Collins Big Cat — IN THE GARDEN: E-Resource- Pink A/ Band 1A

Part of the Collins Big Cat series

CD-Rom

978-0-00-743218-9 • May 2011

Collins Big Cat has teamed up with award-winning educational developers, Shoo Fly, to create new cross-curricular e-Resources to accompany the Collins Big Cat reading series. Collins Big Cat e-Resources are rooted in the books, but extend learning to develop every aspect of pupils’ literacy skills. e-Resources contain: 

• a beautifully animated version of the book, including audio and music, to inspire children of all abilities 

• a sound bank to develop speaking and listening skills 

• up to ten interactive whiteboard activities and activity sheets to develop and extend learning 

• Story Creator software, to help children convert reading into writing by using images from the book to create their own texts 

• comprehensive teacher’s notes.

These resources can be used on PCs and interactive whiteboards. What happens when Mum is in the garden tidying up, but the children just want to play? The humorous illustrations show two boys creating mayhem in the garden as they play in sand, leaves, grass and mud while Mum works on, all unaware, and provide lots of discussion points. A story map at the end helps children recap and remember.