


Starting with the earliest set, phonics features and sight words are introduced slowly to make it easy for your child to pick up the book and read. There are even apps for the BOB Books!īOB Books are used by many to teach reading, even to the young child. They were first published in 1976 and have now become VERY popular among beginning readers. John Maslen, an amazing water-color painter, drew the pictures. While working in a preschool, Bobby began making the books for her preschoolers to learn how to read.

Click on the book titles to access the free BOB Book printables.Do you teach a young reader with the BOB Books? Then you’ve just struck gold! This post is FILLED with tons of FREE BOB Books printables for sets 1-5 and beyond…īOB Books were created by Bobby Lynn Maslen and John Maslen. BOB Book Printables for Set 1: Beginning ReadersīOB Books Set 1 is the perfect place for your beginning reader to start as it uses simple two and three letter words. I decided to share them here as a way to help other homeschool moms and teachers to reinforce the concepts taught through the BOB Books. Once students know those sounds, they will be able to read the entire book. Teach your students a few alphabet sounds for letters A, M, S, and T. How to Use BOB BooksīOB Books are easy to use. She wanted something small for her students’ hands, and she wanted something that would be easy for them to read.įor over 40 years, BOB Books have continued to be used by educators to help boost student confidence and get them on the road to reading. Are they books about short haircuts, or a boy named Bob, or what?īOB Books were created by Bobby Lynn Maslen while she was teaching 3-5 year-olds at a private school. Some of you might be wondering what BOB Books are. You can use as many or as few activities as you like to compliment the books. I tried to vary the activities for your student to keep things fresh and fun.

I’ve created some printable activities specifically for the BOB Books.
