Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull

Skel has a list of chores longer than his arm, and by nightfall he’d rather chase treasure than rest. He and Bones sneak out for one small adventure under the stars, sure a quick hunt won’t hurt. But something with glowing eyes is watching tired adventurers who won’t sleep, and Skel’s eyelids are already drooping. Will he make it home before it catches him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘small’, ‘roll’, ‘fall’, ’tall’, ‘skull’.

Tom the baker is sure a big stone wall will finally keep his bakery safe from sneaky creepers, and Jill even plants flowers by the small entrance to make it smell twice as sweet. But when the ground shakes at dusk and smoke curls into the tall evening sky, Tom wonders if any wall could ever be strong enough. Will his new bakery survive the night? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘wall’, ’tall’, ‘small’, ‘falls’, ‘mulls’.

Dr. Can Do fixes everything in town, but a small ginger cat won’t listen to a word he says. When his best doctor voice fails, he turns to fishing, and his first tries land nothing but soggy junk. Will he ever get this stubborn cat to trust him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘calls’, ‘small’, ‘pulls’, ‘strolls’.

Kip is small, but he’s got somewhere very important to be, and a whole mob of crocs is blocking his path. When one calls to all the others, Kip must run for his life and leap over a pond full of bullfrogs, jumping from rock to log to rock. Will Kip make it past the crocs in time? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘small’, ‘calls’, ‘bullfrogs’, ’tall’, ‘fall’.

Wambũi, the chief’s daughter, is very sick, and no one knows why. The chief calls on all the kids in the valley for help, promising a great reward to whoever finds the cure, but only Wanjirũ stops to look closely at the stream near the cattle pen. Can she prove what she suspects before it’s too late? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘all’, ’tall’, ‘small’, ‘calls’, ‘mulls’.

Naru’s grandmother knows the stars the way other people know faces, and she says one star, hidden and nearly forgotten, can lead the band to water when all the pans run dry. The elders argue about which way to trek while the drought gets worse, but Naru remembers what her grandmother taught her about the small star low in the sky. Could a girl who isn’t even an elder be the one who saves them? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘small’, ‘full’, ‘stall’, ‘dull’, ’tall’.

Karĩuki knows every trick of the talking cave on the ridge above his family’s goats, but when a leopard slips between him and the herd, he needs more than an echo, he needs a plan. Can he call the goats to safety without calling the leopard too? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘call’, ‘rolls’, ‘fall’, ‘mulls’, ‘pitfall’.

Nzala the goat is small, but she has a big idea: bring fire home from Leopard, who lolls by his brand and shares with no one. Nzala strolls up and challenges him to a riddle game, betting everything on her quick wits and one small hidden plug. Can she outsmart Leopard and win the whole camp its first warm fire? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘small’, ‘strolls’, ‘pulls’, ’tall’, ‘dull’.

Ned finally packs away his heavy armour and dreams of a peaceful life baking cakes. But cakes need milk, milk means cows, and cows mean building a pen before dark falls. Can Ned finish the fence before something dangerous comes shuffling out of the shadows? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘all’, ‘fall’, ’tall’, ‘strolls’, ‘full’.

Max spots a big net full of fish while gulls call overhead. He dips flat to the sand to stay safe, but a sudden squall tosses him far from home into strange waters full of small, darting fish. Will he ever find his way back? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘call’, ‘small’, ‘fall’, ‘roll’, ‘squall’.

A curious calf spots a bright blue butterfly and just has to follow it, no matter what Mum calls out. Deeper and deeper into the jungle she goes, past tall grass, small monkeys, and bugs on all the plants, chasing that one bright wing. But when the butterfly finally lands, what she finds waiting there makes her wish she had listened? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘calls’, ’tall’, ‘small’, ‘wall’.

Zom and Skel race up a tall hill, but when Skel calls it wins, Zom is nowhere to be found. Zom has found something strange and small buried in the dirt, and no matter who they ask, nobody seems to want it. Could this odd little egg turn out to be more than it seems? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘calls’, ‘wall’, ’tall’, ‘full’.

Spot the dog is the world’s greatest finder of things, so when he and his girl visit the zoo, nothing should go wrong. But when a wall of new smells sends him zooming off ahead, he turns back to find her gone, with only a sea of tall legs in every direction. Can the world’s greatest finder track down the one person who matters most? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ’tall’, ‘wall’, ‘small’, ‘calls’, ‘stall’.

Lost at the edge of the forest, a girl waves goodbye as her parents head off to search for food, leaving her with just her piglet for company. Then a strange white deer appears, and against every warning she’s ever heard, she follows it into the trees. Soon the path is gone, the light is fading, and new animal friends appear one by one. Will she find her way back home? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘small’, ’tall’, ‘stroll’, ‘calls’, ‘full’.

Bob is the worst fisherman in town, and he only ever comes to the dock to nap, never to fish. But something pulls his line hard, the rod bends, and a huge, dripping head rises from the water, so what could possibly be down there? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘pulls’, ‘small’, ‘falls’, ‘rolls’, ’tall’.

Tess has a big plan: she wants to be a magic queen, tall crowns and all. But she has no hat, no rod, and only her small pal Max to help. Will a dusty old book of tricks and some stuff from around the house be enough to make her dream come true? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 43: -all, -oll, -ull), this book practises words like ‘small’, ’tall’, ‘hall’, ‘unrolls’, ‘drumroll’.