Year 1 Set 03 Decodable Readers - Long oa spellings: oa, ow in snow and final o

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Compare three spellings for the long vowel in boat, snow and go. Four books give students practice using the spellings across stories and factual contexts, supported by word building and spelling comparisons.

This set connects four short books with practical phonics work. The paired editions use the same text and matching artwork, so you can choose Black and White or Colour for the reading session. The companion returns to the sounds and spellings used in the books through guided practice, word work and connected reading and writing.

What's included

• One-page Table of Contents PDF.
• Go, Boat, Go! (Fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• The Lost Coat (Fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• A Goat (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Will It Float? (Non-fiction; 6 A5 pages including the cover; supplied in Black and White and Colour).
• Ten-page phonics companion:

1. Teacher guidance

2. Hear and compare /oa/

3. Blend and read

4. Segment, build and spell

5. Change one sound

6. Sort the spellings

7. Build, read and write

8. Teacher words and dictation

9. Match meaning and respond

10. Reread and transfer

Learning focus

Long oa spellings: oa, ow in snow and final o. Sort oa, ow and final o words, segment and spell them, and build and reread sentences.

Using the readers

Introduce the focus spellings and any words needing support. Model sounding out and blending, read a book together, then revisit it for accurate, smoother reading and discussion. Use the companion to link spoken sounds, written spellings and meaning. Support the activity directions as needed.

Readiness and placement

Use after the Foundation sequence and Year 1 Sets 01-02, with the current focus explicitly taught before independent reading. The year label describes the collection; choose the set using the student's taught code and current reading needs.

Formats, page counts and printing

Total supplied PDF pages: 35

Page-count breakdown: 35 supplied PDF pages = 24 landscape A4 reader pages across both editions + 10 portrait A4 companion pages + 1 portrait A4 Table of Contents page. Each landscape reader sheet contains two portrait A5 pages. Both editions and all covers are included.

Reader format: Landscape A4 PDF sheets with two full portrait A5 pages per sheet.

Companion format: Ten portrait A4 pages.

Download format: ZIP containing the PDF resources.

Checking support: Teacher guidance and checking prompts are within the companion. There is no separate answer-key PDF.

Print reader PDFs at actual size on single-sided landscape A4. Cut down the centre, order the numbered portrait A5 pages and staple at the left. Print the companion on portrait A4. The two editions contain the same books and matching artwork.

Digital download; no physical product is shipped. The full preview contains every supplied PDF page, with clear opening Table of Contents pages and a red PREVIEW label on every following resource page.