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Phonics Fun with Joey — Phonics Worksheets & Literacy Activities for Preschoolers

Discover the wonderful world of sounds with Joey the Kangaroo! This phonics workbook helps your child hear, say and blend letter sounds — turning cat, sun and hop into their very first words.

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Bright, full-colour activity pages your child will want to open. Here are a few favourites.

Phonics Fun with Joey activity page: Joey's Sound Chart
Joey's Sound ChartEvery letter with a picture — say the sound, point to the picture, and hear it click.
Phonics Fun with Joey activity page: Beginning Sounds
Beginning SoundsDuck, frog, snake, train… match each picture to the sound it starts with.
Phonics Fun with Joey activity page: Odd One Out
Odd One OutThree words rhyme, one doesn't. Little ears learn to hear the parts of words.
Phonics Fun with Joey activity page: Short 'u' Words
Short 'u' Wordsb-u-s, n-u-t — fill in the middle sound and read your very first words.

Perfect for

  • 💛Children who know some letters and are ready for sounds
  • 💛Kids starting to sound out words
  • 💛Families wanting a gentle phonics start at home

How to use it at home

1

Start with the sound chart

Say each sound together, pointing to the picture. Keep it short and silly.

2

Play, don't drill

Turn rhyming pages into a game: “Does cat rhyme with hat? What about dog?”

3

Read a word together

When they blend their first word, celebrate! That moment builds a reader.

How this helps your child

When sounds click into words, reading stops being tricky and starts feeling like magic.

Phonics for kids, made simple

Phonics is how children learn that letters make sounds — and sounds make words. Joey guides your child one sound at a time with bright pictures, so learning feels like a game, not a lesson.

Rhyming words and beginning sounds

Rhyming is one of the strongest early signs of reading readiness. Picture-pair rhymes and 'what sound does it start with?' pages train little ears to hear the parts of words.

Literacy activities that lead to first words

Once sounds are familiar, your child fills in missing letters to build real words. That first moment they sound out 'c-a-t' on their own is one you'll both remember.

Questions parents ask

Is this phonics workbook suitable for beginners?

Yes. It starts with single letter sounds before moving to rhymes and simple words.

Should my child finish My ABC Adventure first?

It helps if they know some letters, but many families use both books side by side.

Do I need any teaching experience?

No — each page is simple to explain in a sentence or two.

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