Strange But True Stories

High interest low ability readers

Reading ages 8-9 years interest ages 11-15 years

• Book 1 – The presidential ghost, Mystery spots on Earth, UFO or weather balloon … and more!
• Book 2 – Bob Lazar, the UFO guy, The Mothman mystery, Mischievous spirits … and more!
• Book 3 – The Jersey devil, Phantom ships, Living dinosaurs? … and more!
• Book 4 – What lurks beneath the waves?, Winchester mystery house, Skulls of doom … and more!
• Book 5 – King Tut’s curse, Amazing athletic feats, Monster or myth? … and more!

Each of these five titles will attract lower ability readers with its real-life tales of mystery and intrigue! Each chapter of these 64-page softcover titles is designed to capture the attention of reluctant readers but is short enough to not outstay its welcome. Additionally, a comprehensive teachers guide is available, providing a suggested lesson format, answers and reproducible activity pages to support the five books. It provides the tools to construct, extend and examine the meaning of text.

Strange But True Stories – Teachers Guide

Exercises in this teacher’s resource guide are specifically designed to extend the learning experience for students.

Features:

• seven reproducible worksheets for each book in the series
• six generic exercises that can be used with all the books
• main ideas worksheets to test traditional comprehensive skills
• vocabulary worksheets to help students review unfamiliar words from the stories
• crosswords and word puzzles which add an element of fun
• an addition ‘Working with words’ worksheet for each book, which reinforces important language skills and concepts

Products:

• Strange But True Stories pack of 5 (1 of each title) - RIC-6793 - ISBN 9781741266542
• Strange But True Stories Teachers Guide - RIC-6792 - ISBN 9781741266535