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Half-Pint Readers decodable books are still available to read for FREE on our website for the 2023-2024 school year. (Our books are copyrighted and by law cannot be copied, printed or saved in any retrieval system!)
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In addition, you will see that I have listed the skills that children need to learn, BEFORE reading each set of books. Each book builds upon the skills from previous books so the books should be presented in sequence. An explicit, systematic, sequential and cumulative approach to teaching reading is the Science of Reading!
I have also included links to the FREE Teaching Guides, Activity Pages and Literacy Centers. You have permission to download and print these supplemental resources but you do not have permission to change the content and/or resell them.
Thank you and happy reading!
LuAnn Santillo, Author
Level A: Sights & Sounds
Level A (Sets 1-6) introduces all the consonant sounds, short vowel sounds and 33 sight words.
Level B: Blends & Ends
Level B (Sets 7-12) introduces 16 blends and digraphs, 24 sight words and 4 word endings.
Level C: Moving-A-long
Level C (Sets 13-18) introduces the long vowel sounds, 9 blends, 46 sight words, 4 word endings and more.
Level A Sights & Sounds
Level A (Sets 1-6) introduces all the consonant sounds, short vowel sounds and 33 sight words.
Level A Set 1: Forest Fun
Put on your hiking boots and pack up your camping gear! You are about to meet some funny little Half-Pint characters as you begin your first reading adventure in the forest!
New Skills to Teach:
Letter Sounds – b t h c p m f s ă ŏ
Sight Words – I, see, a, on, the, is, can, not, am
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level A Set 2: Around the World
Pack your suitcase and board the plane! With this set of books, you will travel around the world to make some new Half-Pint friends!
New Skills to Teach:
Letter Sounds – review
Sight Words – go, to, it, got, in, at
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level A Set 3: Arctic Adventures
Brrrrrr! Get out your mittens and snow boots! You are going on a new adventure where you will meet some funny Half-Pint Arctic animals!
New Skills to Teach:
Letter Sounds – d g r n ŭ
Sight Words – stop, up, had, and, but
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level A Set 4: Jungle Safari
Grab your binoculars and a camera! In this set of books, you will be going on a jungle safari adventure!
New Skills to Teach:
Letter Sounds – review
Sight Words – has, like
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level A Set 5: Jumping Jungle
Not ready for your jungle safari to be over? Well, neither are we! Join us for more jungle adventures where you will meet some unusual animals from all over the world!
New Skills to Teach:
Letter Sounds – j l v x ĭ
Sight Words – we, will, me
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level A Set 6: Digging Up Dinosaurs
Do you like dinosaurs? If you do, step back into our time machine and travel back to prehistoric times where you will meet some very silly Half-Pint dinosaurs!
New Skills to Teach:
Letter Sounds – y z w q k ĕ
Sight Words – put, big, said, you, did, get, yes, little
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level B: Blends & Ends
Level B (Sets 7-12) introduces 16 blends and digraphs, 24 sight words and 4 word endings.
Level B Set 7: Outerspace
10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…Lift Off! Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a Half-Pint Outer Space adventure!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends/digaphs – sh, fr, sn
Sight Words – no, have, do, are, for
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level B Set 8: Medieval Magic
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Experience some medieval magic as you join the Half-Pints at their royal palace!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – sl
Sight Words – look, funny
Word Endings – _ing, ck
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level B Set 9: Down on the Farm
Mooooo! Put on your overalls and join us for a fun adventure down on the Half-Pint Farm!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends/digraphs – tr, cl, ch, pl
Sight Words – where, here, he, of, an, my, what
Word Endings – _s
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level B Set 10: Barnyard Buddies
Oink-Oink, Quack-Quack! The Half-Pint farmers want you to meet some hilarious barnyard buddies!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – dr, sw
Sight Words – she
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level B Set 11: Pioneer Days
Yeeee-Hawww! Load up your covered wagon because you are heading west with our Half-Pint pioneer family!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – st, bl
Sight Words – too, with, that, us, your, be
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level B Set 12: Wild West
Yahooooooooooooo! For a rootin’ tootin’ time, join the Half-Pint cowpokes as they visit the old Wild West!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends/digraphs – th, sm, gl, fl
Sight Words – all, one, two
Word Endings – _all
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level C: Moving-A-Long
Level C (Sets 13-18) introduces the long vowel sounds, 9 blends, 46 sight words, 4 word endings and more.
Level C Set 13: At the Beach
Surfs Up! Pack your swimsuit, flip-flops and sunscreen to get ready for a fun Half-Pint vacation at the beach! Are we there yet?
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – cr, sk, gr, sp
Sight Words – play, this
Word Endings – __er, __y
Other Skills – __ill, __ell
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level C Set 14: Under the Sea
Glub, Glub! Grab your snorkeling gear! You will be diving under water to meet some funny Half-Pint ocean animals!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends and Digraphs – br, ph
Sight Words – when, then, help, was, who
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level C Set 15: Family Fun
Ding Dong! Is anybody home? In this set of books, you will visit the homes of some friendly Half-Pint families and experience lots of enjoyable moments!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – spl, tw
Sight Words – out, from, by, saw, into, his, white, pretty, again, come, want, away, new
Word Endings – __d, __ed
Other Skills – final e rule, ay, ew, ir
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level C Set 16: In the Meadow
Buzzzzzz! Bring along your bug catchers! We are headed to the Half-Pint meadow where you will meet some very busy bugs and animals.
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – str
Sight Words – so, yellow, blue, three, four, they, them, find, now, know
Other Skills – two vowels rule, compound-words
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level C Set 17: At the Circus
Ladies and Gentlemen! Step right up and get your ticket to the greatest show on earth! The Half-Pint Circus has come to town!
New Skills to Teach:
Sight Words – were, some, down, would, should, could
Other Skills – soft c, ow, oy, ou, oo, ight
Companion Guides & Activities
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Level C Set 18: Community Helpers
Honk, honk! Beep, beep! You have arrived at the Half-Pint Community! Here you will meet some special Half-Pint Helpers who work hard to keep everyone safe and healthy!
New Skills to Teach:
Blends – spr
Sight Words – after, if, these, give, which, more, there, or, please, than, sometimes
Other Skills – r controlled vowels –(or)
Companion Guides & Activities
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