This week’s read aloud is Flit the Fantail and the Flying Flop.
Flit’s first flight is a flippy, floppy fail. But Flit’s friends have a clever plan! Can they get him safely back to his nest?
In this story there are many examples of alliteration which is where 2 or more words in a sentence start with the same sound.
You could try some at home eg marvellous Mum,
There are a number of stories about Flit on Youtube if you would like to watch them.
We have been discussing these words in more detail:
Fidget means to move about restlessly.Flit is bored so he fidgets in his nest.
A ruckus means a big noise. Bit and Bob hear the ruckus Flit is making.
Gaze means to look steadily. As in, ‘Flit gazes high up to the treetops’.
Plummet means to fall sharply down at high speed or to plunge. As in, “Flit plummets into
a puddle’.