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Stage 1+ First Words Big Books are large format versions of the new edition Stage 1+ First Words storybooks. With their new, even larger format they are an invaluable resource for whole class teaching and group work. The titles in the pack are Who Is It? Six in a Bed, The Pancake, Fun at the Beach, A Good Trick and Floppy Floppy. The A4 sized Teaching Notes booklet, which is included in the pack, provides a Curriculum Coverage Chart listing Speaking and Listening, Reading, and Writing activities at Reception level. There is an extended story for each title in the pack which includes the exact words and sentences from the pages of the storybook. These stories encourage the children understand the storyline and prepare them for reading. Each extended story is followed by ideas and suggestions for shared activities for speaking and listening, reading, and writing.