First Grade
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First Grade
These beautifully illustrated books offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words, fostering independent reading skills.
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First Grade
Series One
An engaging collection of decodable books designed for early elementary students. These beautifully illustrated books offer practice in sound-spelling relationships and high-frequency words, fostering independent reading skills.
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Jack's Junk
Phonics Focus
CVC words; CVCe words;
Consonant digraphs and -tch
Endings -nk, -ng
High-Frequency Words
are, black, but, did, do, for, get, go, has, have, he, him, his, it, let, look, no, not, of, on, so, they, this, to, will, with
Socks That Match?
Phonics Focus
CVC words; CVCe words;
Consonant digraphs and -tch
Endings -s, -ed, -ing
High-Frequency Words
and, are, black, do, for, going, have, here, like, my, no, said, see, she, so, the, their, they, to, was, we, where, you
What Is a Dock?
Phonics Focus
CVC words; CVCe words;
Consonant digraphs and -tch
Endings -nk, -ng
Endings -s, -es, -ed, -ing
High-Frequency Words
and, are, by, for, go, here, is, live, look, of, see, the, their, then, they, to, where, you
When an Egg Hatches
Phonics Focus
CVC words; CVCe words;
Consonant digraphs and -tch
Endings -ed, -ing
High-Frequency Words
an, and, at, be, can, for, get, go, has, have, in, is, not, of, on, she, them, then, they, this, up, will, with
The Cluck Cluck Club
Phonics Focus
Long vowel words: CVCe
Consonant blends (initial and final)
Endings -s, -es, -ed, -ing
High-Frequency Words
after, every, first, her, once, one, please, use, want
Life Skills for Kids
Phonics Focus
Long vowels words: CVCe and vowel teams
Consonant Blends (initial and final)
Endings -s, -es, -ing
High-Frequency Words
every, four, good, one, put, some, two, use, very, want, words, you
Road Signs
Phonics Focus
Long vowels words: CVCe and vowel teams
Consonant blends (initial and final)
High-Frequency Words
always, come, does, far, from, hurt, some, these, those, under, want, words
Spring Has Sprung
Phonics Focus
Long vowels words: CVCe and vowel teams
Consonant blends (initial and final) & consonant clusters
R-controlled vowels
Endings -s, -es, -ing, -ed
High-Frequency Words
after, always, been, cold, come, done, four, her, one, some, three, two, under, very, want, your
Hedgehog Tastes a Rainbow
Phonics Focus
Compound words
Words with -ge, -dge
Suffixes: -ful, -less
High-Frequency Words
any, knew, know, should, soon, talk, walk, would
Knit, Frog, Tink
Phonics Focus
Prefixes: re-, un-
Multisyllabic Words
High-Frequency Words
again, any, because, could, don’t should, soon, work, would
Lil Dreams of Music
Phonics Focus
Complex vowels & diphthongs
Multisyllabic words
High-Frequency Words
again, any, because, could, little, only, soon, would
The Moon Is Missing
Phonics Focus
Contractions
Complex vowels & diphthongs
Endings -s, -es, -ing, -ed
High-Frequency Words
because, could, don’t, know, laugh, little, only, would
First Grade
Frog Series
Each book in this series was written to be decodable, comprehensible, and engaging for our youngest readers and focuses on short vowel sounds and high-frequency words, with exposure to consonant digraphs. Each fiction book includes animal characters and an SEL connection, while each nonfiction book teaches students about one of the animals from the fiction books.
Charly and Chuck
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: a, i, o
Consonant digraph /ch/
High-Frequency Words
are, for, funny, go, look, me, my, no, play, see, we, you
I Have Soft Paws. What am I?
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: a, i, o
Consonant digraph /ch/ (initial & final)
High-Frequency Words
are, me, my, of, they, what, you
Thatcher and Theo
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: e, o
Consonant digraph /th/
High-Frequency Words
are, be, do, find, for, go, know, like, little, look(s), me, my, no, of, see, the, to, too, we, what, you, your
Can You Spot a Fox?
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: e, o
Consonant digraphs: /ch/, /wh/, voiced /th/
High-Frequency Words
eat, family, for, have, like, little, of, play, see, some, the, they, to, you
Shauna and Shay
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: e, u
Consonant digraph /sh/
High-Frequency Words
are, be, by, come, do, for, friend, go, hello, like, makes, me, my, of, pretty, some, the, they, to, too, want, what, why, you, your
I Have Big Teeth. Who Am I?
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: e, u
Consonant digraphs /sh/, /th/
High-Frequency Words
are, do, eat, for, have, like, live, me, my, no, of, see, they, to, what, you
Phil and Phoebe
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonant digraph /ph/
High-Frequency Words
all, are, be, come, do, doing, for, friends, have, hello, hi, like, my, no, of, so, the, to, what, you, your
Can You Spot a Raccoon?
Phonics Focus
Short vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonant digraphs: /ch/, /sh/, /th/, /wh/
High-Frequency Words
are, be, called, eat, go, have, like, little, live, looks, make, of, open, the, to, too
Sample E-Book
This sample provides a complete eBook version of the book Can You Spot a Fox.
All books within the Heggerty Library are:
- Research-based
- Fiction and non-fiction texts
- Beautifully illustrated and engaging
Spanish Decodables Books
Free Download: La Serie Amigos!
Kindergarten - 1st Grade (6 Book Set)
¡Qué brille la creatividad! Un recurso gratuito e imprimible para los lectores principiantes del español. La serie, Amigos, invita a los estudiantes a leer e ilustrar sus propios libros decodificables. Esta serie está escrita para los estudiantes que ya conocen los sonidos de las letras (A-Z, ñ, ch, ll, rr) y están listos para combinar sonidos para leer sílabas y palabras.
Let creativity soar! A free, printable series for beginning readers of Spanish, The Amigos series invites children to not only read but illustrate their own decodable books. This series is written for students who already know the letter sounds and digraphs of the Spanish alphabet (A-Z, ñ, ch, ll, rr) and are ready to begin blending sounds to read syllables and words.
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