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Read-Along Book 3 · Short o

Fox on a Log

A fox and a dog hop on a log on a hot day. Then the log rocks. Plop!

Book 3 · Short o

Warm up: Short o words

Heart words

Tap a word to hear it, then sound it out.

Cover

Reading
Speed

Each page reads itself aloud when you turn to it. Words with a red dotted line are heart words.

Reading Fox on a Log together

  • Warm up on the cover: tap each short o word, then Sound it out.
  • Turn the page and listen as each word lights up. Point along with your finger.
  • Switch to I read first when your child is ready to try each page before hearing it.
  • Finish with the word hunt: hear a word, find it, and celebrate.

Words in this book

Short o words: fox, log, hop, top, dog, got, hot, rock, plop, not. Heart words, learned by heart: a, the. Every other word in the book uses sounds a beginner has already met, so your child can sound out the whole story.

Why one vowel at a time?

Early readers do best with books they can actually decode. Practicing one short vowel in many words (and a few silly rhymes) builds the blending skill that turns letter sounds into fluent reading.

Bring it to a lesson

These tools pair with the full curriculum — guided lessons that teach each concept, then send you here to see it and practice.