Story written by Roderick Hunt Illustrations by Alex Brychta é What’s this story about? Mrs May reads the story ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to the children. During a wet playtime, the children play ‘The Wizard of Oz’. That gives | Mrs May an idea for putting on a play. Talk together If the child has been in a play or concert at school, talk about what happened. If he/she likes dressing up, ask, “Who do you like pretending to be? Look at the pictures on the cover. Guess who or what each child is pretending to be. " Read the story ©) = Word recognition @ = Language comprehension | Read the story together. Talk about the pictures as you read. Page 6, show the child how to work out ‘Dorothy’ using letter sounds: D-o-r-o-th-y. Page 8, point out that ‘Scarecrow’ is made up of two words: ° ‘scare’ and ‘crow’, @ Pages 16 and 17, use the pictures to see which child is inside each costume. Page 24, ask, "Why did Chip say it was like the play?” Together, discuss what happened in the story in the right order. Use the book to help you. © Ask the child to read the story again. If necessary, put ina bookmark and read more tomorrow.Biff and Chip went to school. They went with Wilf and Wilma.Biff and Chip liked Mrs May. They were in her class.Wilf liked Mrs May. He was in her class too.It was story time.2 &, | be : EYES tg! “e° : ip) BSN * oketey Te | jo See] |. % 0, The story was The Wizard of Oz. It was about a girl and her dog.The girl was Dorothy.There was a storm. The wind blew the house away.Dorothy met the Scarecrow. She met the Tin Man. She met the Lion.Dorothy met a witch.There was a storm. It was playtime. 10Lm oe : The children couldn’t play outside.The children played inside. They , played The Wizard of Oz.HG si J * cg LRT NE u So PE “i iI “s Rv : : att =f : ' Mrs May liked the little play.Mrs May put on a play. The play was The Wizard of Oz.Wilf’s mum helped Mrs May.Chip was the Tin Man. Wilf was the Lion.Biff was a witch.o x = 3 = a 2 = 3 oO 2 o <= o 3 s 4 a a 3 QO & 5 oO oO p £ 5 Qa WilfThe mums and dads came. They liked the play.“What a good play!” they said.gave Mrs May some flowers.“Tt was good fun,” said Wilf.It was time to go home. There was a storm. “It’s like the play,” said Chip. 24(_ Play a game )}— — = Find the name To help the child to remember that a name always begins with a capital letter. © Ask the child to find any name from the story, e.g. ask, “Can you find Scarecrow?” © The child looks through the book for the name you have asked for. @ Then the child asks you to find a name. @ Have two or three turns each. ( Other ideas 3 You can use these ideas straight away, or on another day. © Find words that are made up from two words, such as ‘Scarecrow’, ‘playtime’, ‘inside’ and ‘outside’. © Together, find as many of the letters of the alphabet as you can in the story, starting from ‘a’ and ending at ‘2’. Which letters aren't in any of the words? (jg, v, x)Oxford Reading Tree ———— 5 The Play The class put on a play. This story practises these words: about came could(n’t) girl good help(ed) 8 her him home house may school some = there time too were what with & Stage 4 Stories 1. House For Sale 4 The Secret Room 2 TheNewHouse 5 The Play 3 Come In! 6 The Storm “Availabe in packs Stage 4 Stories Pack (one ofeach tile) 1SBN 978-[Link]-7 ‘Stage 4 Stories Class Pack (six ofeach ttle) ISBN 978.0-19-846475-4 ISBN 078-0-19.046401-5, OXFORD ners and engi to Cstomer Sis | ll | 9 "eoig8l4e4815 itlustrations © Alex Bryehta 1986 ‘UNIVERSITY PRESS For further information, phone the | | | First published 1986 (Oxford Literacy Careline: tl, 01865 353881 text © Roderick Hunt 1986 www [Link] This edition published 2008, Printed in China by Imago 10987654