A decodable story · Blends: both sounds survive
Stop at the Nest
Fast Sam learns when to stop.
24 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.
How did Sam run?
What must Sam do?
Why must Sam stop?
What does Sam have 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:
Sam ran fast.
Stop, Sam, stop!
A nest is on the grass.
Sam can not step on the nest.
Sam has a big grin.
Words to warm up first: stop · nest · grass · step
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Related resources
Worksheet
Stop at the Nest — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.