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 3, First Phonics books practise clear initial and final consonants, Reception and Year 1 sight words, CVC words, and CVCC/CCVC wordsThe 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