A decodable story · Vowel teams
Rain on the Train
A train waits for one small snail.
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 is the weather like?
Who is on the train?
What does the snail want to see?
What can the train do for the snail?
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:
Rain, rain, rain.
The train ran in the rain.
A snail is on the train!
The snail wants to see the sea.
The train can wait for the snail.
Words to warm up first: rain · train · snail · wait
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Related resources
Worksheet
Rain on the Train — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.