The Collins Big Cat Series is a popular reading scheme used by over 9000 UK primary schools, as well as English-speaking schools all over the world. The books are now available as award-winning iPad apps, produced by the wonderful people at Shoofly Publishing.
These apps provide a great way to develop essential literacy skills and transfer good reading to great writing. They recently won a Bett Award for Primary Digital Content. The books are aimed at Early Years / KS1.
Each animated, interactive book contains audio narration, music and sound effects to aid language learning. Children can read along with the narration as the words are highlighted. There is also the opportunity to develop children’s speaking and listening skills by recording their own narration and sound effects
There is also a story creator which lets children make their own book using pictures, characters and key vocabulary from the story
The following books are available:
- Around the World
- The Steam Train
- It Was a Cold, Dark Night
- My Bike Ride
- In the Garden
- Playing
- The Farmer’s Lunch
- At the Dump
It’s an excellent set of resources, and even better, the books are free! Do take a look. Click on the names of the books above to get hold of a copy.
