Stage-1-Lesson-Stories

Children Learning Reading

Lesson Stories

Stage 1 – Phonics Foundations

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Contents

IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT NOTICE .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
About.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
20 - BOB ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
21 - DAD HAD A HOTDOG .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
23 - THE MAN IS MAD .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
24 - THE MUFFIN.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
25 - Tug and Spot ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
25 - Rob the Frog.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
27 - Fix The Fax............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
28 - Flock of Ducks ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
31 - Pug the Bug ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30

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About

The stories included in this book correspond to the lessons in the Stage 1 Phonics Foundations
manual. Simple and short stories start at lesson #20. Each story is created such that it matches
accordingly with the reading progress of your child. So please do not skip ahead and introduce
stories from lessons which your child has not learned yet.

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20 - BOB

BOB IS IN THE TUB.
THE SUB IS IN THE TUB.
BOB SPINS THE SUB IN THE TUB.
BOB HAD FUN.

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Comprehension Check:
1. Who is in the tub?
2. What else is in the tub?
3. What did Bob do with the sub?

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21 - DAD HAD A HOTDOG

DAD HAD A HOTDOG AT THE
HOTDOG STAND.
DAD BIT THE HOTDOG.
DAD HAD A CAN OF POP.
I HAD A HOTDOG.

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Comprehension Check:

1. Who had a hotdog? Or,
What did dad have? Or,
Where did dad have the hotdog?

2. What did dad drink?

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23 - THE MAN IS MAD

THE MAN IS MAD.
HE HITS THE BUS.
HE DENTS THE BUS.
HE CUTS HIS HAND ON THE BUS.
HE HAS TO REST ON HIS BED.

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Comprehension Check:
1. Who is mad?
2. What did the man do to the bus?
3. Why did he hit the bus?
4. What happened after he hit the bus?

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24 - THE MUFFIN

MOM HID THE MUFFIN IN THE POT.
DAD CAN'T GET THE MUFFIN.
I CAN'T GET THE MUFFIN.
MOM DROPPED THE POT!
GUS THE DOG RAN FAST.
GUS GETS THE MUFFIN IN THE POT.

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Comprehension Check:
1. Who hid the muffin? Or, what did mom hide in the pot?
2. Who couldn’t get the muffin?
3. Who got the muffin?
4. How did Gus get the muffin?

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25 - Tug and Spot

Tug is a fat duck.
Spot is not a fat duck.
Spot can run fast, but Tug cannot.
Spot ran to the pond.
Spot jumped into the pond.
Tug did not run.
He did not jump into the pond.

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Please color.

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Comprehension Check:
1. What is the difference between Tug and Spot?
2. Who can run faster? Tug or Spot?
3. Who jumped into the pond?
4. Can you find Tug and Spot in the picture?

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25 - Rob the Frog

Rob the frog has big hops.
Rob hops onto the rug.
The rug is a mess.
Rob hops onto the bed.
The bed is a mess.
Dad is mad at Rob the frog.
Rob the frog hops into the pond.

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Comprehension Check:
1. Where does Rob the frog jump first? Can you spot it in the picture?
2. Where does Rob the frog jump next? Can you spot it in the picture?
3. Where does Rob the frog jump to last? Can you spot it in the picture?
4. Who is upset at Rob the frog? Can you find him in the picture?

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27 - Fix The Fax

Mom sent a text to dad.
Mom asked dad to fix the fax.
Dad cannot fix the fax.
Dad has to get help to fix the fax.

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Comprehension Check:
1. Why did mom send a text to dad?
2. Can dad fix the fax?
3. What does dad do when he could not fix the fax?

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28 - Flock of Ducks

There is a flock of ducks.
The ducks blocked the bus.
The bus honked at the flock of ducks.
The ducks ran from the bus.

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Comprehension Check:

1. Why did the bus honk at the ducks?

2. What happened when the bus honked at the ducks?

3. Looking at the picture, can you count how many big ducks and how
many baby ducks there are?

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31 - Pug the Bug

This is Pug the bug.
Pug is not a big bug.
Pug got lost and he is sad.
Pug's dad finds Pug.
Pug is not sad.

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Comprehension Check:
1. Who or what is Pug?
2. Why was Pug sad?
3. Who made Pug feel better?

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