gentle giraffes
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Gentle giraffes,
gaze through the trees.
They are bigger than giants, and like to
nibble the leaves.
Giraffes do not lay eggs, and they do not
eat goats.
Some might chew gum, but they never go to the
gym.
1. Circle every word with a soft G red.
2. Circle every word with a hard G blue.
What letter follows the G in each of the following
words?
Gentle: Gaze:
Giraffe: Eggs:Gym: Gum:
Giants: Bigger
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Name:_________________ Date:________
Mice can come to this place
It’s such a nice place to race and play dice.
They climb in and peek out of the spaces.
They stare at each other and make funny
faces!
You’ve never seen a funny mice make faces?
I’ve seen it twice. Watch out for mice that like
lacy dresses, or you’ll pay the price, their funny
faces are not very nice!
1. Circle every word with a soft C red.
2. Circle every word with a hard C blue.
3. What letter follows the C in each of the following words?
Nice: Race : Climb:
Twice : Space : Come:
faces: Lacy: Can:
Place : Mice : Dice
4. What letters always follow the soft ( S ) sounding C?___________
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Name:_________________ Date:________
At the circus, the nice police help to stop
traffic so children can cross the street.
There is a lot of music, unicycles and
cymbals at the circus. It is fun to watch the
clowns dance and bounce in silly costumes.
The clowns have hair the color of crayons!
Their eyes look as big as saucers.
If you go to the circus during Christmas, you
might get a candy cane or an ice cream cone.
The clowns are pretty nice, and like to make you
feel welcome at the circus.
1. Circle every word with a hard C red. 2. Circle every word with a soft C blue.
3. What letter follows the C in each of the following words?
Nice: Candy : Christm
Circus : Cane : Cone :
Saucer : Police : Ice :
Cream : Dance : BounceClown : crayon : costume
4. What letters always follow the soft ( S ) sounding C?___________
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Name:_________________ Date:________
The leaves turn beautiful colors in the fall.
Many children like to play and jump in the
leaves. One day a child jumped in a pile and
broke their tooth. Many children have lost
teeth in leave piles, so watch where you jump!
During the fall, you might also see lots of geese and
mice around. A goose will not fly south until it gets
very cold. You may see a flock of geese flying in theshape of a V in the sky in late fall.
Mice also are running about while it is still
warm. You may find a mouse trying to
stay warm in your cellar or house this winter, so
be careful! You do not want a family of mice living
in your bedroom.
1. Circle every singular noun (1) red
2. Circle every plural noun (1 +) blue
3. What is the plural form of each noun below ( more than one)
Wife: Tooth :
Goose: Cane :Mouse : Man :
Hero : Child:
Leaf : Fishes:
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Name:_________________ Date:________
I like to go camping in Maine with my family. We
can even bring my cat! We stay at a big ranch. On
the ranch there are snails, rats, and rabbits. I love tocamp and I am not afraid of any of the animals.
We first began to camp when I was six. I used to
bring crayons and draw the ranch. We can also walk
on the trails outside. My friend Gail can come. We
go swimming on the banks of the river. We love to
feel the spray and the blaze of the sun. We sit on our mats and put on our hats so our faces do not get a
burn.
It is fun to be outside with your pals. I say it is the
best part of vacation! I put on a cap and wave to
friends who pass by. I might eat grapes or skate
down the trails. Camping is the best!
Words with long a Word with short a
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On my favorite show there is a fish called a Blow
fish. He is a small fish, however, maybe he will
grow. His name is Howie. Howie had to plow sand
away from this friends home on the bottom of the
sea. Then, all the baby fish followed him around,
swimming happily.
After school, when everyone is gone, there is not a sound in
the classroom. Without anyone around, there is not one
mouth left to make a sound. Although, I bet it is not quiet
at the house of the students!
I really like this cartoon set in a lagoon. In the cartoon,
there is a talking broom. His job is to smooth away all the
dirt from the ground This broom can talk to the moon or to
the roots of the Palm trees. For food, the broom eats dirt!
1. Circle every word with digraph OO red
2. Circle every word with digraph OU blue
Write words from the story in the row in which they belong
OO OU
Name:___________________________ Date:________
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My brother Howie loves to watch Finding Nemo. On
the show, he like the blow fish named Low best. I like
the show too, however, I hope Howie will grow up
soon. I am sick of listening to that show. All that Low
the blow fish ever does is plow sand away from this
friend’s home on the bottom of the sea. Then, all the baby
fish followed him around, swimming happily.
After school, when everyone is gone, there is not a sound in
the classroom. Without anyone around, there is not one
mouth left to make a sound. Although, I bet it is not quiet
at the house of the students!
We went on a trip to a farm. We saw a baby cow. How do
cows grow to be so big? The baby’s legs were so short
his belly was very low to the ground. Then , the baby
sat down on the ground and took a nap.
1. Circle every word with digraph OU blue2. Circle every word with digraph OW Yellow
Write words from the story in the row in which they belong
OW OW OU
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
Last night I went to a Rodeo. There were cowboys
everywhere! They were all wearing giant cowboy hats.
They were listening to western music. Soon all youcould hear was their voices signing along. They seemed
to be enjoying themselves so much that when the pointed
to me and asked me to join, I could not say no.
After the Rodeo, my car would not start. One of the
cowboys said I would need to add oil to my car. All I had
were a few coins in my pocket, but he was nice enough tolend my some money. I felt true joy when my car started
up. My night would not be spoiled. I asked the cowboy to
join me for dinner the next day so I could thank him.
The next night the cowboy brought me some toys for my
little sister. He said his name was Troy, and I told him my
name was Roy. He told me he had two boys, and a wife.
We had a great dinner!
1. Circle every word with digraph Oi blue
2. Circle every word with digraph Oy green
Write words from the story in the row in which they belong
Oi Oy
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
At noontime, my roommate Sue and I climbed to the
rooftop of our house. We could see the big blue sky. I
watched children riding their scooters down the road. Far
away I could see the zoo and the blooming flowers in the
garden next to the zoo. We stayed on the roof so long the
sun went in and we watched the moon come out.
Went I went to school the next day, my teacher said I had
an overdue book. This was just untrue. I did not have a
clue where the book might be. I could not take out any
more books, and I was feeling pretty blue. Then I had anidea. I had a pet goose who liked to sneak things out of my
backpack. I ran home and checked his coop. Sure enough,
there was the book that was due. After that, I kept my
back pack glued shut!
1. Circle every word with digraph OO blue
2. Circle every word with digraph UE green
Write words from the story in the row in which they belong
OO OO UE
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
There is a group of tiny elves that live on the same shelf on
Mr. Tucker’s farm. Each elf has his on teacup to sleep in.
The cups have tiny leaves drawn on them. The elves are
usually awaken by the sound of hooves running in the field.
The elf wives tidy up the leaf teacups while the husband
elves gather soft leaves to arrange on their shelves.
There are many chores to do on Mr. Tucker’s farm.
Someone must clean and tend to the horse’s hooves, to
make sure their shoes are on correctly. Someone must rake
up all the leaves in the fields. Someone must make surethat the carving knives are sharpened. The farmer’s wife
uses her carving knife to make a scary face on the Jack-O-
Lantern on Halloween. The farm is a lot of work, but it is
also a lot of fun!
1. Circle every word ending in f and fe blue
2. Circle every word ending in ves gre
Ends with F and FE Ends with ves
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
I was standing outside in the cold for so long that my
nose rapidly turned red! My hands were freezing,and the strong wind swiftly knocked off my hat. I quickly
tried calling my mom to pick me up, but she must have
been doing something else. I tried to quickly jog in place
to warm up, but it did not help. I tried eating a Snickers bar
for energy. I was doing everything I could think of to
warm up when suddenly standing in front of me was my
mom. "I thought you might be cold!" she said. I happilyran to the car.
Whenever it is snowing and the wind is blowing I find
myself sneezing and wheezing. The freezing air sneakily
slips into my coat and chills me to the bone. Gladly I will
pack up all my snow clothes and move to Bermuda. I
heard it does snow there at all!
1. Circle every word ending in suffix ly blue
2. Circle every word ending in suffix ing
Ends with ing Ends with ing Ends with ly
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
At my school we recycle our bottles and
cans each week. First, we remove them from
each classroom. Next, we place them in
plastic bins. We have replaced all paper cups with reusable
plastic cups. We even got the preschool students to help us
with our recycling.
Did you know that energy fueled by recycled bottles can
help to preheat your stove, or provide fuel for you to reheat
your dinner? You can even earn money by recycling. We
use all the money we make to prepay our schoolsubscription to Time for Kids magazine.
I can’t imagine a world without recycling. Maybe back
in prehistoric times they did not recycle. If you visit our
class web site you can get a preview on how we recycle. If
you just need to review how to get your class organized,
visit your local library for more information!
1. Circle every word ending in prefix re purple
2. Circle every word ending in prefix pre yellow
Prefix re Prefix pre
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
You should’ve seen our class play. I bet you’ve
never seen a play like ours. I’ve only been in two
other plays, but this one was the best ever! I won’t give out
all the good details, but you’re in for a treat if you come to
our show. This isn’t just some silly show. I promise you
won’t be sorry you came.
My mom came to see our play with our dog, Cocoa. I
couldn’t tell it was my dog because my mom dressed my
dog like a baby. You should’ve seen the faces people were
making when they saw my dog dress up! It doesn’t happenoften, and Cocoa the dog couldn’t have been more
unhappy. We’ve never heard her howl so loudly!
I guess I could’ve told my mom no dogs allowed,
but I couldn’t disappoint her. She should’ve have know
better than to bring the dog. I’ve had to promise my friends
that Cocoa won’t come to any more shows. This doesn’tmean that we never do plays about animals! Maybe Cocoa
will be a star someday!
1. Circle every contraction for the word not ( ending in n’t) blue
2. Circle every contraction for the word have (ending in ’ve) brown
Not ( n’t ) Have ( ’ve )
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Gene and Greg were going to a magic show.
At the show, they saw a giraffe turn into a goose!
The goose ran for the gate, across the street towards the
gym Gene and Greg ran after the goose. “ Don’t let it
get away!” Yelled the magician, “He is the gem of my
magic show.” Gene caught the goose. The magician,
Gary, gave Gene a golden car. When Gene is at the right
age, he will get to drive the golden car.
1. Circle every word with a hard g red.
2. Circle every word with a soft g blue.
Hard G words Soft G words
Name:___________________________ Date:________
My friends and I were excited about the fair. I took lots of
photographs. I saw someone dressed up as a gopher. We
laughed until we coughed. You do not see a six foot
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gopher every day. I make sure to get a photo of the
gopher.
We also tried to win a prize. I threw the ball the furthest
and won a trophy. It was tough, but I had practicedmy pitch long enough that it was perfect. My best
friend took a photograph of me with my trophy.
When I got the photograph developed, I saw a phantom
lurking in the picture! It was a dark shadowy man with a
scarf around his neck. As soon as I got the picture back I
telephoned my friend. She could not believe it! Even
though I did not have enough proof that the phantom wasreally lurking at the fair, I still brought my photograph to
school and wrote a paragraph about it for the school paper.
Maybe it was the gopher man. Maybe it was an orphan. It
will be a tough case to solve. I will be rough without a lot
of details, but I will solve the mystery of the phantom!
1. Circle every word with the digraph ph yellow
2. Circle every word with the digraph gh orange
Name:___________________________ Date:________
For school vacation week we went to visit my Aunt
Digraph ph Digraph gh
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Ann. She lives in a very old house. When we got
there I had to help unload the car. I piled our stuff in
uneven stacks next to the car. I was unsure about whether I
could carry all the bags.
Aunt Ann’s house made me feel uneasy. I unwrapped a
paper and found a treasure map. The writing was uneven,
but I tried to follow the map. I felt very unsure and unsafe
walking through her dark halls. I did not want to disturb
anything in her house. I was displeased to discover I was
lost in a maze of halls. It became very hot and I unbuttoned
and unzipped my jacket. I was unsure about which way to
go.
The hall I came in on seemed to disappear. I did not want
to disobey my mother, but I could not help shouting for
help. I hoped my shouting did not disturb any monsters or
phantoms. I was very relied when my Aunt Ann
discovered me. I decided not to distrust her anymore.
1. Circle every word with the prefix dis yellow
2. Circle every word with the prefix un orange
Name:___________________________ Date:________
Digraph DIS Digraph UN
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In January we are going to go to the Science Museum.
We are going to see an exhibit on earthquakes and
volcanoes! I can not wait to see the liquid pour out of the
quaking volcano. We will have to take a quick quiz when
we get back to class, so we will all ask questions and will be quiet while people are talking. I was so nervous when I
asked my question my voice came out like a squeak.
We will also be required to write a quality paper about the
trip.
Since I need to drink frequently, I will bring a quart of
liquids on the trip. Other equipment we are bringing are
square note pads for notes and to write our questions on.Instead of quills, we will write with pens. I had to ask a
boy to quit kicking me, and a squirrel tried to get onto
our bus, but none of these things could squash my
excitement for the trip!
1. Circle every word with the kw sound spelled qu green
QU Qu
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Name:___________________________ Date:________
Last night I had a funny dream. I dreamt that I met a black
and yellow striped dragon. The dragon was wearing a scarf
and basketball sneakers. When I saw him I was so scared I
froze with fear! But the dragon just dribbled a jumbo
basketball fast up the court and shot the ball. He frown
when he did not make a basket .
The scoreboard said both teams had the same score. All
of a sudden there was this loud noise and I looked around
to see that I was surrounded by giant, striped dragons who
were all dragging basketballs. Their scales were alldifferent colors and striped.
After the game, the dragons invited me to the coast to roast
marshmallows and eat s’mores. After that we had oysters
and ice cream. When I woke up from my dramatic dream, I
was rubbing my stomach and hungry!
DR FR SC ST at the end
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My friend Glen invited me to see his fluffy, blue bird.
The blue bird is named Clem. Clem likes to fly and
flew all over the room. The bird like a blue blanket
on Glen’s bed. We had to use a broom to get the bird
off the glass table.
Clem likes things that glitter or glow. One time Clem ate
some glue that was blue. I think it looked like a flower.
She flipped over and lay flat on the floor. I guess the glue
did not have a very good flavor.
We used a clean cloth to clear the glue off Clem’s beak.
We painted blue clouds on her cage so she would alwaysfeel like she was flying. Sometimes Clem will use her
claws to clear away food from her plate.
I am glad Glen got Clem for a pet. She will glisten and
glow after a bath. She likes flashes in the sky and to fly or
float in the air. She loves to flap her wings, and I love her.
**Circle bl blends blue, cl blends pink, gl blends green, and fl
blends yellow. Then write each word in the chart.
Bl Gl
Cl Fl
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I am happy about the big race. The big race is in my class.
We all made race cars. We will see whose car can go fast.
I made my fast car the color apple red. I like apple red
better than cherry red. A man will come to our class and
watch the race. He will say who has a fast cab!
I named my car Jane. My friend’s name is Jan, so I named
my car after her. Her car can really go! It has a green cape
on the back and lots of fat cats on it. The fat cats are so
silly! We will stay and maybe latter we will know who
won the race.
At the end of the race, my car was in last place! I was notsad. My friend Jan’s car was so fast that it has won first
place! I am so happy for Jan. After the race we will all
clap and give Jan a hand. Then we will make her a nice
card. This was a happy day!
**Circle long A words blue
Circle all short A words Red
Long A “make” Short A “ apple”
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Today was the first day of school. I wore my new clean
jeans. I bring my lunch each day in a pail. I have meat, a
peach, and peanuts to eat. I have iced tea to drink. The
reason I walk to my school is because it is easy. My school
is called Eastern School. As soon as I got to school I sawmy three friends. My school is down a long street. There
are lots of green trees on this street. It is a neat place to go
to school.
My new teacher is very sweet. She lets me lead the class
line at least once a week. I have three classes with my
friends. She will ask me to reach the books if they are up
too high. After school there is free peach ice cream andmilk.
I will keep my fingers crossed that this will be a good
school. My friends and I made a deal. We will
take turns picking what to do at recess. It will
be fun.
**Circle long EA words blue
Name:___________________________
Date:________
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My friend Gail has a snail in her pail. One day she was
playing in the bay. She noticed that a snail was staying in
her pail. The snail was hidden under a layer of sand.
When it began to rain the sand melted away and the snail’s
gray shell peaked out.
Gail did not want a wave to hurt the snail. Gail made a
safe, dry place in the pail. Gail laid the snail carefully in
the pail. The snail’s tiny tail was tan. When Gail’s brother
Dan came by, she showed him her pet. Dan is only three.
He was not afraid of the snail. When it began to rain, they
raced inside with the pail!
They made a spaceship for the snail. They put it in the ship
in a safe place. They had to wait until the snail was not
afraid. Then the snail snuck out of the place and inched
slept in the space ship.
1. Circle every word with ai blue
2. Circle every word with ay green3. Circle every word with a with
magic e red
One year, pioneers found a clearing in the woods. They got all
their gear and made their homes there. In the woods there were
lots of deer and sheep to shear. They were also near a stream. You
could hear children cheer to be near the stream.
AI AY Long A magic E
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The adults would spear deer for meat and skins. They would steer
the ox team to plow the grass. Some of the men grew beards that
made the girls sneer. At night you might hear the animals. Do not
fear, what you hear will not hurt you. In a few years they had
build a small town. The pioneer’s peers began to gather their gear and come near their town to live. One man said he even saw a
reindeer! The other men would jeer and leer at him, but one night
he caught the reindeer for all to see, then he let him go.
Circle all the words with eer red
Circle al the words with ear blue
Words with eer Words with ear
In the springtime, we went through the town, waited at the
stop light, then crossed the street to enter the zoo. At the
zoo, the animals are always different. Some of the animals are
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strong. Some of them stand very still. It is such a thrill to see
all the animals. My favorite right now is the ostrich.
He always stands still on one leg. He likes to stand by a stream
and stare straight ahead. He likes to eat tasty fish. He will also
eat grass sprouts and straw. Sometimes he makes a funnynoise with his throat. He also likes to run through sprays of
water. Once, the zookeeper let me throw him a fish!
Sometimes there are so many people to see the ostrich I have
to strain my neck to see him. Lots of people stroll by his
cage. The ostrich is white and black with a purple streak
across his feathers. I wish I had some thread the color of his
feather so I could make an ostrich coat.
Last time we were at the zoo they had three ostriches! They
were strong and I wished one of them would stray from the
group so I could feed him a little fish. They are the best
animal!
Circle all str blends green Circle all thr blends yellow
STR BLENDS STR BLENDS THR BLENDS