Level 1, Book 7: Rod's Box

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Written by Jill Lauren

Illustrated by Darren McKee

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Rod’s Box Level 1, Unit 3, Book 7 Sounds: a, i o all consonants High frequency words: is, the, no, a, and, so, to my, do Special vocabulary: sob Summary: Rod has a box that begins to hop, which upsets him. Rod’s mother helps him to learn why his box hops.

Reading comprehension questions: 1. W hat did Rod do when he first sees his box hop?

2. W hich friends tried to help Rod fix the box?

3. W ho do you think had the better idea to fix Rod’s box?

Sox or Fox? Why?

Copyright © 2018 by Jill Lauren. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without express written permission from the publisher.

Printed in the U.S.A. ISBN 978-1-951605-06-3

With gratitude to Darren McKee and Jason Myers for their deep talent and good cheer.

Rod is a kid.

Rod has a box.

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The box hops. Hop, hop, hop.

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No! A box can not hop.

Rod hid.

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The box hops and hops.

“Do not hop!”

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Rod got so mad.

Rod ran to his dog, Sox. 5 Rods Box text.indd 5

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“My box hops. Fix my box!”

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Sox got a mop.

Bop! Sox hit the box.

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Hop, hop, hop.

The box can hop a lot.

Sox did not fix the box.

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Rod and Sox ran to Fox. 9 Rods Box text.indd 9

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“My box hops. Fix my box, Fox.” 10 Rods Box text.indd 10

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Fox got on the box.

Hop, hop. The box can hop.

Fox did not fix the box.

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Fox and Sox got on the box.

Hop, hop, hop, hop.

The box hops a lot!

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Rod sobs! “My box hops!”

Rod ran to Mom. 13 Rods Box text.indd 13

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“Mom! My box hops!

Fix my box, Mom.” Can Mom fix Rod’s box?

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“Rod, do not sob. It is Zac. Zac is in the box.”

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Rod is not mad. Zac is Rod’s pal. Zac hops, and Rod is on the box.

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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: E nding 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: unLevel 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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Read Them All!

Written by Jill Lauren

Illustrated by Darren McKee

Level 1, Unit 3, Book 7 Rods Box cover.indd 1

5/3/22 9:14 PM