Phonics School

It is the first day of school and phonikers are a bit excited as mystical Master Anok explains that they all have special powers. 'a' is first and all goes a bit wrong. But with determination and help from master Anok, 'a' learns his shape, sound and unleashes magic.

's' and 't' meet to practice their sounds. 's' is most amused when 't' transforms. They learn the perils of forgetting their shapes but all is well when master Anok intervenes.

'p' is very hungry and is astounded when he accidentally changes into a pizza. He realizes that his sound must be 'p' - however he cannot change back as he does not know his shape.

'd' is very keen to learn how to 'transformagix' and impersonates 'b' to get ahead. But 'b' has plans of his own.

'd' is convinced that her turn to try her hand at transforming will never come. Everyone thinks they have lost a letter when 'd' does not come forward to take her turn. Eventually she is very excited to learn her sound and finds that she "has a tummy pointing left."

Great power requires great responsibility. Letters learn that together they have even greater powers. By holding hands and saying their sounds in succession (blending), the letters find out that they can change into words they spell.

'm' and 'n' are trying to settle whether they are related or just look similar when invisible 'i' spooks them both. 'n' changes into a ninja and 'm' into a magnifying glass, trying to find out who is playing tricks on them. But 'i' has to own up to her jokes when she needs help remembering her shape to change back.

Curly 'c' and kicking 'k' are fighting about who stole whose sound! Surely there cannot be two letters with the same sound! With the help of master Anok, they learn that they are both unique.

'e' and 'u' must work together in order to stay dry during a rainstorm!

'h' and 'r' are teasing each other and are late for class. Once they learn their sounds, they continue to outdo each other in who can turn into a cooler thing. It escalates quickly and eventually the class witnesses a stand-off! Luckily master Anok intervenes to save the day.

'l' is enjoying lazy day and is annoyed by the gossiping 'g' and 'f'. 'l' has great fun when he finds a magic ball, which can turn into scary stuff and chase 'f' and 'g'. But they quickly learn the secret and soon 'l' is running for cover with 'f' and 'g' having the last laugh.

'j' and 'o' see 'y' in strange poses (yoga) and want to know what she is up to. Meditating 'y' takes no notice of them, as 'j' and 'o' are set on distracting her. 'j' changes into a jaguar and a jelly fish but it does not work. Can anything break her pose?

'v' and 'w' are happy to finally learn their sounds and shapes when they decide to play tag. When 'v' vanishes, 'w' changes into a wolf to sniff him out. 'v' becomes a vulture to catch the wolf. The stakes keep getting higher and higher, luckily there is a big tree to save the day!

'x' and 'o' are playing 'Naughts and Crosses' (tic-tac-toe) and 'x' keeps loosing. 'q' asks lots of questions about the game and wonders whether 'x' is drawing his shape correctly. 'o' helps 'x' with his shape and then together they help 'q' learn the magic too.

Everybody is playing outside and having fun - all the letters are using their powers and have transformed. 'z' is sad that he cannot play along. 'z' is the only letter who hasn't learnt his sound and shape. He is wondering why he is always last. Luckily, friendly 'o' helps him realize how to turn into things beginning with his sound so that he can play along too.

It is graduation time, the class of 2015 has learnt their sounds and shapes magnificently. There is one last thing that they must learn before they can graduate - their names!