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Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip

Vowel Teams & Advanced Review 1st-2nd Phase 4
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 1
1Jane wanted to go to the beach. She put on her cape.
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 2
2But when she looked out, she saw rain. Lots of rain!
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 3
3She could not take the car to the fun beach. "Oh no," Jane said.
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 4
4"I could not go out to play." She felt sad for a short time.
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 5
5Then Jane had a plan. She would make a beach right here in the house!
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 6
6She got a big box of sand.
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 7
7Jane made a high wall and a grand sand home.
Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip, page 8
8She put her little boat in the sand. "This is a good beach," she whispered.
Circle or highlight all the vowel team words in the story above. How many did you find?

Comprehension Questions

After reading, ask these questions to check understanding:

  1. What did Jane put on before she looked out?
  2. What did Jane get to make her indoor beach?
  3. What did Jane put in the sand at the end?
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Reader Details

Phonics Skill Vowel Teams & Advanced Review
Grade Level 1st-2nd
Phase Phase 4
Worksheets Vowel Teams & Advanced Review Worksheets

Target Words

rain snow feet beach boat high car her bird for fur oil

Sight Words

the is a and to was it she he they said have with you are be
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About This Decodable Reader

“Jane's Rainy Day Beach Trip” is a free printable decodable reader designed for 1st-2nd students practicing vowel teams & advanced review phonics patterns. This mini-book uses phonetically controlled vocabulary so beginning readers can successfully sound out nearly every word in the story, building confidence and reinforcing the specific phonics skills they're learning.

The free PDF is a full-color illustrated mini-book: a cover, eight picture pages with one or two lines of story text each, and a back page listing the vowel teams & advanced review words, high-frequency words, and discussion questions. Print the five sheets, cut each one in half along the dashed line, and staple — your child has a real little book to hold. A read-aloud version with one large page per sheet is also included for projecting to the whole class.

This reader is part of our collection of free decodable readers organized by phonics skill and aligned with the Science of Reading. For additional practice with vowel teams & advanced review patterns, try our vowel teams & advanced review phonics worksheets which include word sorts, phrasing practice cards, and rapid naming charts.