Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/

A bird dreams of flying, even though small wings and a big body keep its feet stuck to the ground. At Flight Academy, a crowd of birds laughs and swoops around, telling it that birds like this one just don’t fly. So it heads home, heart heavy, wondering if there’s another way to get off the ground. Could a bigger, homemade pair of wings finally help this bird soar? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘crowd’, ‘frown’, ‘ground’, and ‘about’.

Ned the farmer wants his new suit to look outstanding, but the first batch turns out plain brown. He heads outside to gather flowers from the ground, hoping to dye it a better colour. Will Ned find the perfect shade before nightfall? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘flower’, ‘brown’, ‘outside’, ‘around’, ‘proud’.

Anansi loves figs, but a loud cloud of hornets has taken over the town’s fig tree, stinging anyone who gets close. With the town down to plain yams, Anansi comes up with a trick to outsmart the hornets, but can a clever spider fool a crowd this proud? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ’loud’, ‘crowd’, ‘shouting’, ‘ground’, and ‘around’.

A tremendous T-rex crashes out of the jungle, boasting that it’s the greatest dinosaur who ever lived, but a crowd of unimpressed dinosaurs has gathered to hear it out. Will Rex’s bragging survive the other dinosaurs’ surprising talents? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘proud’, ‘growled’, ‘crowd’, ‘scowl’, ‘outstanding’.

Jill would rather face anything than the Nether, but the mage needs a rare plant from across a lake of lava, and now Dr. Can Do has snuck through the portal alone to build his bridge machine. Will his invention hold, or send them all howling into the fire? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘shouted’, ‘frowning’, ‘ground’, ‘howled’, ‘pounding’.

Ned has been rowing for days, with nothing but water all around him, when he finally spots land and a beach full of flowers. He jumps out of his boat, shouting that it’s the best place ever, but he has no idea what waits for him on the ground nearby. Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘house’, ‘shout’, ‘ground’, ‘brown’, ‘around’.

Dad comes home with bags bursting with the brightest, roundest food a girl has ever seen, and she drops everything to draw it before dinner gets in the way. Tomatoes and cucumbers are easy enough once she slows down, but then Cat comes slinking by, crouched low and impossible to capture on paper. Can she find a clever way to turn her drawings into something wonderful? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘found’, ‘crouched’, ‘proud’, ‘around’, ‘wow’.

In a big town, the Oba’s small drum can call up a feast for everyone, but only when it’s beaten with a giving heart. When a loud, greedy merchant sneaks off with it in the night, ten-year-old Remi grabs her own drum and runs north, her strong hands ready. Can she catch him before his greed wakes something no one wants to meet? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘crouches’, ‘ground’, ‘howling’, ‘pounding’, ’town’.

Cam is drifting off to sleep when his feet stop touching the ground, lifting him up and around the treetops in a dream that feels too real to be just a dream. A bird dips its wing, an eagle warns him to hold on tight, and a plane shouts the same thing before Cam shoots up past the clouds. Will he ever find something to hold onto before he falls? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘shouted’, ‘clouds’, ‘proud’, ‘ground’.

Tiren is the smallest herd boy at home, and everyone knows it. When the older boys fall sick, he must lead forty cows alone to the water hole before a storm turns them wild. Can a boy with short legs and a clacking rod keep the whole herd safe? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘cows’, ’loud’, ‘around’, ‘shouting’, ‘ground’.

Jack thinks looking after a cat will be easy. But Meow won’t chase sticks or bark, and food turns into one puzzle after another: seeds, berries, even fish and milk get sniffed and rejected. Around the yard and out into the forest, Jack keeps searching for the one thing his frowning, proud little cat will actually eat. What will Meow finally choose? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘found’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘crouched’, ‘shouted’.

In the land of a thousand hills, Ineza climbs into the misty hills before dawn to fetch water, and she helps a shivering old woman without being asked. Soon her little brother wanders off into the high hills, and no one can find him. Will the kindness Ineza showed at the spring help bring him home? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘crouched’, ‘proud’, ‘sound’, ‘around’.

Pendo can read faces and always knows who’s telling the truth, but when a powerful merchant accuses her father of stealing costly cloth, her word alone counts for nothing. Then, down by the tide pools, her fingers find a strange striped shell, and it starts to sing. Could its song be loud enough to prove what really happened? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘shout’, ‘ground’, ‘proud’, ‘sound’, and ‘frowns’.

Tomorrow is Mum’s birthday, and a girl has a secret plan: make a bracelet from her best beads, hidden in three boxes around her room. But finding them means digging through a toy chest, a clothes drawer, and a laundry mound that towers over her head. Can she find every box before her room turns into total chaos? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘around’, ‘found’, ‘mound’, ’towels’, ‘proud’.

Dr. Can Do arrives in a village lit only by smoky, dripping torches, and he’s sure he can fix that. He gives himself three days to build something new on the hill, something shiny, glowing, and utterly torch-free. Will the villagers trust his strange invention, or will they want their old torches back? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘ground’, ‘crowd’, ‘outstanding’, ‘powered’, ‘shouted’.

Lily wakes up with a strange, heavy hurt, and soon she notices a monkey clinging to her back, holding on tighter no matter what she does. It follows her everywhere, weighing down every step, every dance move, every bounce. Will Lily find a way to get this monkey off her back? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 96: ou, ow /ow/), this book practises words like ‘crouched’, ‘found’, ‘ground’, ‘crowd’.