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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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Lift Off Cover
The Big Job Cover
The UFO Cover
Buzz Cover
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Lift Off Cover
Pat
The UFO Cover
Buzz Cover
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Lift Off Cover
Pat
The UFO Cover
Buzz Cover
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Lift Off Cover
Pat
The UFO Cover
Buzz Cover
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

The Hug
Pat
The UFO Cover
Buzz Cover
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

The Hug
Pat
The UFO Cover
T-Rex and Max
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Lift Off Cover
The Big Job Cover
The UFO Cover
Buzz Cover
The Sun Cover
The Wish Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

The King Cover
Dip and Sip Cover
Look at Me Cover
The Kiss Cover
Stop Hopping Cover
I Have Fun Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

The Trip Cover
Six Jobs Cover
The Chick Cover
Ted's Job Cover
The Eggs Cover
Jack Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

The Pig Cover
The Dog Cover
The Cat Cover
Trot Trot Cover
Shag Cover
The Duck Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Go West Cover
Packing Cover
Rags Cover
Fred and Ed Cover
Chip Cover
The Log Cabin Cover

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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

Jim and the Bandit Cover
Running Fox Cover
The Tracks Cover
The Ball Cover
The Best Tricks Cover
Liz Book Cover

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 

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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

Click on the book covers below to start reading!

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

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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

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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

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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)

Click on the book covers below to start reading!