In this pack:

Ten decodable phonics titles (1 of each in this pack) written as paired texts to practise the letter sounds:

Sounds (phonemes) /f/  /l/  /s/  /k/  /sh/  /ch/  /th/

Letters (graphemes) ff, ll, ss, ck, sh, ch, th,

About the titles in the pack:

The 10 books in Unit 4 are paired texts, one informative and one fiction.

Hop and Run 

Tess and Jeff like to race against each other. Sometimes Tess wins, sometimes Jeff wins and sometimes they both win.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sounds (phonemes) /f/  /l/  /s/

Letters (graphemes) ff, ll, ss

Run, Jack, Run!

Jack the rabbit is trying to outrun Mack the fox. When Jack runs, so does Mack. In the end, Jack jumps down his burrow to safety just in time.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /k/

Letters (grapheme) ck

How Ants Make Nests 

Ants live in nests, but not all ant nests are the same. This book is about the nests that different types of ants make.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Blending four sounds in CVCC words

A Nest for Stan 

Stan the ant has lost his nest. He visits different types of nests as he tries to find his home.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Blending four sounds in CCVC words

In the Fog 

In the Fog explains what happens in a heavy fog and the impact this has on people.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /sh/

Letters (grapheme) sh

Chad Is Lost 

Chad gets lost in the fog at the beach. He is saved when he sends his dog to find his dad.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /ch/

Letters (grapheme) ch

Legs and Wings 

Legs and Wings is an information puzzle book that gives clues about various animals.

Letters/Phonic focus: 

Sound (phoneme) /ng/

Letters (grapheme) ng

My Legs Are the Best!

The animals in this story all believe, for various reasons, that the legs they have are the best legs.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /th/

Letters (grapheme) th

Dogs That Help Us 

This book is about how some dogs save people’s lives by using skills such as sniffing, running, digging and swimming.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Blending five sounds in CCVCC words.

My Dog Scamp 

One day at the park, a young boy gets lost. His family can’t find him anywhere. Luckily, their dog Scamp sniffs and runs to find him.

Letters/Phonic focus:

This book contains words with the letter–sound correspondences taught throughout Unit Four.