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The Smile by Joy Cowley illustrated by Clare Bowes Book Summary A delightfully contagious smile travels through a community and is finally passed on to the children.
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Who do you think gove the smlie to the bctby? 'Who hos Mum given the smtle to?
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Features ofthe Book . A narrative with a clear beginning and end. . The use of familiar settings.
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Repetition as a support
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"gave the smile to".
The "sm" blend * "smile". The high-frequency words and "a11".
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wos nobody left to grve tt to?
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"gave", "they",
How ore the chtldren feehng? Who could they pcss the snule on to?
Clear placement of text. How the story can be "read" in the faces of the
The children now read the book independently.
characters.
Revisiting the text Look at the word "smile." How could we wrtte ttto look /lke c sml/e? Discuss the initial blend and list any other "sm"
Purpose The Sruile can be used in a guided reading setting to introduce and reinforce the following skills
words the children can add to their blends chart. Discuss the idea of a web to show interaction between people, with each character passing the smile on to two or three people who then pass it on
and strategies:
E blending sounds together to make a word; E summarising the main parts of the story; E innovating on an original storyline to write
to others.
another version;
Et incorporating diagrams,
Vlhat would the chtldren do'wtth the smi/e tf there
Following Up
maps, and tables to
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support information.
Innovating on an original storyline to vrrite another version.
El Incorporating diagrams, maps, and tables to support information.
lntroducing the text Give a big smile to the children and observe what they do in return. The children will probably return the smile, and that will begin the discussion about how infectious a smile can be. Look at the front cover. \,Mhy do
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you thtnk the boby /ooks so hoppy?
How is that moking Mum feel? Con you read the tttle?
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Read the names of the author and illustrator to
the group.
Reading the text El Blending sounds together to make a word.
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Summarising the main parts of the story.
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Use lhe story's format to demonstrale how it could be used to write about a yawn or a frown. Suggest that the children write their own story
using this model. Draw a flow diagram to show the path of the smile. Can the children suggest a way it could get back to the baby?
