A decodable story · Blends: both sounds survive
The Green Grass
Meg meets the slowest neighbour.
27 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.
Where did Meg sit?
What colour is the grass?
What is the grass like?
Who is on the grass with Meg?
What do Meg and the snail do at the end?
0 of 5 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:
Meg sat on the green grass.
The grass is fresh.
A snail is on the grass.
The snail can not run fast.
Meg and the snail grin.
Words to warm up first: green · grass · snail · fresh
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Related resources
Worksheet
The Green Grass — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.