Books with title First Word Search: Phonics, Phonics, Phonics!

Phonics is one of the best paths to reading success—and these word searches, with their appealing design, are a great way to begin! The categories include Long A words, such as flake and halo; “BL” blends like blue and bloom; and “NG” combinations that include bang, gong, and song. Each one will help kids recognize the sound and letter combinations that form the building blocks of our language.

Now, the youngest, beginning readers can play a little hide-and-seek on the page with word searches designed just for them. Everything’s simple and basic, so children will have lots of fun while they’re learning.Fun First Phonics introduces kids to the letter combinations and sounds that provide the building blocks for so many words in the language.

Here’s another portion of puzzle fun for four-to-six-year-olds! Specially designed to meet the needs and interests of the youngest readers, First Word Search series turns learning into a game. This phonics-based collection builds children’s language skills by helping kids master new syllables, sounds, and words—including the long A in wave, the sk in skeleton, and the short U in puppy—and then bring that knowledge to their reading.

These word searches are just right for the youngest readers! Specially designed to meet the needs and interests of children starting to read on their own, the First Word Search series turns learning into an entertaining game. While they’re playing, kids will master more and more new words and sounds; they can bring that new knowledge to books and to school. Phonics Word Search goes through such letter patterns as ai (braid, stain, trait); bl (blab, bleak, blizzard); the long ea (eager, peanut), and many others. Each search has a word list, so if the child isn’t yet familiar with the vocabulary, he or she can still look for it in the grid—and then find out what it means.

Since our First Word Search puzzle books debuted, parents who want to help their children get a head-start in reading have snapped up this wildly successful series. Now they're new and improved with a larger trim size. Featuring great cartoon illustrations, Phonics Puzzles continues the fun as it teaches basic sounds (“bake'” for the long A) and letter combinations (“oo” as in book). Kids willl love it!

Phonics is one of the best paths to reading success—and these word searches, with their appealing design, are a great way to begin! The categories include “Long A” words, such as flake and halo; “BL” blends like blue and bloom; and “NG” combinations that include bang, gong, and song. Each one will help kids recognize the sound and letter combinations that form the building blocks of our language.

Now, the youngest, beginning readers can play a little hide-and-seek on the page with word searches designed just for them. Everything’s simple and basic, so children will have lots of fun while they’re learning.In Fun First Words, all the entries are grouped by subject, so children do their searches in such kid-appealing categories as Bugs, Birthdays, and Camping. They’ll have a happy time hunting.