Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2
Our mission is making literacy accessible to all children, because reading opens doors to endless possibilities. UFLI Lesson 92 is a review, so these vowel team decodable books bring back recent teams: oo in boo and moon, and ew, ui and ue in dew, fruit and cue. Mixed practice helps children look closely at every word, and a few of the titles can be read free.
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Who Wants a Phantom Pal?
Gad the ghost just wants a friend, but every kid who spots him runs screaming through the park. Coconuts don’t work as a disguise, and even a bunch of balloons can’t quite hide his grin. Could a silly, wobbly noodle-shaped dodge finally win the kids over? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘boo’, ‘blue’, ‘zoom’, ‘balloon’, ’true’.
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It Springs Back!
The bravest explorer in the world marches into a village lit only by a full moon, but every hut stands empty and dark. A ghost cat slips past, cool and see-through, and the village’s huge stone guard stands cracked and silent. What happened to everyone who once lived here? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ’look’, ‘bloom’, ‘cool’, ‘moon’, ’true’.
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The Kite With a Secret
A girl waits all week for the rain to stop, and the moment the sun breaks through, she rushes outside with a kite that has a secret weapon hiding on its front. Every kite on the street looks good, but hers has something none of the others do. Will her secret trick fly higher than them all? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘cool’, ‘blew’, ‘roof’, ‘smooth’, ’true’.
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Anansi, Turtle, and Stew
Anansi has cooked a feast fit for one, and he plans to keep it that way, until a dusty, hungry Turtle knocks at his door. Anansi sends his guest to wash up again and again, but will Turtle get any food at all, or will he simply remember how a host treats a friend? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘stew’, ‘cook’, ‘good’, ‘soon’, ‘food’.
My Nest Won't Stay!
Bird has built the perfect nest, twigs, string, and a shiny bottle cap included. But when a bump from below sends everything wobbling, will she ever find a home that stays put? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘blue’, ’looked’, ‘flew’, ‘good’, ‘boot’.
The Net
Internet Mascot loves showing off the web, from silly cat videos to a computer the size of a room. But when a teacher warns the class about viruses and talking to strangers online, his grin drops. Can the internet still be the best tool around if you use it the right way? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘good’, ’look’, ’news’, ’took’, ‘soon’.
My Feet Moan and Groan!
Bop has waited all year for the Bantengan parade, and he’s sure he’ll learn every dance move before it starts. But his arms and legs refuse to cooperate, no matter how hard he tries or how loudly he tells them what to do. When his big brother suggests a totally different way to move, will Bop finally figure out how to dance? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ’looked’, ‘smooth’, ‘good’, ‘stood’, ’took’.
We Painted It Wrong!
Pip can’t wait to help paint the garden gate, and her side turns out bold and red while Tom’s turns out green. When Pip finally looks at both halves side by side, will she think they made something good, or that they got it all wrong? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ’looked’, ‘stood’, ‘pulled’, ‘smooth’, ‘soon’.
The Stew Smell
Bekele’s grand kitchen fills the air with the smell of rich stew every day, and his poor neighbor Habtamu loves nothing more than to stand at the wall and take a good deep sniff. But when Bekele catches him at it, he’s furious, insisting that Habtamu has stolen something he never paid for. Can Habtamu prove that a smell was never his to steal in the first place? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘stew’, ‘cook’, ‘good’, ’took’, ‘soon’.
Hyena Looks at Good Food
Hyena, Leopard, and Lion each try to split one big kill, and each one who grabs too much ends up bruised in the dust. When Lion stomps off to the water hole, he leaves the whole carcass with Jackal, the smallest of them all. Hyena and Leopard push in close, snapping that they deserve more, but what will Jackal do when the good food is his to divide? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘good’, ‘food’, ‘push’, ‘bruises’, ’too’.
Fisi Wants Fruit
Fisi the hyena hears about the baobab tree’s sweet fruit from three villages away, and he decides he wants it all for himself before the village children even wake up. But the wide trunk is too smooth to climb, and the branches hang far too high. So he sits down, puts on his sweetest grin, and asks the tree for a taste. Will the baobab give a hungry, scheming hyena what he wants? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘fruit’, ’look’, ‘soon’, ‘cool’, ‘choose’.
Race to the Sea!
Way up in the sky, a cross cloud gets so full of raindrops it can’t hold on any longer. When it finally lets go, thousands of raindrops go racing downhill toward the sea, pushing and boosting off each other to be first. Who will win the greatest race in the world? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘boost’, ‘zoom’, ‘clue’, ‘cool’, ‘pushing’.
Can We Fly?
That big bird up there is a total show-off, soaring right over the little birds watching from the branch. Even dragonflies and butterflies seem to have flying figured out, zipping and floating without any effort at all. But three kids on the ground notice something interesting: clouds and kites can get up in the sky too, and neither one has wings. Could that mean the kids could fly as well? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘zoom’, ‘cool’, ‘blue’, ‘swoop’, ’too’.
Nobody Can Catch Blue Train
Blue Train loves zooming past hills and cacti faster than anyone, bragging to the moon every single night. But when he races too fast and forgets to look where he’s going, he lands in a strange woodland full of grumpy trees, odd mushrooms, and something big rustling in the bushes. Can a lost train find his way back home? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘zoom’, ‘moon’, ‘bushes’, ’took’, ‘flute’.
That Pig Followed Me Home
A pig has caught the scent of a farmer’s carrot, and it will not stop trailing him home. When it shows up standing right inside his house, staring with big hopeful eyes, what is he supposed to do with it now? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘good’, ’looked’, ’took’, ‘cooked’, ‘wooden’.
The New Man
A clever girl on the green ridge can name every bird’s call and plant the best rows on the farm, so she turns away every suitor who asks to wed her. Then a new man arrives at dusk, and for the first time her quick words go still. Who is he really, and why does he never show his face in daylight? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘good’, ’look’, ‘footpath’, ’true’, ‘zoom’.
Nothing Can Hurt Me
Jill has found the most beautiful cave she has ever seen, glowing purple and full of secrets, but pretty isn’t why she’s here. Somewhere below, diamonds are waiting, and her new diamond suit makes her feel unstoppable. But the deeper she goes, the stranger the cave gets. What is really waiting for her down in the gloom? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 92: Vowel Teams Review 2), this book practices words like ‘suit’, ‘stood’, ‘full’, ‘good’, ’threw’.
Decodable Books Created to Align with the UFLI Foundations Scope and Sequence
Frequently Asked Questions
In what order are vowel teams usually taught?
Many phonics sequences start with the most common long vowel teams, such as ai and ay, ee and ea, and oa, before moving on to oo, ew, ui and ue. Diphthongs like oi, oy, ou and ow, and teams such as au and aw, usually come after that. The exact order varies from one phonics sequence to another, and our scope and sequence shows how the reading levels fit together.
What are some examples of vowel team syllables?
A vowel team syllable is a syllable where two or more letters work together to spell one vowel sound. Both parts of rainbow are vowel team syllables, as are the second part of cartoon and the first part of teacher. In the books for UFLI Lesson 92, children meet one-syllable words like moon and dew, which prepares them for longer words built from the same teams.
Which vowel teams in this review can make more than one sound?
The oo team says one sound in moon and a different one in book. The ew and ue teams can also start with a y sound, as in few and cue, or leave it out, as in flew and blue, depending on the word and the accent. When a word sounds wrong, children can try the other version and check which one makes sense in the sentence.
How can I tell when my child is ready to move past a review lesson?
A good sign is that your child reads the review words accurately and without long pauses, even when different teams are mixed on the same page. If one team still causes trouble, rereading a familiar story is often more useful than moving ahead. The report by Snow, Burns & Griffin (1998) stressed that children need plenty of practice reading text before their reading becomes fluent.
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