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Haircuts
Rhino Readers provides exciting fiction and non-fiction
books for every reader. Watch children fall in love with reading
as they set off on a phonics-led journey, with many stories
featuring popular characters from the Twinkl Phonics world.
Haircuts

First published 2020 © Twinkl Ltd of Wards Exchange,


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ISBN: 978-1-914331-03-9

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Before
Reading Say the sounds. Read the focus words.
If your child needs help, point to the picture and The dots show one sound made by one letter. The dashes show
read the word to them. one sound made by more than one letter.

i b k u e
think still

haircut next
insect bat kite umbrella egg

n g l d s

glad best
nut girl lolly drum snake

t a ll h c

tea apple bell house caterpillar


Read the tricky words.
x th th ow air
like have
box moth feather clown chair said so
Level 4 reviews sounds from Levels 2 and 3 and focuses on blending sounds.
Dad took Kit and Sam to
get a haircut.
1 2
“I like that haircut!” “I like my hair how it is,”
said Kit. said Sam.
3 4
It was Sam’s turn.
“Let’s just trim a bit of f,”
said Cliff. All the hair fell down.
5 6
“Thank you for my haircut,”
said Sam. She was glad
that her hair was still long.
7 8
It was Kit’s turn next.
“Can I have a haircut like
that?” said Kit. All the hair fell down.
9 10
“This might not be the right
haircut for me,” said Kit.
11 12
“I can fix it for you,” “I think my hair looks so
said Cliff. cool now!” said Kit.
13 14
“This is the best haircut
ever!” said Kit.
15 16
Read these pages to your child and
After complete the activities together.
Reading

Finish these sentences.

Kit and Sam are taken to


the hairdressers by…

Before the hairdresser cuts


Sam’s hair, she feels...

? How do you like your hair to look?


At the end, Kit thinks his
haircut is...

Rhino Challenge!
• Draw some posters for the hair salon, like
the ones on pages 3 and 4 of the story. You
could draw your own hairstyle or use your
imagination and go wild!

• Look closely at your hair in the mirror. What


do you like about it? What words would you
use to describe it?
Written by experienced teachers, Rhino Readers books are here to help
educators match the perfect book to every child’s reading stage.

Read our books on the go and 4b

never miss a chance to practise 4a

with the Rhino Readers app!


Jetthe
Ha ircuts Vet

Helpfully organised by level,


you’ll find a growing library
just waiting to be explored!

Got a question? Find our handy teaching guide at twinkl.com/reading-scheme.

The Perfect Companion


Six levels of perfectly planned phonics lessons.

Teaching PowerPoints, games and more!

Find everything you need at twinkl.com/phonics


Phonics
Level 4

Kit and Sam get


haircuts. Will they
like them?

Creating Unstoppable Readers


Rhino Readers is a collection of engaging phonics-led books that take ted in
rin
children from decoding to fluency.
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