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Title:Killer Ants
Synopsis:  Killer Ants is a narrative about a mother gorilla that loses her baby when all the animals in the jungle try to escape a swarming colony of driver ants. The mother gorilla goes back into the jungle in a desperate attempt to find and save her baby from the killer ants.
Year level(s): 1  2  3
Reading level: 20
Text type: Narrative
Curriculum link: Science: Biological sciences  Living things, animal behaviour
Content vocabulary: army driver ant elephants gorillas jungle march/ing monkeys nests river snakes treetops
High frequency words:
Key concepts: Driver ants hunt, kill and eat other animals. Driver ants live in colonies in nests under the ground.
Reading strategies: Using evidence from the text rather than the illustrations
Phonics: Identifying gh making the /f/ sound as in enough
Paired text: Driver Ants
Supporting material: Lesson Plan - Driver Ants / Killer Ants
Series: Flying Start to Literacy
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Series information:

Flying Start to Literacy is an award-winning comprehensive literacy program. It reflects best practice in literacy instruction and supports the systematic development of students’ reading strategies and skills.

Each Student Book is part of connected pair, a narrative book and an informative book, both presenting the same key concepts and vocabulary. These titles have been trialled with a range of readers, including English language learners.

Each pair of Student Books is supported by a Lesson Plan. These visually appealing resources are durable and easy-to-use.  They integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

Reading strategies, phonics and phonemic awareness and repetition of high-frequency words are all developed through this series, enhancing the reader’s fluency and comprehension. With an array of engaging titles to choose from, readers will laugh, explore and share in the adventure whilst learning and expanding their vocabulary.

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