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Decodable books for beginning readers

Lad and the Fat Cat.  Introduces short a; requires only consonants and glue words.
       
        Lad wants to take a nap on his mat but someone is already there and she won't move. 
        Maybe his growls will convince her she needs to find her own mat.

Ants in a Can.  Short a practice; requires only consonants and glue words.

        Ann wants ants for her ant farm, but they're biting her! 

Elf in the Tent. Introduces short e; requires short a, consonants, and glue words.

        Jan gets a new tent, and she plans a campout with Dad.  But they don't count on a secret guest showing up.

Pig in a Bag. (html pages)  Introduces short i; requires short a and e, consonants, and glue words.

        Tim is finally having his tenth birthday.  Is he in for a surprise.  Wait until you see what Ben is giving him.

A Hot Spot. Introduces short o; requires short a, e, i, consonants and glue words.

        It sure is a hot day.  Tim has a hot job.  All he wants is a cool drink, but there's a pig in the way.

Kids and Pets at Camp.  Review of the short vowels a, e, i, and o; requires short vowels, consonants and glue words.

        What a fun place to go, a camp where you can bring your pet!  But will the pets get along?

Chips for the Chicks.   Introduces ch; requires all five short vowels.

        It is lunch time and Mom lets the kids eat outside.  Look out, Ben and Jess.  Lad wants some lunch, too.

The Crash in the Shed.  Introduces sh; requires all five short vowels and the digraph ch.

        Ben and Jess can't make up their minds whether to fish or collect shells.  Suddenly they hear a crash in the shed.
        Sounds like trouble!

The Thing on the Path.   Introduces th; requires all five short vowels and the digraphs ch and sh.

        Lad just can't get away from those chicks.  Now they think he is mother hen.  Will lad look after them?

The Race for Cake.  Introduces long A; requires short vowels, consonants, digraphs ch, sh, and th.

       The perfect snack after a tiring swim, cake.  Mmm . . . can you smell it?  Uh, oh.  Lad smells it, too.

The Train Trip.  Practice long A; requires short vowels, digraphs ch, sh, and th.

        Jan and Tim can't wait.  Nate is coming in on the train.  Nate can't wait, either.  He has a surprise for Jan!

The Mean Geese.  Introduces long E; requires short vowels, long A, digraphs ch, sh, and th.

        Those geese!  First they scare Scat's kittens, now they're after Lad.  Look out Ben.  I think they're after you, too!

The Bike Ride.  Introduces long I; requires short vowels, long A, long E, and digraphs ch, sh, and th.      
        Nate has been visiting Tim and Jan but lately, he is not much fun.  Can Tim and Jan come up with a plan to get their friend away from the television?

Jake's Joke.   Introduces long O; requires short vowels, long A, long E, long I and digraphs ch, sh, and th.      
    Tim and Jan have to send their friend Nate home on an airplane.  But wait! Nate's pet snake is missing.

Pig on the Loose.  Introduces long U; requires short vowels, long A, digraphs ch, sh, and th.

        Aunt Sue is coming.  The kids can't wait.  They think she's going to love Slim, but wait!  Where is he?

Jess Gets Hurt.  Introduces er, ir, and ur.  Requires long and short vowels, and digraphs ch, sh, and th.

        Ben has a big ball game.  Jess wanted to shop with Mom while Ben played, but Scat has disappeared.
       Jess is not watching where she is going as she runs off to find her cat.  Jess . . . watch out!

The Barn Party.  Introduces ar and or; Requires long and short vowels, er, ir, ur and digraphs ch, sh, and th.

        A big storm is coming.  The chicks are on the loose, Bart won't get into the barn, and Scat has hidden her kittens. 
        Can Ben and Jess help Mom and Dad save the animals?  
 

Slim's Outing.  Introduces ou, ow.  Requires long and short vowels, ar, or, er, ir, ur and digraphs ch, sh, and th.

        Aunt Sue is in charge again.  How is it that Slim has gotten loose again?  Now things are really out of control. 

Last update 10/18/2007