Heggerty Early Decodables
The Frog Series
The following information is from the Heggerty website and adjusted to suit the New Zealand school levels.
The Frog Series is a set of 8 decodable books for students in late year one – year two. There are 4 fiction titles and 4 non-fiction (NF) titles. Each book was written to be decodable, comprehensible and engaging for our youngest readers.
The Frog Series focuses on short vowel sounds and high-frequency words, with exposure to consonant digraphs. Each fiction book includes animal characters, while each nonfiction book teaches students about one of the animals from the fiction books.
The skills increase in complexity with each book. All of the books in the Frog Series have comprehension questions, and a writing prompt.
About the Author – Samantha Riggi
Information on Each Book
Book 1: Charly and Chuck
Short vowels: a, i, o Consonant digraph /ch/
High-frequency words: are, for, funny, go, look, me, my, no, play, see, we, you
Book 2: I Have Soft Paws. What am I? (NF)
Short vowels: a, i, o Consonant digraph /ch/ (initial & final)
High-frequency words: are, me, my, of, they, what, you
Book 3: Thatcher and Theo
Short vowels: e, o Consonant digraph /th/
High-frequency words: are, be, do, find, for, go, know, like, little, look(s), me, my, no, of, see, the, to, too, we, what, you, your
Book 4: Can You Spot a Fox? (NF)
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Short vowels: e, o Consonant digraphs: /ch/, /wh/,
voiced /th/
High-frequency words: eat, family, for, have, like, little, of, play, see, some, the, they, to, you
Book 5: Shauna and Shay
Short vowels: e, u Consonant digraph /sh/
High-frequency words: are, be, by, come, do, for, friend, go, hello, like, makes, me, my, of, pretty, some, the, they, to, too, want, what, why, you, your
Book 6: I have Big Teeth. Who am I? (NF)
Short vowels: e, u Consonant digraphs /sh/, /th/
High-frequency words: are, do, eat, for, have, like, live, me, my, no, of, see, they, to, what, you
Book 7: Phil and Phoebe
Short vowels: a, e, i, o, u Consonant digraph /ph/
High-frequency words: all, are, be, come, do, doing, for, friends, have, hello, hi, like, my, no, of, so, the, to, what, you, your
Book 8: Can You Spot a Raccoon? (NF)
Short vowels: a, e, i, o, u Consonant digraphs: /ch/, /sh/, /th/, /wh/
High-frequency words: are, be, called, eat, go, have, like, little, live, looks, make, of, open, the, to, too
