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A red hen!
Who let her in?
Go to your pen, hen.
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Get the Hen
Have fun with decodable text.
By Janice Behrens | Designed by Marybeth Butler Rivera
From the September 2026 Issue
Learning Objective: Students will decode words with a short vowel CVC pattern and understand the sequence of events in a story.
Lexiles: 90L
Featured Skill: Phonics, Fluency
Standards
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Oh no!
I will get the hen.
I have a net.
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The hen is in the den.
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Red hen!
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Do not get wet, hen.
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Not the bed!
I beg you, hen.
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The hen is in the bed.
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An egg!
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Yes, red hen. I will let you on the bed.
Pet, pet, pet.
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