If you’re looking for inclusive, structured, and engaging reading resources, you’re in the right place.

The Clicker Planet Wobble series began over 20 years ago as printed books accompanied by CD-ROM activities. Today, the series is available online in the Story Corner on LearningGrids.

Let’s take a closer look at the Planet Wobble resources and how you can use them to support literacy progression.

A story world designed for inclusion

The creators designed the series to be inclusive. The stories follow six friends with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The group also includes twins, as well as Holly, who uses a bespoke wheelchair.

The stories take place in the imaginative world of Planet Wobble. This setting allows the characters to have relatable experiences and adventures without real-world constraints. The collection covers many themes such as time travel, treasure hunting, and mystery solving. The colorful illustrations and varied storylines appeal to both developing and reluctant readers.

Structured progression across four levels

Planet Wobble stories are organized across four levels:

Level 1 – Short, predictable texts

Level 2 – Familiar family experiences with simple dialogue

Level 3 – Group events with richer description

Level 4 – Longer narratives with more dialogue and a clear story structure

How Planet Wobble reading resources support literacy development

Each story includes a book, in addition to a selection of linked activities:

• Read a Book – Read the full story about the characters.
  
  
• Read It Yourself – Read a shorter version (one sentence per page).
  
  
• Talk Set – Talk about a sequence of pictures to retell the story.
  
  
• Sentence Set – Select one word at a time to reconstruct the key sentences.
  
  
• Connect Set – Choose beginnings, middles, and endings to rewrite the story.
  
  
• Matching Set – Match story pictures to spoken sentences.
  
  
• Make a Book – Create a personalized book using the pictures and Word Banks.

This range of scaffolded tasks not only boosts confidence, but also enables learners who need to revisit language and story content to embed their learning.

Enhanced comprehension support

In addition to the resources above, most of the stories also include a Questions activity and a Do You Remember activity. These sets offer short quizzes requiring recall and comprehension skills. For young readers and learners with special needs, the pictures provide an additional layer of scaffolding. However, all Clicker resources are easy to edit and adapt to suit individual needs. For example, you can reduce the number of incorrect choices or remove the picture if you want the task to evidence a student’s comprehension ability.

Additional resources for Level 4

Two extra activities are also included for the Level 4 stories. Firstly, to support planning for writing, students can use the Story Elements Board to note the characters, setting, problem, and solution. Secondly, the related Word Banks provide key story vocabulary and character names to support students as they write more independently.

What’s coming next?

More Level 4 stories are on their way:

• The Wobble Lands takes the characters on an unusual and exciting day out.
  
  
• The Game features a unique sports competition.

These two stories and their related activities will soon complete the Planet Wobble collection.

To explore all the Planet Wobble reading resources, visit the Planet Wobble section on LearningGrids.

To discover another group of Clicker reading materials, check out our Clicker Friends blog.