In this pack:

Ten decodable phonics titles (1 of each in this pack) using 26 letters to practise letter sounds:

s  a  t  i  m  p  c  e  h – /s/  /a/  /t/  /i/  /m/  /p/  /k/  /e/  /h/

n  o  g  k  d  r  u  l  f – /n/  /o/  /g/  /k/  /d/  /r/  /u/  /l/  /f/

b  j  q  v  w  x  y  z – /b/  /j/  /kw/  /v/  /w/  /ks/  /y/  /z/

About the titles in the pack:

The 10 books in Unit 3 follow the lives and everyday activities of three friends who live in an outer suburban neighbourhood.

What's in the Box? 

Meet Ben, Liz and Max. They are great friends who all live on the same street. It’s Ben’s birthday and they are all excited, but Ben is even more excited. I wonder why!

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  i  m  p  c  e  n  o  g  d  u  l  f  b  j  x  y

I Like Pup 

Ben, Liz and Max are on the grass with their pets. Max with his cat, Liz with her dog and Ben with his new puppy. What is a good name for the new puppy?

Letters/Phonic focus:  a  t  i  m  p  e  n  o  k  d  r  l  b  j  w  x  z

The Dog in the Mud 

Do dogs like rolling in the mud? Liz’s dog does. It loves getting dirty, but doesn’t like to get clean. What a mess!

Letters/Phonic focus:  a  t  i  m  c  e  n  o  g  d  r  u  l  b  w z

I Can Fix It 

Max’s bike is not working and he’s going to try and fix it. Liz is not too sure that Max can do it. How will Max get his bike fixed?

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  i  m  c  e  n  o  g  d  l  f  b  j  x  y  z

Can We Go? 

Ben’s dad is busy and can’t take Ben, Liz and Max to the park. Ben, Liz and Max want to find something to do. They could help Ben’s dad with his chores! Is that a good idea?

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  t  i  m  c  e  n  o  d  u  l  b  x  y  z

The Fox and the Hen 

The hen and the chicks are out of the hen house and in the garden, but so is the big, bad fox. The fox is hungry. Who will save the chicken and her chicks?

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  t  i  p  e  h  n  o  g  d  r  u  f  b  x

The Big Bad Fox 

Ben, Liz and Max are getting ready to camp out in the back garden. What is that noise? What is that shadow? What is it?

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  t  i  m  e  n  o  g  d  l  f  b  x  y  z

The Vet 

Ben, Liz and Max meet the vet when she is making a home visit. Each of them has a question for the vet, and the vet has the answers. She is a very clever vet. What did she do to Ben’s bugs?

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  t  i  m  c  e  n  o  g  d  u  l  f  b  v  w  x  y  z

The Box 

Liz is in a room getting things out of a dress-up box. Who is she dressing up as? Is it someone she knows? Do you know who?

Letters/Phonic focus:  s  a  t  i  m  c  e  h  n  o  g  d  r  u  l  b  v  w  x  y  z

Yum, Yum 

A cute bug crawls across the grass. A bat, a hen and a rat all fancy the bug for lunch. As they sneak up on the bug, the dog growls and scares away the bat, the hen and the rat! The bug is safe!

Letters/Phonic focus:  a  t  i  m  e  h  o  g  d  r  b  y