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Contents Baking Muffins

Apple Picking My Bear Sam Hot Chocolate Planting Tulips Rainy Day Fun

Story Time Spin The Spider

Safe On The Bus Buss Little Bee

Building A Snowman Watermelon Lemonade

Flying A Kite Snippy The Snail

Superhero Steve Jumping Kangaroo

Lizzy The Lizard Nuts Galore

Birthday Cupcake Cereal For Breakfast

Sunny Day Story Writing Puzzle Pieces

Fly Butterfly, Fly! Busy With Blocks

Tree House Circus Clown

Cowboy Friends Nurse Mom

30 simple passages for beginning readers.

All passages have simple sight words and decodable words

with digraphs and blends.

Students draw or write 3

events in order.

Short stories are perfect for

beginning and struggling readers!

Students make a prediction

about what will happen next.

Students evaluate the

story.

H Students

write the main idea of the

story.


Baking Muffins My mother likes to bake muffins for

breakfast. She uses eggs, flour, and milk. Sometimes, she adds chocolate chips. She stirs everything in a big bowl and then she

puts the mixture in muffin pans. The muffins go in the oven. I love my mother’s muffins. They are so

tasty and sweet!

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Make a prediction. What do you think will happen next?

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Comprehension

What is the main idea in the story?

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Apple Picking Kenny went apple picking with his brother Max. They sat in a tractor and rode in the apple orchard. They chose the perfect

apple tree and picked seven apples. They put the apples in their bag and brought them home. Kenny and Max baked apple

pie with their mother.

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My Bear Sam I have a teddy bear and his name is Sam. I like to cuddle with him and read stories to him. I put him on my lap and read a book. I take him to school and show him to my friends. My friends give Sam hugs and say goodbye to him at the end of the

day. Goodbye Sam!

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Hot Chocolate Henry and his father make hot chocolate. The take cocoa and mix it with milk. They

warm it up on the stove. When it starts to bubble, they pour it in a couple of mugs. They like to sip their hot chocolate while

watching a funny movie. Their hot chocolate is so good!

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Comprehension




Planting Tulips Brianna plants tulips in her garden. She

uses a shovel to dig a hole in the soil. She places the tulips carefully in the hole and

covers it up with some soil. She puts water in her pot and sprinkles some on

her tulips. She loves to watch her tulips in her beautiful garden.

Reading Name: Date:


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Comprehension




Rainy Day Fun It is a rainy day today. Felix is going to play outside. He will put on his raincoat and boots. He will wear a hat too. He will walk to the park and jump in the puddles. He can’t wait to show his umbrella to all

his friends. He hopes that his friends will go play in the rain too!

Reading Name: Date:


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Story Time Simon loves story time in his class. He likes to listen to his teacher read stories about

dragons and rainbows. He sits on the carpet and crosses his legs. He keeps his hands on his lap and looks at his teacher. He laughs when the story is funny and

claps when the story is over. Simon loves story time!

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Comprehension




Spin The Spider I have a spooky spider named Spin. He is all

black with red dots on his back. He has long black legs. He crawls under the shelf

and spins a web. Spin likes to play on his web. He works hard to fix his web. He

catches flies and eats them for lunch. Spin is my spider friend.

Reading Name: Date:


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Safe On The Bus My bus driver’s name is Brent. He is a good driver. He makes sure we are all

sitting at our seat before he starts to drive the bus. He says we can talk with

our friends but we can’t yell. We need to stand up only when the bus stops.

My bus driver keeps us safe on the drive home.

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Buzz Little Bee Buzz is a busy little bee. He works hard all

day. He collects pollen and nectar and works in the beehive. Buzz likes to work

but he also likes to play. He plays tag with his bee friends. He flies from flower to flower and smells them all. He likes the

sweet smell of pretty flowers. Buzz is a cute little bee!

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Comprehension




Building A Snowman Jayson and Johnny build a snowman.

They use lots of snow to make big snowballs. They roll the snow around and

around until the snowball is big enough. They pile up the snowballs to make their

snowman. They use a carrot for the nose and sticks for the arms.

What a nice snowman!

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Watermelon Walter’s favorite fruit is watermelon. He eats it for breakfast, lunch, and snack. He cuts it into slices and puts it in a bowl. He takes the seeds out with his spoon and

takes a big bite. He gives some to his brother and some to his sister. Walter loves to eat watermelon. Watermelon

makes a good and tasty snack!

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Lemonade Emily made lemonade for her family. She took 5 lemons and squeezed them to get the juice out. She poured the juice into a big

pitcher. She then added sugar to the lemon juice and stirred it well. She put

some lemon juice in her cup and sipped it with her silly straw. Yum! That lemonade

sure tastes great!

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Comprehension




Flying A Kite On a warm summer day, Jenny likes to fly her kite. She packs her kite and her

snack in her bag. She walks to the park. On the way, she stops at her friend’s house to ask her to come play. The girls walk to

the park together and fly their kites. They love to watch their kites fly

in the sky. Hold on tight!

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Comprehension




Snippy The Snail Snippy is a super small snail. He has a

smooth and hard shell. Snippy the snail slithers in the grass. He smells the

flowers and hides under leaves. He loves to play in the warm summer breeze.

Snippy can hide in his shell when a big bird flies by. Snippy is a careful little snail.

Watch out, Snippy!

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Comprehension




Superhero Steve Steve is a superhero. He flies over

mountains. He flies over buildings. Steve can see super far with his super eyes. He

can fly to your rescue when you need help. He has a big orange cape on his back. He is super strong and super fast. Steve

can save the day!

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Jumping Kangaroo Kenny the kangaroo jumps everywhere he goes. He jumps to school. He jumps to his friend’s house. He even jumps to the

park. Kenny loves to jump with his kangaroo friends. They take turns

jumping up and down. Kenny can jump the highest. He uses his long legs to jump

as high as he can.

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Lizzy The Lizard Lizzy is a sneaky little lizard. He can

change colors everywhere he goes. He can be green when he is on a leaf. He can be brown when he is on a log. He can even be blue when he is on your shoe. Lizzy the lizard loves to change colors. He hides so

well that he can trick both me and you!

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Nuts Galore! Fred the squirrel gathers nuts and brings

them to his home. He lives in a tree and has loads and loads of nuts. He keeps them in a small hole and hides them from other animals. Fred is very good at gathering

nuts. He finds them in the grass and under the leaves. Fred will share his

nuts with his friends.

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Birthday Cupcakes Annie will bake cupcakes for her birthday. Her mom will help her. They will stir eggs,

milk, and flour. They will bake the cupcakes in the oven. When the cupcakes cool down,

they will decorate them with pink icing and red sprinkles. Annie can’t wait to bake

those cupcakes for her birthday!

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Cereal For Breakfast Tommy eats cereal for breakfast. He

likes chocolate cereal the best. He sits at the kitchen table. He puts the cereal in a

bowl and pours milk over it. He uses a spoon to eat his cereal. He loves how his

chocolate cereal turns his milk into chocolate milk. Tommy wants another

bowl. Yum!

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Sunny Day I like it when it is a sunny day. I walk

outside and look up at the sun. I close my eyes and let the sun warm my face. I

pretend that I am at the beach. I love the beach because I get to swim in the water and jump in the waves. I also love how the

sun warms me up when I get out of the water.

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Story Writing Maya is good at writing stories. She

sharpens her pencil and sits at her desk. She writes her name at the top of her paper. She takes her time and prints her words very neatly. Maya likes to write

stories about princesses and castles. She writes about a prince and his horse.

Maya is a good writer.

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Puzzle Pieces Patrick and Peter can make a puzzle together. They start with the outer pieces and work on the edge of the

puzzle first. They work together to find the pieces in the box. They help each

other place the pieces in the puzzle. They say “good job”. Patrick and Peter

are a great team!

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Fly Butterfly, Fly! I see a purple butterfly on a leaf. He is so pretty! I see him fly and land on a flower. He drinks the nectar and flies away. He flies around my head and lands on my

nose. Hello, butterfly! His little feet tickle my face. I put my finger on my nose and

he hops on. I watch him fly away. Goodbye, butterfly!

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Busy With Blocks Zoe plays with blocks in math class. She likes to make patterns with the blocks. She makes color patterns with red and yellow. She makes shape patterns with circle blocks and triangle blocks. Zoe likes

the color patterns the best. She can make patterns with four colors and

she can draw her patterns too.

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Tree House Harry can make a tree house. He can

take his hammer and hit the nails down in the wood. He starts by building the walls

and then works on the roof. Harry paints his tree house green and blue. He invites

his friends to come play and his dad comes too. Harry works hard on his

beautiful tree house!

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Circus Clown I saw a clown at the circus. He had a red bowtie and a red nose. He made animals

out of balloons and gave them to the boys and girls. The clown made everyone laugh with his funny jokes. He also walked

on a tightrope and played with a hula hoop. That circus clown

sure was a hoot!

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Cowboy Friends Edward the cowboy is a very good

friend. He helps his buddy Jeremy take care of his ranch. They ride their horses

in the field and say “howdy” to their friends. They sings songs to each other

and tell stories around the campfire. Edward and Jeremy are

good cowboy friends.

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Nurse Mom My mom is my hero. She takes care of

me when I am sick. She puts a bandage on my booboo and kisses my head when it

hurts. She sings me sweet songs to make me feel better when I am down. She

cuddles with me at night and reads me stories. My mom is my hero because

she takes good care of me.

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