In the Sky <ou>

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "Cloud Party" by World Wide Title and André Ceolin. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Fantasy Decodable Reader with 'ou' Words | In the Sky

Practice Words

Words featuring the 'ou' vowel team, which can produce /aʊ/, /ʊ/, /uː/, or /əʊ/ sounds.

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Page 1
An African family wearing colorful traditional clothing stands together looking at the sky, with mother, father, and young daughter.

We can see clouds in the sky. We have found a man up there! He waves.

Page 2
Three children in colorful African clothing play on the savanna ground while meerkats watch nearby and a lizard sits on a rock.

We rest in the grass as we stare up at the clouds. We count them as they go by.

Page 3
A young girl in a red dress waves at white cloud figures dancing in the blue sky while meerkats watch from the savanna ground.

The men in the clouds do a jig! She does a jig with them.

Page 4
A girl runs across an African savanna with dogs while cloud figures shaped like dancing people float in the bright blue sky above acacia trees.

They start to sing. They tilt their heads and put their arms up.

Page 5
A family waves joyfully at whimsical cloud figures dancing in the sky while meerkats stand around them on the African plains.

The men in the clouds are in a band! They have a drum.

Page 6
A family watches a dramatic thunderstorm with lightning strikes across the savanna while a grey cloud figure looms in the dark sky.

As he bangs the drum, a storm comes. Rain falls down.

Page 7
Children and mother run through heavy rain toward a house with warm light glowing from the doorway as a meerkat follows them.

We run into the house. It is dry in there.

Page 8
A joyful African family dances in the rain, with father holding cloth, mother twirling with red headscarf, and daughter spinning happily.

We have a bout of dancing as we dry off.

Page 9
An African family gathers indoors as father holds a phone, grandmother watches, and three children dance and play excitedly together.

We sing for Mum and Dad, just like the cloud men did.

Page 10
An African family makes music and dances joyfully, with father playing djembe drum, son on bucket drum, mother and daughter dancing.

We play in a band and do a jig.

Page 11
Three children sleep peacefully in beds while moonlight shines through a window showing the savanna and cloud figures in the night sky.

Then we rest, just like the cloud man does. Time for sleep.

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