Hen and Cat - Level 2 - Emerging Readers - How to Use the Big Book

Jul 17, 2026

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Big Book for emerging readers that supports early childhood story comprehension through visual-text meaning, vocabulary building, and word prediction practice. The guide explains three reading sessions and provides step-by-step instructions for first-time, second-time, and third-time reading. It also includes classroom activities such as matching words from the story, acting out a skit, reading together in groups, and independent reading using a pointer. The story follows Hen and Cat as they search for food.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages18

Reading Time28 min

How to use this Big Book

First reading

Second reading

Third reading session

Activities you can do with the Big Book

Hen and Cat Level 2: Book 2D English Hen and Cat English Copyright © 2025, SIL Global [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Translated into English by: Gasyodo Mitala Erinayo This book is an adaptation of the original , ONkoko n’oPuusi, Copyright © 2024, SIL Uganda. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Original book written by: Tawonia Moses Illustrators: Tawonia Moses and Mulekwa Fred Level 2: Emerging Readers The original Gwere book “ONkoko n’oPuusi” was written during writers’ workshops held in Budaka, Butebo, Kibuku and Pallisa Districts in April 2023 as part of the Let’s Read Together Project. Technical support was provided by SIL Uganda. How to use this Big Book This Big Book is designed to encourage children to enjoy reading and to like story books. Children will understand that books have words and pictures , which both have a meaning. Reading Big Books helps the children to develop their vocabulary. The children will also practice the skill of word prediction. The children will learn that every book has a main idea and that things happen in a sequence (order) in a story. When you read the book for the first time: 1. Show the cover of the book and discuss the picture with the children. 2. Read the title, while moving a finger under each word. 3. Turn to the first page and discuss the picture. 4. Read the text fluently , accurately and with expression. 5. Ask the children what they think they will see on the next page. 6. Read every page and discuss the pictures. 7. At the end of the book , ask the children what they liked about the book or story. When you read the book for the second time: 1. Show everyone the book. Read the title while pointing to the words. 2. Read the story, following the words with a pointer or your finger. 3. Encourage the children to read with you if they know some words. In the third reading session: 1. Show everyone the book. Encourage the children to read the title. 2. Read the story, following the words with a pointer or your finger. 3. Invite the children to read with you if they know some words. 4. Do an activity with the book. Activities you can do with the Big Book: Matching: Write a word from the story on a paper or blackboard. Let the children match the word to the word in the Big Book. They can raise their hands or clap when they see the word. Acting: Invite some children to act a skit to dramatize the story, while others help the teacher read it. Reading together: Ask one group of children to read one page aloud together , then another group can read another page and so on. Reading alone: Invite children to come and read to the group using the pointer. One day, Hen was walking looking for food which could make her survive. Cat was also hungry and thinking what he could eat. He went to look for food.

FAQs

What is the purpose of reading Big Books for children in this guide?

The guide aims to help children enjoy reading, understand that books use both words and pictures with meaning, expand vocabulary, practice word prediction, and recognize that stories have a main idea and happen in sequence.

What should the teacher do during the first reading of the Big Book?

Show and discuss the cover picture, read the title moving a finger under each word, discuss the first page picture, read the text fluently and with expression, predict what will appear next, then read and discuss every page.

What classroom activities does the guide suggest for using the Big Book?

Suggested activities include matching story words to words in the Big Book, acting out a skit while the teacher helps read, reading together in groups page by page, and reading alone by inviting children to come and read using a pointer.

Jul 17, 2026

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