Book 50: Ben the Ant (I See Sam Series), Guided Reading Series, Motivational Reading Certificate

Book 50: Ben the Ant

Review Words
ant(s), Ben, bus, had - Decodable

Plot Summary

Sis, Nan, Ben the Ant, and Sam are riding on Sam’s
bus when it gets stuck in the mud. Nan tries to fly for
help and then she falls into the mud too. Ben the Ant
escapes, finds Will the Elephant, and asks for his help.
Will rescues Nan and pushes the bus out of the mud.
The animals thank Will and are again on their way.

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.