Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/

Sloth is exhausted and just wants the perfect spot for one spectacular nap, but every branch in the jungle seems to be taken already. A giraffe mistakes him for a salad, a beehive buzzes right next door, and a snake hisses that the spot is already his. Can Sloth ever find a branch all to himself before dawn? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘yawned’, ‘claws’, ‘paws’, ‘squawked’, ’naughty’.

Steve needs a fishing rod to race Alex, but every place he searches for sticks and string turns up empty. Someone has cleared the fields bare. Will Steve find what he needs before Alex catches the first fish? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘saw’, ‘jaw’, ‘gawked’, ‘hauled’, ‘yawned’.

A cat is convinced this house belongs to her, not the other way around. She has her three kids well trained, from cuddle time to breakfast duty, and there’s a naughty boy next door who won’t stop pulling faces at her over the fence. What will this clever cat do about him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘paws’, ‘claws’, ‘jaws’, ’naughty’, ‘yawn’.

Pang the cicada has been chosen to conduct the forest’s biggest concert of the year, and he is terrified he isn’t ready. Rehearsals are wobbly, the choir is nervous, and the big day keeps creeping closer. Can Pang find the courage to lead everyone through it? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ’launched’, ‘applaud’, ‘crawled’, ’taught’, ‘yawned’.

A mouse finds a strange little creature that swears it’s a mouse too, no paws, no claws, no fur, just a screen and a cord for a tail. When a huge cat comes prowling with its claws out, can this odd little helper really save the day? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘paws’, ‘claws’, ‘gawks’, ‘draw’, and ‘fault’.

Pip just needs one small, cosy spot to sleep, but every box and trash can on the street already has an owner who snarls “no room for you.” When rain turns to a raging storm, will Pip find a dry place of their own, or be left out in the cold? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘paws’, ‘claws’, ‘yawn’, ‘crawl’, ‘gawk’.

Amahle’s family is struggling, and a flash flood has washed away the bridge her father needs to reach the market. Then mysterious river spirits appear and point to the rubbish, the bridge, and the forest, leaving her to puzzle out what they mean. Can she read their silent clues in time to fix things? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘haul’, ‘dawn’, ‘jaw’, ‘crawls’, ‘squawk’.

Ned’s wooden tower feels safe, until The Book warns spiders can claw right up the walls. So Ned sets off to build something stronger: a hulking golem of iron blocks, hauled and stacked across the lawn until his arms ache. But a body needs a head, and The Book says to grow one from a pumpkin seed. Can a raw seedling in the dirt really become the fierce, brawny guardian Ned’s home needs? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘hauled’, ‘claw’, ‘sprawled’, ‘dawn’, ‘yawned’.

Kola is a quiet boy who notices things other people walk past, and he has a song no one has ever heard. When he spends everything he has saved on a scrawny, unwanted bird at the market, his cousins gawk and mock him for it. But at dawn, singing alone on the path to the well, will Kola discover his song can do more than he ever dreamed? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘dawn’, ‘gawk’, ‘hauls’, ‘scrawny’, ‘sprawls’.

Hop is minding his own business under a tree when arrows start raining down out of nowhere. He gathers a ragtag band of friends to track down the one creature bold enough to shoot at him: the king himself. But when a growl erupts from behind a stone wall, the whole gang freezes. Could the real culprit be even scarier than the king? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘bawls’, ‘crawls’, ‘dawn’, ‘jaws’, ‘squawks’.

Every morning, before the sky has even started to yawn, Rooster crows from his basket to wake the whole farm. But a sleepless guard dog, a message-carrying bird, and a gentle little parakeet all seem to have very different jobs already. Down in the dirt, tireless earthworms dig without ever asking for thanks. So who really does the most important work around here? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘dawn’, ‘crawled’, ‘hauled’, ‘sauntered’, and ‘yawn’.

At dawn, Zintle sits by the wide river and watches the water, wondering about the King who lives at the bottom. She helps three creatures in trouble, never guessing that a wild flood is about to sweep away her family’s seeds, water jugs, and her brother’s favourite toy. When the king himself calls up from the deep and asks what she needs most, what will she dare to ask for? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘dawn’, ‘caught’, ‘claw’, ‘gawks’, ‘saunter’.

A boy called Aidan finally has enough coins for a wand of his own, but the crooked, chipped one the shopkeeper hands over looks nothing like the shiny wands in the window. Determined to prove it works, he points it high and calls out his first spell. Will Aidan’s strange old wand ever do what he asks? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘gawks’, ‘bawl’, ‘hauling’, ‘squawks’, ‘sprawling’.

Every evening, Auma hauls a container of water from the great silver lake for her grandmother’s cooking. But tonight a ripple moves against the wind, straight toward her, and a green hand rises from the water holding a small wrapped bundle. What is the lake trying to tell her? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘hauls’, ‘raw’, ‘claws’, ‘dawns’, ‘vaults’.

Yellow the paint tube is perfectly straight while every other colour has been squeezed flat and used up in Jill’s big painting. Yellow gawked at the crumpled tubes and swore nobody would ever squeeze him, but Jill’s picture is still missing one thing: gold. Will Yellow keep his shape, or give in to become part of something grand? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘saw’, ‘jaw’, ‘dawn’, ‘gawked’, ‘sprawled’.

A cat gets herself stuck at the top of a tall tree at dawn, and one kid’s rescue mission sets off a chain of chaos involving a broken ladder, a wailing baby, and a hungry monkey next door. Will anyone believe this wild tale is really all the cat’s fault? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘yawn’, ‘crawled’, ‘hauled’, ‘bawled’, ‘sauntered’.

Ben’s cat missed dinner, and that never happens. Fresh paw prints lead him to a towering pile of junk with his cat sitting right on top of it, purring like a queen on a throne. Then the pile moves all by itself, clutching Ben’s cat like a prize it refuses to drop. Can Ben ever get her back? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 93: au, aw, augh /aw/), this book practises words like ‘paw’, ‘hauled’, ‘yawned’, ‘crawling’, ‘sprawled’.