Jake and his dad are headed back to camp. The day on the water is done. 6 short sight word warm up stories to open your reading session before the main story starts.
New sight words. New activities. Same approach as earlier stories in the series that gets a reluctant reader ready before the harder work begins.
Full Product Description
The fish are cleaned. The gear is packed. Jake and his dad are heading back.
Back at Camp Warm Up Kit is the Story 4 opener for the Fishing Dock Series. Six short sight word stories set around the end of a long day at the water — getting back to camp, setting up for the night, looking back on what happened out there. Familiar characters. A natural step up from Story 3.
This kit adds a feature the earlier warm up kits do not have. The Write Say and Remember activity gives the reader 3 columns — see the word, write it, then write it from memory. That third column is the one that makes the difference. Seeing and copying a word does not build memory the way recalling it does.
What Is Inside
✓ 6 short sight word warm up stories — controlled high frequency vocabulary, natural reading context, words repeated on purpose until they stick
✓ 6 warm up activities — one paired with each story, multisensory without extra prep
✓ Read the story, circle the target word, write a sentence, answer true and false questions, find a quote in the text
✓ Midline Challenge — Throw and Say activity
✓ Midline Crossing — Cross Crawl exercise, right hand to left knee, left hand to right knee, movement paired with word practice
✓ Sight Word Body Actions — 6 target words each paired with a specific physical action to perform while reading
✓ Sight Word Sprint — beat your own time, track fluency session by session
✓ Write Say and Remember — practice sheet, see the word, write it, then write it from memory without looking.
Story 4 sight words:
always · around · because · been · before · best · call · carry · clean · cold
Who This Is For
- A reader who has worked through Stories 1 through 3 and is ready for Story 4.
- A parent or tutor who needs a structured low prep warm up that gets a reluctant reader ready before the main story.
- A homeschool family who needs age appropriate sight word practice that does not look or feel like a worksheet drill.
- Anyone who wants to use the warm up stories as a standalone reading session.
How to Use It
Use it at the start of every session before opening the Back at Camp decodable reader. Five to ten minutes of warm up stories and movement activities builds confidence and gets the reader engaged before the harder decoding work starts.
Works as a standalone lesson. Works even better paired with the Back at Camp decodable reader.
Format
Instant digital download
Print as many times as you need.
No subscription.
Also Available
Back at Camp — Decodable Reader Story 4 — the full story that pairs with this kit
The Big One Warm Up Kit — Story 3 if you are working through in order
Fishing Dock Series Complete Bundle — all 6 stories and all 6 warm up kits
Everything I share here came from years of sitting across the table from a kid who learned differently. The printables in the shop are what we actually used. If you are looking for something age appropriate and built for an older struggling reader, start here.
I am a mom sharing our story with dyslexia. This is not professional educational advice. Every child and every family situation is different.