Is it for me?
Bug Club Phonics gives you everything you need to teach synthetic phonics. Combining 100% decodable books with whole‑class teaching software, the programme has been researched and developed to deliver results fast.
- Meets 100% of the Department for Education in England (DfE) criteria for teaching systematic synthetic phonics and helps children succeed in the Phonics Screening Check.
- 180 fiction and non‑fiction books, with beautiful artwork, humour and characters that children will love, and books and topics they really want to read.
- Every phonics book is available as an allocatable tablet-friendly eBook that can be accessed from home and includes audio narration to help with pronunciation and personalisable parent notes for every child.
- Teaching Resources and Support include everything you need to run the whole programme, from instructions and tips, to plans, assessment sheets, worksheets, photocopiables and much more.
- Bug Club Phonics whole‑class teaching software provides a series of lesson plans, supported by whiteboard resources, ebooks and games.
- Each lesson begins with a short animation which allows children to hear the sound pronounced correctly and see how each letter is formed, providing the perfect introduction to each phoneme.
See Bug Club Phonics in action
Watch this video of Bug Club being used in a UK primary school to find out more.
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“The Bug Club Phonics programme offers a comprehensive phonic development package that can be completed in as little as 16 weeks, or extended to meet the needs of individual children and classes... The high quality resources offered as part of this programme provide invaluable support to help busy teachers ensure they are effectively developing phonics within their classroom and having a lot of fun at the same time.”
- John Dabell, Primary Teacher and trained Ofsted Inspector, UK
Good to know
Bug Club Phonics books are 100% decodable and aligned to Letters and Sounds, Phases 2 to 6.
- Tablet friendly so children can learn anywhere
- Interactive phonics lessons for whole-class teaching with an animation to introduce each new phoneme
- Easy to navigate and use whiteboard resources
- Comprehensive online planning tools, including a new interactive planner to save hours of preparation time
- Embedded assessment throughout including online games and mock tests
Already using Bug Club?
Set your pupils a reading challenge with these resources:
- Download Bug Club Avatars and get your children making up their own stories with their favourites
- Encourage a love of reading with these Bug Club Stickers
- Reward your pupils with their own Bug Club Reading Challenge Certificate
School based in the United Kingdom? Please click here to view the UK edition of Bug Club Phonics
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