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Start the reading journey with Reading Planet Lift-off

Reading Planet Lift-off provides beautiful wordless and first words books for early readers.

The best way to discover Lift-off is to register for a FREE no strings attached 30-day trial to Reading Planet Online for Reception - Key Stage 1. You'll get unlimited access to everything in the strand as well as the rest of the Reading Planet scheme for Reception and Key Stage 1. 

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Explore aspects from Letters and Sounds Phase 1 using a range of illustrated stories and fun information books that tap into themes such as On The Move and Outdoors.

  • 12 paired wordless reading books for Lilac band including Making Music, Stamp and Clap! and I Spy. £42 for a Pack with all 12 books (1 copy of each book).

  • 12 paired first words reading books for Lilac+ band including The Gingerbread Man, Cinderella and Double-Decker. £42 for a Pack with all 12 books (1 copy of each book).

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Lift-off books are available in digital format in Reading Planet Online for Reception – Key Stage 1. A 1-year subscription for £499+VAT includes:

  • Every Lift-off reading book as an interactive eBook with audio and self-marking quizzes

  • Downloadable Teacher’s Guides with guidance and pupil worksheets for every book

  • Colourful A3 posters to download and display in your classroom

  • Songs, rhymes and sound effects for classroom teaching

Your subscription also provides access to Reading Planet’s Rocket Phonics (132 additional reading practice books only), Comet Street Kids and Galaxy strands in digital format. Plus, useful teacher tools and the Reporting Tool.

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Wordless stories
Illustrated wordless stories help to focus on oral and aural engagement and to explore aspects from Letters and Sounds Phase 1.
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Familiar tales
Well-known stories such as Cinderella and The Gingerbread Man are ideal for very early readers as they start their reading journey.
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Vibrant non-fiction
Non-fiction is presented through rhyme, game-based texts and instructional guides using eye-catching photography.
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Downloadable posters
Colourful posters introduce the aspect focus in each book and are available as part of a 1-year subscription to Reading Planet Online for Reception - Key Stage 1.
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Interactive eBooks
Every Lift-off book is available as an interactive eBook with audio, self-marking quizzes and teaching notes via a subscription to Reading Planet Online for Key Stage 1!
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What to expect from Lift-off
Lift-off brochure

Lift-off brochure

Everything you need to know about the strand.

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The books are of extremely high quality, beautifully illustrated and really match age-related reading expectations.
Key Stage One team, Beckstone Primary School
It is really key for me to embed the right reading etiquette to set children up for the rest of the school year. Reading Planet is a fantastic route to ensuring this happens.
Polly Alford, EYFS Coordinator - Penn Wood Nursery and Primary School
We love the wordless books and the Lift Off First Words books which are a great bridge to the Rocket Phonics
St Barnabas CE First and Middle School
Our Reception teacher is very enthusiastic about the wordless books and the first sentence books, and she has had a positive reaction from volunteer parents, too. She uses the support pages of key words and the children discuss the words, which she feels helps with their vocabulary development.
Suzanne Gibbons, Headteacher - Tranmoor Primary School
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Meet the Author

Meet the Author

Gill Budgell is an education consultant publisher, trainer and author in English, language and literacy with special interest and expertise in early years, early language development, phonics, handwriting and bilingualism. Gill’s breadth of experience over three decades in education as teacher, adviser, publisher, researcher and author both in the UK and internationally, ensures that resources are world class, accessible and inclusive. Gill creates creative resources that engage children and teachers, and positively impact outcomes for all. Follow Gill on Twitter @gillbudgell.

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