Essential Letters and Sounds: My Phonics Activity Kit 1

Ideal for supporting children's first steps in phonics.

This kit contains all you need to support your child as they take their first steps in phonics: a handbook to demystify phonics; five blending books to practise blending sounds; phonics flashcards; a bedroom frieze; a poster and stickers. Covers sounds at Letters and Sounds Phase 2 that children learn during the first part of Reception/P1.My Phonics Activity Kit 1 contains everything you need to support your child as they take their next steps in phonics. It's an ideal way to help support your child's school phonics learning. The kit includes: • Complete Starter Kit – Everything you need to support your child’s first steps in phonics learning at home. • Parent Handbook Included – Demystifies phonics so you can confidently help your child as they start school. • Five Practice Books – Designed to help children blend sounds together and build early reading skills. • Flashcards, Frieze & Poster – Quick practice tools and visual aids to reinforce phonics learning. • Phase 2 Coverage – Ideal for Reception/P1 learners, covering Letters and Sounds Phase 2; look out for Kits 2 and 3 for continued progress. Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is a Department for Education validated synthetic phonics programme, developed by the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub to help children learn to read quickly and confidently. Structured around daily lessons and matched to the progression of the original Letters and Sounds framework, ELS provides a clear, systematic approach to phonics. Each stage is supported by engaging decodable books, interactive resources, and practical guidance for parents and teachers. Used in classrooms across the UK, ELS is designed to build fluent readers, confident speakers, and willing writers. Affordable, flexible, and easy to implement, it works seamlessly with existing resources while offering everything needed to support children's literacy journey both at school and at home.