Phonics Shed packages includes over 160 teaching books which introduce children to all 44 phonemes and their corresponding graphemes through original stories featuring our Phonics Shed original characters such as Curly the Cat, Dusty the Dog and Monty the Monkey.
We have made these stories engaging and relatable so when they are not being shared by the teacher, the children can share them with adults and their peers. The vibrant colours and fun illustrations allow children to explore the stories on their own. It is important to us that the children are encouraged to enjoy reading as well as learning how to read.
The narrative books link directly with our teacher planning sequence which also includes traditional songs and rhymes, as well as relevant popular children’s books from beyond our scheme. Example booklists can be found
here.
They are also supported by our series of decodable books and mirrored by our Phonics Shed game sequence.
Our collection of 120 fully-decodable books is composed almost entirely of words made up of grapheme-phoneme correspondences (GPCs) that a child has learned up to that point. With the only exceptions being previously covered CEWs and carefully selected character names. The progressive nature of the sequence allows children to read independently at every stage of the programme. Practising with such decodable texts will help to make sure children experience success and effectively develop phonic strategies.
This is in-line with the Ofsted inspection handbook which states that the sequence of reading books should show a cumulative progression in phonics knowledge that is matched closely to the school’s phonics programme. Ofsted’s advice is aligned with the expectations in the English Programmes of study in the National curriculum for Key Stages 1 and 2 in England which states the same.
In this example from Chapter 2, ‘Pat and the Pasta’, almost all of the words are made using the sounds s,a,t,p,i (the first five sounds of Phase 2) with ‘the’ being the only additional high frequency word.
Example sentences: Pat sits. The pasta tips. Pat naps.
The following decodable book is ‘Pat’s Pants’ where the focus is 'n'/n/.
Whilst childrens’ own reading should be led by reading aloud books which are consistent with their developing phonics knowledge, teachers and parents should continue to maximise opportunities for children to hear and talk about a rich and diverse range of stories and songs which may not be fully decodable by the children themselves. Phonics Shed planning ties in traditional songs and rhymes, relevant popular children’s books, as well as our own series of original illustrated narrative books.
Joe McDonald had a Farm
Guess the Nursery Rhyme
Here is the Beehive
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Opposites
The Noisy Neighbour
Rhyming Words
Where's Joe
I Spy
Say it, Stretch it, Sound it
Phonics Shed Traditional Tales
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Gingerbread Man
Three Little Pigs
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Princess and the Pea
Puss in Boots
Jack and the Beanstalk
Ugly Duckling
Incy Wincy Spider
Humpty Dumpty
Pat and the Pasta
Pat's Pants
Pip and Dan
The Map
Dad Snips
Cat Nap
Kit Sinks [Alternative 'k' versions available]
The Nag
Buck Gets Stuck [Alternative 'k' versions available]
Ellis and the Pen
Rex Drinks
Mum in the Mud
Haz Hunts
Ben and the Bug
Lily [Share with me non-fiction]
Flick and the Frog [Share with me non-fiction]
Jetpack jack
Val the Vet
The Wig
Alex's Plan
Yan and the Yak
Eliza's Zit
Quicksand Quest
Sam in the Sun
Muffin in a Huff
Billy is Ill
The Class Prom
Pepper and Pat
Tom Putts It
Pat's Tennis Lesson
Dusty is Sodden
Tess and the Mess
Wing's Big Racket
Charlie's Chip
Sam and the Shed
Theo's Things
Gail and the Hail
Not so Plain Gail
Dee Needs to Sleep
A Fright in the Night
Boaty Lost Croak
Ugbie is Stuck Again
Brown Wants a Crown
Pat's Pot
Boo and the Poo
Stars at Night [Share with me non-fiction]
Sports Morning
Kurt Surfs
Merlin in the Woods
Ryder gets a Loaf
A Beard in a Bucket
Blair's Hair
Capture the Flag
Anna’s Bath
The Toe and the Hoe
The Holiday
Rex Chews a Screw
Stewart Newest Pal
Beans Needs a Meal
Stanley's Salad
Albie gets the Brownies
The Magpie
The Seesaw
Gordon's Big Launch
Swirl, Twirl and Stir
Annoying Toys
Sprout's Loud Shout
A Little Scare
Phil’s Phenomenon
Wheeler's Big Whoosh
Ellis's Game
Pete Eats
Ellis and the Kite Ride
The Home that Froze
Ellis Toots the Flute
Ugbie's Attitude
The Prunes
One Evening in June
Advice for a Princess
Allergies
Animal Diet
The Unicorn Parade
Pleasant Weather
Snow!
Wordy the Artworm
Hey!
The Bluebell
The Old Banjo Man
Who?
The Christmas Chorus
Parachute Jump
Smell the Bacon
Wasps [Non-fiction]
The Cyber Spy
The Salty Sea
Mystical Lynx Syndrome
The Soup Coupon
Clumsy Doug!
Mouldy gets Fancy
The Pearl
Pears
Snakes on the Television
The New Enclosure
Tom’s Tail Infection
Sabotage?
