Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper: Topic-linked fiction and non-fiction to support your wider curriculum

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This unique series of 60 decodable reading books, linked to the wider curriculum, will take your children on a journey of discovery as they read across both fiction and non-fiction.

Aligned to Letters & Sounds Phases with a limited number of non-decodable topic words to develop vocabulary and comprehension. (These should be pre-taught.)
30 Biff, Chip and Kipper stories are paired with 30 engaging non-fiction books
Each pair is curriculum-linked by a Science, Geography, History or Art topic, with rich and varied text to develop comprehension skills
Teaching support materials give you the flexibility to use the books for independent and guided reading, and as take-home readers

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Series contains:

30 Biff, Chip and Kipper stories
30 non-fiction books
3 Teaching Handbooks
Free teaching notes, curriculum topic matching information and a selection of eBooks on Oxford Owl

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What does Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper deliver?

What is Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper? (video)

Watch Rod and Alex, author and illustrator of the series, discuss Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper

Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper course guide (PDF)

View the Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper course guide

Structure chart (PDF)

See an overview of Explore with Biff Chip and Kipper

International Curriculum grids (PDF)

Learn how Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper supports the wider international curricula through carefully chosen cross-curricular topics

English National Curriculum information (PDF)

Find out how Oxford Reading Tree can help you deliver key aims of the new English National Curriculum

Oxford Reading Levels Explained

See an in-depth overview of each Oxford Reading Level

More from Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper

Explore Blog Posts

Read engaging posts by Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper authors Alex Brychta and Roderick Hunt

Free downloadable stickers

Download your brand-new Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper stickers now!

Free online support

Find free teaching notes for Oxford Reading Tree on Oxford Owl

What teachers say

"I recently tried the new Oxford Reading Tree Explore books in class and 'explore' we did! The children were highly responsive and excited about a brand new story from the series. I read "Home for a night" to them followed by the accompanying text "The Right Home". This lead to a discussion on what kind of homes the students live in and what their ideal home would look like. I particularly like the "Explore Further" section of the book, this section allows me and the students to think out of the box and link our readings to the 'real' world. I am looking forward to the rest of the Explore series!"

Shehrbano Minallah, Teacher at Beaconhouse, Newlands, Pakistan

Also available on the Oxford Owl eBook Library

Selected titles from this series are available on the Oxford Owl eBook Library, a subscription giving you over 550 eBooks to use across the whole school. This eBook library is perfect for use in the classroom or to share books with children to read at home.