Level 5
Kai and her father camped beside a quiet stream in Hokkaido. Their small tent stood among tall pine trees, and the soft ground smelled of earth and moss. That night, Dad was busy near the car, talking about how nice the onsen would be after a chilly evening. Kai sat inside the tent, feeling safe and calm. The wind made the tent flap sway gently back and forth.
Most kids at the campsite were running around, searching for frogs and beetles, but Kai was not interested in bugs. She had camped many times before and loved listening to the night sounds instead.
Kai peeked out through the tent flap. The trees outside were very still and dark, and tiny stars shone above the hills. She listened to the stream and to the chirping crickets. Suddenly, something moved behind a tree.
A soft, long tail flicked once. Kai watched closely.
It was a fox.
The fox had bright orange fur and shiny eyes that glowed in the darkness. Slowly, it stepped closer to the tent. The fox was very quiet. Kai was quiet too. Both stayed perfectly still, as if holding their breath.
The foxโs ears twitched, and its bushy tail swished again. Kai watched as the fox sniffed the cool air, trying to catch a scent on the breeze. She saw its paws press softly into the dirt, leaving small prints behind.
The fox and Kai stared at each other, neither moving. Kaiโs heart beat quickly, but she did not yell or make a sound. She hoped the fox would not run away.
The fox sat down next to the tent flap, its golden eyes shining. For a moment, Kai wondered what it was thinking. She blinked. The fox blinked too.
Kai thought about calling her dad, but she did not want to scare the fox. The fox seemed so peaceful and calm. So Kai stayed still, hoping the animal would stay longer.
After a while, the fox stood up and walked toward the trees. Its paws left neat little tracks leading into the dark woods. Kai whispered goodbye, watching the orange fur disappear between the trunks.
The night felt special and a bit magical. Kai was happy she could be so close to such a wild creature.
She hurried out to Dad, who was still unpacking at the car.
“Dad!” Kai called. “A fox came right up to our tent!”
“A fox?” Dad said. “Did it take anything?”
“No,” Kai said, shaking her head. “It only left tracks.”
Dad smiled at her. “Youโre lucky. Foxes are shy and quiet.”
“I was quiet too,” Kai replied. “I didnโt say a word.”
Later, Kai snuggled into her sleeping bag. The tent flap swayed in the breeze. She stared at the spot outside where the fox had sat and wondered if she might see it again.
That night, Kai dreamed the fox came back. In her dream, they sat together beneath the stars, quiet as the woods around them.
In the morning, Kai and her dad searched for the foxโs tracks in the soft dirt. They found tiny paw prints that led to the edge of the woods and disappeared under thick bushes.
Dad crouched beside her, looking at the tracks. “The fox was watching you, just like you were watching it,” he said gently.
Kai looked up at the hills and tall trees. She thought about how much she liked camping with her father, about how they listened and watched the quiet world together.
Maybe the fox liked their campsite too and maybe it liked how quiet Kai was, just like a fox.
Letโs Talk About the Story!
- Where was the girl camping?
- What was the girl doing inside the tent?
- Who was getting things from the car?
- What animal came close to the tent?
- How did the girl feel when she saw the fox?
- Did the girl make any noise?
- What did the fox do when it came close?
- What kind of tracks did the fox leave?
- What did Dad say about foxes?
- What did the girl dream about at the end of the story?
Find the words
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ๆใงใใใฃใฆใญ ๐๐ป ใใฎใใบใซใฏๅใใ๏ผ
key words
- Tent โ a shelter made of cloth for camping
- Fox โ a wild animal with orange fur
- Quiet โ making no noise
- Tracks โ footprints left on the ground
- Tail โ the long, thin part at the back of an animal
- Paws โ animal feet with pads and claws
- Flap โ a piece of cloth that covers an opening
- Night โ the time when it is dark outside
- Forest โ a large area with many trees
- Blink โ to close and open the eyes quickly
- Soft โ smooth and gentle to touch or sound
- Shadow โ a dark shape made when something blocks the light
Phonics Patterns Covered:
- Short vowels: tent, fox, flap, pack, back, soft, black
- Long vowels: tail, away
- Vowel teams: away (ay)
- Consonant blends: flap (fl), pack (ck), blink (nk), soft (ft)
- Digraphs: fox (x), shadow (sh)
- Suffixes/Plural endings: tracks (-s), paws (-s)
Spelling & Phonics Skills Needed:
- Understanding Short Vowels:
Words like tent, fox, flap, pack have short vowel sounds that kids learn to hear and spell.
Skill: Recognizing and blending CVC and CVCC patterns. - Recognizing Long Vowels & Vowel Teams:
Words like tail and away have long vowel sounds spelled with vowel teams (ai, ay).
Skill: Distinguishing long vowel sounds in vowel teams. - Consonant Blends and Digraphs:
Words like flap (fl), pack (ck), and shadow (sh) show blends and digraphs, requiring children to blend consonants smoothly or recognize new sounds. - Suffixes/Plural Endings:
Tracks and paws end in -s to show more than one.
Skill: Understanding plural rules and pronunciation.
Grammar & Language Notes:
- Past tense verbs are used throughout (was, came, looked, blinked, stepped).
- Simple sentence structure with occasional compound sentences for flow (e.g., โThe fox looked at me, and I looked at the fox.โ)
- Direct speech used for dialogue between the girl and Dad, aiding engagement and fluency.
- Descriptive adjectives and adverbs build vivid imagery (quiet, soft, bright, slowly).
- Repetition reinforces key vocabulary and concepts, essential for early fluent readers.
- Simile example: โI was as quiet as the fox.โ
ใญใใใใใฃใฆใใๅค๏ผใชใใใใๅ ฅใ๏ผ
ใซใคใจใใใฏๅๆตท้ใฎ้ใใชๅฐๅทใฎใใฐใซใญใฃใณใใใใพใใใๅฐใใชใใณใใฏ้ซใๆพใฎๆจใฎ้ใซ็ซใฃใฆใใฆใๅฐ้ขใฏๅใจ่ใฎใซใใใใใพใใใ
ใใฎๅคใใใใฏ่ปใฎใใฐใงๅฟใใใใฆใใพใใใๆธฉๆณใซๅ ฅใใฎใใๅฏใๅคใฎใใจใงๆฐๆใกใใใใใ ใจ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใใใซใคใฏใใณใใฎไธญใงๅฎๅฟใใฆๅบงใฃใฆใใพใใใ้ขจใใตใใใจๅนใใฆใใณใใฎๅ ฅใๅฃใใใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
ใญใฃใณใๅ ดใฎใปใใฎๅญใฉใใใกใฏใใซใจใซใใใผใใซใๆขใใฆ่ตฐใๅใฃใฆใใพใใใใงใใซใคใฏ่ซใซใฏ่ๅณใใใใพใใใไฝๅบฆใใญใฃใณใใซๆฅใฆใใฆใๅคใฎ้ณใใใฃใจ่ใใฎใๅฅฝใใงใใใ
ใซใคใฏใใฃใจใใณใใฎๅ ฅใๅฃใใๅคใใฎใใใพใใใๆจใ ใฏใใใจ้ใพใใใใใๆใใฆใๅฐใใชๆใไธใฎไธใงใใใใ่ผใใฆใใพใใใๅทใฎใใใใใใใใใใจ่ใใใฆใ่ใใใใใณใญใณใญใจใณใชใญใฎใฎๅฃฐใ่ใใใพใใใ็ช็ถใๆจใฎๅพใใงไฝใใใใใใๅใใพใใใ
ใตใใตใใใ้ทใใใฃใฝใใฒใจใตใใใพใใใใซใคใฏใใฃใจ่ฆใคใใพใใใ
ใใใฏใญใใใงใใใ
ใญใใใฎๆฏใฏ้ฎฎใใใชใชใฌใณใธ่ฒใงใๆ้ใง็ฎใใญใฉใชใจๅ ใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฃใใใจใใณใใซ่ฟใฅใใฆใใพใใใใญใใใฏใจใฆใ้ใใงใใใใซใคใ้ใใซใใพใใใใตใใใฏๆฏใใฒใใใฆใใฃใจใใฆใใพใใใ
ใญใใใฎ่ณใใดใใดใๅใใใตใใตใใฎใใฃใฝใใตใใตใๆบใใใพใใใใญใใใฏๅทใใๅคใฎ็ฉบๆฐใฎใซใใใใใผใฃใจใใใงใใพใใใๅฐใใช่ถณใฏใใใใใๅใซใใใฃใจ่ถณ่ทกใๆฎใใฆใใพใใใ
ใญใใใจใซใคใฏ่ฆใคใๅใใพใใใใฉใกใใๅใใพใใใใซใคใฎๅฟ่ใฏใใฏใณใใฏใณใจ้ใๆใกใพใใใใๅคงใใชๅฃฐใๅบใใใไฝใใใใซใใฃใจใใฆใใพใใใใญใใใ้ใใชใใใจใ้กใใพใใใ
ใญใใใฏใใณใใฎๅ ฅใๅฃใฎใใใใฐใซใใฃใจๅบงใใพใใใ้่ฒใฎ็ฎใใญใฉใญใฉใจ่ผใใฆใใพใใใใซใคใฏใญใใใฏไฝใ่ใใฆใใใฎใ ใใใจๆใใพใใใใซใคใใพใฐใใใใใจใใญใใใใพใฐใใ่ฟใใพใใใ
ใใใๅผใณใใใชใใพใใใใใญใใใใณใฃใใใใชใใใใซใใใใซใใฆใใใพใใใใญใใใฏใจใฆใ่ฝใก็ใใฆใใพใใใใซใคใๅใใใใซใใจใชใใใใฆใใญใใใ้ทใใใฆใใใใฎใ็ฅใใพใใใ
ใใฐใใใใฆใใญใใใฏในใใจ็ซใกไธใใใๆจใฎๆนใธๆญฉใใฆใใใพใใใ่ถณ่ทกใฏใใใใใจใใๆใใใๅใฎไธญใธ็ถใใฆใใพใใใ
ใซใคใฏ่ถณ่ทกใ่ฆใฆใใใใใณใใ่ฆใพใใใใใไธๅบฆๆจใ ใ่ฆใพใใใใญใใใฏใใใใพใใใงใใใๅคใๅฐใๅคงใใใฆใไธๆ่ญฐใซๆใใใใพใใใ
ใซใคใฏ่ปใฎใจใใใซ่ตฐใใพใใใใใใฏใพใ ่ท็ฉใๆด็ใใฆใใพใใใ
ใใใ๏ผใใซใคใฏ่จใใพใใใใใญใใใใใณใใฎใใใใฐใซๆฅใใ๏ผใ
ใใญใใ๏ผใใใใฏ่จใใพใใใใไฝใๆใฃใฆ่กใฃใ๏ผใ
ใใใใใใจใซใคใฏ่จใใพใใใใ่ถณ่ทกใ ใๆฎใใใใใ
ใใใฏ็ฌใใพใใใใใฉใใญใผใ ใญใใญใใใฏๆฅใใใใใใใง้ใใชใใ ใใ
ใ็งใ้ใใซใใฆใใใใจใซใคใฏ่จใใพใใใใไธ่จใใใในใใชใใฃใใใ
ใใฎๅคใใซใคใฏใทใฅใฉใใฎไธญใซๅ ฅใใพใใใ้ขจใงใใณใใฎๅ ฅใๅฃใใพใใตใใใใจใใใใพใใใ
ใญใใใๅบงใฃใฆใใๅ ดๆใ่ฆใชใใใใตใใตใใฎใใฃใฝใจใญใฉใญใฉๅ ใ็ฎใๆใใพใใใใญใใใใพใๆฅใฆใใใใใใใชใจๆใใพใใใ
ๅคขใฎไธญใงใใญใใใๆปใฃใฆใใพใใใใตใใใฏไธ็ทใซ้ใใซๆใ่ฆไธใใพใใใใพใใงๆฃฎใฎไธ้จใซใชใฃใใใใงใใใ
ๆฌกใฎๆฅใใซใคใจใใใฏๆใใใๅใฎไธใฎใญใใใฎ่ถณ่ทกใใใฉใใพใใใ่ถณ่ทกใฏๆฃฎใฎใตใกใพใง็ถใใๆฟใ็ทใฎ่ใฟใฎไธใง่ฆใใชใใชใใพใใใ
ใใใฏใใใใใง่จใใพใใใใใญใใใฏๅใ่ฆใฆใใใใ ใใๅใใญใใใ่ฆใฆใใใฎใจๅใใใใซใใ
ใซใคใฏไธใๆจใ ใ่ฆไธใใพใใใ็ฉบๆฐใฏๆฐ้ฎฎใงใไธ็ใฏๅคงใใใฆๆฐใใๆใใใใพใใใ
ใญใใใ็งใใกใฎใญใฃใณใใๆฐใซๅ ฅใฃใใฎใใใใใพใใใ
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