Free Bob Book Worksheets

This is a growing set of worksheets that I am creating to use with my child as he reads the popular Bob Books series. Bob books are amazing first readers geared to children in PreK through 1st grade! Children love the cute silliness involved in each book. Parents and teachers love them because they are easy to use! I love using Bob Books because they teach systematically. Each book introduces one or more grapheme (spelling of a sound). A few books simply review what has been taught. This makes it easy for children to learn and understand the rules of phonics. Systematic reading instruction is part of the science of reading. If you are familiar with Scarborough's Reading Rope, Bob Books focus mainly on the word recognition section. You can purchase Bob Books from many stores. I have also seen them at 2nd hand shops, in super markets, and on Amazon for sale. The website to purchase them is Bobbooks.com*. Our local library owns a lot of them as well!

I have created a free set of worksheets for each book. These worksheets were designed to bring more clarity and attention to the new skills practiced in each book. Each group of Pre-Reading Worksheets prepares children for reading the specified book. Phonological awareness, decoding, and sight recognition are the focal point. There are also Post-Reading Worksheets that give children more practice with skills taught in that specified book and previous books in the Bob Book collection.

I want these worksheets to be easy for parents, teachers, caregivers, and children. If you have any questions, you can read How to Use the Bob Book Worksheets. If you have any other questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact me!

These worksheets contain sound wall based activities. For more information on a sound wall and free sound wall resources, check out my Sound Wall Printables!

Picture of Beginning Readers Set 1 Bob Books

Beginning Readers Set 1 Worksheets

Set 1 Book 1: Mat worksheets CVC words with the letters A, M, N, O , S, and T

Set 1 Book 2: Sam worksheets CVC words with the letters A, C, M, N, O, S, and T

Set 1 Book 3: Dot worksheets CVC words with the letters A, C, D, G, H, M, N, O, R, S, and T. Sight words-has, a, the.

Set 1 Book 4: Mac worksheets CVC words with the letters A, B, C, D, G, H, M, N, O, R, S, and T

Set 1 Book 5: Dot and Mit worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, G, H, I, M, N, O, P, R, S, and T. Sight words-is.

Set 1 Book 6: Dot and Dog worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, G, H, I, M, N, O, P, R, S, and T. B and D reversal.

Set 1 Book 7: Jig and Mag worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, G, H, I , J, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, and W

Set 1 Book 8: Muff and Ruff worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, M, N, O, P, R S, T, U, and W. F with the FLOSS rule. Sight word-to.

Set 1 Book 9: 10 Cut-Ups worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, and W. Plural words end in S.

Set 1 Book 10: Peg and Ted worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, and W. Sight word-pink. First blend-went.

Set 1 Book 11: Lad and the Fat Cat worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, and X. Sight word-get.

Set 1 Book 12: The Vet worksheets CVC with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z. OO digraph that represents the ew sound. Sight word-into.

Set 1 Flashcards

First Stories Book 1: Sam and Mat worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -an and -op words.

First Stories Book 2: Sam Sat worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -ug words.

First Stories Book 3: Dinnertime worksheets Review CVC words. EA digraph that represents the long e sound.

First Stories Book 4: Pets worksheets Review CVC words. OI digraph that represents the oy sound. CK spelling pattern.

First Stories Book 5: Dot and Mag worksheets Review CVC words.

First Stories Book 6: Dot and the Big Cat worksheets Review CVC words. Blend word-crab.

First Stories Book 7: The Band worksheets Review CVC words. Blend word-band.

First Stories Book 8: Hop and Tap worksheets Review CVC words. Blend words-snap, flip, stop, spin, clap.

First Stories Book 9: The Ant worksheets Review CVC words. Review blend words. Differentiate between the words-was, saw.

First Stories Book 10: Buzz, Buzz, Buzz worksheets Review CVC words. OW digraph that represents the long o and ow sounds. EE and EA digraphs that represent the long e sound. Sight word-for.

First Stories Book 11: Bugs worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-fl, pl, tw.

First Stories Book 12: Sun worksheets Review CVC words. EA digraph represents the long e sound. CK digraph. FLOSS rule with LL.

First Stories Flashcards

Rhyming Words Worksheets

Rhyming Words Book 1: Dan's Plan worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -an words. Sight words-was, now.

Rhyming Words Book 2: Cam's Snack worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -am words. CK digraph. Sight word-want.

Rhyming Words Book 3: The Hen in the Den worksheets Review CVC words; specifically the -en family. Sight words-to, go

Rhyming Words Book 4: The Red Sled worksheets Review CVC words; specifically the -ed words. SH digraph. Sight word-your

Rhyming Words Book 5: Drip, Drip, Drip worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -ip words. Review blends. Long e sound represented by i spelling. Sight word-want.

Rhyming Words Book 6: Lin in the Bin worksheets Review CVC words; specifically the -in word family. Review various blends.

Rhyming Words Book 7: The Dog in the Fog worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -og words. Sight words- find, of, full.

Rhyming Words Book 8: The Spot worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -ot words. Sight words- doll.

Rhyming Words Book 9: In a Huff worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -uff words. Review blends.

Rhyming Words Book 10: Bug and Pug worksheets Review CVC words; specifically -ug words. Sight word-rolls.

Rhyming Words Flashcards

Emerging Readers Set 2 Worksheets

Set 2 Book 1: Fun in the Sun worksheets Review CVC words. Sight word-was. Reading lists in a sentence.

Set 2 Book 2: Up, Pup worksheets Review CVC words. Apostrophes to show ownership.

Set 2 Book 3: Pip and Pig worksheets Review CVC words. Sight words-saw, now, into, car.

Set 2 Book 4: Bow-Wow worksheets Review CVC words. OW digraph represents the ow sound. SH digraph.

Set 2 Book 5: The Big Hat worksheets Review CVC words; specifically words that end in letter X.

Set 2 Book 6: Sox the Fox worksheets Review CVC words; specifically words that end in letter X.

Set 2 Book 7: O.K. Kids worksheets Review CVC words. Acronym O.K.

Set 2 Book 8: Rub-a-Dub worksheets Review CVC words. Sight words-out, put. FLOSS rule for -ell word family and off.

Set 2 Book 9: Go, Bus worksheets Review CVC words. FLOSS rule for the -ill word family. Sight word-bye.

Set 2 Book 10: The Red Hen worksheets Review CVC words. High-frequency words then, out, for.

Set 2 Book 11: The Sad Cat worksheets Review CVC words. R-controlled vowels AR and OR.

Set 2 Book 12: O to 10 worksheets Review CVC words. Sight words-hi, zero.

Set 2 Flashcards

Sight Word Collection: Kindergarten Worksheets

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 1: Mat Hid worksheets Review CVC words. Sight words-saw, to. High frequency word-ran.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 2: Hop worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-DR, GL, MP, PL, SL. Sight words-out, of. High frequency words-can, jump, on.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 3: The Jet worksheets Review CVC words. High frequency words-a, fly, has, R-controlled vowels AR and IR, Compound word-cannot.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 4: Who worksheets Review CVC words. High frequency words-is, look. Sight word-who. Review question mark symbol.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 5: As Big As worksheets Review CVC words. High frequency words-as, had. Sight word-was, put. Review blends-FR, FT.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 6: Milk worksheets Review CVC words. High frequency words-in, not. Sight words-do, some. Review blends-LK, SM, SPL, DR.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 7: She Did It worksheets Review CVC words. High frequency words- did. Sight words-she, do.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 8: Frog Sat worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-FR, ND. High frequency words-get, off. Sight word-go.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 9: The Trip worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-TR, NT, ND, SN, SW. High frequency word-went. Sight words-they, over.

Sight Words Kindergarten Book 10: Sun Sets worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-ST, SK. High frequency words-goes, down, home.

Animal Stories Worksheets

Animal Stories Book 1: Picky Pig worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-PL, LK. Sight words-mama, want, put. High frequency word-has. Double consonant endings-egg, add

Animal Stories Book 2: Mop worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-SN, NT. Sight words-guinea, carrot.

Animal Stories Book 3: I Will Get You worksheets Review CVC words. Sight word-you. Review blend-PL. 2 syllable word-picnic.

Animal Stories Book 4: The Big Tent worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-NT, DR, ST, CR, MP. R controlled vowel AR.

Animal Stories Book 5: Pals worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-SL, NT, SN. EE digraph. AI digraph that represents the long a sound. Sight word-no.

Animal Stories Book 6: Stuck worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-ST, ND, NT, FR, LP, PL. Sight word-heron.

Animal Stories Book 7: Silk Dress worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-LK, DR, FT, TR, SN. FLOSS rule. Sight word-mouse. 2 syllable word-rabbit.

Animal Stories Book 8: Ray and Jay worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-PL, SW, MP, FL, DR. AY digraph that represents the long a sound.

Animal Stories Book 9: Hen's Raft worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-ND, SW, LP, FT. OO digraph that represents the ew sound. OW digraph that represents the ow sound. Compound word-cannot.

Animal Stories Book 10: Adrift worksheets Review CVC words. Review blends-SW, FT, FR, LP. SH digraph. 2 syllable word with schwa sound on weak syllable-adrift.

Animal Stories Book 11: New Nest worksheets Review CVC words. EE digraph. EW digraph. AY and AI digraphs that represent the long a sound. QU latter combination.

Animal Stories Book 12: Two Cats worksheets Review CVC words. Review various blends. Sight words-two, mustache, relax. INK word family-wink, drink.

Animal Stories Flashcards

Sight Word Collection: First Grade Worksheets

Sight Words First Grade Book 11: Plums worksheets High frequency words-good, now, for. Sight word-are. EE digraph. AI digraph that represents the long a sound. R-controlled vowel AR.

Sight Words First Grade Book 12: Little Bug worksheets High frequency words-he, ate, little. LE ending-little. FLOSS rule-grass.

Sight Words First Grade Book 13: Pretty worksheets High frequency words-pretty. Sight words-said, very. Y represents the long e sound when it is at the end of words with 2 syllables or more. Quotation marks.

Sight Words First Grade Book 14: The Sled worksheets High frequency words-will, with. Sight word-you.

Sight Words First Grade Book 15: What Is That? worksheets High frequency words-that, my. Sight word-what. Y represents the long i sound when the Y is at the end of one syllable words.

Sight Words First Grade Book 16: Come In worksheets High frequency word-under. Sight words-into, come.

Sight Words First Grade Book 17: The Old Truck worksheets High frequency words-make, new, old. R-controlled vowel AR-parts. Vowels I and O can represent their long sound when followed by 2 consonants-old.

Sight Words First Grade Book 18: Play Ball worksheets High frequency words-find, like, play. Vowels I and O can represent their long sound when followed by 2 consonants-find.

Sight Words First Grade Book 19: Dress Up worksheets High frequency words-bring, long, small. Sight word-were. ING ending-bring. Review -ALL words.

Sight Words First Grade Book 20: Before and After worksheets Sight word-before. High frequency words-after, then. OO digraph represents the ew sound-pool.

Developing Readers Set 3 Word Families Worksheets

Set 3 Book 1: Floppy Moppy worksheets Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables represents the long e sound. Sight words-come, said. High frequency word-after. -ED past tense endings.

Set 3 Book 2: Lolly-Pops worksheets -ED past tense endings. Y at the end of plural words changes to an I and then add ES. R-controlled vowel IR-bird.

Set 3 Book 3: Frogs worksheets R-controlled vowel ER-under, dinner, IR-bird. Sight words-Mama, Papa. Long vowel-consonant-E rule-hide, dive, cake, like, ate.

Set 3 Book 4: The Red Car worksheets R-controlled vowels AR-car, Barb, star, Mark, Carl, start. OR-horn. -ED past tense endings.

Set 3 Book 5: Summer worksheets Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables represents the long e sound. SH digraph. R-controlled vowel ER-summer. Long O-toes, oh.

Set 3 Book 6: Kittens worksheets Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables represents the long e sound. Sight words-said, what, come. High frequency word-my. R-controlled vowel ER-her.

Set 3 Book 7: Funny Bunny worksheets Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables represents the long e sound. -ED past tense endings. Sight word-carrot. OW and OU digraph that represent the ow sound-out, down. R-controlled vowel ER-summer, supper. UR-turnip.

Set 3 Book 8: Funny Bunny worksheets IGH trigraph. -ED past tense ending. Sight words-head, Mama, Papa. High frequency word-good. ING ending.

Developing Readers Set 4 Complex Words Worksheets

Set 4 Book 1: Ten Men worksheets Review blends. Sight words-they, were.

Set 4 Book 2: Bump! worksheets Review blends. TH digraph. -ED past tense ending. Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables represents the long e sound. R-controlled vowel ER-skipper, jumper, bumper, Thumper.

Set 4 Book 3: Cat and Mouse worksheets Review blends. TH digraph. OU digraph. Y at the end of words that represent the long e and long i sounds. Singular words that end in S will have a silent E.

Set 4 Book 4: The Swimmers worksheets Review blends. R-controlled vowel ER-summer, swimmer. OR sound-for, four, your, warm. Review -ED past tense endings. Review EE digraph.

Set 4 Book 5: Samantha worksheets WH digraph. IGH trigraph. OA digraph. OO digraph. R-controlled vowel AR-star, OR-morn. Long vowel-consonant-silent E rule-nose, came. Sight word-eyes.

Set 4 Book 6: Willy's Wish worksheets ING ending. -INK word family. Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables will represent the long e sound. SH digraph. CH digraph. Long vowel-consonant-silent E rule.

Set 4 Book 7: Jumper and the Clown worksheets 2 different sounds of the OW digraph. ING ending. -INK word family. Review Y at the end of words with 2 or more syllables will represent the long e sound. Long vowel-consonant-silent e words.

Set 4 Book 8: Max and the Tom Cats worksheets QU spelling-squall. OO digraph. OW digraph. EY can represent the long e or the long a sound. Irregular spellings.

Developing Readers Set 5 Long Vowels Worksheets

Set 5 Book 1: The Game worksheets Long vowel-consonant-silent e rule. AY digraph represents the long a sound.

Set 5 Book 2: Joe's Toe worksheets Long vowel-consonant-silent e rule. OE digraph represents the long o sound. Sigh words-said, could.

Set 5 Book 3: Bud's Nap worksheets Long vowel-consonant-silent e rule. EE and OO digraphs.

Set 5 Book 4: The Picnic worksheets Long vowel-consonant-silent e rule. EA and OO digraphs.

Set 5 Book 5: The Train worksheets AI, OO, OW digraphs.

Set 5 Book 6: The Visit worksheets Long vowel-consonant-silent e rule. Silent e in singular words that end in S rule. OA digraph. U(ew sound)-consonant-silent e rule.

Set 5 Book 7: Chicken worksheets CH digraph. Review various long vowel phonics rules.

Set 5 Book 8: The King worksheets -ING, -ANG, -ONG endings. Review various long vowel phonics rules.

I make no money and do not work for the company that produces Bob Books. I find them useful. I recommend buying or borrowing Bob Books for new and early readers!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a curriculum?

This is designed to be a huge resource of supplemental phonics instruction that can go along with a Language Arts Curriculum of your choice. These worksheets focus on phonics. The Bob Books focus on phonics. Many phonics curriculums that I have used do not give enough practice, so homeschool parents, teachers, or tutors have to find supplementary resources. I chose Bob Books because there are so many decodable books and because they seem to be available in many stores and libraries. My kindergartener uses these books and worksheets along with other Language Arts Curriculum. I guess the best answer is that can be used as a supplemental curriculum.

Is my child ready to read Bob Books and complete these worksheets?

Your child is ready to complete these worksheets and read the Bob Books that go with them when he or she can identify almost all the capital and lowercase letters and know most of each letter's sound. If your child does not know this yet, you could buy the My First Bob Books on Bobbooks.com. My First Bob Books are excellent books to introduce letters and the sounds they represent. They include a Pre-Reading Skills and an Alphabet book. You can also check out the free resources below.

I have created a How to Teach the Alphabet to Toddlers and Preschoolers guide.

I have also created a capital and lowercase craft for each letter to go with each season. I have Spring ABC Crafts, Summer ABC Crafts, Fall ABC Crafts, and Winter ABC Crafts.

There is also a Matching Capital and Lowercase Letter Printable on my website. Each match has a picture to go with that letter to help teach letter sounds.

Rock N Learn has created a very helpful song to help identify letters and letter sounds! Rock N Learn's ABC Phonics Song with Sounds for Children - Alphabet Song with Two Words for Each Letter*

How do I teach my child the letter sound, if the letter represents more than one sound?

Vowels, G, and C can be tricky to teach sounds because they represent more than one sound. I taught my child that vowels generally represent the short sound for beginning reader books. I taught this by saying, "Letter A represents the short a sound like apple when you read for now, but you also know that letter A represents long a sound for airplane too. Later you will read words with the long a sound." I also teach that C represents the K sound like cat for now. G represents the sound like in goat for now. This is just an easy way to get around learning too many phonics rules too fast. If you are using a systematic approach to teaching reading with lots of review, your child will learn the phonics rules at an appropriate time. My Matching Capital and Lowercase Letter Printable and Rock N Learn's YouTube video listed above are great resources for teaching the letter sounds for pre-readers!

You can also use a sound wall to help teach letter sounds. For more information and free resources, check out my Sound Wall Printables!

In the Bob Book worksheets, there are pages with list of words. Each word appears twice. The word appears once with dots under each letter, and the same word appears again with an arrow under it. What do the dots and arrow mean?

When a new word is introduced in the worksheets, each word is printed twice. The same word is next to the same word. You will notice that the first time you see the word, it has a dot under each letter or group of letters. This is the time to break the word apart and focus on each grapheme's sound. Next you will see the word again with an arrow under the entire word. This is the time for putting all the sounds together to say the word. You will have to help your child do this at first, but each time you practice, your child will get better! Don't be afraid to review this section over several days or weeks until your child becomes comfortable reading each word.

We started these worksheets (or another curriculum), but now my child is stuck. He can't seem to understand the next concept. Do we keep moving on?

This is normal. This happens a lot for my child! I believe that a LOT of language arts curriculum moves too fast in phonics for most children. That was one of the reasons why I created these worksheets. These worksheets provide a ton of supplemental phonics instruction for free.

Next, I want to encourage you that you know your child best. You know what phonics concepts he or she is struggling with. Is it knowing letter sounds or blending sounds to create words or a new digraph? Try to make whatever concept is troubling fun, and try to keep your child feeling confident. It is okay to take a break on a new phonics concept and review previous concepts that your child knows well to build confidence. If your child is confident, his brain will be better suited to absorbing new material. Slow and steady wins the race. Fast and overwhelmed leads to giving up.

If you need more material, you can simply google search the concept that gives trouble. ThisReadingMama.com* and TheMeasuredMom.com* are both amazing websites with lots of helpful information that I have used when my child was struggling. You could also practice by spelling with magnetic letters, letter blocks, or markers and marker boards. You could have your child spell with finger paints or with play dough.

Shoot me a message if you have trouble finding a resource. Don't be afraid to ask for help from a teacher or tutor if need be.

My child fusses every time we work on reading. What do I do?

There are several reasons a child might be fussing, but I would guess your child might be overwhelmed. I cannot diagnose that problem, but I can give a few suggestions to try!

1. Make sure you have a predictable reading time. Children thrive when they know what to expect. Our reading time is after morning snack. I chose this time, because my kids are fed and not tired. We always read in the living room. There's no argument about where or when we are going to read.

2. Keep it relaxing, but state and enforce expectations! Let your little one cuddle in your lap while reading, but there will be no tickling. Eyes have to look at the book while a finger moves to each word as it is read.

3. Create a reward system. My children get to color a circle a chart each time they read a book. Then they brag to dad or grandparents about how many circles they have colored.

4. Keep it on your child's level. I would definitely suggest to err on the easier side. Give lots of praise for effort!

5. Be patient and give praise. Reading is hard! Your little child's brain has to look at a letter, translate that letter to a letter sound, look at the next letter(s) in the word, translate those to letter sounds, put those letter sounds together to make a correct word, and comprehend that word's meaning while not forgetting the meaning of all of the other words made up of multiple letters he has read before in the book!

* I am not affiliated with these companies and/or websites, but I have used their products and recommend them!

Encouragement: Mommy, Daddy, Primary Caregiver, if you are out there helping your child learn to read, you are setting them up for success! You are doing an awesome job!

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