Green Series
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The Green Series builds on the Yellow Series. Like the Yellow Series, it includes both illustrated and photo stories.
The Green Circle – Illustrated Set is painted with vivid colours, and the stories revolve around animals and young characters. The Green Circle – Photo Set is created with engaging photographs. The stories in both sets have more of a narrative structure, describing what the characters are doing and experiencing. The Green Circle – Photo Set starts at a slightly higher level than the Green Circle – Illustrated Set (Book 1 of the Photo set aligns with Book 4 of the Illustrated set).
- Consonant Clusters in Initial and Final Position
- Consonant Digraphs <sh>, <th>, <ch>, and <qu>
- Suffix <-ed>, <-ing>, and Suffix <-s> as Possessive
- High-Frequency Words (of, was, said, and they)
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Shop Our Green Series
Click below to shop our Green Sets
- Green Circle – Illustrated: 10 Illustrated Titles
- Green Circle – Photo: 10 Photo Titles
- Green DECK-odables: 150 Cards
Digital Samples
Click below to see digital samples from our Green Sets. If you would like a selection of hard copy samples for the purpose of reviewing the quality and feel of our books, please visit our online store and view our sample pack.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Green Circle Illustrated and the Green Circle Photo generally follow the same Scope and Sequence. The Green Scope and Sequence is broken down into a review and ten steps with some partial steps included. Green Circle Illustrated includes the Review and the Steps 1 to 8. The Green Circle Photo includes the Steps 3a to 10.
Decodable books are sequential and skill-based. Different regions may have different curriculum sequences, so it is important to compare our Scope and Sequence with your own curriculum resources.
For example, in Ontario (where we are based), the concepts covered in the Green Series are covered in our Grade 1 Curriculum.
Yes, if you purchase a Classroom Set, you will receive 6 copies of each of the 10 titles.
Green Circle — Illustrated:
- Classroom Sets (6 copies of each title)
Green Circle — Photo:
- Classroom Sets (6 copies of each title)
Green Bundle V1 (includes Green Circle — Illustrated, Green Circle — Photo, and Green DECK-odables)
Circle — A Bundle (includes Yellow Circle, Green Circle — Illustrated, and Green Circle — Photo):
Circle — Full Bundle (includes Yellow Circle, Green Circle – Illustrated, Green Circle – Photo, Blue Circle, Teal Circle, Red Circle, and Purple Circle):
Check out our Series & Bundle Mapping document for a visual overview of the books in each set/bundle.
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Green Series Teaching Resources
We are proud to offer a range of free teacher resources.
Each step in our Scope and Sequence comes with a Teacher Tip Sheet, and a list of words and phrases that can be used in instruction. We also offer a pictureless version of each book, along with a 1-page passage. Click below to access our free teacher resources.
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Green Series Scope and Sequence
Click below to review our Green Series Scope and Sequence, which includes sections on grapheme/phoneme correspondence, orthographic conventions, and morphology.