Supports the teaching of phonics (now statutory since the introduction of DCSF's Letters and Sounds) and assists with the recommended synthetic approach to learning the 44 phonemes and the daily phonics lesson. Can be used to enhance any phonics program currently used.

* Enables teachers to link phonics teaching to art, display and other primary subjects
* 33 exciting themes, each including a whole-class starter, practical activities, display ideas and cross-curricular links.
* 5 chapters exploring all areas of phonics work including: learning phonemes, blending and segmenting, understanding vowels, word structure (prefixes and suffixes) and types (antonyms and homophones).
* Example themes include: The Blending Chef, Room on a Broom, Charlie Chicken Cheats, Winston the Word Wolf, Long and Short Vowels, Alliteration, Homophones and more.
* Ideas are colourful and original, 2-D and 3-D, and suitable for whole class or small group work.

Liz Webster and Sue Reed