A decodable story · Vowel teams
The Goat on the Boat
A goat, a fish, a day at sea.
32 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.
Who is on the boat?
Where is the boat?
What can the goat see?
What do the goat and the fish do all day?
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:
A goat is on the boat.
The boat is on the sea.
The goat can see a fish.
The fish can see the goat.
The goat and the fish play all day.
Words to warm up first: goat · boat · sea · play
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Related resources
Worksheet
The Goat on the Boat — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.