Springboard Level 15

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.

◆15-a　 The Lucky Whale　　

A community comes together to help rescue a beached whale.

Word Count: 356
Text type: Literary recount – realistic fiction

◆15-b　 Carla Crocodile’s Knitting　　

A lovely story about Carla Crocodile who wants to knit a pair of socks for her friend Charlie.

Word Count: 339
Text type: Narrative

◆15-c　 The Giant’s Fire　　

The townspeople are worried when the giant lights a fire to keep warm.

Word Count: 351
Text type: Narrative – fantasy

◆15-d　 Bronto’s New House　　

Bronto has become too big for his house…but will there be a new one in town big enough for him?

Word Count: 342
Text type: Narrative – fantasy

◆15-e　 Saving Tigers　　

Tigers are endangerred animals. Find out what and what people can do to help them survive.

Word Count: 347
Text type: Discussion

◆15-f　 What Is a Frog?　　

Provides simple information on frogs, what they eat and where they live.

Word Count: 333
Text type: Information report

◆15-g　 Ruby and the White Rat　　

Ruby wants to find a friend…but will she be able to find a rat who likes the same things she does?

Word Count: 339
Text type: Narrative – fantasy

◆15-h　 Don’t Throw It Away　　

This book looks at all the things we throw away and different options we can use instead.

Word Count: 330
Text type: Argument/Exposition

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.