A decodable story · Short vowels: CVC families
The Bun
One bun, two friends, easy maths.
19 words · ≈ 1 min · ages 5–9
- Age
- Ages 5–9
- Skill
- Reading · Phonics
- Time
- 1 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 Meg have?
Who wants the bun?
What did Meg do to the bun?
Where did Meg and Tom 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:
Meg has a bun.
Tom wants the bun.
Meg cut the bun.
Meg and Tom sat in the sun.
Words to warm up first: bun · cut · sun
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Related resources
Worksheet
The Bun — worksheet
The story, questions with one right answer, four sentences to order and a box to draw in.