Cambridge Primary English · 0058 · First language
The Little Book Garden
Help Pip and Mina turn a quiet garden into a place for stories. Read small steps, make signs and share a book you have made.
Stage 1 · 36 guided lessons · 108 practice questions
Learn with an adult in short sessions. Read aloud, rehearse words and sentences, draw, write and talk. Add daily reading, handwriting and live speaking and listening alongside these guided lessons.
Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: A bag of sounds
Read a bag of sounds and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Blend and spell short words
Say /m/ /a/ /p/ without adding extra vowel sounds, then blend: map. The letters show the sounds in order.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: A bag of sounds
Say, draw and label three things for a story bag: a map, a mat and a bag.
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Read: Two letters, one sound
Read two letters, one sound and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Read sh, ch and th
In fish, sh represents one sound. Touch f, i and sh as you say the three sounds. In thin, th also works as a pair.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: Two letters, one sound
Make labels for a fish, a chin and a thin stick. Say each word slowly before writing.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: Rain on the path
Read rain on the path and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Spot vowel teams
In rain, ai represents the long a sound. In green, ee represents the long e sound. In night, igh represents the long i sound.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: Rain on the path
Create a small word card for rain, green and night. Underline each vowel team.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: The lost stamp
Read the lost stamp and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Keep every consonant
The s and t in stamp keep their own sounds. Blend /s/ /t/ /a/ /m/ /p/ without losing the first or last consonant.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: The lost stamp
Write labels for a stamp, a twig and sand. Tap each sound, then check the letters.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: One box, two boxes
Read one box, two boxes and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Make nouns plural
Box names one thing. Boxes names more than one. Add es after the x in box; add s to pen to make pens.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: One box, two boxes
Make a packing list: two pens, three brushes and two boxes. Draw or tick each group.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: Yesterday in the garden
Read yesterday in the garden and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Read verb endings
Jump is the base word. Jumped tells about an action in the past. In jumped, ed sounds like /t/, but we still write ed.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: Yesterday in the garden
Tell an adult something you did in the garden. Write one sentence beginning Yesterday.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: A sign that makes sense
Read a sign that makes sense and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Build a complete sentence
A sentence tells a complete idea. A capital letter starts this sentence and a full stop ends it. Pause when you read the full stop.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: A sign that makes sense
Write a sign telling people that the shed is open. Say it first, then check both ends.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: My name on a book
Read my name on a book and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Names, I and little joining words
I has a capital letter even in the middle of a sentence. Names such as Mina and Pip start with capitals too.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: My name on a book
Write your name on a cover. Inside, write a sentence about you and a friend using and.
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Read: The seed that waited
Read the seed that waited and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Put events in order
The story has a beginning, a middle and an end. Waiting comes after watering and before seeing the shoot. Use these events to retell it.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: The seed that waited
Draw three boxes. Write a short caption for planting, watering and seeing the shoot.
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Read: A rhyme for the rain
Read a rhyme for the rain and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Hear rhyme and repetition
The repeated words make a pattern we can join in with. Gate and wait rhyme because their ending sounds match, even though the spelling differs.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: A rhyme for the rain
Make a two-line rain rhyme with a repeated opening. Say it aloud before writing.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: A guide to our garden
Read a guide to our garden and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Use labels and headings
A label names a place. A contents list helps you find the page you need. This guide gives information; it is not a story about an event.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: A guide to our garden
Make a tiny garden guide with a title, two headings and a labelled drawing.
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Lesson 1 · 20 minutes
Read: Our first reading day
Read our first reading day and explain an answer using the text.
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Lesson 2 · 20 minutes
Say what a clue suggests
Pip may feel shy, but the text does not say so directly. His action is a clue. Another feeling could fit if you explain it.
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Lesson 3 · 20 minutes
Create: Our first reading day
Make a page about reading day. Write what happened and one thing you enjoyed. Read your page to a partner.
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Assessments are original Find Tutor practice, not official Cambridge examinations. Open responses need human review. A completed activity is not proof of independent mastery.