Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t

Ted walks to Ava’s birthday party using only his cane, his nose, and his memory of every wall and puddle along the way. Kim tags along, amazed as Ted turns corner after corner without ever looking. When a big stone wall, a splashing puddle, and a loud barking dog all show up on the route, will Kim ever guess how Ted always seems to know exactly where to go? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ’listen’, ‘often’, ‘school’, ‘gnarled’, ‘glistened’.

Anansi the spider smells Farmer Kofi’s prize melon and squeezes inside for a sweet, cool feast. He eats and eats until his stomach aches, then makes a shocking discovery: he has grown far too big to escape through the tiny hole. Stuck but not caught, and with Elephant walking by above, what wild scheme will he try next? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘stomach’, ‘castle’, ‘aches’, ‘chef’, ‘scheme’.

Ned finally has walls and a roof of his own, with a sign out front to prove it. But ghosts roam at night, and his stomach aches from eating nothing but apples. When a small book with a quill offers to teach him to grow real food, will Ned survive the strange chores it demands? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘ghosts’, ‘gnarled’, ’listen’, ’echoed’, ‘aches’.

Anansi the spider is having a very bad Tuesday. Leopard has caught him, dropped him in a rocky den, and plans to eat him the moment the sun goes down, leaving Anansi’s stomach in knots. Trapped behind a giant spotted paw with no way out, can the clever spider talk, trick, and web his way to freedom before evening falls? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘chef’, ‘stomach’, ‘ache’, ’echoes’, ‘aghast’.

A girl named Ada tracks her mother’s kidnapper by the huge footprints left across the sand. The only clue is an old man’s gift: a rattling seed pod, and his strange warning that sound can be a door, or a wall. Can Ada use sound itself to outwit the one ear that listens to it all? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ’listens’, ’nestled’, ‘glistening’, ‘stomach’, ‘rustle’.

A dragonfly zips through the tall grass, faster than any bug on the playground, and nobody has ever managed to catch one. When a boy and his friend Kim get the greatest homework assignment ever, they team up to try their luck with a badminton racket, a spider’s web, and a plan that just might work. Will they finally catch the dragonfly nobody else can? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘hustled’, ’listened’, ‘rustled’, ‘stomach’.

Brat Cat has a List, and Brat Cat always finishes her List: feed the chickens, brush the sheep, fix the fences. But when an arrow suddenly THUNKs into her shoulder, she spins around to find a grey pillager on the hill, crossbow raised and aimed right at her. Can she grab her bow and defend her farm before he strikes again? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘gnash’, ‘hustled’, ’listening’, ‘glistened’.

When Kalulu the Hare’s big neighbours mock him for being small, a clever plan lets him claim the best field with a race against the biggest, proudest buffalo in the woodland, but that night the buffalo comes back demanding a real rematch: will the hare’s sharp mind be enough to keep what he has won? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘often’, ‘hastens’, ‘rustle’, ’nestle’, ‘whistles’.

Three kids race down a forest path chasing a bragged-about bet, but a shortcut turns the trees to mist and shadow as night closes in. Strange sounds creep close, and they scramble up an old elm to hide, hearts pounding in the dark. Will they find their way home before whatever is out there finds them first? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘rustled’, ‘ghosts’, ‘gnawed’, ’listened’, ‘whistled’.

Meg is the forest’s best vet, but her medicine jar is nearly empty just when a bear cub needs her help. She sets off deep into the woods for the one rare herb that can refill it, past puddles, rocks, and gnarled old trees. Will she make it there and back before anyone else needs her too? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘aghast’, ‘gnarled’, ‘hastened’, ‘wrestled’.

Tom’s puppet show is going perfectly, until he grabs the wrong backdrop and the Rich Lady’s window turns into a jungle, with a tiger rising up right behind her. Will his puppets ever listen to him and run when danger strikes? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘aghast’, ‘glistening’, ’listens’, ‘softens’.

Sun and Moon keep the finest house on the plain, with walls that glisten like gold and a door that never shuts. They welcome every friend on the savanna, but one old friend has never once stepped inside. What happens when Water finally accepts their invitation to visit? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘glisten’, ‘often’, ’echoes’, ‘bustling’, ‘jostling’.

Zom the zombie has a brilliant plan: befriend the husks living beyond the sandy hill. He tries a hello, a gift, even a camel ride to impress them, but nothing seems to work. Then, one night, every husk suddenly snaps awake and rushes off together toward the beach. What could possibly get their attention when nothing else has? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘glistening’, ‘hastened’, ‘jostled’, ‘scheme’.

Zebra was once plain white, proud, and smooth as clay under the African sun. Now the last waterhole is drying up, and grumpy Baboon guards it with snapping teeth, leaving every thirsty animal aching and desperate. Can Zebra outwit Baboon before the pool disappears for good? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘aching’, ‘gnashes’, ‘often’, ‘schemes’, ‘stomachs’.

Giraffe and his mum share a little yellow house on a hill, and every morning she gives him the same gentle warning: be good, don’t be silly. But when the summer sun bakes down on Mum’s garden work and her smile starts to wobble, Giraffe can’t just watch. What will he do to stop the heat from hurting the person he loves most? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ’nestled’, ‘ached’, ‘glistening’, ‘hastened’, ‘rustling’.

A cousin’s long-awaited visit finally arrives, and one child has a scheme to make it the best day ever: a farm, a river, and a market full of surprises are waiting. Will the plan go exactly as promised? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘scheme’, ‘rustled’, ‘glistening’, ‘bustling’, and ’nestled’.

Two feathery raptors jump the fence into your yard on a quiet Tuesday morning, and things only get stranger from there. They hit the playground, roll into downtown, and press their claws against a bakery window full of glistening pies. But a winged beast is already loose above the bustling streets, and a rustle in the bushes means more dinosaurs are on the way. Whose neighbourhood is this really? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 118: ch /sh/, /k/; gn /n/; gh /g/; silent t), this book practises words like ‘glistening’, ‘bustling’, ‘rustle’, ‘gnat’, ‘whistle’.