Primary
National Strategy
Dragon's egg Y1-2
an on-screen reading text broadly parallel in
level to books in book band 6 (orange).
(Bridging Bands for Guided Reading KS1, Institute of Education, University of London)
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The names, characters and situations in this story are
entirely fictitious. We are grateful to the headteacher, staff
and children of the primary school who helped us by
playing the parts and enacting the scenes for the camera.
Instructions
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Zane had to go to a new
school. He wasn’t very
happy because he had
no friends there.
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His grandmother gave him a gift.
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picture, then
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‘If you hold it tight,’ said his Gran,
‘it may grant your wishes. But it
only works for people who are
kind and helpful.’
‘Is it really for me?’ asked Zane.
It was a dragon’s egg.
The egg was hatching
and a baby dragon was
crawling out.
Zane wasn’t sure
he believed it, but
he said thank you
anyway.
‘I’ll give it a go,
Gran.’
In school Zane
kept the dragon’s
egg in his hand
and used it to
wish.
Find out what
Zane wished,
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When they were
going out to play
the other children
were all talking.
When they were
going out to play
the other children
were all talking.
Zane held the
dragon’s egg
tightly, wishing he
had someone to
talk to.
One of the boys
fell over, hurting
his hand and
making it bleed.
One of the boys
fell over, hurting
his hand and
making it bleed.
Zane lent him his
clean hanky.
One of the boys
fell over, hurting
his hand and
making it bleed.
Zane lent him his
clean hanky.
He helped him to
the secretary’s
office, where the
plasters were.
They talked all
playtime.
In maths the other children
all worked together.
In maths the other children
all worked together.
Zane held the dragon’s egg
tightly, wishing he had
someone to work with.
The group on the
next table were all
stuck. Nobody
knew what to do.
The group on the
next table were all
stuck. Nobody
knew what to do.
Zane knew so he
went over to help
them.
The group on the
next table were all
stuck. Nobody
knew what to do.
Zane knew so he
went over to help
them.
‘Thanks,’ said one
of the girls. ‘Would
you like to work
with us?’
They worked
together all lesson.
At dinner time the other
children all played
together.
At dinner time the other
children all played
together.
Zane held the dragon’s
egg tightly, wishing he
had someone to play
with.
Some children
were playing catch
when the ball
bounced away.
Some children
were playing catch
when the ball
bounced away.
‘I’ll get it,’ called
Zane, chasing the
ball and throwing it
back.
Some children
were playing catch
when the ball
bounced away.
‘I’ll get it,’ called
Zane, chasing the
ball and throwing it
back.
‘Thanks,’ said one
girl. ‘Do you want
to play with us?’
They played together
all dinner time.
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picture, then
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At home time
Zane’s
grandmother
picked him up
from school.
‘It was magic,’ Zane told
her. ‘The dragon’s egg
granted my wishes all
day.’
Gran could tell at once that
he was much happier.
‘Well now,
there’s a thing!’
said Gran with a
smile.
end