primary 1st cycle story cards

Primary 1st Cycle Story cards

Jeanette Corbett and Roisin O’Farrell

Macmillan Education

Between Towns Road

Oxford OX4 3PP

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ISBN 978 0 230 73404 3

Text © Jeanette Corbett and Roisin O’Farrell 2011

Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011

First published 2011

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Designed by Xen Media Ltd

Illustrated by Ilias Arahovitis, Steve Cox, Ada García, Teri Gower,

Martin Remphry (Advocate Art), François Ruyer (Beehive Illustration),

Jorge Santillan (Beehive Illustration), Kate Shannon

Cover design by Mark Slader

Cover illustration by François Ruyer (Beehive Illustration)

Printed in Spain by Impresos Izquierdo

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Unit

Storyteller: Holly, Harry and Digi are playing on the computer.

Digi: Can you help me with my quest?

Harry: Ok. Let’s look at School Zone.

Holly: Good idea!

Comprehension questions

What does Digi want help with? (his quest)

What does Harry suggest? (looking at School Zone)

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Story card 1

School Zone

Tom: Come on, Suzie. Hurry up! School starts tomorrow.

We need to buy our school things.

Suzie: Oh yes! I need a school bag and a pencil case.

Tom: And I want a ruler and a sharpener.

Suzie: That’s a nice shop, Tom.

Tom: Let’s go inside.

Comprehension question

What is this?

(School Zone/a computer game/a story on Harry and Holly’s computer)

Story card 1

School ZoneUnit

Story card 2


Story card 3

School ZoneUnit


Shopkeeper: Hello! Can I help you?

Tom: Yes! Can I have a ruler, please?

Shopkeeper: Here you are.

Tom: Thank you.

Suzie: Can I have a pencil case, please?

Shopkeeper: Here you are.

Suzie: Oh, thank you.


Who’s this? (Tom/Suzie)

What does Tom want? (a ruler)

What does Suzie want? (a pencil case)

Story card 4

School ZoneUnit


Shopkeeper: Anything else?

Suzie: Can I have a rubber, please?

Shopkeeper: A rubber. Ok. Here you are.

Tom: Oh, yes! And a sharpener for me, please.

Shopkeeper: A sharpener. Here you are.

Tom: Thank you. Oh, it’s white. Can I have a blue sharpener,

please?

Suzie: My rubber is white, too. Can I have a pink rubber,

please?


What colour is the sharpener/rubber? (white)

Is Tom/Suzie happy? (no)

Story card 5

School ZoneUnit


Shopkeeper: A blue sharpener and a pink rubber. Here you are.

Tom and Suzie: Wow!

Suzie: Magic crayons!

Tom: Can you change my ruler, please?

Shopkeeper: What colour?

Tom: Yellow.

Suzie: Can I have an orange pencil case, please?

Tom: Fantastic! Thank you.


Are the crayons magic? (yes)

What colour is the sharpener/rubber/ruler/pencil case now?

(blue, pink, yellow, orange)

Is Tom/Suzie happy? (yes)

Story card 6

School ZoneUnit


Suzie: Tom, what about school bags?

Tom: Oh yes! Can we have two school bags, please?

Shopkeeper: Ok! One for you… and one for you.

Suzie: Thank you.

Tom: Thank you… Errr… can I colour my school bag,

please?

Suzie: And me, too!

Shopkeeper: Of course. Here are the crayons.


What does Tom/Suzie want? (a school bag)

Can Tom colour with the crayons? (yes)

Story card 7

School ZoneUnit


Tom: Suzie, your bag looks great!

Suzie: Thanks!

Tom: Here are your magic crayons. Thank you very much.

Shopkeeper: You’re welcome.

Tom: Put your things away in your bag, Suzie.

Suzie: Ok.

Tom: Let’s go home.

Tom and Suzie: Goodbye!

Shopkeeper: Goodbye!

Comprehension question

Are they happy? (yes)

Story card 8

School ZoneUnit


Harry: I like that story.

Holly: Me too! What school bag do you like?

Harry: I like the green school bag.

Holly: Oh Digi! The quest!

Digi: I’ve got it!

Harry: Where is it in the story?

Digi: Ah! Look again!


Has Digi got his quest item? (yes)

Is Digi happy? (yes)

Which school bag does Harry like? (the green school bag)

Which school bag do you like?

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