About this collection
For schools looking to update reading scheme resources in KS1 with phonically decodable books, Big Cat for Letters and Sounds is a series of expertly written books all of which are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds and banded from Lilac to Turquoise. Reading notes, including focus phonemes and common exception word lists, help parents reading at home and allow children to practise new words or sounds before each reading session. Green level books (Phase 5 Letters and Sounds) introduce and practise alternative spellings such as /oa/, o, ow, o-e through books such as Dragon Owner’s Manual and /ur/, er, ear in Wild Homes (‘Termites make tall, steep mounds of earth’). Common exceptions words are used in line with Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.
Sample pages from Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Green
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| Fiction | Non-Fiction | ||
| Title | Phonemes covered | Title | Phonemes covered: |
| The Elf and the Bootmaker | /igh/ i-e, i, /ai/ a-e, ay, ey, /e/, ea, /ar/ a, /or/ aw, al, /ow/ ou, /ee/ ea, /oo/ ue, ui, u-e, ew, /oa/ o, o-e, /ur/ ir, or, ear, /i/ y, /oi/ oy, /air/ are, ere, /u/ o-e | Bear Spotting | /ai/ ay, ei, ey, a-e /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ u, ou /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /ar/ a /or/ au, aw, al /ure/ our /air/ ear, are, ere /ur/ ir, or /ear/ eer /e/ ea |
| Monster Treat | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e, /u/ o-e, /igh/ i, i-e, /ur/ ir, /oo/ ui, u-e, ew, ue, /ow/ ou, /e/ ea, /o/ a, /oo/ oul, /oa/ ow, /ee/ ea, /ar/ a | How Not to be Eaten | /ee/ ea, ie, /e/ ea, /ai/ ay, a-e, /igh/ i-e, /oo/ u-e, ew, ou, /oa/ oe, o, o-e, /or/ al, our, /o/ a, /ow/ ou, /u/ o-e, /ar/ a, /air/ are /oo/ oul, /ure/ our, /ur/ ir |
| Where Did My Dingo Go? | /oa/ o, ow, /oo/ ue, u, /air/ ear, /ee/ ea, /ai/ a-e, ay, ey, /igh/ i-e, i, /i/ y, /oo/ oul, /or/ al | How to Draw Cat and Dog | /ar/ a, /or/ aw, our, al, /ow/ ou, /ai/ a-e, /e/ ea, /igh/ i-e, i, /ee/ ea, /ure/ our, /oa/ o, ow, o-e |
| Let’s Pretend! | /oa/ oe, o /ai/ a-e, ay, ei, ey /e/ ea /ee/ ea /u/ o /igh/ i-e, i /i/ y /oo/ oul /oo/ u-e /oi/ oy /ar/ a /ow/ ou /ear/ eer /air/ are, ere /or/ al /u/ o-e /o/ a | Blackcurrant Jam | /ai/ a-e, ey /oo/ ui, ou /oa/ ow, o /ar/ a /or/ our, al /e/ ea /oi/ oy /ur/ ir /u/ o, o-e /oo/ oul /ow/ ou /ee/ ea /igh/ y, i-e |
| The Grasshopper and the Ants | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, oe, o-e, ow, ou /oo/ oul /ee/ ea /ar/ a /or/ our, al /air/ ere, are /ur/ or /o/ a /oo/ ew, u-e, ou, u /ow/ ou /u/ o, o-e | Wild Homes | /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, ui, ou /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /oo/ oul /ar/ a /or/ augh, al /air/ are /ur/ ir, ear /e/ ea /i/ y /o/ a /u/ o |
| Dragon Owner’s Manual | /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, a-e /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, ou, u-e /ee/ ie, ea /oi/ oy /ow/ ou /or/ our, al /er/ ir, or, ear /ear/ ere /e/ ea /u/ o-e | Welcome to My Home! | /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, a-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ u, ew, ou /ee/ ie, ea /ow/ ou /ar/ a /or/ al /air/ ere /u/ o-e /o/ a |
| Not in Otter’s Pocket | /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey /oa/ o, o-e /oo/ ue, ew /ow/ ou /ee/ ea /ar/ a /or/ aw, augh, al /air/ ere /ur/ ir, or, ear /ear/ ere, eer /e/ a /o/ a /u/ o-e | Super Sharks | /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey, a-e / oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, u-e /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /oo/ oul /or/ aw, augh, al / er/ or, ear /e/ a /u/ o, our, o-e |
| Green Band titles that cover the long vowel graphemes only, to support schools that would like a more staggered approach at the start of Phase 5 | |||
| Fiction | Non-Fiction | ||
| Title | Phonemes covered | Title | Phonemes covered: |
| Pixie Makes a Friend | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea | Animal Tricks: Sticking Power | /ai/ a-e, ay, ey |
| Iris’s Wild Ride | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e, /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-e | Bertha Benz | /ai/ ei, ay, ey, a-e |
| The Stone Shadows | /ai/ ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /oa/ o, oe, ow, ou, o-e /igh/ i, i-e | Be a Cave Explorer! | /ai/ a-e, ay, ey /ee/ ie, ea |
| Don’t Blame Me! | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ ow, o, oe, ou, o-e | This is Our Planet | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-e |
| Jake and Jen in the Balloon of Doom | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, ou, o-e /oo/ ue, ui, ew, ou, u-e /oo/ oul | Show Time! | /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea, ie /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ u, ue, ew, ui, ou, u-e /oo/ oul |
| The Train Set | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e | Cave Art | /ai/ a-e, ey, ay /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e, oe, ou |
| Hugo’s Moon Crew | /ai/ ey, a-e /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ui, ew, ou, u, u-e /oo/ oul | Beaches and Bays | /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea |
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Product Code: P944500W
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Book Band Level: Green
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Key Stage: Key Stage 1
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Year Group: Year 1
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Book Genre: Mixed Fiction & Non-Fiction
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Book Quantity: 28
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Publisher: Collins
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