Open It! Level 3-5

Open It! is a vibrant and engaging non-fiction reader where two children explore a variety of ways to open everyday items, such as jars, bags, and boxes. The book uses strong photographic cues and a rhythmic, rhyming text structure to support early reading skills. Children will encounter high-frequency words such as œit, œthe, and œto, while being introduced to more challenging verbs like œtwist, œsnap, and œunclip to describe each action. The consistent format in the opening pages builds reader confidence, while the rhyming phrases such as œrings and œthings enhance phonological awareness. This book lends itself to discussion around daily tasks and encourages children to relate the reading to their own experiences. As part of a guided reading session, Open It! provides opportunities to monitor comprehension through visual and structural cues and respond to questions about text content. It also invites extension through activities like labelling and writing about everyday processes.

Educational Benefits

• Reinforces recognition and use of high-frequency words.
• Builds vocabulary through exposure to action verbs.
• Supports comprehension through image-text matching.
• Develops early rhyming and phonemic awareness skills.

Classroom Ideas

• Create a class chart of different ways to open everyday objects.
• Use role-play to act out the opening actions described in the text.
• Ask students to label items in the classroom that open in various ways.
• Encourage students to write their own œHow to open¦ captions.

Information

• Ages: 4-6 years
• Reading Level: 3-5 (Red)
• Themes: Science and Technology
• Book dimensions: 16.5cm x 14.5cm