Decodable Reader 39 Home by the Sea Written by Alex Paloma Illustrated by Dan Vick Bing’s joke is funny. Sam’s songs are funny. The cats are quick. They are funny pets. 16 Phonics Skill Long e: ea sea beach meals eat peaches cream tea bean meat read teach peas neat We take a trip to see friends. Meg and Ted’s home is by the sea. 18 We do many things with Meg and Ted. We go to the beach. We pick up shells. 19 Ted digs holes. We plant bean seeds. Ted and Meg teach us about plants. 20 We ride bikes to the park. Ted pushes us on the swing. 21 Ted makes meals. We eat meat and peas. Meg grows huge peaches. We eat them with cream. 22 We read together on the rug. Ted tells us tales about neat places. Meg drinks a cup of tea. 23 Decodable Reader 40 Bill’s Yard Sale Written by Julia Parrish Illustrated by Steve Coleman When we say good-bye, we are not happy. We will send notes to Meg and Ted. We had a fun time. 24 Phonics Skill Inflected Endings (Spelling Change y to i) spied flies cried tried