This is zero.
Zero is the start.
We are here, and the car is still.
Outside, a small tree waits by the road.
This is one.
One baby is here.
We are in the car, and we are going.
One small tree passes by.
This is two.
Two windows are here.
One looks out, and one looks in.
Two trees slide past us, pale and thin.
This is three.
Three questions are here.
Are we there yet?
Can we stop?
What is that?
The trees begin to change.
This is four.
Four snacks are here.
Some are shared, and some fall down.
Crumbs jump on the seat.
The trees look wider now.
This is five.
Five songs are here.
We sing them.
We sing them again.
Our voices fill the car.
The trees grow taller and greener.
This is six.
Six turns are here.
Some are right, and some are wrong.
The road feels twisty.
The trees stand closer together.
This is seven.
Seven quiet moments are here.
We are still, and we are warm.
One tall tree stays with us for a while.
Its leaves whisper on the glass.
This is eight.
We are almost there.
Almost feels long.
Almost feels slow.
The trees feel very close now.
They make a green tunnel over us.
This is the destination.
The car stops, and the door opens.
Cool air runs in.
The trees are all around us.
We are here.
We made it.
Zero was the start.
This is now.
We went together, and we will go again.
What happened in the story
- Where does the story begin?
- What is the car doing at zero?
- Who is in the car on the journey?
- What do we see outside the window as the story goes on?
- How do the trees change during the trip?
- What happens when the story says “almost”?
- What tells us that the car has reached the destination?
- How does the story show time passing without saying it directly?
- What things repeat in the story?
- Why do you think the story ends by talking about starting again?
Find the words
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Key Words (Sight and High-Frequency)
- Zero – the number 0, nothing or the beginning
- Start – the beginning of something
- Here – in this place, at this spot
- Car – a vehicle with wheels for driving on roads
- Still – not moving, quiet and calm
- One – the number 1
- Two – the number 2
- Three – the number 3
- Four – the number 4
- Five – the number 5
- Six – the number 6
- Seven – the number 7
- Eight – the number 8
- Going – moving from one place to another
- Almost – nearly, very close to happening
- Now – at this time, right at this moment
- Together – with other people, as a group
These words are repeated intentionally to support fluency and confidence.
Phonics Patterns Covered:
- Short vowels: car, stop, sit, run, song, still
- Long vowels: tree (ee), green (ee), road (oa)
- Consonant blends: start (st), still (st), tree (tr), grow (gr)
- Digraphs: this (th), that (th), three (th), share (sh)
- Suffixes / Plurals: trees (-s), songs (-s), snacks (-s), turns (-s)
- Simple past tense verbs: was, went, made
Spelling & Phonics Skills Needed:
- Short vowel recognition: Words like car, stop, sit use short vowel sounds; students practice blending simple consonant–vowel patterns in familiar words.
- Long vowel and vowel teams: Words like tree, green, road introduce common vowel teams (ee, oa) that produce long vowel sounds.
- Consonant blends and digraphs: Students recognize blends such as st in start and tr in tree, and digraphs such as th in this and three.
- Suffixes and plurals: Plural forms with -s appear often (trees, songs, snacks), helping students understand how word endings change meaning.
- Simple past tense: A small number of past tense verbs (was, went, made) support basic narrative understanding without increasing difficulty.
Grammar & Language Notes:
- Sentence structure: Mostly short, simple sentences with repeated frames (e.g., “This is…”, “We are…”) to support fluency.
- Questions: Simple question forms appear (Are we there yet?) to build comprehension and spoken English awareness.
- Repetition: Key words and phrases are repeated across pages to reinforce meaning and sight word recognition.
- Adjectives: Descriptive words such as small, tall, green, quiet help build visual imagery while remaining concrete.
- Pronouns: Frequent use of we, one, some, it supports basic pronoun recognition in context.
- Emotion and feeling words:
Simple feeling expressions (warm, quiet, almost) help students connect language to experience.
Grammar Focus
1. Simple sentences
“This is zero.”
“We are here.”
Children practice full sentences with clear subjects and verbs.
2. Compound sentences with “and”
“We are here, and the car is still.”
“Some are shared, and some fall down.”
This introduces sentence joining without increasing difficulty.
3. Questions
“Are we there yet?”
“What is that?”
Questions appear in predictable patterns, supporting comprehension and tone.
4. Present tense consistency
The entire story stays in the present, keeping time grounded and accessible.
Vocabulary Development
Concrete nouns; car, tree, window, snacks, door
Action words; waits, passes, grow, stop, opens
Feeling and time words; still, almost, now, together
These words help children connect language to observation rather than abstraction.
ゼロからデスティネーションへ
これはゼロ。
ゼロは始まり。
私たちはここにいて、車はまだ静か。
外では、小さな木が道のそばで待っている。
これはイチ。
一人の赤ちゃんがここにいる。
私たちは車の中にいて、走り出す。
一つの小さな木が通り過ぎる。
これはニ。
二つの窓がある。
一つは外を見て、もう一つは中を見る。
二本の木が、薄くて細い影となって過ぎていく。
これはサン。
三つの質問がある。
もう着いた？
止まってもいい？
あれは何？
木々が変わり始める。
これはヨン。
四つのスナックがある。
いくつかは分け合い、いくつかは落ちる。
パンくずがシートに飛び散る。
木々が今、太く見える。
これはゴ。
五つの歌がある。
私たちは歌う。
もう一度歌う。
声が車いっぱいに響く。
木々が背が高く、緑濃くなる。
これはロク。
六つのカーブがある。
いくつかは右、いくつかは間違った道。
道がくねくね感じる。
木々がより近くに並ぶ。
これはナナ。
七つの静かな瞬間がある。
私たちは静かで、暖かい。
一本の高い木がしばらく私たちと一緒にいる。
その葉がガラスにささやく。
これはハチ。
もうすぐ着く。
「もうすぐ」は長い。
「もうすぐ」は遅く感じる。
木々がとても近く感じる。
緑のトンネルが私たちを覆う。
これがデスティネーション。
車が止まり、ドアが開く。
冷たい風が入ってくる。
木々が私たちを取り囲む。
私たちはここにいる。
着いたよ。
ゼロは始まりだった。
今はここ。
一緒に旅した。また一緒に行く。
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