Phonics Bug is a pretty special Phonics programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. It uses research-based teaching methods so it's proven to work, and it joins 100% decodable books with CBeebies videos and an online reading world, so it's the ideal way to get today's little readers started on their journey to reading success.

Phonics Bug books are ideal for use at home too, and are a great way to help your child take their first steps towards 'cracking the code' which will enable them to learn to read and spell.

Helpful parent notes on the inside front cover of each book highlight tricky words and give you ideas for before and during reading, and the inside back cover include ideas for delving deeper after reading to check understanding.

Phonics Bug Pack 3 is great for encouraging your Foundation Stage early readers. It contains 3 fiction and 1 non-fiction Phase 3 books - Sid is Sick; The Fox and the Ducks; Sid and Zak; and Jack Gets a Pet - which are perfect for reading before stepping across to the Bug Club Red Level Pack. This pack covers the sounds j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu.

Sid is Sick: Sid and Viv are pretending to be vets, but then Sid pretends to be sick too...

The Fox and the Ducks: Fox's plan to take some ducks to feed his cubs is foiled when he gets stuck in the mud.

Sid and Zak: Zak and Sid are playing with their spacemen. A fierce battle is fough but then Nan arrives.

Jack Gets a Pet: Jack has a new pet dog, Rex and finds out how to look after him.

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Nan likes to invent odd things, and Sid helps out. Together they create an odd-job chimp - but Nan still ends up doing the housework!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red B
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Jim is bored by his job in the shop, but when he tries a variety of jobs with some disastrous results, he decides that his job is the best after all!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Yellow - all levels
  • Phonics phase: 4

 

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Brown Fox plays a trick on Stork by serving dinner on flat plates that Stork cannot eat from. But Stork gets her revenge by serving Fox some fish in long, tall jars.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red C
  • Phonics phase: 4

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

The king and queen discover that life is much happier when they swap jobs - the king cooks the meals and the queen takes over the DIY!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red B
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Fox's plan to take some ducks to feed his cubs is foiled when he gets stuck in the mud. The ducks agree to help him, before chasing him away.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red A
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Will and Cath think there's a monster in the garden. Mum tells them there isn't, but the children are about to bed proved right...

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Yellow - all levels
  • Phonics phase: 4

 


This title is part of Phonics Bug - the first Phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today’s children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics.

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Neela and Craig go fishing. Their first attempt at sailing leaves them soaking wet! Their second attempt is better, but no fishing can happen - they've left the rod on the other bank!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red B
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

A cheeky bug disturbs a hamster, a cat and a dog and a great chase ensues - ended only when the goat catches sight of the bug and is afraid!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red C
  • Phonics phase: 4

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Robert has stuck gum in Sid's hair, so both of them go to the barber. While Robert's mum is reading a magazine, Sid gets his revenge by telling the barber to cut Robert's hair shorter and shorter!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Yellow - all levels
  • Phonics phase: 4

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Sid and Nan go to the fish and chip shop for lunch - their greedy dog Pong steals their food, but all is forgiven when she finds the cash that Nan had accidentally dropped.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red B
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Removal man Phil wishes he was a star. An escapade with a big box, photographed by Jess, gets him into the local paper!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
  • Book band: Blue A
  • Phonics phase: 5

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

There's a dance tonight - all the animals get on board the fun bus. Each has a special dance.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Pink B
  • Phonics phase: 2

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Sid and Viv pretend to be vets, but Viv won't let Sid do anything! Viv is alarmed when Sid pretends to be sick too.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red A
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Zak and Sid are playing with their spaceman. A fierce battle is fought, with Sid's doll winning - until Nan arrives to scold them about the noise.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red A
  • Phonics phase: 3

 


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

When Sid takes his camcorder out into the garden at night, he sees some unexpected shapes in the garden - until he comes across Nan, who sends him back to bed!

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red C
  • Phonics phase: 4

 


Phonics Bug Nan's Man Phase 3

by Nicola Sandford

Published 1 September 2010
This title is part of Phonics Bug - the first Phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today's children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics.

Phonics Bug is a pretty special Phonics programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. It uses research-based teaching methods so it's proven to work, and it joins 100% decodable books with CBeebies videos and an online reading world, so it's the ideal way to get today's little readers started on their journey to reading success.

Phonics Bug books are ideal for use at home too, and are a great way to help your child take their first steps towards 'cracking the code' which will enable them to learn to read and spell.

Helpful notes on the inside front cover of each book highlight tricky words and give you ideas for before and during reading, and the inside back covers include ideas for delving deeper after reading to check understanding.

Phonics Bug Pack 1 is ideal for your encouraging your Foundation Stage early readers. It contains 4 Phase 2 fiction books - Tim's Din; Sid's Nits; Dig, Sid, Dig; and Kit's Kip - which are perfect for reading before stepping across to the Bug Club Pink Level Pack.



Tim's Din: Dad is sleeping, but Tim is tapping a tin, until Dad shouts at him to stop. Dad and Tim take a nap, but then Sam starts tapping the tin...



Sid's Nits: Sid, Sam and Nan all have nits. When a nit bites Nan, she and her frying pan get the better of it.



Dig, Sid, Dig: Nanis working hard in the garden, while Sid relaxes in a hammock. But when Nan discovers a buried tin, Sid decides he is interested after all...



Kit's Kip: Kit tries to take a nap in Dan's cot, but Pad alerts Sid and Nan, who chase him away!


Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics.

 

Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read.

 

Ideal for home learning.

 

Panther tries to scare Frog, but Frog has a plan to get the better of him.

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
  • Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
  • Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
  • Book band: Red C
  • Phonics phase: 4