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DECODABLE WORDS BOOK 195
Target Skill: open syllables (CV)

Two Places,
even humid over spider
female lazy rodents
Previously Taught Skills

Two Animals
and eggs ice lot seals
as fish in makes such
bear for insects not that
bears food is on these
big he it packs things
cub her just place this
damp his like places warm
eat how little rains wet
eats hunt lives seabirds

SKILLS APPLIED IN WORDS IN STORY: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n;

consonant d; consonant p; consonant f ; short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s;
consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l; inflection -s ; short e ; consonant w;
consonant k; consonant v; consonant j; short u ; consonant z; consonants -ck ; blends
with l; blends with s; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final blend st ; digraph th ;
ending -s; ending -es ; digraph ch ; digraph sh ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; long i (CVCe) ;
long o (CV); long e (e); long e (CVCe, ea); final consonants ng; long a (ai); compound words ;
short e (ea); r-controlled ar; r-controlled or; r-controlled er, ir; /oˉo/ spelled oo; closed
syllables (CVC); /ou/ spelled ow; long e spelled y; syllable _le; open syllables (CV)

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
a earth mother two where
animal(s) even the very
are learn(s) they watch(es)
cold live(s) to water
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Grade 1
a bring every have loved over sorry use
about brothers eyes he make own starts very
above brown fall head many paper stories walk
across buy family hear maybe party story warms
after by far heard me people studied was
again call father help minute pictures sure wash
all car few her more play surprised watch
almost carry field here most please take water
along caught find high mother pull talk we
always city first hold my pushed teacher were
and cold five house myself put the what
animal come fly how near read their where
are could follow I never ready there who
around country food idea new right these why
away covers for into night said they window
baby cried four is no school think with
ball different friend kinds noise second those work
be do friendship know nothing see thought world
bear does full large now seven three would
beautiful done funny laugh of shall to write
because don’t give learning off she today years
been door go light old should together yellow
before down goes like once show too you
began draw good listen one sing took young
begins earth great little only small toward your
bird eat green live open soil try
blue eight ground long or some two
both enough grow look our sometimes under
boy even happy loudly out soon until

Decoding skills taught to date: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n; consonant d; consonant p;

consonant f ; short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l;
consonant x; inflection -s ; short e ; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k; consonant v; consonant j ; short u ;
/kw/ spelled qu; consonant z ; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck ; final consonants ff; final
consonants zz ; blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final blend
st ; digraph th ; ending -s; ending -es; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; ending -ing ; digraphs ch, tch ;
possessives with ’s ; digraph sh; digraph wh; digraph ph ; contractions ’s, n’t ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; /j/ spelled g,
dge; long i (CVCe); digraph wr, digraph mb ; long o (CV, CVCe) ; long u (CVCe) ; long e (e, ee); final consonants ng; final
consonants nk ; long a (ai, ay); contractions ‘ll, ‘d ; long o (ow, oa); contractions ’ve, ’re ; compound words ; short e
(ea) ; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore); r-controlled er, ir, ur; /oo/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC); /o¯o/ spelled
ou, ew; /o¯o/ spelled oo; /o¯o/ spelled u, ue; /o¯o/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/ spelled ou, ow; /oi/ spelled oy, oi; /aw/
spelled aw, au; ending –ing: drop e, double consonant; ending -ed: drop e, double consonant; long e spelled y, ie;
endings –ing, -ed: change y to i; ending –er; ending -est; ending –er: drop e, double consonant; ending –est: drop e,
double consonant; endings -er, -est: change y to i; syllable _le; long i spelled ie, igh; long i spelled y; long i spelled
y: change to i, add –es, -ed; suffix –ful; suffix –ly; suffix –y; open syllables (CV)
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Two Places,
Two Animals

Some bears live in very cold

Spiders are not lazy. They places. This female bear watches
hunt for food. They eat insects. over her cub. The cub watches
This big spider even eats little his mother. That is how he
rodents —just like bears! learns to hunt.

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These bears hunt for food on Big spiders live in warm,

ice packs. They eat such things wet places on earth. This spider
as seals, fish, seabirds, eggs, lives where it rains a lot. The
and little rodents. rain makes this a damp, humid
place.

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Making Music
DECODABLE WORDS BOOK 196
Target Skill: open syllables (CV)
banjo program Toby trophy
music student Toby’s
Previously Taught Skills

Making Music
afternoon glad Miss this we
at go on tiny win
best had played took with
big handed playing trumpet
Brown his she turn
day last shocked us
each making then waited

SKILLS APPLIED IN WORDS IN STORY: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n;

consonant d ; consonant p; consonant f; short i ; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b;
consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l ; short e ; consonant w ; consonant k; consonant j;
short u ; final consonant ss ; consonants ck; blends with r; blends with l ; blends with s; final
blend nt; final blend nd; final blend st; digraph th ; ending -s; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed
/d/; ending -ing ; digraphs ch; possessives with ‘s ; digraph th ; digraph sh; digraph ph ; long
a (CVCe) ; long o (CV) ; long e (ea) ; final consonants ng; final consonants nk; long a (ai, ay);
compound words ; r-controlled er; r-controlled ur; /o˘o/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC);
/oˉo/ spelled oo; /ou/ spelled ow; ending –ing: drop e; long e spelled y; open syllables (CV)

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
a every school was
all friend some(thing) who
come one the would
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High-Frequency Words Taught to Date
Grade 1
a brothers fall hear me pictures surprised water
about brown family heard minute play take we
above buy far help more please talk were
across by father her most pull teacher what
after call few here mother pushed the where
again car field high my put their who
all carry find hold myself read there why
almost caught first house near ready these window
along city five how never right they with
always cold fly I new said think work
and come follow idea night school those world
animal could food into no second thought would
are country for is noise see three write
around covers four kinds nothing seven to years
away cried friend know now shall today yellow
baby different friendship large of she together you
ball do full laugh off should too young
be does funny learning old show took your
bear done give light once sing toward
beautiful don’t go like one small try
because door goes listen only soil two
been down good little open some under
before draw great live or sometimes until
began earth green long our soon use
begins eat ground look out sorry very
bird eight grow loudly over starts walk
blue enough happy loved own stories warms
both even have make paper story was
boy every he many party studied wash
bring eyes head maybe people sure watch

Decoding skills taught to date: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n; consonant d; consonant p;

consonant f ; short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l;
consonant x; inflection -s ; short e ; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k; consonant v; consonant j ; short u ;
/kw/ spelled qu; consonant z ; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck ; final consonants ff; final
consonants zz ; blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final blend
st ; digraph th ; ending -s; ending -es; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; ending -ing ; digraphs ch, tch ;
possessives with ’s ; digraph sh; digraph wh; digraph ph ; contractions ’s, n’t ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; /j/ spelled g,
dge; long i (CVCe); digraph wr, digraph mb ; long o (CV, CVCe) ; long u (CVCe) ; long e (e, ee); final consonants ng; final
consonants nk ; long a (ai, ay); contractions ‘ll, ‘d ; long o (ow, oa); contractions ’ve, ’re ; compound words ; short e
(ea) ; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore); r-controlled er, ir, ur; /oo/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC); /o¯o/ spelled
ou, ew; /o¯o/ spelled oo; /o¯o/ spelled u, ue; /o¯o/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/ spelled ou, ow ; /oi/ spelled oy, oi; /aw/
spelled aw, au; ending –ing: drop e, double consonant; ending -ed: drop e, double consonant; long e spelled y, ie;
endings –ing, -ed: change y to i; ending –er; ending -est; ending –er: drop e, double consonant; ending –est: drop e,
double consonant; endings -er, -est: change y to i; syllable _le; long i spelled ie, igh; long i spelled y; long i spelled
y: change to i, add –es, -ed; suffix –ful; suffix –ly; suffix –y; open syllables (CV)
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Making Music

Toby was glad the big day

had come at last. The music
Miss Brown shocked us. She program at his school would go
handed each student a tiny on this afternoon. The student
trophy. We all win with music! who played the best would win
a trophy.
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Toby’s best friend played Each student took a turn

the trumpet. Toby played playing something. Then we
the banjo. waited.

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Decodable Words
DECODABLE WORDS BOOK 197
Target Skill: prefix un-
unhappy unpacked unwrapped

A New Home
Previously Taught Skills
and Gramps make saw this
boy happier Mom say van
can home new spotted waving
day in no still we
felt Jude now them Wendy
girl lifted place then when
goodby looked rode things with

SKILLS APPLIED IN WORDS IN STORY: consonants m, s, c; short a ; consonant n;

consonant d ; consonant p; consonant f; short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s;
consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l ; short e ; consonant w; consonant k;
consonant v; consonant j ; final consonants ll; consonants ck; blends with r; blends with s ;
final blends mp, nd ; digraph th ; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed/t/; ending -s; ending -ing ;
digraph wh ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; digraph wr ; long o (CV; CVCe) ; long e (e); final
consonants ng ; long a (ai); compound words ; r-controlled ir ; /o˘o/ spelled oo; closed
syllables (CVC); /oˉo/ spelled ew; /oˉo/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/ spelled ow; /oi/ spelled oy;
/au/ spelled aw; ending –ing: drop e; ending –ed; double consonant; long e spelled y; long i
spelled y; endings -er, -est: change y to i; open syllables (CV); prefix un-

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
a every one they was
all family the thought watch
carry friend(s) their to were
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High-Frequency Words Taught to Date
Grade 1
a bring every have loved over sorry use
about brothers eyes he make own starts very
above brown fall head many paper stories walk
across buy family hear maybe party story want
after by far heard me people studied warms
again call father help minute pictures sure was
all car few her more play surprised wash
almost carry field here most please take watch
along caught find high mother pull talk water
always city first hold my pushed teacher we
and cold five house myself put the were
animal come fly how near read their what
are could follow I never ready there where
around country food idea new right these who
away covers for into night said they why
baby cried four is no school think window
ball different friend kinds noise second those with
be do friendship know nothing see thought work
bear does full large now seven three world
beautiful done funny laugh of shall to would
because don’t give learning off she today write
been door go light old should together years
before down goes like once show too yellow
began draw good listen one sing took you
begins earth great little only small toward young
bird eat green live open soil try your
blue eight ground long or some two
both enough grow look our sometimes under
boy even happy loudly out soon until

Decoding skills taught to date: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n; consonant d; consonant p; consonant f ;
short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l; consonant x;
inflection -s ; short e ; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k; consonant v; consonant j ; short u ; /kw/ spelled qu;
consonant z ; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck ; final consonants ff; final consonants zz ;
blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final blend st ; digraph th ;
ending -s; ending -es; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; ending -ing ; digraphs ch, tch ; possessives
with ’s ; digraph sh; digraph wh; digraph ph ; contractions ‘s, n’t ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; /j/ spelled g, dge;
long i (CVCe); digraph wr, digraph mb ; long o (CV, CVCe) ; long u (CVCe) ; long e (e, ee); final consonants ng; final
consonants nk ; long a (ai, ay); contractions ‘ll, ‘d ; long o (ow, oa); contractions ‘ve, ‘re ; compound words ; short e
(ea) ; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore); r-controlled er, ir; r-controlled ur; /oo/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC);
/o¯o/ spelled ou, ew; /o¯o/ spelled oo; /o¯o/ spelled u, ue; /o¯o/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/ spelled ou, ow ; /oi/ spelled oy,
oi; /aw/ spelled aw, au; ending –ing: drop e, double consonant; ending -ed: drop e, double consonant; long e
spelled y, ie; endings –ing, -ed: change y to i; ending –er; ending -est; ending –er: drop e, double consonant;
ending –est: drop e, double consonant; endings -er, -est: change y to i; syllable _le; long i spelled ie, igh; long i
spelled y; long i spelled y: change to i, add –es, -ed; suffix –ful; suffix –ly; suffix –y; open syllables (CV); prefix un-
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A New Home

Then Jude and Wendy saw

a boy and girl waving to them. Jude and Wendy rode in the
“We can make new friends,” van with Mom and Gramps.
they thought. Now no one Everyone felt unhappy to say
was unhappy. good-by to this place.

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Mom and Gramps looked All day the family unpacked,

happier when they spotted their unwrapped, and lifted things.
new home. Jude and Wendy Jude and Wendy were still
were still unhappy. unhappy.

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Decodable Words
DECODABLE WORDS BOOK 198
Target Skill: prefix un-
unable uncover unsafe unwilling

Explore!
Previously Taught Skills
and down is out track
at explore it park under
be for like pick up
bite from look plants will
boys get may rocks willing
bugs girls no still you
but hard not sting
can if on them
city in or too

SKILLS APPLIED IN WORDS IN STORY: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n;

consonant d; consonant p; consonant f ; short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/
spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l; consonant x ; short e ;
consonant y; consonant w; consonant k ; short u ; final consonants ll; consonants -ck ;
blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blends nt, nd ; digraph th; ending -s;
ending -ing ; digraph tch; long a (CVCe); soft c /s/; long i (CVCe); long o (CV); long e (e);
final consonants ng; long a (ay); compound words; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore);
r-controlled er, ir; r-controlled ur; /o˘o/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC); /oˉo/ spelled ou,
ew; /oˉo/ spelled oo; /ou/ spelled ou, ow; /oi/ spelled oy; long e spelled y; syllable _le; open
syllables (CV); prefix un-

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
a country find some to
are everywhere live the watch
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High-Frequency Words Taught to Date
Grade 1
a bring every have loved over sorry use
about brothers eyes he make own starts very
above brown fall head many paper stories walk
across buy family hear maybe party story want
after by far heard me people studied warms
again call father help minute pictures sure was
all car few her more play surprised wash
almost carry field here most please take watch
along caught find high mother pull talk water
always city first hold my pushed teacher we
and cold five house myself put the were
animal come fly how near read their what
are could follow I never ready there where
around country food idea new right these who
away covers for into night said they why
baby cried four is no school think window
ball different friend kinds noise second those with
be do friendship know nothing see thought work
bear does full large now seven three world
beautiful done funny laugh of shall to would
because don’t give learning off she today write
been door go light old should together years
before down goes like once show too yellow
began draw good listen one sing took you
begins earth great little only small toward young
bird eat green live open soil try your
blue eight ground long or some two
both enough grow look our sometimes under
boy even happy loudly out soon until

Decoding skills taught to date: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n; consonant d; consonant p; consonant f ;
short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l; consonant x;
inflection -s ; short e ; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k; consonant v; consonant j ; short u ; /kw/ spelled qu;
consonant z ; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck ; final consonants ff; final consonants zz ;
blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final blend st ; digraph th ;
ending -s; ending -es; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; ending -ing ; digraphs ch, tch ; possessives
with ’s ; digraph sh; digraph wh; digraph ph ; contractions ‘s, n’t ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; /j/ spelled g, dge;
long i (CVCe); digraph wr; digraph mb ; long o (CV, CVCe) ; long u (CVCe) ; long e (e, ee); final consonants ng; final
consonants nk ; long a (ai, ay); contractions ‘ll, ‘d ; long o (ow, oa); contractions ‘ve, ‘re ; compound words ; short e
(ea) ; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore); r-controlled er, ir; r-controlled ur; /oo/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC);
/o¯o/ spelled ou, ew; /o¯o/ spelled oo; /o¯o/ spelled u, ue; /o¯o/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/ spelled ou, ow; /oi/ spelled oy,
oi; /aw/ spelled aw, au; ending –ing: drop e, double consonant; ending -ed: drop e, double consonant; long e
spelled y, ie; endings –ing, -ed: change y to i; ending –er; ending -est; ending –er: drop e, double consonant;
ending –est: drop e, double consonant; endings -er, -est: change y to i; syllable _le; long i spelled ie, igh; long i
spelled y; long i spelled y: change to i, add –es, -ed; suffix –ful; suffix –ly; suffix –y; open syllables (CV); prefix un-
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Explore

You may be unwilling to pick

up bugs. But if you are willing,
watch out! It may be unsafe to Boys and girls everywhere like
pick them up. Some bugs bite to look at bugs. To track down
or sting. bugs, get out and explore!

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If you live in the country, it

is not hard to find bugs. If you
live in the city, will you be unable Look for bugs on plants. You
to find bugs? No! You can still can uncover bugs from under
explore for bugs in a park. rocks, too.

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DECODABLE WORDS BOOK 199
Target Skill: prefix re-

Our Stories
recheck reread rethink rewrite
Previously Taught Skills
asked explained next story with
Blake first not stories write
can happy now that wrote
checked her our them you
class is own then
complete it part until
don’t like read us
drafts Miss she will

SKILLS APPLIED IN WORDS IN STORY: consonants m, s, t, c; short a; consonant n;

consonant d; consonant p; consonant f; short i; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s;
short o; consonant l; consonant x; short e; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k;
short u; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck; blends with r, l, s; final
blend st; digraph th; ending -s; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; digraph ch; digraph sh;
contraction n’t; long a (CVCe); long i (CVCe); digraph wr; long o (CVCe); long e (e, e_e);
long e (ea); final consonants nk; long a (ai); long o (ow); compound words; r-controlled ar;
r-controlled or; r-controlled er, ir; closed syllables (CVC); /oˉo/ spelled ou, ew; /ou/ spelled
ou, ow; long e spelled y; open syllables (CV); prefixe re-

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
a are their thought your
about everyone there to
all said they what
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High-Frequency Words Taught to Date
Grade 1
a bring every have loved over sorry use
about brothers eyes he make own starts very
above brown fall head many paper stories walk
across buy family hear maybe party story warms
after by far heard me people studied was
again call father help minute pictures sure wash
all car few her more play surprised watch
almost carry field here most please take water
along caught find high mother pull talk we
always city first hold my pushed teacher were
and cold five house myself put the what
animal come fly how near read their where
are could follow I never ready there who
around country food idea new right these why
away covers for into night said they window
baby cried four is no school think with
ball different friend kinds noise second those work
be do friendship know nothing see thought world
bear does full large now seven three would
beautiful done funny laugh of shall to write
because don’t give learning off she today years
been door go light old should together yellow
before down goes like once show too you
began draw good listen one sing took young
begins earth great little only small toward your
bird eat green live open soil try
blue eight ground long or some two
both enough grow look our sometimes under
boy even happy loudly out soon until

Decoding skills taught to date: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n; consonant d; consonant p;

consonant f ; short i ; consonant r; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l;
consonant x; inflection -s ; short e ; consonants y; consonants w; consonants k; consonant v; consonant j ; short u ;
/kw/ spelled qu; consonant z ; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck ; final consonants ff; final
consonants zz ; blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final
blend st ; digraph th ; ending -s; ending -es; ending -ed; ending -ed /ĕd/; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; ending
-ing ; digraphs ch, tch ; possessives ’s ; digraph sh; digraph wh; digraph ph ; contractions ‘s, n’t ; long a (CVCe) ;
soft c /s/; /j/ spelled g, dge; long i (CVCe); digraph wr ; digraph mb ; long o (CV, CVCe) ; long u (CVCe) ; long e (e, ee);
final consonants ng; final consonants nk ; long a (ai, ay); contractions 'll, 'd ; long o (ow, oa); contractions ‘ve, ‘re ;
compound words ; short e (ea) ; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore); r-controlled er, ir; r-controlled ur; /oo/ spelled
oo; closed syllables (CVC); /o¯o/ spelled ou, ew; /o¯o/ spelled oo; /o¯o/ spelled u, ue; /o¯o/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/
spelled ou, ow: /oi/ spelled oy, oi; /aw/ spelled aw, au; ending –ing: drop e, double consonant; ending -ed: drop e,
double consonant; long e spelled y, ie; endings –ing, -ed: change y to i; ending –er; ending -est; ending –er:
drop e, double consonant; ending –est: drop e, double consonant; endings -er, -est: change y to i; syllable –le;
long i spelled ie, igh; long i spelled y; long i spelled y: change to i, add –es, -ed; suffix –ful; suffix -ly; suffix -y;
open syllables (CV); prefix un-, prefix re-
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Our Stories

“Now recheck your stories,” Miss Blake asked her class to

Miss Blake said. “Then you will write their own stories. Everyone
all read them to us!” thought about what to write.
Then they wrote their first drafts.

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Miss Blake explained that a Next Miss Blake asked,

story is not complete until it is “Are you happy with your story?
checked. “First, reread your Is there a part you don’t like?
story,” she said. You can rethink what you wrote.
Then you can rewrite that part.”

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DECODABLE WORDS BOOK 200
Target Skill: prefix re-
recycle recycled refill refilling reuse

Waste Less
Previously Taught Skills
and cans less that we
at can’t look them you
be don’t make things
bin how more this
bottle in over trash
bottles instead paper use
by is plastic waste
can it same way

SKILLS APPLIED IN WORDS IN STORY: consonants m, s, t, c; short a; consonant n;

consonant d; consonant p; consonant f; short i; consonant h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b;
short o; consonant l; short e; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k; consonant v;
final consonants ll; final consonants ss; blends with r; blends with l; blends with s; final
blend nd; digraph th; ending -s; ending -ed /d/; ending -ing; digraph sh; contractions n’t;
long a (CVCe); soft c /s/; long o (CV); long u (CVCe); long e (e); final consonants ng;
long a (ay); compound words; short e (ea); r-controlled ore; r-controlled er; /o˘o/ spelled oo;
closed syllables (CVC); /oˉo/ spelled ou; syllable _le; long i spelled y; /ou/ spelled ow; open
syllables (CV); prefix re-

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
a buy one the water
all everyone put to
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High-Frequency Words Taught to Date
Grade 1
a bring every have loved over sorry use
about brothers eyes he make own starts very
above brown fall head many paper stories walk
across buy family hear maybe party story warms
after by far heard me people studied was
again call father help minute pictures sure wash
all car few her more play surprised watch
almost carry field here most please take water
along caught find high mother pull talk we
always city first hold my pushed teacher were
and cold five house myself put the what
animal come fly how near read their where
are could follow I never ready there who
around country food idea new right these why
away covers for into night said they window
baby cried four is no school think with
ball different friend kinds noise second those work
be do friendship know nothing see thought world
bear does full large now seven three would
beautiful done funny laugh of shall to write
because don’t give learning off she today years
been door go light old should together yellow
before down goes like once show too you
began draw good listen one sing took young
begins earth great little only small toward your
bird eat green live open soil try
blue eight ground long or some two
both enough grow look our sometimes under
boy even happy loudly out soon until

Decoding skills taught to date: consonants m, s, t, c ; short a ; consonant n; consonant d; consonant p; consonant
f ; short i ; consonant r; consonants h; /z/ spelled s; consonant b; consonant g (hard) ; short o ; consonant l;
consonant x; inflection -s ; short e ; consonant y; consonant w; consonant k; consonant v; consonant j ; short u ;
/kw/ spelled qu; consonant z ; final consonants ll; final consonants ss; consonants -ck ; final consonants ff; final
consonants zz ; blends with r; blends with l; blends with s ; final blend mp; final blend nt; final blend nd; final blend
st ; digraph th ; ending -s; ending -es; ending -ed /ed/; ending -ed /d/; ending -ed /t/; ending -ing ; digraphs ch, tch ;
possessives with 's ; digraph sh; digraph wh; digraph ph ; contractions 's, n't ; long a (CVCe) ; soft c /s/; /j/ spelled g,
dge; long i (CVCe); digraph wr ; digraph mb ; long o (CV, CVCe) ; long u (CVCe) ; long e (e, ee); final consonants ng;
final consonants nk ; long a (ai, ay); contractions 'll, 'd ; long o (ow, oa); contractions 've, 're ; compound words ; short
e (ea) ; r-controlled ar; r-controlled (or, ore); r-controlled er, ir; r-controlled ur; /oo/ spelled oo; closed syllables (CVC);
/o¯o/ spelled ou, ew; /o¯o/ spelled oo; /o¯o/ spelled u, ue; /o¯o/ spelled u_e (CVCe); /ou/ spelled ou, ow; /oi/ spelled oy,
oi; /aw/ spelled aw, au; ending –ing: drop e, double consonant; ending -ed: drop e, double consonant; long e spelled
y, ie; endings –ing, -ed: change y to i; ending –er; ending -est; ending –er: drop e, double consonant; ending –est:
drop e, double consonant; endings -er, -est: change y to i; syllable _le; long i spelled ie, igh; long i spelled y; long i
spelled y: change to i, add –es, -ed; suffix -ful ; suffix -ly ; suffix -y; open syllables (CV); prefix un-; prefix re-
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BOOK 200

Waste Less

Everyone can waste less. Look at all this trash! How can
Recycle and reuse, don’t waste. we make less waste?

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One way to waste less is One more way to make less

to recycle. Don’t put bottles, waste is to reuse things. Don’t
paper, plastic, and cans in the buy water in plastic bottles that
trash. Put them in a bin to be you can’t refill. Use the same
recycled instead. bottle over and over by refilling it.

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