Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1

Anansi the spider has a fine, round belly, and he intends to keep it fed forever. But the Great Harvest Festival means seven feasts in seven towns, all at the very same hour, and Anansi cannot bear to pick just one, so he wisely, or maybe not so wisely, ties seven ropes tightly round his waist and waits: will his clever plan really let one spider eat every feast? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘wisely’, ’tightly’, ‘boastful’, ‘freshest’, ‘proudly’.

High in a treehouse tucked among the branches, a monkey loves bananas more than anything, so waking to find his whole bunch gone is a disaster. He questions a bee and a snake, but neither one took his breakfast, so who could the sneaky, shameless thief be? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘branches’, ‘dreadful’, ‘gladly’, ‘shameless’, ’loudest’.

Ned’s birthday has arrived, but The Book insists he build his own present from scratch. From wheat stalks to sugar cane, he’s got no idea what he’s making, so why do the ingredients keep getting stranger? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘quickly’, ‘boldly’, ‘closely’, ‘proudly’, ‘wobbled’.

Jack is checking the crops when a huge boom shakes the farm. Standing in the village is an iron golem, tall as a house, holding a tiny red flower and walking slowly in a sad, endless loop. Jack climbs up to think: could he move this stuck golem all the way to the town that really needs its help? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘boldly’, ‘softly’, ‘harder’, ’trudging’, ‘dreadful’.

Tip and Fig Pig are almost home from a hunting trip when a massive shadow blocks out the sun. Wings wider than a house, a dreadful cold in the air, and a dragon that is definitely not supposed to be here. Can they reach the trees before it catches them? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘boldly’, ’tightly’, ‘slowly’, ‘faster’, ‘dreadful’.

Jack is stuck in the grumpiest funk ever, frowning at the sun, the flowers, even a perfectly nice butterfly. His friends drag him into a bamboo forest, where something big and black-and-white is hiding in the grass. Could it really be a panda? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘closely’, ‘slowly’, ‘hopeful’, ‘swiftly’, and ‘mouthful’.

Night after night, the boats return with empty nets, and the fishers grow sad. Old Oloo whispers of something huge in the deep that scares the fish away. When young Opiyo sneaks aboard a night raid and the lake itself begins to hum, what will it take to calm the water? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘boldly’, ‘slowly’, ‘sadly’, ’lonely’, ‘swiftly’.

Every dry season, a girl named Entito climbs the ridge, hoping for rain clouds over the mountain. One dawn she finds a hurt hornbill chick and boldly takes it in, sharing her last drops of water. But as the cattle grow weak and the elders argue about a desperate trek, a strange cloud gathers over the peak. Will Entito’s small kindness be enough to call the rain home? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘boldly’, ’trusts’, ‘hopeful’, ‘closely’, ‘kindest’.

Ned loves picking flowers outside the castle walls on a lovely day, sure that nothing bad can happen while the sun is shining. The Book warns him it’s unsafe, but Ned only laughs, certain monsters come out at night and never in daylight. What happens when Ned hears a soft hiss right behind him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ’lovely’, ‘unsafe’, ‘slowly’, ‘quickly’, ‘boldly’.

May never goes anywhere without her big red umbrella, holding it proudly and taking it everywhere, even the bath. But one rainy morning, it’s gone, and she has to search sadly through the park, asking a squirrel, a frog, and a mouse if they’ve seen it. Will May find her umbrella before she’s soaked from beak to tail? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘proudly’, ‘sadly’, ‘slowly’, and ’thankful’.

Skel hasn’t picked up a paintbrush in months, but a poster about an art show changes everything. Out searching for something amazing to paint, he finds a dazzling squid floating in the lake, its golden flecks shining brightly, and its arms stretching for a tree of golden fruit. What could a skeleton painter possibly do with a squid like that? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘painter’, ‘quickly’, ‘brightly’, ‘hopeful’, ‘gladly’.

Dr. Can Do has a dreadful problem: his lab burns coal fast, and the pile is almost gone. When Jill suggests burning bamboo, he starts building a machine that grows it, cuts it, and feeds his furnace for free, forever. But a small white chicken keeps pecking at his redstone, and no pen seems to hold her. Will Can Do finish his machine before the restless little escape artist strikes again? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘boldly’, ‘closely’, ‘hopeful’, ‘proudly’, ’thankful’.

Ned is lost in the darkest woods at night, and things get worse fast when an arrow whistles past his arm. Something is hidden among the trees, bony fingers pulling back a bowstring for another shot. Can Ned outrun the danger closing in behind him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘quickly’, ‘boldly’, ‘proudly’, ‘useful’, ‘speechless’.

Olkiama the hyena has one big wish: to eat Maasai cattle. Tonight he has a plan, but inside the fence, a girl named Aisha is wide awake on her first night of watch, listening hard to the dark. Will she hear him coming before it’s too late? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘softly’, ‘quickly’, ‘restless’, ’louder’, ‘hopeless’.

Something is moving through the grass, a long trail of ants stretching across the whole yard. One ant stops and waves its feelers, almost like it has something to say. What could it possibly be trying to tell you? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘closely’, ‘softly’, ‘boldly’, ‘bravely’, ‘proudly’.

A girl finally gets to walk to Grandad’s house all by herself, promising to go slowly and safely the whole way. But a sudden bark sends her running the wrong way, hiding behind the bushes with shaking hands. Could a dog really be waiting around the corner? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 106: Affixes Review 1), this book practises words like ‘slowly’, ‘safely’, ‘dreadful’, ‘boldly’, ‘hands’.