Children · Course · Pre A1
Starters course
A 20-week course (60 lessons) for children who cannot read yet: 46 phonics sounds, blending sounds to read words, magic e, -s/-ed endings, 15 little books to read alone, everyday phrases, and fixing old flashcard pronunciation. Part 1 (weeks 1–12) is the core; part 2 (weeks 13–20) covers the remaining sounds.
Sit next to your child and press the buttons for them. Each lesson takes about 20–25 minutes on screen, plus one activity without a screen. We suggest 3 lessons a week.
The lesson content is in English, but the instructions and parent notes are written in Vietnamese. An English version of the lessons is not available yet; you can use your browser’s translate feature.
Unit 1 · Weeks 1–4
- Lesson 1: The Snake Sound and ColoursSounds /s/ /æ/
- Lesson 2: Tick-Tock /t/, Itchy /i/ and My First WordsSounds /t/ /ɪ/
- Lesson 3: Pop /p/ and Feed the DinoSounds /p/
- Lesson 4: Nose Sound /n/ and SATPIN WordsSounds /n/
- Lesson 5: Kick /k/: c, k and ckSounds /k/
- Lesson 6: Egg /e/ and My First Book: "Ten Pets"Sounds /e/
- Lesson 7: Hot /h/ and "I like…"Sounds /h/
- Lesson 8: Robot /r/ – not /z/!Sounds /r/
- Lesson 9: Mmm /m/ and the Book "The Red Hen"Sounds /m/
- Lesson 10: Drum /d/ – Finish the Word!Sounds /d/
- Lesson 11: Review Party: 13 Sounds and Tricky Words
- Lesson 12: Dino Check 1 (Weeks 1–4)
Unit 2 · Weeks 5–8
- Lesson 1: Gulp /g/ – Dog, not "Dock"Sounds /g/
- Lesson 2: On-Off /o/Sounds /ɒ/
- Lesson 3: Up /u/ and the Book "Dig, Dog, Dig!"Sounds /ʌ/
- Lesson 4: Lollipop /l/ – Ball, not "Bau"Sounds /l/
- Lesson 5: Fan /f/ – Teeth on LipSounds /f/
- Lesson 6: Bat /b/, b or d? and the Book "Big Bug"Sounds /b/
- Lesson 7: Rain /ai/ – Two Letters, One SoundSounds /eɪ/
- Lesson 8: Jelly /j/ – Not "Z"Sounds /dʒ/
- Lesson 9: Boat /oa/ and the Book "The Goat in the Boat"Sounds /əʊ/
- Lesson 10: Double Letters and Sound Clusters (st, sp, fr, nd)
- Lesson 11: Review Party 2: 21 Sounds and Tricky Words
- Lesson 12: Dino Check 2 (Weeks 5–8)
Unit 3 · Weeks 9–12
- Lesson 1: Pie /ie/ and "What's it doing?"Sounds /aɪ/
- Lesson 2: Bee /ee/ – Long, Not ShortSounds /iː/
- Lesson 3: Fork /or/ and the Book "The Big Storm"Sounds /ɔː/
- Lesson 4: Buzz /z/ – Bees, Eyes, ShoesSounds /z/
- Lesson 5: Wind /w/ – Round Lips, Not "V"Sounds /w/
- Lesson 6: Sing /ng/ and the Book "The King Can Sing"Sounds /ŋ/
- Lesson 7: Van /v/ – Bite and BuzzSounds /v/
- Lesson 8: Moon /oo/ and Book /oo/Sounds /uː/ /ʊ/
- Lesson 9: The -s Ending: cats /s/, dogs /z/, buses /iz/ and "Lots of Bugs!"Sounds /s/ /z/ /ɪz/
- Lesson 10: Grand Review: All Our Sounds
- Lesson 11: Show Time: My Dino Book
- Lesson 12: Dino Check 3 (Final) and Celebration
Unit 4 · Weeks 13–16
- Lesson 1: Shh! /sh/ – Ship, Not SipSounds /ʃ/
- Lesson 2: Choo-choo /ch/ – Chip, Chop, LunchSounds /tʃ/
- Lesson 3: Thin /th/ and the Book "Fish and Chips"Sounds /θ/
- Lesson 4: This and That: /th/ That BuzzesSounds /ð/
- Lesson 5: Yes /y/ and Box /x/Sounds /j/ /ks/
- Lesson 6: Digraph Review and the Book "This Is Seth"
- Lesson 7: Quack /qu/ – Queen, Quick, QuizSounds /kw/
- Lesson 8: Star /ar/ – A Long, Open "a"Sounds /ɑː/
- Lesson 9: Her /er/ and the Book "Star Farm"Sounds /ɜː/ /ə/
- Lesson 10: Two-Part Words: rab-bit, pic-nic, sun-set
- Lesson 11: Review Party 3: New Sounds and Tricky Words
- Lesson 12: Dino Check 4 (Weeks 13–16)
Unit 5 · Weeks 17–20
- Lesson 1: Ouch! /ou/ – Out, Loud, CloudSounds /aʊ/
- Lesson 2: Oink /oi/ – Coin, Oil, Boy, ToySounds /ɔɪ/
- Lesson 3: Blue /ue/ and the Book "The Loud Cloud"Sounds /uː/ /juː/
- Lesson 4: Magic e: a_e – Cake, Name, GameSounds /eɪ/
- Lesson 5: Magic e: i_e – Bike, Kite, FiveSounds /aɪ/
- Lesson 6: Magic e: o_e, u_e and the Book "Kate’s Cake"Sounds /əʊ/ /juː/
- Lesson 7: Yesterday: -ed Endings /t/ /d/ /id/Sounds /t/ /d/ /ɪd/
- Lesson 8: Letter Names: A to Z and "How Do You Spell It?"
- Lesson 9: The Book "The Day We Played in the Rain"
- Lesson 10: Grand Review 2: All 46 Sounds
- Lesson 11: Show Time 2: My Animal Book
- Lesson 12: Dino Check 5 (Final) and Celebration