Written by Jill Lauren Illustrated by Darren McKee
A Pig and His Wig
Level 1, Unit 2, Book 4
Sounds: a i all consonants
High frequency words: is, the, no, a, not, and have, love(s)
Special vocabulary: fit, hit
Summary: Tim wants to wear a wig, but the kids do not think a pig should wear a wig. Tim finds a way to win their support.
Reading comprehension questions:
1. What does Tim love?
2. How did Tim convince the kids that wigs are good?
3. When you want something, how do you get it?
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ISBN 978-1-951605-03-2
With gratitude to Darren McKee and Jason Myers for their deep talent and good cheer.
Max is a kid. Liz is a kid.
Tim is a pig.
Tim is Liz and Max’s pig.
Tim loves his wig.
No! Pigs can not have wigs!
Tim is mad. Tim has a big fit.
Tim hid the wig. Pigs can not have wigs.
Tim digs a pit. Pigs can not have wigs.
Tim can fix his wig.
No! Pigs can not have wigs.
Tim can not win if Tim has a fit. Tim will fix it.
Pigs can have wigs!
Pigs can have wigs!
Tim can have the big wig!
Scope and Sequence
Our program is cumulative, so once a new sound, skill, or high frequency word is introduced, they appear in all subsequent levels.
Off We Go!: Consonants and short a
Capital letters, punctuation
Suffixes: plural s, apostrophe s, verb form s
Level One: Short Vowels
Short a, i, o, u, e
Reading with commas and quotation marks; introduce contractions
Level Two: Digraphs
-ck; -zz, -ll, -ff, -ss; th, ch, wh, sh
Suffixes: -es
Level Three: Glued sounds and beginning blends
-ing, -ink, -ang, -ank; l blends, r blends, s blends + tw
Suffixes: -ing, -ed
Level Four: Ending blends & beginning clusters, compound words, syllabication, silent e spr, scr, str, spl; closed & open syllables; doubling rule; wr; -old; syllabication for VCCV, V/CV & VC/V words; sounds of y; silent e (1-2 syllable words)
Suffixes: -er, -est, -ly; prefixes: un-
Level Five: R-controls, vowel teams, diphthongs, soft g & c, consonant-le, syllabication ar, or, er, ir, ur; ee/ea, ai/ay, oa/ow; oo, oi/oy, ou/ow; au/aw; -dge; -ight
Suffixes: -tion/-sion, -ture, -ment; prefixes: re-
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Level 1, Unit 2, Book 4