A decodable story · Short vowels: CVC families
Ten Men
Ten men, one hot van, one fan.
21 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 many men ran to the van?
What is the van like?
Who has a fan?
Where did the ten men sit?
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:
Ten men ran to the van.
The van is hot.
A man has a fan.
Ten men sat in the den.
Words to warm up first: ten · men · van · fan
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Related resources
Worksheet
Ten Men — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.