Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 54: a_e /ā/

Sam is on a simple errand to deliver snacks, but every home along the way seems better than the last. A house on stilts, a shop full of sizzling food, a floating house where kids fish right off the deck. Which house would Sam pick if given the chance? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gaze’, ’take’, ’taste’, ‘plates’, ‘same’.

Max, Pip, and Cal race down to paint the gray neighborhood, but there’s one rule: never mix all three colors together. As splats of red, yellow, and blue blast into new shades above the rooftops, the three friends can’t resist pushing their luck further and further. Could breaking the one rule they were given turn into something they can’t undo? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘blaze’, ‘shade’, ‘gazes’, ‘mistake’, ‘daze’.

Kate walks with a cane, but the kids in her dance studio have no idea what she used to do. Late at night, long ago, she’d leap past lamp posts and take the stage in front of roaring crowds all over the world. Could this quiet, cane-tapping teacher really have been a dazzling dancer once? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘cane’, ‘stage’, ’late’, ‘gaze’ and ‘brave’.

Nib always leaves the door unlocked, and one day a hungry Troll finally sneaks in and snatches her away. Locked in his cave with other missing children, will anyone find her in time? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘brave’, ‘cave’, ‘safe’, ‘gate’, ‘mistake’.

A boy spots something incredible floating above them: a giant, puffy cloud man, waving right at them from the sky. Soon he brings a friend, and together they dance, sing, and shake up a whole cloud band, drumming so loud the ground hums. But when the sky turns dark and the wind starts to gaze back down at them, will the fun turn into something scarier? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘shake’, ‘gaze’, ‘wave’, ‘chase’, ‘safe’.

Ken and a friend row out onto a big, still lake, sure it’ll be the best day ever, until Ken spots something strange floating in the water ahead. Is it dangerous, or just a trick of the light? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ’lake’, ‘safe’, ‘shape’, ‘wave’, ‘gaze’.

Sam has a special buddy at the ranch: a small white buffalo named Bam, gentle and tame. Tonight Bam has the biggest job in town, leading the New Year parade, and Sam promises to stay right by his side the whole time. But as the lamps blaze and the crowd gazes and gapes, will Sam be brave enough to keep that promise? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gaze’, ‘blaze’, ‘brave’, ‘chase’, ‘safe’.

A girl believes being best pals is simple: you make things together, help each other, and split everything fair and square. But when a soggy disaster at school leaves her rattled, can her small, spiky friend prove that best pals stick around even when life gets messy? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘kate’, ’takes’, ‘gazes’, ‘shape’, ‘brave’.

Hyena munches everything in sight, loud and messy, and now she’s eyeing a hollow log by the marula tree where a hare has been quietly stashing sweet fruit. Hare smiles instead of shouting when he finds his stash licked clean, already turning something over in his mind. What will Hare do when Hyena comes back for more? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gaze’, ‘shame’, ‘waste’, ’taste’, ‘brave’.

Thandiwe rescues a pangolin tangled in a fishing net by the riverbank, and it rewards her with a magical pumpkin seed and one simple rule to follow. Her jealous neighbor Nomsa wants pumpkins too, but will she keep the rule or take a shortcut? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘brave’, ‘gate’, ‘save’, ‘wades’, ’late’.

Fig Pig gives Brat Cat a strange, ticking gift for her birthday, and inside are two enormous wings! Fig Pig promises flying is easy: just run, jump, and flap. But when Brat Cat gazes down from the top of the cliff, her stomach flips. Is she brave enough to jump? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gaze’, ‘brave’, ‘safe’, ’take’, ‘waves’.

Alex has a cursed emerald and no idea how to destroy it. Back at base, Jake gazes at it and turns pale as slate, stiff as stone. Alex steps back, back, back until Jake blinks and is safe again. Together they sneak into the dim hall to visit the Iron Golem, its faded carvings holding a warning from long ago. Can they figure out how to break the curse before it is too late? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gaze’, ‘pale’, ‘slate’, ‘safe’, ‘faded’.

Zom loves his hens, but a fox keeps sneaking into the pen at night. He builds fence after fence to keep her out, yet somehow she always finds a way in. Can Zom find a way to finally keep his hens safe? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gate’, ‘safe’, ’take’, ‘came’, ’late’.

Thabo knows the river’s rule: never wade past the stepping stones. But when he hears a strange groaning sound from a sandbar on the wrong side of the water, he crosses anyway and finds a crocodile pinned beneath a boulder, its golden eye fixed on him. Can Thabo find a way to set it free? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘safe’, ‘shake’, ‘gazes’, ‘brave’, ’take’.

Nozipho sits gazing at the pale, dry land as the plants fade and the cattle grow thin. When men jog to the next land for help, they get back late with no answer. That night, Lwazi brings her a dish and hears a strange question: what do we all walk past and never think of? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘gaze’, ‘fade’, ’late’, ’take’, ‘safe’.

Meg’s cat won’t come for dinner, and when she finally tracks it down, she finds it crouched beside a huge pit in the yard. Something is moving down there. What could be hiding in the pit? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 54: a_e /ā/), this book practices words like ‘plate’, ‘safe’, ‘chase’, ‘gaze’, ’tame’.