Read-Along Book 2 · Short i
The Big Pig
A big pig digs, hides a fig, and tries on a wig that is much too big.
Warm up: Short i words
Heart words
Tap a word to hear it, then sound it out.
Cover
Each page reads itself aloud when you turn to it. Words with a red dotted line are heart words.
Reading The Big Pig together
- Warm up on the cover: tap each short i 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 i words: pig, big, dig, hid, fig, wig, fit, bin, jig, bit. 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.