A decodable story · Digraphs: two letters, one sound
The Fish Wish
A fish wishes for a shell — a duck helps.
29 words · ≈ 2 min · ages 5–9
- Age
- Ages 5–9
- Skill
- Reading · Phonics
- Time
- 2 min
- Format
- On screen
Words to warm up first
Tap any word to hear it; the speaker button reads one line, “Read me the story” reads the whole story line by line.
Questions about the story
Read the story first, then tap an answer. The speaker button reads the question aloud.
What does the fish wish for?
Who has a big shell?
When do the duck and the fish chat?
Who has the shell at the end?
0 of 4 right
Retell it
Tap the sentences in the order they happen in the story. Tap a placed one to take it back.
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Words to know
Each word opens its picture-dictionary page, with the picture, the sound and the spelling.
The worksheet: story, questions and answers
One to print for each child: the story, these same questions, the retell as a numbering task, a box to draw in and an upside-down answer key.
Open the worksheet →Print the story
Or print just the story, in big letters:
The fish has a wish.
I wish for a shell!
A duck has a big shell.
The duck and the fish chat at lunch.
The fish has the shell!
Words to warm up first: fish · wish · shell · duck
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Related resources
Worksheet
The Fish Wish — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.
Interactive Game · 5–15 min
Story Lantern
The story is written on the panels of a paper lantern. Read it, hear any line again, then show what you understood.