fl TM Fluffy little Flora is a flop at flying! Will this flustered flamingo ever flap her wings and soar? Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly by Maria Fleming illustrated by Kellie Lewis TM 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 This edition is only available for distribution through the school market EAN www.scholastic.com ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88470-9 ISBN-10: 0-439-88470-5 780439 88 4709 > fl fl Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly by Maria Fleming illustrated by Kellie Lewis SCHOLASTIC INC New York • Toronto • London • Auckland • Sydney Mexico City • New Delhi • Hong Kong • Buenos Aires No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., Attention: Permissions Department, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 Designed by Maria Lilja ISBN-13: 978-0-439-88470-9 • ISBN-10: 0-439-88470-5 Copyright © 2006 by Scholastic Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A First printing, December 2006 12 11 10 6 10 11/0 Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources TM Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources I wish I could fly like the other flamingos Phonics Fact Fl is a blend Blends are two consonants whose sounds are blended together when you say them You can hear the fl blend at the beginning of fluffy, Flora, flamingo, and fly What other fl words can you find in this story? Look at the pictures, too! Fluffy little Flora Flamingo cannot fly  Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources F l a ! p ! p a p l ! F Fla Flop! Every day, Flora tries to fly but fails Flap, flap, flap flop Flap, flap, flap flop  Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Florida, here we come! Flora is upset She wants to fly to the flamingo festival in Florida with the rest of the flamingo flock  Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources I wish I could fly like the butterflies can fly Phonics Fact Sometimes the fl blend comes in the middle of a word, as in butterflies Can you spot another word in this story that has the fl blend in the middle? (Answer: fireflies) Flora watches the butterflies They flutter from flower to flower  Nice flapping, Flora! Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Flap! Flap! Flap ! Don’t get flustered, Flora Flop! Flora tries to fly like the butterflies But it’s no use Flap, flap, flap flop Flap, flap, flap flop  Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources I wish I could fly like the fireflies can fly At night, Flora watches the fireflies They flicker and flash as they flit through the air  ! p a l F Flap ! Flap Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources ! I flunked my flying lesson again Flap harder, Flora! Flop! Flora tries to fly like the fireflies But it’s no use Flap, flap, flap flop Flap, flap, flap flop  That flounder is as flat as a flapjack Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources My wings are too flimsy to fly Flora’s friend Floyd Flounder floats by “I’m a flop at flying,” Flora tells Floyd  Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Your wings are not flimsy, Flora “Just be patient,” says Floyd “Soon you will fly like the rest of the flamingo flock.” Flora hopes Floyd is right 10 Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources I like your flashy new feathers, Flora One morning, Flora wakes up Her fluff is gone! Now she has flashy pink feathers! 11 Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources F l a ! p ! p a p l ! a F l F Keep flapping, Flora! Will the feathers help Flora fly? Flap, flap, flap 12 Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Look, Floyd! I’m flying! I’M FLYING!!! Yay, Flora! Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap! They do! Flora is not a flop at flying after all! 13 Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources ’Bye, Floyd and my bug friends! I’m flying to Florida Have fun in Florida, Flora! Soon it is time for all the flamingos to fly to Florida Who will lead the flock? Flora, of course! And her flying is FLAWLESS! 14 FL Riddles Listen to the riddles Then match each riddle with the right fl word from the box flounder flock Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Word Box float flamingo flop flapjack flowers Florida flash flap You put these in a vase This kind of bird is big and pink 3 A firefly’s light does this at night This is a state in our country 5 Boats this on water 6 It rhymes with stop 7 This is what a group of birds is called 8 It is another word for pancake 9 This is a kind of fish 10 Birds this with their wings to fly 15 Answers: flowers flamingo flash Florida float flop flock flapjack flounder 10 flap FL Cheer Hooray for f-l, the best sound around! Let’s holler f-l words all over town! Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources There’s flap and flop and flower and flu There’s fluff and flamingo and flutter, too! There’s fly and flock and float and floor There’s flute and flag and many more! F-l, f-l, give a great cheer, For the most flawless sound you ever will hear! fl 16 Make a list of other fl words Then use them in your cheer  ... help Flora fly? Flap, flap, flap 12 Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Look, Floyd! I’m flying! I’M FLYING!!! Yay, Flora! Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap,... Don’t get flustered, Flora Flop! Flora tries to fly like the butterflies But it’s no use Flap, flap, flap flop Flap, flap, flap flop  Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic... as a flapjack Phonics Tales: Flora Flamingo Learns to Fly (fl) © Scholastic Teaching Resources My wings are too flimsy to fly Flora s friend Floyd Flounder floats by “I’m a flop at flying,” Flora