Meet the monsters

Angry Red A

Letters making a long A sound are red.

a, a-e, ay, ai, ei, eigh, ea, ey
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It is not raining.

We play in the sand.

It is great to play.

Green Froggy

Letters making a long E sound are green.

e, y, ee, ea, ie, ey, ei, i, e-e, i-e
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She can see a tree.

He can see a f.ield.

They have a yummy picnic treat.

Yellow I

Letters making a long I sound are yellow.

i, i-e, y, igh, ie, y-e
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It is night.

My light is on.

The stars are bright in the sky.

Miss Oh No

Letters making a long O sound are pink.

o, o-e, oa, ow, oe
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The boat will float.

The river flows.

We are going to row.

U-Hoo

Letters making a long U sound are purple.

u, u-e, ew, ue, eu
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A few cats persue a bird.

They are stuck in a tree. Can we rescue them?

The cats jump down. Phew!

Cool Blue

Letters making a long oo sound are coloured blue.

u, o, u-e, oo, ew, ue, ou, ui, o-e, eu
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It was cool at the pool.

The wind blew.

A group went to the zoo.

Brown Owl

Letters making a long ow sound are coloured brown.

ow, ou
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The owl is brown.

It drifts without a sound.

Down and out and around.

Ghosts

Silent letters that do not make a sound are white.

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We wrap a present.

Knock! Knock!

We give it to a friend.

Tricky Witch

Tricky Witch helps children learn the more complicated spellings which often make a different sound to what they might expect. They are gold.

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She wants some gems

This gem is a magic!

She said thank you.

The Black Cats

The letters of the alphabet and the consonant digraphs. These are the letter sounds that children are first taught in school.

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A cat sat on a rug.

It got in a box.

It had a drink and a nap.

Multi-sensory and Child-Centred

A systematic synthetic phonics scheme that improves engagement, understanding, memory and results.