Summary:

The baby elephant, Oliver, is happily working in his sewing shop when Sam enters with an unusual problem--one of the sleeves on his favorite shirt is too long!  Oliver is confident he can help. He thinks long and hard, then makes the perfect plan. He sews a longer sleeve onto the other side, carefully stitching the cloth with a sharp needle. Now that the sleeves are even, Sam can wear his shirt with pride. Oliver offers to go even further and make him a pair of matching pants.

In this imaginative retelling of the story, "See it Fit", students have the text written in both serif and specialized orthography to aid their progress.

Full Text:

Page 1)   oliver asks, "do you like this shop?"
Page 2)  "what do you have, sam?" asks oliver.
Page 3)   sam said, "this sleeve is longer than the other sleeve.  can you fix it?"
Page 4)  "I have never seen that!" oliver said.
Page 5)   oliver said, "I can handle this job."
Page 6)  "I need to make a plan to fix this," said oliver.
Page 7)   oliver thinks, "I just need to slip the needle in to make the stitch."
Page 8)   "see this?" said oliver. "this sleeve is the same length as that sleeve."
Page 9)   "I love it!" said sam
Page 10)  oliver said, "if you like this, I can make matching pants!"

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Phonemes:

/ă/ (IPA: æ),        /m/,                  /t/,                   /ē/ (IPA: i),            /s/,                       /ĭ/ (IPA: ɪ),        

‍/f/,                       /d/,                   /r/,                   /th/ (IPA: ð),         /ŏ/ (IPA: ɒ),          /g/,

‍/l/,                        /h/,                  /ŭ/ (IPA: ʌ),      /k/,                       /b/,                       /n/,

‍/sh/ (IPA: ʃ),       /ā/ (IPA: eɪ),     /k/,                   /v/,                       /ō/ (IPA: oʊ),        /w/,

‍/ch/ (IPA: tʃ),     /ŏr/ (IPA: ɑr),    /ər/ (IPA: ɜr),   /ĕ/ (IPA: ɛ),           /j/ (IPA: dʒ),        /p/,

‍/ī/ (IPA: aɪ),        /ĭŋ/ (IPA: ɪŋ),     /y/ (IPA: j),      /ks/,                      /kw/,                    /z/,

‍/ū/ (IPA: ju)

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Decodable:

‍This booklet is designed for kindergarten students to read independently after they have reached the cycle indicated on the cover. Students should use this to practice decoding and to develop independent reading habits. This should not be used for guided reading or for the development of content knowledge.

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Printable: ‍

This file is designed to be printed, folded, stapled, and given to students as a booklet.  

• Step 1: To print, select “print on both sides of the paper” and “flip on the short edge” in your print menu.  

• Step 2: Fold the printed pages along the dashed line in the center, and staple on top of the three staple images on the front cover.

When one student finishes reading the booklet, you can pass it on to the next student who is ready for it.  Or you can create one copy for each student and tell them that they can color the pictures when they finish reading it.

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