A decodable story · Vowel teams
The Moon Team
Too excited to sleep? Read a book.
31 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 team want to see?
What colour is the moon?
How big is the moon?
What does the team read?
What can the team do after the book?
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:
The team wants to see the moon.
Look at the moon!
The moon is white and huge.
The team can not sleep.
Read a book, team.
Then the team can sleep.
Words to warm up first: moon · team · look · sleep
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Related resources
Worksheet
The Moon Team — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.