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/  /w/  /j/  /s/  /ch/  /or/  /er/  /e/  /u/

Letters (grapheme) ph, wh, ge, gi, gy, dge, ce, ci, cy, tch, aw, au, or, ea, o_e

About the titles in the pack:

The 10 books in Unit 7 are paired texts, one informative and one fiction.

Teaching Their Young

Teaching Their Young reports on a range of animals that need their mothers to teach them things so they will be able to survive on their own.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /f/

Letters (grapheme) ph

Little Cub Is Hungry

Little Cub Is Hungry is about a lion cub who just wants to play. He is not interested in learning how to get food, until he gets hungry!

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /w/

Letters (grapheme) wh

Bridges 

Bridges tells about a range of different bridges throughout the world. Each bridge is fantastic in some way.

Letters/Phonic focus: 

Sound (phoneme) /j/

Letters (graphemes) ge, gi, gy, dge

In Cedrick and the Lost City

In Cedrick and the Lost City, Cedrick finds an old map that leads him to a hidden city. On his journey, he crosses many unusual bridges.

Letters/Phonic focus: 

Sound (phoneme) /s/

Letters (graphemes) ce, ci, cy

Plants That Harm Animals

Plants That Harm Animals reports on plants that can be dangerous to animals. These plants can stick to animals, trap animals or even poison and kill animals.

Letters/Phonic focus: 

Sound (phoneme) /ch/

Letters (grapheme) tch

The Very Bad Dog 

The Very Bad Dog is a narrative about two children who look after their neighbour’s smelly, naughty dog. The dog runs away and gets burrs, seeds and prickles all over him. He is a very difficult dog to look after!

Letters/Phonic focus: 

Sound (phoneme) /or/

Letters (graphemes) aw, au

A New Friend

A New Friend recounts several personal experiences about making new friends.

Letters/Phonic focus: 

Sound (phoneme) /er/

Letters (grapheme) or

The Dance of the Blue Crane

The Dance of the Blue Crane is a story about a blue crane that arrives at a lake where some white cranes live. Despite many differences, the blue crane is eventually accepted by the white cranes.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /e/

Letters (graphemes) ea

Hiking with Max 

Hiking with Max is about the different types of hikes that a boy called Max has been on.

Letters/Phonic focus:

Sound (phoneme) /u/

Letters (grapheme) o_e

Prince Ephram Is Lost!

Prince Ephram Is Lost! is a story about a prince who gets lost in the forest. He is rescued by Liz, who helps him hike back to his palace.

Letters/Phonic focus:

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