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The Highway Rat
Bring The Highway Rat to life with our Read & Respond Teacher’s Book including a wealth of inspiring activities, online resources and guided reading notes.
- Stimulating content mapped to curriculum objectives
- Downloadable activities and extras
- A special phonics and spelling section for Key Stage 1
- Shared reading section including non-fiction extracts
- Time-saving lesson plans, activities and assessments
- Fun-filled activities help children to fully engage with each story, encouraging a love of reading and building a range of skills.
| Themes | Cross-curricular links | Year Group |
|---|---|---|
| Bravery | Art & Design | Year 1–2 |
| Bullying | Drama | – |
| Kindness | PSHE | – |
| Sharing | Science | – |
| Right and wrong | History | – |
The Highway Rat
Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. This furry bandit will ambush your snacks – and your heart. Quick: hide your chocolate éclairs! Do you like buns? Or tasty sweets? So does the Highway Rat. If you’ve got them, he’ll steal them. No food is safe, and that’s that. This rotten rodent steals nuts from squirrels. He hijacks his own horse’s hay. What can stop his appetite for snack-based crime? Perhaps a clever duck can save the day…
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