Decodable Books for Jolly Phonics Classrooms: Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed

Ned’s shed looks dull, and The Book has a plan involving a trip to the beach, but it won’t say why. Digging turns up strange blue clay that hardens into bricks in the fire, and Ned is thrilled with his discovery. He still needs something to fill his new pots, and the flower field outside his shed looks perfect, so what could possibly go wrong? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘bright’, ‘sky’, ‘flies’, ‘sighs’, ’lights’.

Mara is sure of one thing: curly is always better than straight, and her bouncy curls prove it every time. But when she sets off to test her rule on cats, lions, and even a spiral staircase, will everything curly really win? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tight’, ‘sight’, ‘might’, ‘high’, ‘cries’.

Five kids, one dog, and a squad captain who just made a big claim: no way they can fail. Girl with Braids is fast, Boy with Glasses has a sly trick, and High Kicker Boy can send the ball sailing into the sky. But when the biggest, toughest team they’ve ever faced steps off the bus, will this scrappy squad find a way to back up their big talk? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘sky’, ‘flies’, ‘sight’, ‘mighty’, ’lightning’.

Anansi has a plan so big it makes all eight eyes shine: gather every scrap of wisdom in the world and seal it tight in one big pot, high above everyone else. He hugs the heavy pot to his chest and tries to climb, but the smooth trunk sends him sliding back down every time. Will he ever find a way up that tall, tall tree? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tight’, ‘climbs’, ’tries’, ‘high’, ‘sighs’.

Pip the mouse spies the perfect house: dark, empty, and just right for one small mouse to explore. Then a tiny voice cries out from under his teeth, and a strange round creature with a cord for a tail insists it’s a mouse too. Now a hungry cat is prowling nearby, and Pip needs help hiding fast, but can he trust this odd little helper, or is he on his own? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tie’, ‘cries’, ’tight’, ‘fright’, ‘sighs’.

Fig Pig swings his pickaxe high, ready to find the finest coal this mine has ever seen. Deep in the tunnels he meets glowing lanterns, a hidden chest, and something far worse fast asleep in his path. Will Fig Pig make it back out before he wakes it? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘high’, ‘bright’, ‘fright’, ‘daylight’, ‘wide’.

The plains stretch wide and bright under a big sky, with cows, pigs, and horses roaming the grass from daylight till twilight. There’s a lake nearby too, perfect for a quick fishing try. But what happens when too many mobs share one small patch of land? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘bright’, ‘daylight’, ‘sky’, ’try’, ‘wide’.

Skel wakes at midnight to a strange beat shaking his room, and outside he finds three llamas dancing like they own the farm. More llamas keep arriving, day after day, eating everything in sight, until Skel tries something scary to chase them off. Will his big fright plan finally work? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘fright’, ‘sight’, ’tries’, ‘bright’, ‘midnight’.

Max keeps his ink pen safe from his little sister, warning her to stay away from his desk with a big sign. But one day when Max goes out, Pip sneaks in to try the forbidden pen and finds something strange stuck to it, a small black block that seems to grab metal things all by itself. What happens when this mysterious find pulls off more tricks than she bargained for? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tries’, ‘sly’, ‘bright’, ‘sighs’, ’tight’.

Ned wakes in a strange, bright forest with a talking book floating beside him, ready to help him survive his first night outside. To build a shelter before dark, he must punch trees for wood, but the sky is already turning pink and time is running short. Can Ned finish his shelter before night falls? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’night’, ’tried’, ‘sky’, ’tight’, and ‘sighs’.

A girl named Amahle lives where the rivers are alive with quiet spirits who rarely speak to anyone. But one evening, two shapes rise from the water and point to the trash, the broken bridge, and the trees on the hill. What do the trees have to do with anything? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘spies’, ’tries’, ‘sigh’, ‘bright’, ’tight’.

Kit’s big first day of school is finally here, and her brand-new buttoned top is waiting on the bed. But buttons turn out to be much harder than they look, and everyone she asks for help is too busy to stop. Mummy has a pie in the oven, Daddy is fighting off cranky hens, and Pop and Gran just keep walking. Can Kit get herself dressed in time? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’try’, ’tight’, ‘sky’, ‘cry’, ‘myself’.

Nobody on the ranch is allowed to touch the white buffalo calf except Ash. Tonight, Snowy has the biggest job of all: leading the whole city parade. Can Ash keep his promise to stay right beside Snowy when the lights and the crowd get loud? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’night’, ‘sky’, ‘fright’, ‘shy’, and ‘smile’.

Hen has settled onto her eggs, determined to be the best mum in the whole wide world, and nothing will make her budge. But when a tiny tap comes from inside one of the eggs, what will Hen do next? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘cries’, ‘sighs’, ’tight’, ‘flighty’, ‘spry’.

Naru’s grandmother says the stars remember the way, even when everyone else forgets. When the pans run dry and the elders argue over which direction to trek, Naru starts watching the night sky for one star her grandmother taught her long ago. Will she find it before the water runs out? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘dry’, ‘sky’, ’night’, ‘bright’, ‘find’.

A girl loves the drum’s magic more than anything, but only the Oba may play it. When a sly stranger’s eyes light up at the sound, and the drum vanishes in the night, what will it take to bring it home? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’night’, ’tries’, ‘cries’, ‘sly’, ‘flies’.

My towel is mine, purple and gold and just so fine. But a big gust yanks it off the line and sends it flying high into the bright sky. Who will get their hands on it next? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘high’, ‘sky’, ‘cry’, ’tightly’, ’twilight’.

Cuckoo can fly higher than any bird in the sky, but there’s one thing she can’t do, and it’s the one thing a cuckoo must do. She’s lost her call, and without it she can’t sing when daylight comes or answer the birds above. Where could a missing cry be hiding? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘high’, ‘sky’, ‘cry’, ‘daylight’, and ‘fright’.

Fish is done being a fish. He is fed up with swimming, fed up with bubbles, fed up with being wet all the time, so he flops onto the dry ground and tries to be a rabbit instead. He wobbles, he tips, and his fins stick out like silly little arms. Could a fish ever be something else? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tries’, ‘cries’, ‘sky’, ‘high’, ’night’.

Meg the vet has helped every animal in the wood, but her medicine jar is running dry. She sets off deep into the forest to find the rare herb she needs, but the path back home is full of surprises. Will she make it back before her last drops are gone? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tight’, ‘cries’, ‘sighs’, ‘spies’, ’tried’.

A bird has just moved to a new home high in the trees and doesn’t know a single soul. Down below, he spies a rhino, a giraffe, a zebra and a croc, each one stuck with a problem of their own. Bird is small, but he’s sure he can help; will these strangers become his pals? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘spies’, ‘flies’, ‘cries’, ‘high’, ‘mighty’.

A girl has a big plan: fly through the garden and pick just one favourite flower. Bees point to sunflowers, birds offer no help, and roses hide shy little blooms between them. But every new flower looks better than the last one, so how will she ever choose just one? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’tries’, ‘flies’, ‘sky’, ‘shy’, ‘sighs’.

A mighty elephant believes she needs no one, not even the rain. When she trumpets at the sky and tells it to leave her alone, it listens, and the land begins to dry up around her. As the waterholes crack and the herd grows weak, one small bird sees a truth Indlovu refuses to face. Can she learn to ask for help before it’s too late? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘sky’, ‘dry’, ‘mighty’, ‘high’, ‘sigh’.

High in the hills, a boy tends his family’s cattle alone, with a sick father, a tired mother, and hungry little sisters at home. One dry morning the smallest cow collapses by the river and won’t get up, no matter how he pleads with her. What happens next changes everything he thought he knew about kindness? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘cry’, ‘dry’, ’night’, ‘sky’, ’tired’.

High in the hills, the sky has gone dark, the crops are failing, and the cows keep bumping into thornbushes. A small hare offers to climb to the peak and thank the Moon herself for her lost light. Will he survive the icy ledge and cold river to reach her? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’night’, ‘bright’, ‘sky’, ‘high’, ‘ice’.

A noodle-eating contest is finally here, and a girl knows she can win it. Fast, slow, upside down, she’s unbeatable. But then Tim shows up, cracks his knuckles, and says the race is his. Will her training be enough to beat him? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’try’, ‘cry’, ‘high’, ‘hide’, ’time’.

Gran loves nothing more than juggling, and she is always hunting for something new to flip. One night, her tricks go higher and higher under the moon and stars while everyone else is fast asleep. What else can she find to send flying? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘high’, ‘fly’, ‘bright’, ‘higher’, ‘starlight’.

Sun and Moon keep an open door on the savanna, but their oldest friend, Water, has never once visited. When Water finally arrives with a small, bright stream, it seems like a lovely surprise, so why does Sun and Moon’s fine hut soon start filling up fast? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘high’, ‘bright’, ‘sky’, ’tide’, ‘wide’.

Bim’s reading test is on Friday, and his stomach feels full of bees. When he sounds out the first word, something strange happens: a real grandad steps right out of the page. Soon more surprises follow, each one bursting to life the moment Bim reads it aloud. What else can Bim spy? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘sigh’, ’tries’, ‘bright’, ‘cries’, ‘flying’.

A boy can’t stop daydreaming, drifting from the moon to a rocky cliff to a bright flower, always chasing the next whoosh. Every creature he becomes seems perfectly happy, but Boy just wants to know what’s for dinner. What will finally pull him out of his wildest daydream and back to the table? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘bright’, ‘sky’, ’night’, ‘flies’, ‘high’.

A girl who loves the water more than anything is pulled downstream by a tiny fish she just rescued, racing toward the wide ocean and a promise of something extraordinary. Waves crash, the deep swallows them whole, and glowing wonders wait below. What is the fish’s grand surprise? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘cries’, ‘flies’, ‘sky’, ‘shines’, ‘smiles’.

Beth loves her cosy nest, but one spot stays empty and it bugs her all day. Her mother says to find the perfect flower, so Beth sets off into the garden to ask every creature she meets for advice. Will she ever find the one flower that’s truly right? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘spies’, ‘cries’, ‘bright’, ‘sky’, ‘smile’.

Ben’s cat Bea won’t come for dinner, and paw prints lead him to the biggest, smelliest junk pile he’s ever seen. When Bea settles on top like a queen, Ben demands she come down, but then the whole pile blinks open two huge eyes and walks off with his cat clutched tight inside. Will Ben ever get Bea back? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘cries’, ‘sky’, ’tight’, ‘mighty’, ‘sigh’.

High on a hill, old Nozipho watches over a village where the rain has stopped and the river runs dry. When a girl named Lwazi remembers a forgotten well, hope sighs back to life, but a snapped rope sends their only bucket crashing into the dark. Can they find a way to bring the water up before twilight falls? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ‘fright’, ’try’, ’tight’, ‘cries’, ‘smile’.

A monster comes down from the hills at night, huge and dark, and swallows people whole. Kwezi counts who is left each morning, and the number keeps shrinking. When no attack from outside can stop it, can a boy find a way to fight it from within? Written for Jolly Phonics classrooms (Step 3, Unit 6: /ie/ mixed), this book practises words like ’night’, ‘bright’, ‘fright’, ‘sighs’, ’twilight’.