Phonics Tales GR

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Grady loves to grab things! That is, until

this little groundhog learns a great
big lesson. A Groundhog
Named Grady
by Teddy Slater
illustrated by Tammie Lyon
are read-aloud stories designed to teach children

phonics in a fun and focused way. Skills covered include long and short vowels,
vowel pairs, bossy-r words, blends, digraphs, and more. Set learners on the road
to reading success with every book in this kid-pleasing series!
Price: $3.50 U.S./$4.99 CAN. ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88469-3

ISBN-10: 0-439-88469-1
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A Groundhog
Named Grady
Phonics Tales: A Groundhog Named Grady (gr) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

by Teddy Slater
illustrated by Tammie Lyon
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Designed by Maria Lilja

ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88469-3 • ISBN-10: 0-439-88469-1
Copyright © 2006 by Scholastic Inc.
All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
First printing, December 2006
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Granny’s Garden
Phonics Fact
Gr is a blend. Blends are
two consonants whose
sounds are blended
together when you say
them. You can hear the
gr blend at the beginning
of Grady, groundhog,
and great. What other
gr words can you find
in this story? Look at the
pictures, too!
Grady was a little groundhog. He lived with his

family in a great big hole in the ground.

Grady had a mom, a dad, a grandma,

and a grandpa. He also had a big brother
and sister named Grover and Grace.

They all thought Grady was the greatest

little groundhog in the world. Except for
one thing. . . .

Don’t grab,
Grady.
Grady was a grabber! Grady grabbed all

the grapes out of Grandma’s fruit bowl.


Grady.
Don’t grab,
Grady grabbed Grace’s green balloon.

toy grizzly bear.
Grady.
Don’t grab,
And Grady was always grabbing Grover’s

Ouch! Don’t
grab, Grady.
Once Grady even grabbed Grandpa’s whiskers.

“Ouch!” Grandpa groaned.

“Grady,” Grandpa grumbled. “Would you

please stop grabbing everything!”
But Grady just grinned. Then he grabbed
Grandma’s glasses.

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a group walk in Greenwood Grove.
One day, Grady’s whole family went for
A great big rosebush was growing by a gravel

path. Grady reached out to grab a flower.
“Be careful!” Grandma warned.
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thorny stem.
“OUCH!” Grady groaned.
But it was too late. Grady grabbed the
“Poor Grady!” cried Grace, Grover, Mom,

Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa all together.
No one said, “That’s what you get for grabbing.”
They didn’t have to.
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again. Well, hardly ever!
From then on, Grady never grabbed anything
GR Riddles
Listen to the riddles. Then match each riddle
with the right gr word from the box.
Word Box
grow grasshopper grapes Grace green

gray groundhog grandma grin grass
1 There will be six more weeks of winter

if this animal sees its shadow.
2 Peas are this color.
3 This fruit comes in bunches.
4 This is another word for smile.
5 This girl’s name rhymes with place.
6 This grows all over the ground.
7 Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her.
8 When you water a plant, it does this.
9 You get this color when you mix black
and white paint.
10 This green insect likes to jump.
Answers: 1. groundhog 2. green 3. grapes 4. grin 5. Grace 6. grass 7. grandma 8. grow 9. gray 10. grasshopper 15
GR Cheer
Hooray for g-r, the best sound around!
Let’s holler g-r words all over town!
There’s green and grab and grass and grandma.

There’s grow and group and grapes and grandpa.
There’s grouch and gray and more words still—
Like grouch and greet and gross and grill.
G-r, g-r, give a great cheer,
For the grandest sound you ever will hear!
Make a list of
other gr words.
Then use them
gr in your cheer.
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Grady loves to grab things! That is, until

are read-aloud stories designed to teach children

Price: $3.50 U.S./$4.99 CAN. ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88469-3

Phonics Tales: A Groundhog Named Grady (gr) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

Designed by Maria Lilja

First printing, December 2006

Grady was a little groundhog. He lived with his

Grady had a mom, a dad, a grandma,

They all thought Grady was the greatest

Phonics Tales: A Groundhog Named Grady (gr) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

Grady was a grabber! Grady grabbed all

Grady grabbed Grace’s green balloon.

And Grady was always grabbing Grover’s

Once Grady even grabbed Grandpa’s whiskers.

“Grady,” Grandpa grumbled. “Would you

A great big rosebush was growing by a gravel

“Poor Grady!” cried Grace, Grover, Mom,

Phonics Tales: A Groundhog Named Grady (gr) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

1 There will be six more weeks of winter

Let’s holler g-r words all over town!

There’s green and grab and grass and grandma.

There’s grow and group and grapes and grandpa.

There’s grouch and gray and more words still—

Like grouch and greet and gross and grill.

G-r, g-r, give a great cheer,

For the grandest sound you ever will hear!

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