Mosque School

by Roderick Hunt, David Parkins (Illustrator)

Oxford Reading Tree Sparrows are written to offer consolidation and breadth for children who need plenty of reading practise before moving up to the next stage. Stage 4 Sparrows comprise the 6 familiar More Sparrows stories repackaged with fresh new covers and story text reset to match Stage
4 of the Oxford Reading Tree New Edition. The stories are written by Roderick Hunt at the same level as other stories in Stage 4, and introduce the characters Adam and Yasmin. All stories are also coded according to the Book Bands system.

The 24pp Teaching Notes booklet, which is included in the pack of 6 stories, is the same size as the pupil books for easy classroom management. Included in the booklet are a Vocabulary Chart listing Year 1 high frequency words and context words, and a Curriculum Coverage Chart listing activities and
outcomes for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Every story has individual notes and suggested activities for Group and Independent Reading Activities, Speaking and Listening Activities, and Writing, with each section showing the relevant NLS Objectives covered. Within each section are
prompts and suggestions for responding to the story, personal experiences, cross-curricular links, role play, and further suggestions on how to observe pupils' progress. All in a helpful and easy-to-use layout.

16 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 1991

Reviews

[OxoNewbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stage 4, More Sparrows.

Adam wants to go to mosque school like his sibling and he causes havoc when he tries to sneak a peek.

3 stars.

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

On being advised that he is too young to attend a mosque school, a child tries to look over the school wall to see what he's missing out on. He falls and is trapped behind a lamp-post. Once extracted by an unnervingly cheerful emergency services crew, the head of the school, who is coincidentally the boy's grandfather, is so overcome by joy that he waives the age limit and admits his grandson to the establishment. He'll probably regret this after he's slept on it, when he finds himself devoting valuable teaching resources to distracting this hyperactive health-and-safety-disaster-waiting-to-happen.