Decodable Books for UFLI Foundations Lesson 99: -s/-es

Coach Vic pulls a mysterious ball from an old trunk and promises to teach the kids his favourite game ever. There’s just one rule: no feet allowed! But Dog has other ideas about who really gets to play with that ball. Will Dog manage to keep his paws on the prize? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘paws’, ‘hands’, ‘grins’, ‘snatches’, ‘hugs’.

Gran has a plan: make the best coconut bars in the world, starting from scratch. That means growing the trees, building a rickety lift to reach the coconuts, and cranking a wobbly wheel with all her might. Every step feels harder than the last, so is this finally the hard part? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘arms’, ‘branches’, ‘jars’, ’lids’, ’trees’.

Fig Pig grabs his pickaxe, straps on his boots, and marches into the mine without a shiver of fear, sure this will be the day he finds the finest coal ever seen. But deep in the dark, old tracks, strange treasure, and something with legs far too big are waiting for him. Will he make it back out before the mine shows him why he should be scared? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘coins’, ‘holds’, ’looks’, ’tracks’, ‘boots’.

Deep in the forest, tall trees stretch overhead, their branches almost touching, while dark shade keeps the ground cool below. A player needs wood to make tools, boats, and homes, but the woods hide sneaky mobs behind every trunk. Will the player gather what they need before something jumps out from the shadows? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ’trees’, ‘branches’, ’trunks’, ‘homes’, ‘stumps’.

A girl can’t stop staring at her brother’s perfect handwriting and his shiny ink pen. One day, with him out of the house, she sneaks to his desk and finds something odd stuck to the pen, something that makes bottle caps jump and paper clips leap all on their own. What could this strange little block really be? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘caps’, ‘hands’, ‘sticks’, ‘coins’, ‘pens’.

A baby wallaby has the cosiest spot in the whole rainforest: Mum’s pouch. But when a shiny blue feather, a fat red berry, and soft white flowers all end up tucked inside too, is there room left for anything else, including Big Brother, who is starting to feel a little pushed out? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘holds’, ’looks’, ‘branches’, ‘pauses’, ‘catches’.

Ekun the leopard has been watching a slow, fat ram named Agbe for three days, and his stomach is empty. Ekun has claws, fangs, and speed on his side, so why does this ram seem so calm? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘horns’, ‘hides’, ‘ribs’, ‘claws’, ‘runs’.

A gust of wind rips a favourite towel off the line, sending it sailing into the clouds. A girl finds it first and uses it to dry her hands, then a man scoops it up, and by dusk an old man has claimed it too. Will the towel ever make its way home? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘grins’, ‘holds’, ‘splashes’, ‘blows’, ’trips’.

Ned is stomping through the desert in full armour, hunting treasure in a crumbling stone ruin full of traps. When his hunt for food goes badly wrong and something starts creeping closer in the sand, will Ned survive long enough to eat like a king? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘sands’, ‘stones’, ’traps’, ‘shadows’, ‘kings’.

High on a red sand ridge, an ancient baobab grows alone above a village by the sea, said to be too wise and too busy for children’s questions. But when the village well suddenly stops giving water and days of grown-up arguing lead nowhere, a girl named Nuru wonders if the old tree might know something everyone else has missed. What will she find when she finally asks? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘climbs’, ‘shouts’, ‘stops’, ‘digs’, ‘grins’.

Dragon is sure he’s a natural at breathing fire, so why bother practising before the big test? He’d rather lounge on the hillside eating snacks than train with the other dragons sitting in neat rows. But when test day comes and only smoke drops from his mouth instead of flame, will Dragon find a spark of hope before it’s too late? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘snacks’, ‘rows’, ‘drops’, ‘sparks’, ‘boats’.

Jill has twelve bones and a plan: tame the wild wolf she found by the pond. But every time she gets close, the wolf snatches a bone and bolts into the trees, again and again, until Jill’s pockets feel light and her patience feels thin. Will she ever earn this cheeky wolf’s trust? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘bones’, ‘bags’, ‘hopes’, ’looks’, ‘plans’.

Bird has been guarding her eggs for weeks, humming the song her own mum once sang to her. But when her hungry tummy leads her off to chase worms over the hill, something else finds the nest first. Will she make it back before the biggest moment of her life happens without her? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘chicks’, ‘wings’, ‘branches’, ’eggs’, ‘worms’.

A Mage has a secret: his magic won’t stay quiet. At night, when the town sleeps, sparks fizz through his hands and he sneaks off to play “just one prank” on his sleeping neighbour. But as bricks, cactus plants, and glowing lava pile up behind him, will he ever manage to stop before someone catches him? Created to align with the UFLI Foundations scope and sequence (Lesson 99: -s/-es), this book practises words like ‘sparks’, ’looks’, ‘grins’, ‘chickens’, ‘holds’.