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2 EE Decodable Readers – Science of Reading, Fully Systematic

Two decodable stories for the ee vowel team, Tom and the Bees and Tom is Cross, each opening with a list of target words to practise before reading.
Year levels
Pre-school (Early Years), Foundation–Year 1
Pages
16
File type
PDF
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Subject
Pre-Reading, Special Education Needs (SEN), Special Resources, Phonics, Reading, Language Development, English
Topic
Decodable Books, Decodable Readers
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Australian Curriculum content descriptions
AC9E1LY04 — read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, phrasing and… AC9E1LY11 — use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and…

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2 EE Decodable Readers: Farm Adventures - FREE
2 Stories for Practising EE

Practise EE with 2 FREE decodable readers! The farm stories will engage your students and provide the systematic phonics practice students need to master EE in context.

What's Included

  • 2 structured decodable readers focusing on EE

  • Word lists for pre-reading practice on each page

  • 100% decodable text with carefully controlled vocabulary

  • Science of reading aligned stories

  • Beloved characters: Tom, Sam, Pam, Gran, and the farm animals

  • Beautiful watercolour illustrations that support decoding

  • Clear formatting is perfect for developing readers

Why Download These FREE Decodable Readers?

  1. They are real stories, not phonics drills! Each decodable book practises EE while maintaining natural language flow. Students encounter genuine narratives—farm adventures, problem-solving, and family stories—that motivate them to decode rather than guess.

  2. These FREE decodable books are perfect for science of reading instruction, providing systematic phonics practice in engaging story contexts.

  3. Controlled vocabulary design: EE words are introduced systematically with previously learned words recycling throughout stories, building automaticity and fluency.

Perfect For

  • Students who are ready to learn EE

  • Science of reading and structured literacy instruction

  • Small group or independent reading practice

  • Supplementing your phonics program with FREE decodable texts

  • Home reading practice

  • Preventing guessing habits with fully decodable stories

  • Ages 5-7 or Years 1–2

Skills Addressed

  • Decoding EE in text

  • Reading fluency through vocabulary repetition

  • Phonics is applied in real story settings

  • Reading comprehension

  • Sight word practice

How to Use These FREE Decodable Readers

  1. Practise the word list in each book before reading

  2. Have students read the stories, pointing to each word

  3. Stop whenever errors occur and prompt: "Sound it out again"

  4. Give genuine praise for accurate decoding

  5. Reread stories to build fluency and confidence

Want More Practice?

The complete paid pack includes differentiated worksheets, comprehension activities, and supporting activities, including reading passages, comprehension exercises and phonemic awareness activities to accompany these stories!

This pack is part of a Sequential Program: These FREE readers focus on EE and follow the CK books and OO books. Start with CVC words, then progress through phonics patterns systematically. Download other FREE sound pattern books or purchase complete packs with worksheets and video lessons!

Try these FREE decodable readers and see how they can help your student today – this reading program is designed to help even those with severe processing difficulties. No curveballs to throw them off course!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Decode words spelled with the ee vowel team

  • Read a controlled-vocabulary story with growing fluency

Teaching tips

  • Tom is Cross introduces a fresh set of ee words, so reading Tom and the Bees first gives a natural order.

Skills covered

  • Word list practice — reading the target ee words before starting the story

  • Decoding in context — reading ee words within connected text

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Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

Australian Curriculum content descriptions

  • AC9E1LY04 — read decodable and authentic texts using developing phonic knowledge, phrasing and fluency, and monitoring meaning using context and grammatical knowledge
  • AC9E1LY11 — use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words

Core concepts

  • Vowel teams

  • EE spelling pattern

  • Decodable text

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