Dani the Old Dingo

$25.00

In Dani the Old Dingo, Dani the Dingo becomes upset when her friends don't want to come to her house on her birthday. But it's not for the reason she thinks...

This story teaches a valuable lesson about honesty, prompting discussions about when a white lie is and isn't appropriate.

Dani the Dingo stories are rigorously designed by an experienced primary school teacher to fill the gap between picture books and stories with more advanced language, while maintaining positive and appropriate themes and messages.

For Teachers:

Use this as a big book for a whole class, or as individual readers, to focus on the skills of

  • Using context and pictures to derive the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary

  • Predicting

  • Inferring meaning as shown through actions and expressions rather than direct telling

  • Navigating - Using simple headings to understand what a section will tell about

  • Social and Emotional Skills Learning (SEL)

In Dani the Old Dingo, Dani the Dingo becomes upset when her friends don't want to come to her house on her birthday. But it's not for the reason she thinks...

This story teaches a valuable lesson about honesty, prompting discussions about when a white lie is and isn't appropriate.

Dani the Dingo stories are rigorously designed by an experienced primary school teacher to fill the gap between picture books and stories with more advanced language, while maintaining positive and appropriate themes and messages.

For Teachers:

Use this as a big book for a whole class, or as individual readers, to focus on the skills of

  • Using context and pictures to derive the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary

  • Predicting

  • Inferring meaning as shown through actions and expressions rather than direct telling

  • Navigating - Using simple headings to understand what a section will tell about

  • Social and Emotional Skills Learning (SEL)

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