1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding short o words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Dot's Hot Pot
Dot had a big pot. She ran to get a cob. Dot must make a hot pot. Pat, her dog, had the last cob! Pat had it in a box. The box was not on the top. Dot saw Pat hop. Pat ran to a log. He ran a jog. Dot ran with Pat.
"Pat, my dog, did you get it?" said Dot.
Pat did not stop. Pat went to the log. The box was under the log. Dot had a lot of fun. She gave Pat a pat, pat, pat. "Good dog!" said Dot. Dot got the cob. Now she could make the hot pot.
Circle or highlight all the short O words in the story above. How many did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: Real Words vs Nonsense Words.
Real Words
Nonsense Words
hot
pot
dot
got
top
hop
mop
dog
log
fox
zot
bop
hod
rog
fom
gop
nob
vot
tob
jop
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the hot pot
a dog on a log
hop to the top
got a lot
mop the dot
the fox and the box
jog in the fog
a pop and a cop
Tom and his dog
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Short O
log
dog
fox
top
fox
dog
hot
hot
log
dog
log
fox
hot
hot
top
top
Target words: hot, dog, top, fox, log
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Short O practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
