Decodable Readers / Texts: K-2 Mega Bundle

This is a bundle of decodable readers for students working on Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade phonics patterns! A lesson plan for each decodable text is also included.

These materials will help your students:

• Practice specific phonics skills in context 
• Strengthen their decoding skills
• Experience reading SUCCESS!

Here’s what’s included:

• 138 decodable texts
• Combination of fiction and nonfiction topics
• Professional illustrations (not clipart) 
• 1 lesson plan per text
• 1 writing prompt per text
• 1-page color passage format for each text
• 1-page B&W passage format for each text
• “Easy assembly” color printable book format for each text (Kindergarten & 1st grade texts only)
• “Easy assembly” B&W printable book format for each text (Kindergarten & 1st grade texts only)
• Digital-friendly option (1-page version of each text in a separate PDF for easy screensharing, using on student devices, or sending to families) 

None of the texts are duplicates between the Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade components. However, some skills are covered in multiple levels, because they are often taught or reviewed at multiple grade levels. 

Skills covered in the Kindergarten set:

• Short a VC and CVC words
• Short e CVC words
• Short i VC and CVC words
• Short o VC and CVC words
• Short u VC and CVC words
• Mixed CVC words
• Digraphs sh, ch, th, ck
• qu
• Mixed digraphs
• Beginning s-blends
• Beginning l-blends
• Beginning r-blends
• Mixed blends

Skills covered in the 1st grade set:

• Short a, e, i, o, u CVC words
• Mixed CVC words
• Digraphs sh, ch, th, ck, qu
• Mixed digraphs
• Double final consonants -ff, -ss, -zz, -ll
• Mixed double final consonants
• Initial s-blends
• Initial l-blends
• Initial r-blends
• Final blends with -s
• Mixed final blends
• Final digraph blend -nch
• Mixed beginning and final blends
• Glued sounds with -ng and -nk
• Inflectional endings -s, -es, -ing, -ed
• Mixed inflectional endings
• R controlled vowels ar, er, ir, or, ur
• CVCe words - long a, i, o, u
• Mixed CVCe words
• Vowel teams ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ue, ew, igh
• Mixed vowel teams

Skills covered in the 2nd grade set:

• Mixed CVC words
• Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, ck, qu*
• Initial blends, 3-letter blends, digraph blends
• Final blends
• Mixed initial and final blends
• Glued sounds with -ng and -nk
• Double final consonants -ff, -ss, -zz, -ll
• Inflectional ending -ed
• Long vowel exceptions with i (-ild, -ind)
• Long vowel exceptions with o (-old, -ost, -olt)
• Long vowel spelling patterns (CVCe and vowel teams)
• Consonant-l-e words
• Prefixes and suffixes
• R-controlled vowels
• Diphthongs

Frequently Asked Questions:

What scope and sequence or program do these texts follow?

You can use these decodable texts with any phonics program. You can view the skills covered in each book, as well as the sequence of the skills, in the free preview file.

Will these books match my high frequency word instruction?

Your students can be successful reading these decodable readers even if your high frequency word instruction is not a 100% match. Each lesson plan lists out all the high frequency words / irregular words covered in the text, so you can pre-teach any words that students do not already know.

Will this cover all my phonics instruction?

No. These decodable texts are meant to supplement a phonics program, not replace one. You will still need explicit, systematic phonics lessons to teach each sound / pattern. If you need a complete program, check out From Sounds to Spelling (available off TpT).

Are these decodable texts the same ones in your phonics program, From Sounds to Spelling?

No - they are different! They will work nicely with the program if you find yourself needing more decodable texts.

Why are the Kindergarten and 1st grade texts available in a book format AND passage format, but the 2nd grade texts are available only in a passage format?

Typically, 2nd grade students need less picture support. The 2nd grade passages do have illustrations, but they are included in a 1-page format to save you time and paper.