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Start with Maple Trail for Kindergarten, then explore 300 planned lessons across Willow, Acorn and Oak. The shelves include illustrated covers and previews of series still taking shape.

Maple Trail

Kindergarten · Stories coming soon

Begin with shared stories, letter sounds and little words. Fritzie reads the narration while your child joins in a little at a time.

Willow Trail

Grade 1 · 100 planned lessons · 10 story series

First sounds become words and sentences. Children practice spelling and begin to write about the stories they read.

Clover Meadow Friends

Neighbors in Clover Meadow help each other one small kindness at a time, until everyone meets at a picnic in the rain.

Explore lessons 1 to 10

1
Sam and the Moss Mat
Short a with m, s, t
2
Pam and the Paper Map
Meet p and f
3
Tim and Nan Make Pancakes
Short i with n
4
Where Is Dad's Cap?
Short o with d and c
5
Gus Digs
Short u with g and b
6
Peg Is Missing
Short e with k and h
7
The Red Rug
Meet r and l
8
Yum! Jam!
Meet w, j and y
9
The Fox in Box Six
Meet x, qu, v and z
10
The Big Picnic
All five short vowels

The Pond Patrol

Three young frogs keep their pond clean and safe, and solve the mystery of the missing lily pads.

Explore lessons 11 to 20

11
Ending s says s and z
Ending s says s and z
12
Nasal a: am and an
Nasal a: am and an
13
Ending blends
Ending blends
14
Blends with l
Blends with l
15
Blends with r
Blends with r
16
Blends with s
Blends with s
17
Big closed words
Big closed words
18
Longer words with a and i
Longer words with a and i
19
Longer words with o, u and e
Longer words with o, u and e
20
Closed syllable roundup
Closed syllable roundup

The Ship in the Shed

Chip and his sister Beth build a ship from boxes in the shed and sail it, in their imaginations, to ten wild places.

Explore lessons 21 to 30

21
Double trouble: ff, ll, ss, zz
Double trouble: ff, ll, ss, zz
22
all, oll, ull
all, oll, ull
23
ck at the end
ck at the end
24
sh
sh
25
th in this
th in this
26
th in thumb
th in thumb
27
ch
ch
28
Digraph review
Digraph review
29
wh and ph
wh and ph
30
ng
ng

The Lake Cove Club

Jade, Mike and Rose start a club at the lake and learn to make a promise, keep a secret and share a prize.

Explore lessons 31 to 40

31
nk
nk
32
Digraph roundup
Digraph roundup
33
Magic e with a
Magic e with a
34
Magic e with i
Magic e with i
35
Magic e with o
Magic e with o
36
Magic e with e
Magic e with e
37
Magic e with u
Magic e with u
38
Silent e review
Silent e review
39
Soft c: ce
Soft c: ce
40
Soft g: ge
Soft g: ge

Robot Rabbit

A young inventor builds a robot rabbit who wants to learn what makes a real friend.

Explore lessons 41 to 50

41
Silent e roundup
Silent e roundup
42
Ending es
Ending es
43
Ending ed
Ending ed
44
Ending ing
Ending ing
45
Open and closed syllables
Open and closed syllables
46
Compound words
Compound words
47
Two closed syllables
Two closed syllables
48
Open then closed
Open then closed
49
tch
tch
50
dge
dge

Starlight Farm

Marta spends the summer on her grandpa's farm, where the barn animals put on a show under the stars.

Explore lessons 51 to 60

51
tch and dge review
tch and dge review
52
Long vowels before two consonants
Long vowels before two consonants
53
y says long i
y says long i
54
y says long e
y says long e
55
Consonant le
Consonant le
56
Ending pattern roundup
Ending pattern roundup
57
Bossy r: ar
Bossy r: ar
58
Bossy r: or and ore
Bossy r: or and ore
59
ar and or review
ar and or review
60
Bossy r: er
Bossy r: er

The Rainy Day Train

A little train named Tess carries friends through rain, snow and wind, and never gives up on a delivery.

Explore lessons 61 to 70

61
Bossy r: ir and ur
Bossy r: ir and ur
62
Three ways to spell er
Three ways to spell er
63
Bossy r roundup
Bossy r roundup
64
Vowel teams ai and ay
Vowel teams ai and ay
65
Vowel teams ee, ea, ey
Vowel teams ee, ea, ey
66
Vowel teams oa, ow, oe
Vowel teams oa, ow, oe
67
Vowel teams ie and igh
Vowel teams ie and igh
68
Long vowel team review
Long vowel team review
69
oo in book
oo in book
70
oo in moon
oo in moon

Howl and the Owl

A shy wolf pup named Howl and a wise old owl open a lending library in a hollow tree.

Explore lessons 71 to 80

71
ew, ui and ue
ew, ui and ue
72
Vowel team roundup
Vowel team roundup
73
au, aw and augh
au, aw and augh
74
ea in bread
ea in bread
75
oi and oy
oi and oy
76
ou and ow
ou and ow
77
Diphthong review
Diphthong review
78
Silent letters: kn, wr, mb
Silent letters: kn, wr, mb
79
Vowel sound roundup
Vowel sound roundup
80
Reading with expression
Reading with expression

The Clover Meadow Fair

Back in Clover Meadow, every friend gets ready for the fair, and each one finds a way to shine.

Explore lessons 81 to 90

81
Review: blends
Review: blends
82
Review: digraphs
Review: digraphs
83
Review: silent e
Review: silent e
84
Review: word endings
Review: word endings
85
Review: bossy r
Review: bossy r
86
Review: vowel teams
Review: vowel teams
87
Review: oi, oy, ou, ow
Review: oi, oy, ou, ow
88
Review: two syllable words
Review: two syllable words
89
Reading to learn facts
Reading to learn facts
90
Poems and rhymes
Poems and rhymes

Fritzie's Story Shop

Fritzie opens a shop where stories are made, and each visitor learns that the best stories are their own.

Explore lessons 91 to 100

91
More than one: s or es
More than one: s or es
92
Comparing: er and est
Comparing: er and est
93
How it happens: ly
How it happens: ly
94
Full of, without: ful and less
Full of, without: ful and less
95
Not: un
Not: un
96
Again: re
Again: re
97
Spelling bee practice round
Spelling bee practice round
98
Beginning, middle and end
Beginning, middle and end
99
Grade 1 grand review
Grade 1 grand review
100
Grade 1 finale
Grade 1 finale

Acorn Trail

Grade 2 · 100 planned lessons · 10 story series

Readers explore longer words and spelling patterns. Stories invite them to explain ideas and write with more detail.

The Lantern Lane Mysteries

Twins Lucy and Luca solve gentle mysteries on Lantern Lane with a notebook, a magnifying glass and a very nosy cat.

Explore lessons 1 to 10

1
The Missing Mitten
Closed syllables review
2
Who Took Gran's Shells?
Digraphs review
3
The Note on the Gate
Silent e review
4
The Barking in the Dark
Bossy r review
5
The Boat That Sailed Away
Long vowel teams review
6
The Moon [[Cookie|Biscuit]] Mystery
Other vowel teams review
7
The Noise in the Clock Tower
Diphthongs review
8
The Case of the Jumping Boxes
Endings review
9
The Big [[Game|Match]]
Splitting long words
10
Lantern Night
Heart word roundup

Captain Pickle's Pirate School

A kind pirate captain runs a school where pirates learn manners, maps and how to say sorry.

Explore lessons 11 to 20

11
The Ship of Many Boxes
Plurals: s and es
12
The Tallest Hat
Comparing: er and est
13
Softly, Softly
Adverbs with ly
14
The Spotless Ship
ful and less
15
Ben's Unlucky Day
Prefix un
16
The Map That Got Wet
Prefixes pre and re
17
We Disagree
Prefix dis
18
The Parrot Who Said Too Much
Affix review
19
The Pirate Play
Smooth and expressive reading
20
Sorry, Thank You and Goodbye
Affix roundup

The Treehouse Inventors

Four friends turn a treehouse into a workshop and invent things that almost always work.

Explore lessons 21 to 30

21
The Snack Lift
Doubling rule with ed and ing
22
The Biggest Kite
Doubling rule with er and est
23
Bake Bot
Drop the e rule
24
The Berry Picker
Change y to i
25
The Rainy Day Repair
Suffix rules review
26
Sprocket's Lost Collar
ar and or say er
27
The Flying Chair
air, are and ear
28
Grandpa Sami's Ear Trumpet
ear in hear
29
The Great Weigh In
eigh, ei and ey say long a
30
The Invention Fair
Spelling rules roundup

Dragon Daycare

Shania helps at a daycare for baby dragons, where hiccups mean fire and naps are very important.

Explore lessons 31 to 40

31
The New Dragon
ew, ue and eu say long u
32
Spark's Rough Cough
The many sounds of ough
33
The Giant Nap
Soft c and soft g
34
Chef Shania and the Echo Cave
ch says sh and k
35
Fern's Secret Sign
Silent gn, gh and t
36
The Missing Piece
Tricky spellings review
37
The Big Celebration
tion
38
The Flying Lesson
sion
39
The Nature Adventure
ture
40
Off to Dragon School
Big ending roundup

The Weather Keepers

Cloud, Breeze and Drizzle are young weather sprites learning to make just the right kind of day.

Explore lessons 41 to 50

41
Three New Helpers
People suffixes: er, or, ist
42
The Greenish Sunset
Suffix ish
43
Sunny, Windy, Rainy
Suffix y
44
Kindness in the Darkness
Suffix ness
45
The Weather Fair
Suffix ment
46
The Unbreakable Umbrella
able and ible
47
The Sky Parade
Number prefixes: uni, bi, tri
48
The Dry Summer
Affix review 2
49
The Unbelievable Rainbow
Attacking long words
50
Keepers of the Sky
Affix roundup 2

Juniper and the Junior Rangers

Juniper joins the junior rangers and learns to track animals, read maps and protect the forest.

Explore lessons 51 to 60

51
The Junior Ranger Pledge
Closed syllables
52
Tiny Tracks
Open syllables
53
The Campfire Rules
Silent e syllables
54
The Big Bird Count
Vowel team syllables
55
Smoke from the Lookout Tower
Bossy r syllables
56
The Turtle Crossing
Consonant le syllables
57
The Missing Signpost
Splitting VC/CV and V/CV
58
Down the River
Splitting VC/V and VCC/V
59
The Night Hike
Six syllable types review
60
Ranger Juniper
Syllable roundup

The Bakery on Button Street

Mr. Okafor's bakery feeds the whole street, and his helpers learn that every recipe has a story.

Explore lessons 61 to 70

61
We're Open!
Contractions
62
Whose Cake Is It?
Possessives
63
Flour or Flower?
Homophones
64
Gingerbread Button Street
Compound words 2
65
The Mixed Up Muffins
Prefixes mis and non
66
Mice in the Window
Irregular plurals
67
The Day the Oven Broke
Irregular past tense
68
Grandma Okafor's Puff Puff
Synonyms and antonyms
69
The Button Street Bake Off
Word study review
70
The Button Street Recipe Book
Reading with feeling

Space Pup Comet

Comet, a puppy astronaut, visits a new planet in every book and makes a friend on each one.

Explore lessons 71 to 80

71
Comet Goes to the Moon
Main idea
72
Lost in a Mars Dust Storm
Key details
73
Sunrise in the West
Sequence of events
74
Too Hot, Too Cold
Cause and effect
75
Two Giants
Compare and contrast
76
The Shy Friend on Titan
Character traits
77
The Sideways Planet
Problem and solution
78
Comet's Neptune Notes
Why the author wrote it
79
The Space Station Museum
Headings, captions and diagrams
80
Home Sweet Earth
Comprehension roundup

The Night Museum

When the museum closes, a dinosaur skeleton, a suit of armor and a cat mummy wake up and help Anika, the night guard's daughter, learn to spell.

Explore lessons 81 to 90

81
The Dinosaur Wakes Up
k, c or ck?
82
The Knight's Bridge
ge or dge? ch or tch?
83
Miu the Cat Mummy
ai or ay? oi or oy?
84
The Dragon Kite at Dawn
ou or ow? aw or au?
85
The Mixed Up Signs
Commonly misspelled words
86
Anika's Name in Hieroglyphs
Sounding out a mystery word
87
Sir Percy's Big Book
Using a dictionary
88
The Night Bee
Spelling bee round 1
89
The Real Spelling Bee
Spelling bee round 2
90
Anika's Exhibit
Spelling roundup

Grandma Rosa's Garden

Mateo spends a year in his grandma's garden and learns how seeds, seasons and families grow.

Explore lessons 91 to 100

91
The Seed Packets
Complete sentences
92
Why Won't It Grow?
because, but, so
93
The Buzzing Garden
Describing words
94
The Three Sisters
Joining sentences
95
The Compost Pile
Writing a paragraph
96
The Best Vegetable
What I think and why
97
How to Grow a Sunflower
Teaching with facts
98
The Night of the Storm
Telling a true story
99
Fix It Up!
Fix it up
100
The Harvest Fiesta
Grade 2 finale

Oak Trail

Grade 3 · 100 planned lessons · 10 story series

Children use syllables and word parts to read unfamiliar words. They develop fluency and build their own paragraphs.

The Clockwork Kingdom

In a kingdom run by gears, an apprentice named Arjun and a messenger named Lupe must find six missing gears before time stops.

Explore lessons 1 to 10

1
The Apprentice
Syllable types refresher
2
The Gear Map
Splitting long words
3
The Lazy Gear
Schwa: the lazy vowel
4
The Chiming Bells
Stress in long words
5
The Unbreakable Lock
Base words and affixes
6
The Magpie's Nest
Suffix rules refresher
7
The Queen's Speech
Reading fluently
8
The Riddle Door
Words in context
9
The Name on the Gear
Spelling strategies
10
Time Keeps Ticking
Warm up roundup

The Checkmate Club

Ravi and Marisol join the library's game club, warm up with tic tac toe and checkers, and learn chess one move at a time on the way to their first tournament.

Explore lessons 11 to 20

11
un and re
un and re
12
dis and mis
dis and mis
13
non and pre
non and pre
14
in, im, il, ir mean not
in, im, il, ir mean not
15
over and under
over and under
16
sub and super
sub and super
17
inter and trans
inter and trans
18
anti and de
anti and de
19
fore, mid and out
fore, mid and out
20
Prefix roundup
Prefix roundup

Detective Dottie Spade

A young detective uses clues, logic and kindness to solve the strange cases of Maple Springs.

Explore lessons 21 to 30

21
ful, less and ness
ful, less and ness
22
ment and ship
ment and ship
23
able and ible
able and ible
24
ous and ious
ous and ious
25
ive and ative
ive and ative
26
er, or, ar
er, or, ar
27
ist and ian
ist and ian
28
al and ial
al and ial
29
en and ify
en and ify
30
Suffix roundup
Suffix roundup

The Library of Lost Words

A girl discovers a library where forgotten words live, and must rescue them before they fade.

Explore lessons 31 to 40

31
Doubling in longer words
Doubling in longer words
32
When e stays
When e stays
33
y to i with longer words
y to i with longer words
34
ance or ence?
ance or ence?
35
ant or ent?
ant or ent?
36
tion, sion or cian?
tion, sion or cian?
37
ture or sure?
ture or sure?
38
al, el or le?
al, el or le?
39
i before e
i before e
40
Rules roundup
Rules roundup

Riders of the Wild Meadow

A girl and her pony train for the great meadow race, and learn what it means to be a team.

Explore lessons 41 to 50

41
port: carry
port: carry
42
rupt: break
rupt: break
43
struct: build
struct: build
44
tract: pull
tract: pull
45
spect: look
spect: look
46
dict: say
dict: say
47
form: shape
form: shape
48
ject: throw
ject: throw
49
scrib and script: write
scrib and script: write
50
Latin roots roundup
Latin roots roundup

The Greek Myth Explorers

Two friends fall into a book of Greek myths and meet heroes, monsters and the roots of English words.

Explore lessons 51 to 60

51
tele: far
tele: far
52
phon: sound
phon: sound
53
graph: write
graph: write
54
auto: self
auto: self
55
bio: life
bio: life
56
micro: small
micro: small
57
photo: light
photo: light
58
scope: see
scope: see
59
meter: measure
meter: measure
60
Greek roots roundup
Greek roots roundup

Voyage of the Paper Boat

A paper boat sails from a city gutter to the ocean, meeting creatures and languages along the way.

Explore lessons 61 to 70

61
Words from Greek
Words from Greek
62
Words from Latin
Words from Latin
63
Words from French
Words from French
64
Words from German
Words from German
65
Words from Spanish
Words from Spanish
66
Words from Italian
Words from Italian
67
Words from Old English
Words from Old English
68
Words from many places
Words from many places
69
Spelling bee: ask the right questions
Spelling bee: ask the right questions
70
Origins roundup
Origins roundup

The Inventors' Fair

Kids from around the world bring inventions to a fair, and each invention solves a real problem.

Explore lessons 71 to 80

71
Homophones 2
Homophones 2
72
Homographs
Homographs
73
Commonly confused words
Commonly confused words
74
Silent letters 2
Silent letters 2
75
Schwa spellings
Schwa spellings
76
Double consonants in long words
Double consonants in long words
77
Plurals of tricky words
Plurals of tricky words
78
Shades of meaning
Shades of meaning
79
Spelling bee round 1
Spelling bee round 1
80
Tricky words roundup
Tricky words roundup

Whispers in the Old Lighthouse

Siblings visit their aunt's lighthouse and uncover the story of a brave keeper from long ago.

Explore lessons 81 to 90

81
Reading between the lines
Reading between the lines
82
What is the lesson?
What is the lesson?
83
Who is telling the story?
Who is telling the story?
84
Similes and metaphors
Similes and metaphors
85
Reading poetry
Reading poetry
86
How nonfiction is built
How nonfiction is built
87
Two texts, one topic
Two texts, one topic
88
Summarizing
Summarizing
89
The author's tools
The author's tools
90
Comprehension roundup
Comprehension roundup

The Spelling Bee Champions

A class prepares for the school spelling bee, and each student faces a different fear.

Explore lessons 91 to 100

91
because, but, so 2
because, but, so 2
92
Appositives
Appositives
93
Transition words
Transition words
94
Planning a paragraph
Planning a paragraph
95
Writing a story
Writing a story
96
Writing an opinion
Writing an opinion
97
Writing to inform
Writing to inform
98
Revising for meaning
Revising for meaning
99
Spelling bee round 2
Spelling bee round 2
100
Grade 3 finale
Grade 3 finale

See what they'll learn

Follow the skills through each grade, from the first sounds to more confident reading and writing.

Explore the curriculum

There’s a whole woodlandof stories waiting.

Find a story they'll love

Maple Trail

Willow Trail

Clover Meadow Friends

The Pond Patrol

The Ship in the Shed

The Lake Cove Club

Robot Rabbit

Starlight Farm

The Rainy Day Train

Howl and the Owl

The Clover Meadow Fair

Fritzie's Story Shop

Acorn Trail

The Lantern Lane Mysteries

Captain Pickle's Pirate School

The Treehouse Inventors

Dragon Daycare

The Weather Keepers

Juniper and the Junior Rangers

The Bakery on Button Street

Space Pup Comet

The Night Museum

Grandma Rosa's Garden

Oak Trail

The Clockwork Kingdom

The Checkmate Club

Detective Dottie Spade

The Library of Lost Words

Riders of the Wild Meadow

The Greek Myth Explorers

Voyage of the Paper Boat

The Inventors' Fair

Whispers in the Old Lighthouse

The Spelling Bee Champions

See what they'll learn

There’s a whole woodland
of stories waiting.