Cedar School Decodables: A Forest of Numbers

Synopsis:
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In this story, the class practises their math skills in the forest by counting what they see. How many birds are in the trees?
Mi’gmaq use math when building, crafting, and making art. Math skills can be used every day!
Can you count along with Bell, Gus, Liv, and Tom?
Educator Information
Recommended for ages 4-7, for use in kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms.
Cedar School Decodables is divided into six sets, which increase in word count and complexity of sentence structure. A Forest of Numbers is in Set 4 – Longer Words, and reviews open/closed syllable words. Books in Set 4 have 90-100 words.
Readers should be familiar with the concepts included in Set 1 to Set 4:
- consonants
- beginning and end blends
- short and long vowels
- digraphs
- a /o/
- s – /s/ and /z/
- -s, -es, -ed, and -ing suffixes
- VC-CV, V/CV, VC/V, and compound words
- possessives
Series Information
Welcome to Cedar School! Join Liv, Tom, Gus, and Bell as they learn on the land and explore Mi’gmaw teachings with their teacher, Miss Sam, and the school’s Mi’gmaw Elder, Jen. With charming illustrations and simple storylines, this decodable series engages students as they practise their reading skills. Each book includes a pre-reading review of non-decodable words, and many of the books introduce special words related to Indigenous teachings. Talking Together prompts facilitate discussions led by the reading teacher.
Developed in partnership with Dyslexia Canada, Cedar School Decodables is a series of 20 decodable books for young readers. Designed for students who have previously learned short vowel and consonant sounds, additional phonic skills are developed progressively throughout the series.
The series will be accompanied by Cedar School Decodables Teacher’s Guide and a series of four picture books, which will be available at a later date.
Additional Information
16 pages | 6.5” x 5.5” | Paperback | ISBN: 978-1-77174-649-6