https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7 Made with whimsy en-us 2021-04-20 15:26:42 UTC 2025-11-02 10:46:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5fa.png bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447793041 Edgar the raven has a difficult time getting ready for bedtime and likes to make little references of "nevermore" from Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven." It can easily be used as a decodable text due to word simplicity as well as a great introduction to classic literature and poets.

Adams, J. (2014). Edgar gets ready for bed. Gibbs Smith.]]> 2021-04-22 15:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447793041 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447833360 Pete the cat is back and eats a rotten banana. He decides to never eat another banana and tries other foods instead, but ultimately ends up eating yummy bananas again. This book will help to reinforce lessons about the short a sound through repetition.

Dean, J. (2104). Pete the cat and the bad banana. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. ]]> 2021-04-22 15:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447833360 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447889705 The old lady swallowed twenty-six letters this time! As you read the story, the letters tumble back out. This story is great for ensuring students are comfortable with recognizing letters of the alphabet, the letter sounds, words associated with those beginning letter sounds, as well as teaching rhyming words.

Colandro, L., & Lee, J. D. (2018). There was an old lady who swallowed the ABC's. Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic. ]]> 2021-04-22 15:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447889705 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447927089 This book brings to life a crazy story of make believe animals doing unimaginable things. It helps students to understand poetry with incorporating rhyme throughout the story. Also, this could be used as a decodable book depending on students reading levels as the words follow common letter patterns.

Seuss, D. (1960). One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Random House. ]]> 2021-04-22 15:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447927089 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447959312 The dictionary is an excellent resource for students to reference while discussing beginning word sounds. Several word examples are presented for each letter of the alphabet. Pictures accompany the words which helps students to read the words and make a meaningful connection to what they are reading.

Seuss, & Eastman, P. D. (2007). The cat in the hat beginner book dictionary. Beginner Books. 

]]> 2021-04-22 15:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1447959312 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459557924 A little boy asks the moon many questions to see if the moon has the same likes as him as he settles into bed for the night. The book uses familiar sight words, such as can, see, do, you, and the, to ask the moon questions throughout the story. The sight words does help make this book easily decodable as well.

Simon, F., & Cort, B. (2014). Hello, Moon! Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. ]]> 2021-04-26 13:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459557924 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459675401 The story revolves around Camilla receiving her magic wand on her birthday and how she tries to use it to perform tasks. As she struggles to use the wand, she asks her friends for help which leads them to creating an amazing cupcake. The poetry throughout the story is a great way to reinforce rhyming words with students as well as introduce or reinforce suffixes.

Bugbird, T., & Ede, L. (2011). Camilla the Cupcake Fairy. Make Believe Ideas. ]]> 2021-04-26 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459675401 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459749404 Bad Kitty sees snow for the first time and discovers what it is as the story progresses. The story is a great tool for the classroom when introducing or reinforcing letter patterns, such as ow, as words containing this letter pattern appear throughout the story.

Bruel, N. (2017). Bad Kitty does not like snow. Scholastic. ]]> 2021-04-26 14:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459749404 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459852895 The puppy, Biscuit, goes to the parade with his little girl and has adventures with all the sights and sounds. This book would be a great tool when discussing long i and short i sounds and words as many are present throughout this decodable story.

Capucilli, A. S., & Schories, P. (2018). Biscuit and the big parade! Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.  ]]> 2021-04-26 14:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459852895 bdepew001 https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459909021 Aaron likes to play in the snow during winter, but does become cold when he finishes playing outside. The book is easily decodable as well as has an emphasis on short and long a sounds and words. Patterns that make up the short a and long a sounds can be reinforced with words throughout the story.

Eastman, P. D. (2018). Aaron is cool. Scholastic Inc. ]]> 2021-04-26 14:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bdepew001/ul90xbfnjfngrqo7/wish/1459909021