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First Phonics:* Promote phonological awareness at Stage 1+ with rhyming stories* Provide more phonically decodable nouns as well as sight-cueable words* Practise Reception and Year 1 sight vocabulary throughout* Include flexible, easy-to-use, FREE Teaching Notes in each Pack* Support your Home-School Agreement with Take-Home Cards for every bookAt Stage 2, First Phonics books practise clear initial and final consonants, CVC words and Reception sight words. They have 1-2 sentences per page.The six books in the Pack are: The Big Egg, Poor Floppy, In a Bit, Put It Back, A Present for Mum, and The Hole in the Sand.The Pack also includes a set of Teaching Notes, which provide:* prompts and suggestions for using the books in group and independent reading, including specific activities* ideas for speaking and listening activities* ideas for writing activities* cross-curricular links* helpful points to help you observe children's developing skills and strategiesThey also include:* a correlation chart showing all vocabulary used* a correlation chart showing curriculum links* links to other Oxford Reading Tree material at this level