Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1

A boy watches the festival lights blaze bright across the night sky, until a jealous shadow starts sneaking from house to house, switching off every bulb it can find. Streets go dark, cars crash, and a lonely rowboat drifts out to sea, guided only by a lighthouse beam. Can anyone convince The Dark that light and night might get along after all? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ’light’, ’night’, ‘beam’, ‘gleam’, and ‘sea’.

In the desert, the sun blazes and everything must stay still to survive the heat. A small rabbit hides in the shade while a Minecraft figure waits out the midday sun nearby. Water is scarce, the land stretches on with no roads or trees to guide the way, and even the coolest places hide surprises beneath the sand. What will it take to make it through the day alive? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘stay’, ‘heat’, ’each’, ‘creep’, ‘shadow’.

Steve is stuck in the same dark cave, swinging his pickaxe at the same old coal, until a bright green light flashes in the wall. He grabs the strange, glowing emerald anyway, and it flings him somewhere new. Now he’s outside under the stars, armour cracked from a Creeper blast, with monsters closing in behind him. Can Steve outrun what’s chasing him before this strange night gets even stranger? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘green’, ‘bright’, ‘deep’, ‘creep’, ‘see’.

Ned has a house, a farm, and a sign that keeps the monsters guessing. But every night when the shadows creep in, he hides under his blanket and pretends to be a potato. Tonight, Ned grabs his glowing sword instead. Can he finally face the zombies, skeletons, and creeping things waiting in the dark? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘fight’, ’night’, ‘creeping’, ’trees’, ‘between’.

Jane and her brother Cal set off on guava day, ready to pick the ripest fruit from their favourite tree. But someone has already taken a huge bite, with teeth marks left behind! They guess a bug, a pixie, even a chicken, but every try comes up wrong, so they decide to camp out and watch the tree after dark. What could possibly be sneaking bites from their guava at night? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ’night’, ’tree’, ’eat’, ‘wait’, ‘sweet’.

Kintu lives alone on the green hills with only his cow for company, until a sky god’s daughter peeks through the clouds and sees him. Nambi comes down to earth, and the two of them wish to stay together always, but her father is not an easy man to please. Can Kintu prove himself worthy enough to win her hand? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘bee’, ‘sweet’, ‘keep’, ‘always’, and ’today’.

Every night, a giant called the Izim steals cattle from the valley, and no grown-up can stop it. The strong men fail, the brave brothers won’t even speak of what they saw, and only one small girl thinks she has spotted the giant’s weak spot. Can she outsmart something ten times her size before it’s too late? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘gleam’, ‘hollow’, ‘mighty’, ‘oath’, ‘steel’.

Zinhle has watched the sweet potato leaves wilt for a week, and the sky stays hard and pale. Her father tried to reach the deep water to wake the Rain Bull, but thorns blocked his path. Could a girl who is small and patient find a way through where he could not? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘rain’, ‘reed’, ‘deep’, ‘sleep’, and ‘below’.

The sky once hung so low that children could reach up and touch it, feeling Igwe’s thunder rumble beneath their small hands. He gave freely, asking only that people take just what they needed. But when a woman preparing a great feast takes more sky-meat than she can use, what will she do with what’s left? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘sweet’, ’each’, ‘feast’, ‘high’, ‘reach’.

Pip can’t stop wagging his tail. May just found out her puppy’s birthday is tomorrow, and she wants to throw the biggest surprise party ever, with cake and streamers and not one single hint for Pip. But Pip is hiding behind the door, and he’s already heard every word. What will he do with a secret this big? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘birthday’, ’tail’, ‘streamers’, ‘keep’, ‘sleepy’.

A player starts with only a small dirt hut for shelter, but a real home takes planning, supplies, and courage to build. From sketching a floor plan to fighting off monsters that creep in at night, every step brings the dream house closer to life. Will the player gather enough stone and glass in time to finish before the next nightfall? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘keep’, ’night’, ‘creep’, ‘daylight’, ‘bright’.

Elephant claims the best waterhole on the veld, splashing all afternoon while the striped beasts and tan beasts stay thirsty. A small jackal trots in, thin and dry, and looks up at the huge grey wall in his way. He tries kind words first, but Elephant just sprays him with water. Can a creature so small ever get a single sip? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ’each’, ‘feet’, ’thirsty’, ‘sleep’, ’need’.

On her tenth birthday, a girl hopes for a giant cake and towers of presents, and she gets one big box that turns out to hold something she never expected. What will she find inside, and will it turn out to be as disappointing as it first seems? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘birthday’, ‘clay’, ‘donkey’, ’each’, and ‘growing’.

A trader shows up at the farm with a cloak, a grin, and a backpack full of strange goods. Behind a chest, something glows and hums, and Jack presses his nose right up against it. What could a stranger’s forbidden treasure possibly do once it leaves the stand? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘glow’, ‘deep’, ‘squeak’, ‘stream’, ’trail’.

A girl finds a boy crying because a dragon stole his toy, and it’s floating way up high, out of reach. When the pair climb aboard for a wild, windy chase through storms and swirling junk to get it back, will they make it down in one piece? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘floating’, ‘high’, ‘slow’, ‘green’, ‘waist’.

Ned thinks the forest is safe, until three huge dogs with sharp teeth chase him home. Could turning his scariest enemies into loyal friends actually work? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 88: Vowel Teams Review 1), this book practises words like ‘bee’, ’tree’, ’tail’, ‘day’, ‘green’.