some things for the fire. “We do not want to get into danger,” says Jane to the little girl. “We'll keep away.” “There will be no danger,’ says Peter. Copy out and complete— 1. The children are — t the farm. 2. They — ake a big fire. 3. The man-— elps the children. 4. He gives the children —ome things for the fire. The answers are on Page 51Here is the fire. “It’s for us,” says Peter. All the children like the big fire. Jane keeps the little girl with her. They are not in danger. j The dog Pat is here. He is with Jane. He will not jump up or go away. Copy out and complete— Peter — nd Jane are here. They — an see the fire. They like the — ig fire. They have — un. The answers are on Page 51A car stops. The children see it. “| can see my Dad,” says Jane. ‘He has come to take us home.” They thank Pam and then they all go off home with Dad in his car. “What fun it was,” says Jane to him. Copy out and complete— They can see the — ar. “Here — omes Dad,” says Jane. Dad — akes the children home. “It was — un,” says Jane. The answers are on Page 51Here are the answers to the written exercises in this book. Page 44 1. Thechildren are at the farm. 2 They make a big fire. 3 The man helps the children. 4 He gives the children some things for the fire. Peter and Jane are here. They can see the fire. They like the big fire. They have fun. 4 hat + Page 49 1 They can see the car. 6 fish 2 8 horse “Here comes Dad,” says Jane. 3 Dad takes the children home. | 4 “It was fun,” says Jane. Page 38 i Now read Book 5a 51: Titles in Key Words es with Peter and Jane If children learn the sounds of letters and how to blend them with the other letter sounds (eg. c-a-t) they can tackle new words independently (eg. P-a-t). In the initial stages it is best if these phonic words are already known to the learner. However, not all English words can be learned in this way as the English language is not purely phonetic (eg. t-h-e). te Peo We have fun 2b In general a ‘mixed’ approach to reading is et recommended. Some words are learned by blending the sounds of their letters and others by look-and-say, whole word or sentence methods. Sb Out in the su We like 10 he lIb }2a The holiday 12b Mountain 12¢ The open do f tery sdventur Imo My to reading This book provides the link with writing for the words in Readers 4a and 4b.oN mu Murray With 90 million copies sold worldwide, Key Words with Peter and Jane is the springboard fo reading for life. 100 Key Words make up half of all those we read and write. This essential Vocabulary is carefully introduced, practised and developed throughout the scheme. Companion titles for book 4c: