Written by Jill Lauren Illustrated by Darren McKee
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. What did Rod do when he first sees his box hop?
2. Which friends tried to help Rod fix the box?
3. Who do you think had the better idea to fix Rod’s box? Sox or Fox? Why?
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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.
The box hops. Hop, hop, hop.
The box hops and hops.
“Do not hop!”
Rod got so mad. Rod ran to his dog, Sox.
“My box hops. Fix my box!”
Sox got a mop. Bop! Sox hit the box.
Hop, hop, hop. The box can hop a lot. Sox did not fix the box.
Rod and Sox ran to Fox.
“My box hops. Fix my box, Fox.”
Fox got on the box. Hop, hop. The box can hop. Fox did not fix the box.
Fox and Sox got on the box. Hop, hop, hop, hop. The box hops a lot!
“Mom! My box hops! Fix my box, Mom.”
Can Mom fix Rod’s box?
“Rod, do not sob. It is Zac. Zac is in the box.”
Rod is not mad. Zac is Rod’s pal. Zac hops, and Rod is on the box.
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 3, Book 7