It’s time for another set of free phonics readers! You’ll love this set of eight books that teaches ten phonics patterns: oi, oy, aw words, and more!
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Are you looking for free printable books to help your beginning reader? These are perfect for homeschooling, classroom use, and for parents who want to give extra reading practice at home.
Let me tell you more about my printable phonics readers!
- Each books has a combination of sight words and phonetic words.
- Each book focuses on a different phonics pattern. The first five sets focus on basic short vowel words. Since then, I’ve added books with long vowel patterns (ea, igh, etc.) , digraphs (ow, ew, etc.) and longer short vowel word families (such as ump and itch). This is set 14. You can expect 24 sets in all.
- The books are a collection of unrelated sentences, not true stories. This is purposeful, because putting together a story with the same phonics pattern throughout is hard to do in a way that makes sense.
- The pictures are bright, colorful, and often funny.
- Perhaps most important of all, the books are readable. Even though each set adds additional sight words (which are listed on the back of the book), the books advance at a slow rate. Both new and struggling readers will appreciate the reasonable pace.
- And best of all, they’re free!
Let’s take a look!
Each book starts like this. Your child will have a chance to read each new word without any picture as a clue. This will promote attention to the phonics pattern, which is written in a different color.
Turn the page, and your child has the opportunity to the word in a sentence. Then he starts again with a new word.
Each page has phonetic words that were taught in previous sets. This page has the oo pattern in cook and the ell family in smell.
The silly pictures are a bonus!
Finally, each book ends with a list of the words that were taught.
This is the first set where I put two phonics patterns in a single book. I did that twice: for the oi/oy patterns and the ue/ui patterns. There weren’t enough words of each pattern to make as single book, but I didn’t want to leave them out!
How to print and assemble:
- Print pages 2-33 front to back (page 1 is my Terms of Use). I like to use light cardstock to make the books durable.
- Separate the stack into each individual book. Each book consists of two pages front to back.
- Cut across the horizontal center of the pages.
- Insert the pages into each other, using the page numbers as a guide.
- Staple with a long arm stapler.
For a picture tutorial to help you put the books together, visit this post.
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Leilani Weigand
We are so super grateful for these phonics books. My son loves the silly pictures. We’re on set 14 now–wow how he has progressed. I just noticed, however, that it would be nice if this set also contained the “au” digraph so that it could be taught along w/”aw”. Just a suggestion, but truly, your work is much appreciated and admired!!!
Anna G
Hi Leilana! Unfortunately, I can’t add to this set. The company whom I bought the clip art from has changed their terms of use, so I can’t create new resources with it for the books. For that reason, I won’t be editing any of the sets.
Huong
Thank you so much Anne Geiger.!!!!!
Anna Geiger
You’re very welcome, Huong!
M. R.
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!
Anna Geiger
Yay – I’m so glad you found them!
Sandra
I help struggling students and your books will engage and help each child.
Anna Geiger
I’m so glad you can use the books, Sandra!
Lynne Wells
These are fabulous. Looking forward to sharing them with my phonics group. Just wondering if you have any books with the ‘ir’ and ‘air’ sounds?
Anna Geiger
Hi, Lynne!
No, I’m sorry that I don’t have an “air” set. But you’ll find “ir” in this bundle: https://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-phonics-books-r-controlled-vowels/
Leah
These are wonderful!
Manuela Scheepers
My daughter just started teaching this year grade one and this is awesome.
Thank you very much for sharing, you are a star.
Anna Geiger
That first year of teaching is a busy and crazy one! I hope she is enjoying it. 🙂
Amanda Grant
You are amazing!!! Sharing so much work and for free!! Thank you so very much.
Anna Geiger
You’re very welcome, Amanda!
Tatiana
Hello, would you have something like this in Spanish? It is fabulous. Very eye-catching images. Thank you!
Anna Geiger
Hello, Tatiana!
No, I’m sorry. Right now my printables are only in English.
TImothy Rowland
Hi, thank you! These are just perfect for my 5-year-old boy who is learning to read. You’re awesome!
Anna Geiger
Yay, so glad you can use them, Timothy!
Yemi
I’m finding it difficult to download the printables
Kate Dowling
Hi Yemi! This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. We’d love to help. What happens when you click the green box and enter your email address?
Gladys Digiovanni
Hello, it doesn’t download 🙁 Noting happens
Kate Dowling
Hi Gladys!
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