Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7 Sam, Tam, Tim (alphabet code) comprises 14 books and runs parallel to Dandelion Launchers Extra Stages 1-7 I Am Sam. Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7 Sam, Tam, Tim is aimed at children in Pre-K and Kindergarten, each book introduces only a few letters and sounds at a time, allowing independent reading from the outset.
Two books in each stage provide practice while offering different stories. Each stage introduces new letters/sounds while supporting previously taught phonic letters/sounds and high-frequency words, or sight words.
Book 1a: Sam, Tam, Tim (Stage 1: s, a, t, i, m)
Book 1b: Is it Sam? (Stage 1: s, a, t, i, m)
Book 2a: Pam (Stage 2: n, o, p)
Book 2b: The Pot (Stage 2: n, o, p)
Book 3a: Sam's Bag (Stage 3: b, c, g, h)
Book 3b: Pip and the Bat (Stage 3: b, c, g, h)
Book 4a: Ted (Stage 4: d, e, f, v)
Book 4b: Meg and Ted (Stage 4: d, e, f, v)
Book 5a: Ken, the Rat (Stage 5: k, l, r, u)
Book 5b: Kim, the Bug (Stage 5: k, l, r, u)
Book 6a: Jim and Jam (Stage 6: j, w, z)
Book 6b: Ken Gets Wet (Stage 6: j, w, z)
Book 7a: Rex Yells (Stage 7: x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz)
Book 7b: Rex Will Not Sit (Stage 7: x, y, ff, ll, ss, zz)
The accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, writing, comprehension and spelling can be found in Reading and Writing Activities for Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7.