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The Family Readers Storybooks

Book Covers & Lessons Taught in Set 8

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Your child will enjoy previewing the new words and sounds for each book listed on the inside covers. Read the comments below from the Teacher's Guide to learn what each book offers.

 
Set 8 Book 1 (Max is Six)  
Set 8--Book 1 Comments
Title: Max is Six

  • This book provides a short and long vowel review.

  • Students learn that playful humor makes life more enjoyable.
Value:Anticipation
New Words:am, age, ate, date, lake, put, us, yum, ten-rock, came, dine, tune, woke, more, made, rocks, here
Consonants:_ggs, _cks
Vowels:long vowels
Sight Words:said
Conversation Skills:After reading this book, talk about birthdays.

Set 8 Book 2 (The Cake)  
Set 8--Book 2 Comments
Title: The Cake

  • This book provides review reading for all previous stories.

  • Max chooses to do a good job rather than to get by with a sloppy job. (Good example of value reinforcement).
Value:Dependability
New Words:sags, bags, toss, wade, waves, pine, same, times, backpack (compound), takes, bakes, care, 365 (number)
Consonants:are (as in care)
Vowels:long vowels
Sight Words:does
Conversation Skills:After reading this book, talk about dependable (making the bed).

Set 8 Book 3 (The Rope)  
Set 8--Book 3 Comments
Title: The Rope

  • More review and practice is provided.

  • Max and his friends celebrate his birthday. It feels good to celebrate.
Value:Sharing Good Experiences
New Words:hopes, note, tote, catnip, tape, fantastic, save, gum, P.S. (postscript), pack, fad, stop, cut
Consonants:st_
Vowels:long vowels
Sight Words: 
Conversation Skills:After reading this book, talk about remembering others on special days.

Set 8 Book 4 (Oak Hill Ranch)  
Set 8--Book 4 Comments
Title: Oak Hill Ranch

  • Practice with the endings -ks and -ds is given.

  • New compound words are introduced and the students learn about life on a ranch.
Value:Appreciating Environments
New Words:Nate, Nate's, ranch, oak, oaks, bus, find, finds, hen's, eat, eats, pancakes (compound), goat, goats, Jake, name, gives, pony, Polka-dot (silent l), come
Consonants:_ks, _ds
Vowels: 
Sight Words: 
Conversation Skills:After reading this book, talk about ranches and farms.

Set 8 Book 5 (Time to Ride)  
Set 8--Book 5 Comments
Title: Time to Ride

  • More practice with the endings -nch and -nd and beginnings such as th- is given.

  • Students experience riding horses on a ranch.
Value:Respect for Friends and Animals
New Words:gate, wades, wind, holes, hills
Consonants:_nch, th_, _nd
Vowels: 
Sight Words: 
Conversation Skills:After reading this book, talk about riding horses.

Set 8 Book 6 (The Picnic)  
Set 8--Book 6 Comments
Title: The Picnic

  • Practice with the endings -ks, -nch, -lp is given.

  • This is a continuation of the story in Book 5 with a family enjoying food and music on a picnic.
Value:Satisfaction
New Words:tunes, oats, picnic, uke, bales, funny ("y" is "e"), hay
Consonants:_nch, _ks, _lp
Vowels: 
Sight Words: 
Conversation Skills:After reading this book, talk about respect for animals.
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