Free sampler · Short i (i_p, i_t, i_n)
Pip in the Pit
Pip looks in a pit and sees a fin. A fin? In a pit? What is it?
Word warm-up
Pippitfinlipdipbigdidin
Sight / heart words
theiswaswhata
Read along
Page 1
Pip is at the pit.
The pit is big.
Pip sits at the lip.
Pip can see in.
Page 2
Pip can see a fin.
A fin in a pit?
Did a fish dip in?
Did the wind tip it in?
Page 3
It is not a fish.
It is not a fin.
It is a lid — a fin lid!
What can it be?
The end!
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A box on the porch wobbles. Pop! A fox hops out. But what is the fox holding?
Weird fact (for the grown-up)
Some desert lizards swim through sand like it’s water — scientists call it “sand swimming.” The spiky bit on their back can look just like a fin.
Parent / teacher prompt
Ask: what would you do if you saw a fin in a sand pit? Draw what you think is hiding under the sand.