Beginning readers need practice activities that align precisely with the phonics they are learning. When students complete reading or spelling tasks using unfamiliar sounds or patterns, decoding accuracy breaks down and confidence suffers.
The Dandelion Launchers Reading and Writing Activities for Stages 1-7 is a 166-page, photocopiable phonics workbook designed to pair directly with the Dandelion Launchers Stages 1–7 decodable readers. Each activity aligns to the exact phonics taught in the corresponding stage, allowing students to practice new letter–sound correspondences through structured, meaningful work.
The workbook follows the same systematic phonics progression as the reader series, reinforcing previously taught sounds while introducing new ones in small, manageable steps. This supports accuracy, fluency, and confidence as students move through the sequence.
Instruction is aligned with evidence-based literacy practices and the Science of Reading, supporting explicit, systematic phonics instruction and early decoding development.
KEY SKILLS SUPPORTED
These activities explicitly support the development of:
- Phonemic awareness and sound–symbol correspondence
- Blending and segmenting for reading and spelling
- Accurate left-to-right decoding using pure sounds
- Early writing and sentence construction
- Reading fluency, accuracy, and confidence
THIS WORKBOOK INCLUDES
166 Photocopiable Pages, aligned to the 14 stories in Dandelion Launchers Stages 1–7.
Activities are organized by stage and include:
Stage 1 – s, a, t, i, m
Early sound identification, word building, and reading practice
Stage 2 – n, o, p
Blending, spelling, and sentence-level activities
Stage 3 – b, c, g, h
Decoding and encoding with cumulative review
Stage 4 – d, e, f, v
Reading, spelling, and handwriting practice
Stage 5 – k, l, r, u
Sentence dictation, word sorting, and comprehension tasks
Stage 6 – j, w, z
Expanded decoding, spelling, and writing practice
Stage 7 – x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz
Consolidation of early phonics skills with reading and spelling tasks
Additional features include:
- Sound-mapping and word-building activities
- Fill-in-the-blank and missing-sound tasks
- Sentence dictation and writing prompts
- Comprehension and retelling activities
- End-of-stage spelling assessments and reading certificates
PAIRS WITH
Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1–7
A fully decodable phonics reader series for beginner readers. Each book introduces only a few letter–sound correspondences at a time, allowing children to read independently from the start.
