Springboard Level 6

From Macmillan Education Australia, the PRIMARY PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 3 years in a row, comes this fantastic literacy program: Springboard. It is designed for children who are considered “at risk” for reading. In order to engage children who may not like to read, the content is varied and interesting, and the language starts very simple, gradually getting harder.

◆6-a　 The Surprise　　

This lovely story is about the surprise Grandma brings for Pip.

Word Count: 101
Text type: Literary Recount – realistic fiction

◆6-b　 Animals That Live in the City　　

Information about the different types of animals that live in the city.

Word Count: 105
Text type: Information report

◆6-c　 Escape From the Zoo　　　

An entertaining story on some animals who are friends and escape from the zoo.

Word Count: 108
Text type: Narrative – fantasy

◆6-d　 The Moon Car Race　　

Two friends go to the moon to race their car.

Word Count: 107
Text type: Literary recount

◆6-e　 After School　　

Describes the activities a little boy does when he comes home from school.

Word Count: 107
Text type: Factual recount

◆6-f　 Giraffe Goes Skating　　

An entertaining story about a giraffe who wants to go skating but won’t wear a helmet.

Word Count: 101
Text type: Literary recount

◆6-g　 Make a Fruit Salad　　

Step by step instructions on how to make a fruit salad.

Word Count: 102
Text type: Procedure

◆6-h　 Lunch in the Park　　

A lovely, simple story about a man who feeds the birds in the park when he goes to have lunch.

Word Count: 108
Text type: Narrative – realistic fiction

FREE Teaching Guides

You can download free teaching guides for the books. They include reduced-size pages from each book along with detailed instructions for using each book with a class.
The teaching guides also contain 2 worksheets per book! After reading the book, have the students do the fun worksheets which check comprehension and give reading/writing practice.