Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 56: o_e /ō/
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I Can Do It!
Jill has a yard full of stone and a line too long to wait in, so she decides to build her own melting bin at home. But when it hums to life… nothing happens. Can Jill find what’s missing and finish the job herself? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘stone’, ‘home’, ’note’, ‘close’, ‘hope’.
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I Am Fine!
Nitwit’s nose won’t stop twitching, and no matter what happens, he refuses to admit he’s sick. He sneezes his way from the village bell to his chum, to his hut, to Dog’s place next door, insisting he’s fine every single time. But his bed is soft, his blanket is red, and it’s right there waiting. Will Nitwit finally give in and rest? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ’nope’, ’nose’, ‘doze’, ‘home’.
The Lone Drum
Boma has always felt music everywhere, tapping rhythms on logs and even his own knees, but the forest’s one great drum belongs to Elephant, and she isn’t sharing. Watching from the treetops, Boma notices she leaves it unguarded each day for a walk to the salt-lick. Could a boy with quick hands and a clever trade change her mind? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘hope’, ‘jokes’, ’tone’, ‘smoke’, ‘close’.
Leopard and a Snack
A hare is quick on his feet and quicker with a plan when a leopard corners him near the waterhole. He knows of a shadier spot just past the grove, if only he can get the leopard to follow. Can the hare lead his hungry hunter into a trap hidden beneath the grass? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘hope’, ‘joke’, ‘stone’, ‘grove’, ’lopes’.
The Fig Code
A lone tree in the grove drops ripe figs, but only if you sing its true name just right and bring a small gift first. Suki listens close and notes every sound, while a boastful merchant named Tambwe skips the gift and mopes after the tree drenches him in mud. Will Suki remember both the song and the gift when it’s her turn to try? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘close’, ‘hopes’, ’tone’, ‘grove’, ‘home’.
Girma and the Big Note
Girma tends his family’s flock high in the mountains, far from any palace. When a royal messenger arrives with an impossible question for the wisest men in the land, no one expects a shepherd boy to have an answer worth hearing. But Girma has spent his whole life watching, listening, and thinking beside his fire, so what will he say when he finally stands before the King? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘home’, ‘hope’, ‘slope’, ’note’, ’throne’.
A Mouse In Our House!
A mouse has just moved into the house, and nobody can agree on what to do about it! Gran shrieks, Dad hides behind the curtain, and even the family cat wants nothing to do with their tiny visitor. Will anyone in this noisy, mouse-chasing family figure out what to do next? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘hope’, ’nose’, ‘home’, ‘pokes’, ‘pose’.
Do Not Poke the Stone
Alex has a plan for the cursed emerald, and it hopes to send it far from home for good. She grips the cloth pack close, but the emerald keeps humming inside. Will her wild idea actually work? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘stone’, ‘home’, ‘close’, ‘hope’, ‘zone’.
Gran Made That Up!
Jill loves nothing more than picking out a book at her grandmother’s house and hearing it read aloud. But her grandmother always sneaks in silly made-up bits that were never on the page! This time, Jill makes her promise to read it straight. Can her grandmother resist adding just one more joke? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘rose’, ‘home’, ‘hopes’, ‘joke’, ’those’.
Can Ned Hit the Zone?
Ned can spot every house and yard from his tall lookout, but when the mobs show up at dusk, his arrows miss again and again. He mopes by the wall after hitting zero, until The Book sends him to dig for something red and sparkly to hone his aim. Will he ever land a shot that counts? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘hope’, ‘hopes’, ‘close’, ‘poke’, ’those’.
Who Stole My Sole?
Zig the caterpillar is missing a shoe, and no ordinary foot can go bare when you have this many! Frog offers a flipper, Grasshopper offers a pinching shoe, and Crab offers something worse, so Zig gives up and curls onto a leaf to doze. But when morning comes, something stiff as stone has wrapped all around Zig, and every last shoe has fallen off, so what could possibly happen next? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ’nope’, ‘hope’, ‘stole’, ‘close’, ‘doze’.
Get Me Out of Here!
Brat Cat is fed up: the village is too loud, too hot, and too buzzing with gnats. She sets off to find a quiet place to call home, but can her pals help her build the perfect escape? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘home’, ’note’, ‘phone’, ‘slope’, ‘dozes’.
Can't Nap, Won't Nap!
A girl insists she’s a tree, and trees definitely don’t take naps. She dashes down the path, hides in a bush, and even bosses a whole row of trees into leaning and shaking their leaves off, sure that nothing can slow her down. But when the path leads somewhere unfamiliar and Dad is nowhere in sight, will this tired little tree ever find her way home? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ’nope’, ‘close’, ’those’, ‘hopes’, ‘dozes’.
Stop That Hat!
Max loves his hat with its googly eyes and long pink tail, and he thinks it’s the best hat in the world. But when a big gust blows it off his head and it sails away over the hills, will he ever get it back? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 56: o_e /ō/), this book practices words like ‘close’, ‘home’, ‘hopes’, ’nose’, ‘slope’.
Decodable Books Created to Align with the UFLI Foundations Scope and Sequence
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some o_e words?
Common o_e words include bone, code, hole, home, hope, joke, nose, note, pole, rode, rope, stone and those. In each one, the silent e at the end signals that the o should say its name, as in go. Reading them in the short stories for UFLI Lesson 56 lets children use the pattern in context rather than only in word lists.
Is cold a long o word?
Cold does have a long o sound, even though there is no silent e. It belongs to a small group of words, such as old, gold, told and fold, where o says its name before ld. Children usually learn these as a separate pattern, so it is worth pointing out that long o can be spelled in several ways.
What is a long vowel silent e?
A long vowel silent e pattern, often written VCe, is a vowel, then one consonant, then an e that makes no sound but tells the first vowel to say its name. It works with a_e, i_e, o_e and u_e, and less often with e_e. A meta-analysis by Ehri et al. (2001) found that systematic phonics instruction, which teaches patterns like this one directly, helped young children learn to read.
How can I help my child tell short o and long o apart?
Write a few pairs, such as hop and hope, not and note, or rod and rode, and read them aloud together. Ask your child to look at the end of each word first: if there is a silent e, the o is probably long. Doing this before reading a new book gives children a quick strategy for every page, and paired reading is an easy way to try it together.
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