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Big Cat Phonics for Letters & Sounds: Red (Phase 3)
Red A books introduce Phase 3 phonemes /j/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /v/ /w/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ /qu/ ,zz and common exception words in line with Letters and Sounds. Red B books introduce the phonemes, digraphs and trigraphs of Phase 3 gradually -/ai/ /ar/ /ow/ /oa/ /oo/ /ure/ /ur/ /oi/ /air/ /ee/ /er/ /ear/ /or/ /igh/, pp, rr, tt, dd, bb, nn, gg.
Big Cat for Letters and Sounds is a series of decodable books fully aligned to Phases 1-6 Letters and Sounds and book banded from Lilac to Turquoise. Each colour band brings engaging stories and exciting non-fiction books that are perfectly matched to classroom learning. Reading notes, including focus phonemes and common exception word lists, help parents reading at home and allow children to practise before a reading session. Red A books introduce Phase 3 phonemes /j/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /v/ /w/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ /qu/ ,zz and common exception words in line with Letters and Sounds eg ‘Jazz is in bed / Quick, Jazz, run!’ in the book ‘Jazz and Jet’ (Red A, fiction - /j/ /y/ /z/ /w/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /qu/, zz, by, the). Red B books introduce the phonemes, digraphs and trigraphs of Phase 3 gradually -/ai/ /ar/ /ow/ /oa/ /oo/ /ure/ /ur/ /oi/ /air/ /ee/ /er/ /ear/ /or/ /igh/, pp, rr, tt, dd, bb, nn, gg. Here is an example of text taken from across 3 double pages in Down the River ‘Down the river you can see a lock / A boat chugs near the river bank / A kingfisher darts down to get a fish’ (Red B, Non-fiction, /ai/ /ar/ /ow/ /oa/ /oo/ /ur/ /oi/ /ee/ /er/ /ear/ /or/ /igh/, nn, gg, to, the, you)
Sample pages from Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Red
| Red A | |||
| Fiction | Non-Fiction | ||
| Title | Phonemes covered | Title | Phonemes covered: |
| Fantastic Yak | /x/ /y/ /ch/ /th/ /nk/ | In the Fish Tank | /j/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /sh/ /nk/ |
| Zip and Zigzag | /j/ /v/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /nk/ | Big Mud Run | /j/ /w/ /z/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ |
| Up in a Rocket | /w/ /z/ /sh/ /ng/, zz | This is My Kit | /x/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/, zz |
| Bob and the Pink Wig | /v/ /w/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ | Cubs | /w/ /x/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ |
| The Big Radish | /j/ /v/ y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /qu/, zz | In the Big Box | /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ |
| Jazz and Jet | /j/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /sh/ /ch/ /th/, zz | Jig and Jog | /j/ /w/ /v/ /qu/ /th/ /sh/ /ch/ /ng/ /nk/ |
| Ding Dong | /ng/ /x/ /j/ zz | A Sunken Ship | /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ |
| Hush! | /j/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ | Six of Us | /j/ /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ |
| Chan and his Van | /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ | Chat, Chat, Chat! | /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /y/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/, zz |
| Fix it, Fox | /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ | Buzz, Hop, Zip! | /w/ /x/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /ng/, zz |
| Not Junk! | /nk/ /th/ /z/ /x/ /sh/ /y/ | Up the Rock | /ng/ /ch/ /nk/ /th/ /z/ / qu/ /x/ |
| Buzz and Jack | /j/ /w/ /zz/ /qu/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ /sh/ | Will it sink? | /w/ /y/ /x/ /v/ /nk/ /th/ /sh/ |
| Dash to Dig | /qu/ /ch/ /ng/ /nk/ /th/ /sh/ /x/ /w/ /z/ zz | On the Bus | /w/ /z/ zz /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ |
| Run to Win | /j/ /w/ /x/ /ng/ /nk/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ | It is Fun to Think | /sh/ /qu/ /th/ /nk/ /w/ /z/ zz |
| Fuzz and Buzz | /z/ /th/ /sh/ /qu/ /ch/ /nk/ /w/ zz | Dig and Tip | /j/ /w/ /ng/ /nk/ /qu/ /th/ /z/ |
| Jazz and Jeff | /z/ zz /th/ /sh/ /qu/ /ng/ /nk/ /x/ /w/ /j/ | Sing, Ping, Ting! | /ng/ /w/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ /j/ /z/ zz |
| Visit the Vet | /v/ /w/ /x/ /z/ zz /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ | Can you? | /y/ /j/ /ng/ /w/ /qu/ /nk/ /sh/ /z/ zz |
| King of the Kicks | /z/ /ch/ /j/ /x/ /qu/ /ng/ /th/ /nk/ | Mix and Mash | /w/ /x/ /y/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ |
| Rush to the Bus | /j/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ /ng/ | Rocket! | /j/ /y/ /z/ zz /qu/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/ |
| Red B | |||
| Fiction | Non-Fiction | ||
| Title | Phonemes covered | Title | Phonemes covered: |
| Pink Boat, Pink Car | /ar/ /ow/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ure/ /ur/ /oi/ /air/ /ee/ | Get Set For Fun | /oo/ /ar/ /ai/ /ow/ /oo/ /ear/ / ee/ /or/ /igh/ /er/, dd |
| A Bee on a Lark | /ee/ /ar/ /oa/ /er/ /oo/, tt | It is Hidden | /ee/ /oo/ /or/ /oa/ /ar/ /igh/ /oo/ /er/ /ow/, dd, tt |
| Wow Cow! | /oa/ /ee/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /ear/ /oo/ /ur/ nn, pp | Look at Them Go | /ar/ /oo/ /ow/ /ear/ /er/ /oo/ /ee/ /ur/ /ai/ /air/, tt, bb |
| Shoot a Hoop | /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /or/ /ur/ /air/ /ure/ /er/ | Down the River | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/ /er/, gg, nn |
| Robin Hood | /oo/ /igh/ /air/ /or/ /ee/ /ai/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /er/ | Pack for a Picnic | /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /ure/ /er/, nn, rr, pp, gg, dd, tt |
| The Hopper | /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ear/ /air/ /er/ | It is a Fox | /ai/ /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /ur/ /ear/ /ar/ /or/, bb, nn |
| Aimee and the Tablet | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /er/ | Food on the Farm | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /oi/ /er/ |
| Lee and the Box | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /air/ | Rock Pools | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /or/ /er/ |
| Finn Feels Better | /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /er/ | An Animal Park Keeper | /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /air/ /er/ |
| The Power Cut | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /er/ | Higher and Higher | /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /air/ /er/ |
| Jack and Zain | /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /er/ /ai/ /ear/ | Look at the shoots! | /ai/ /ee/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /ur/ |
| A Job for the Dog | /ee/ /ai/ /or/ /ar/ /oo/ /oo/ /igh/ /ur/ /er/ | In the Dark Woods | /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/ /air/ /ure/ /er/ /or/ |
| Too Hot! | /er/ /oo/ /ow/ /ee/ /ar/ /oa/ /ai/ /ur/ | Odd Fish! | /ow/ /oo/ /er/ /ar/ /igh/ /or/ /ee/ /ur/ |
| Sid the Sheep | /igh/ /ee/ /ur/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /ear/ /air/ /er/ | Owls in the Night | /er/ /oo/ /oo/ /ee/ /ai/ /ow/ /igh/ /ear/ /ar/ /or/ |
| Off to Town! | /ow/ /ee/ /air/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /ar/ /er/ /or/ /oa/ /igh/ /ai/ /oi/ | Down to Up | /ee/ /ow/ /ar/ /oo/ /oo/ /air/ /ear/ /ai/ /ur/ /igh/ /er/ /oi/ |
| Nipper and Gull | /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /er/ | Sun and Rain | /ee/ /ur/ /oo/ /ai/ /oa/ /oo/ /oi/ /igh/ /ear/ /er/ /ow/ |
| I Look for Mark | /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ow/ /air/ /ear/ /er/ | Zoom to the Moon | /oo/ /oo/ /ee/ /igh/ /ow/ /ar/ |
| Mix up on the Farm | /ee/ /oo / /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /or/ /er/ | Is it magnetic? | /ai/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /oi/ /air/ /er/ |
| Meena and the Rabbit | /ar/ /ee/ /oi/ /ow/ /ai/ /er/ /igh/ /ear/ /oo//oo/ /or/ | Bees! | /ee/ /oo/ /oo/ /er/ /or/ /ar/ /igh/ /air/ |
| Show Book Bands | Yes |
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| Book Bands | Red (Level 2) |
