Book Covers & Lessons Taught in Set 12 of the Family Readers

Set 12--Book 1 Comments Title: A Night to Celebrate Concentrated practice of soft c (city) and soft g (gem). A prediction is given. Who will Neal's new uncle be? Look for the happy surprise. Value: Accomplishments New Words: ace, lace, space, rice (soft c), nice, spice, bride, sight, right, tonight, age, wed sway, ginger (soft g), gem, gym, judge, fudge, Gerry, aunt, uncle, car, chat, must, groom, married, city, Cindy, Cindy's, cinnamon, celebrate, center, ceramic, Cinderella, because, announce, everyone, gentleman, happy, breeze Consonant Sounds & Blends: sw_, br_, gr_, sp_, _er, _ed, _igh, Word Patters: "-all" (as in tall) Vowels: A, a, ai, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, O, o, U, u, oo (groom) Sight Words: all, aunt Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk for a few minutes about weddings.

Set 12--Book 2 Comments Title: A Trip to China Provides a review of digraphs ch - wh - th - ck and diphthongs aw - au - ew Different countries broaden our horizons. The things we care for become dear to us. For language arts or social studies instruction, this book could be used as a springboard for sharing travel experiences, or for culture or geography study activities. Value: Expanding Horizons New Words: Paul, haul, crawl, landing, rancher, sandwiches, charge, plane, splash, inch, China, chimp, chicken, shiny, fish, T-shirt, whistle, whistles, thin, clouds, someone, south, bench, lunch, fresh, cheese, check, Sherry, sheep, received, new, rush, chums, shore, Charley, whale, rushed, under Consonant Sounds & Blends: spl_, cl_, fr_, _ed, _ing, _er, Word Patterns: ir (shirt), ar (far), ore (snore), ank (thank), au (haul), ow (crowd), ou (out), aw (crawl) Vowels: A, a, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, O, o, oo (took), U, u Sight Words: crew, flew Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk for a few minutes about China.

Set 12--Book 3 Comments Title: A Game for Champions Gives a review of previous books. A strong phonics base has been established, and high frequency sight words have been introduced. Students learn they cannot always win but they can be friends and good sports. Value: Sportsmanship New Words: season, start, different, Bears, Tigers, Eagles, Seahawks, Panthers, panthers, many, children, uniform, uniforms, father, chosen, coach, knew, other, very, pretty, together, busy, practice, pretended, referee, newspaper, field, before, above, through, course, skills, put, best, reported, noticed, winning, won, scores, picture, news, much, teammates, important, wash, change, pulled, excited, arrived, shirt, thought, against, lose, after, large, already, unusually, brown, silver, purple, orange, taught, pizza, guarding, champions, championship Consonant Sounds & Blends: pr_, br, _en, _ed, _er, _ers, pre-, _ew, _nt, _ion, _ions Vowels: A, a, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, ie, O, o, oo, oa, U, u, Ue Sight Words: guarding, taught, wash, newspaper, orange, pizza Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about being a good sport.

Set 12--Book 4 Comments Title: Boyer's Toy Store The diphthongs of oi (foil) oy (toy) are practiced. Students learn that imagination produces unexpected innovative use of objects. Value: Generosity New Words: Le Roy, Joyce, boys, Boyer, Boyer's, The Point, Neal's, hoist, moist, foyer, noise, foils, coins, toy, soy, pier, marina, stores, motor, moving, houseboat, houseboats, climb, ramp, docked, lunch, managed, cleaned, invited, voice, girls, aboard, helped, coiled, broiled, lift, shop, enjoyed, finding, wondered, popsicles, calling, sitting, told, leave, sauce, buoy, balloons, anything, restaurant Consonant Sounds & Blends: sw_, fl_, cl_, wh_, fr_, _ing, _ed, _er, Word Patterns: -ought (as in brought), _ore (store), _ir (girl), _ur (turn), _ink (think), _ar (car), _ew (new) Vowels: A, a, ay, E, e, ee, ea, y, I, i, ie, O, o, oo (noon), oi (oil), oy (toy) U, u Sight Words: doubt, special, ocean, sweat Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about favorite toys.

Set 12--Book 5 Comments Title: The Confection Connection Words ending in -ion are practiced and more difficult words appear in the reading vocabulary. These books have a sequential reading approach. Value: Moderation and Dedication New Words: sleek, trim, slim, nobody, lazy, plopped, quite, confused, afraid, wobble, throat, terrible, blurted, chocolate, slumped, dedicated, protested, requires, drastic, giving, feeding, worst, going, death, anything, warned, everyday, examination, inspection, connection, protection, cooperation, affliction, moderation, situation, trepidation, injections, confection, botheration, operation, dedication, rejection, starvation, infection, ruination, part, questions, serious, eyes, only, walk, walks, double, trouble, laughing, person, quite, case, knees Consonant Sounds & Blends: sl_, tr_, fl_, sm_, pr_, dr_, fr_, thr_, _er, _ing, _ion, _ions, _lk Vowels:   Sight Words: serious, eyes, only, laughing, trouble, person, walk Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about Nutrition.

Set 12--Book 6 Comments Title: Chatsworth A review of all previous books. A springboard to enjoyable and independent reading. Chatsworth shows us differences in ages doesn't matter when meaningful relationships exist. We can learn from each person we share time with. For creative writing instruction, this book could be used as a springboard for writing about relationships and shared experiences. Value: Wisdom New Words: Chatsworth, older, television, invented, sixty-six, bottom, wrinkles (silent w), around, freckles, offered, speed, always, secret, riding, crazy, huffing, puffing, riding, hoping, trying, underneath, remembers, keeping, rescue, handles, shaggy, teases, whole (silent w), share, white, million, figure, earn, believe, cornfield, once, swap, thanks, you're, person, along, doubt, sometimes, ten-speed, special, sweat, friend, laughs, he's, old, thinks, pretend, rather, hasn't though, knows, covered, except, works, band, teach, admits, things, saved, Consonant Sounds & Blends: wr_, fr_, sp_, _ing, _les, _ong, _ion, _ghs, _nks, _pt, _nd, _ed, er, ough (though) Vowels:   Sight Words: doubt, special, ocean, sweat Conversation Skills: After reading this book, talk about for a few minutes about wisdom.