Book 4 See Me New Word in Book 4: me The books begin at a very simple level and gradually introduce new sounds and words. The books should be read in order, because the sounds and words in each book build upon those learned in previous books. It is important that students master each book before moving on to the next. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least 5 times in the book in which it first appears and 5 more times in the next 10 books. Story Summary: Mat the Rat keeps shouting to Sam to look at him, but all Sam wants to do is sleep. Mat finally wakes up Sam by beating a big drum. Sam is very mad and chases Mat away. This book is part of the SWRL series of books called I see Sam.

Book 6 See Mat New Sounds /i/ New Words Mit - decodable Sis - decodable Plot Summary The animals are playing school. Mat, as the teacher, is trying to teach Sam, Mit and Sis how to read their names. He starts by writing Sis’s name in the sand. The animals have some difficulty reading the name and Mat finally tells them what it is. Sis is delighted and reads her name for the others. Mat then writes the other names, including his own, and the animals all have fun reading. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books.

Book 8 See It New Sounds /n/ New Words in - short /i/ /n/ it - Short /i/ /t/ Plot Summary Mat, Mit, and Sis are playing ball on a very hot day. They suddenly see a shady place and decide to play where it’s not so hot. Then they discover that the shade is really the shadow of Will the Elephant. As the sun goes down, off they all go for a ride on Will’s back. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books.

Book 5 Mat The reading certificates really do motivate the class to read the book. The books come complete with guided reading questions. New Sounds /t/ New Word Mat - decodable Plot Summary Mat the Rat calls Sam to watch him paint. Sam poses thinking Mat is painting him. Instead, Mat paints a picture of himself and proudly shows it to his friend. Sam gets angry when he sees that the picture is not of himself. He takes the brush and paints a rat trap over Mat’s picture. Then Mat gets so angry he throws paint all over Sam.

I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. I have extended the number of resources. Please visit my I See Sam TES Resources website at http://www.ISeeSam.Online for more. Book 39: The Seed New Words hand, hill, seed, weed - Decodable Plot Summary Mit has a seed which he and Will want to plant. First they weed. Then they plant the seed. Sun shines on the seed and rain falls on it. The seed grows into a little tree. Mit and Will try to guess what kind of tree it will be. After many days, nuts appear on the branches. Mit and Will are proud of their tree and share the nuts with their friends. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.

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