Decodable Passages & Phonics Word Work K-2
Category: Education / Phonics Readers
Children read whole stories on their own with confidence: 49 Science of Reading phonics skills, 8 pages each, in color and black and white.
Watch your students read whole stories on their own, sounding out every word with confidence instead of guessing. Made for kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade teachers, interventionists and homeschool parents, these decodable passages and Science of Reading word work turn each new phonics skill into a calm, predictable week. Small group time runs itself because children already know the routine. Inside are 49 phonics skills, each with 8 ready-to-print pages that end in a decodable story.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 ZIP file with 4 PDF files + a 3-page print guide
• Full Color, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), 420 pages
• Full Color, A4, 420 pages
• Ink-Saver Black & White, US Letter, 420 pages
• Ink-Saver Black & White, A4, 420 pages
• All four PDFs have the same pages in the same order
INSIDE EVERY PDF
• 49 phonics skills x 8 pages = 392 practice pages
• 9 units: short vowels, digraphs and FLOSS, blends, two syllables and -ed endings, silent e, soft c and g, bossy r, vowel teams, silent letters and more
• Scope and sequence with clickable contents (click a skill to jump to it)
• Heart words list, class skills tracker, student reading map, fluency graph
• Answer key for every skill, including picture names and the dictation sentences
• Super Reader award
THE SAME 8 PAGES FOR EVERY SKILL
• 1 Warm-Up: touch and say the sounds, 15 real words, 10 silly words, 1-minute fluency check
• 2 Box It Up: say the picture, tap the sounds, write one sound per box (Add -ed on the ending skills)
• 3 Hear It: color the pictures that have the sound (sort by -ed sound on the ending skills)
• 4 Roll, Read and Write: a dice game that keeps children reading the same words again and again
• 5 Sort It: 12 words sorted into two groups (write, or cut and glue)
• 6 Read and Match: 4 sentences to match to pictures (cut and glue, or copy)
• 7 Build and Write: fix mixed-up sentences, write 2 dictation sentences, draw
• 8 Read and Answer: a decodable story with 4 questions (2 multiple choice, 1 yes/no, 1 complete-sentence answer)
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
• Truly decodable: every word on a skill's pages uses only the sounds taught in that skill or before it, plus listed heart words, and was checked word by word
• Sound dots and lines under words: a dot for one sound, a line for two or more letters that make one sound, an arc for silent e
• Word counts in the margin of every story for quick fluency checks
• Page numbers and the skill name on every page, so mixed-up copies are easy to sort
• Clear, simple pictures drawn for this bundle, with every picture name listed in the answer key
• Big, clear Andika font made for early readers
• Holiday-free, so it works any month
PERFECT FOR
• Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade
• Small groups, literacy centers, morning work and homework
• Reading intervention, RTI, tutoring, special education and ESL / ELL
• Homeschool phonics and summer practice
HOW TO USE
• Pick the skill your child or class is learning (use the contents page)
• Suggested week: Day 1 pages 1-2, Day 2 pages 3-4, Day 3 pages 5-6, Day 4 page 7, Day 5 page 8
• Time a 1-minute read of page 1 or page 8 to track fluency
• Use the trackers to see who is ready for the next skill
HOW TO PRINT
• Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader or your browser
• Print at Actual size / 100%
• Regular copy paper (20-24 lb / 75-90 gsm) works well; card stock for the tracker and award if you like
• Print only the pages you need by typing a page range (the contents page lists them)
• The Ink-Saver files are made for copiers and coloring
AI DISCLOSURE
This resource was made with the help of AI tools. The word lists, sentences and stories were drafted with AI writing tools and then checked and edited by us word by word against our phonics sequence. The pictures and pages were drawn with code written with AI help (no AI image generator was used).
PLEASE NOTE
• This is an instant digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Because it is digital content delivered right away, it cannot be returned or withdrawn once downloaded (this includes EU withdrawal rights).
• Colors may look a little different on each screen and printer.
• For personal and single-classroom use. Please do not share, resell, upload or post the files.
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