Episodes

Episode 201: The Sad Dad
Theo reads a story, starring Bruno Kirby and Denny Dillon, about a sad dad who gets advice from a wise woman and ends up with chickens, goats, cows, and an elk in his house.

Key word: bad
Word family: -ad (-ag, -ack, -at, -ap)
Target sound: short a
Consonants: b, d, s, m, n, f, th, gl-, fl-, st-
High-frequency sight words: dad, this, that, is, very, it, could, be, from, everyone, woman, worse
New vocabulary: admiral, adventure, advice, advance, porridge, elk

Episode 202: Humph! Humph! Humph!
Lionel's friend Gus gets humphy when Leona asks him to read to her.

Key word: hump
Word family: -ump (-uck, -un, -unk, -ud, -ute)
Target sound: short u, contrast with long u in -ute
Consonants: h, j, m, r, dr-, gr-
High-frequency sight words: he, won't, says, and, with, the, new, all
New vocabulary: designated, idle, grumpy, interrupt, practice, ashamed

Episode 203: The Good Seed
Hee, hee, hee! Click the Mouse has a computer virus! Hee, hee, hee!

Key word: seed
Word family: -eed (-ee, -eep, -eet, -eel)
Target sound: -ee-, long e
Consonants: s, b, w, f, p, sh, fr-
High-frequency sight words: free, he, be, his
New vocabulary: weep, librarian, responsibility, emperor, successor, sprout, courage, moral, e-mail, virus, antivirus software, deleted, parakeet

Episode 204: Icarus's Wings
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Barnaby B. Busterfield III!

Key word: wing
Word family: -ing (-ip, -ick, -it)
Target sound: short i
Consonants: w, s, z
High-frequency sight words: be, a, thing, with, start
New vocabulary: UFO, imprisoned, labyrinth, plummet, propeller, thrilling

Episode 205: Zoop! Zoop!
Leona faces her fear of a scary fictional giant, with the help of her mother and a ukelele.

Key word: zoop
Word family: -oop, (-oon, -oose)
Target sound: oo
Consonants: z, m, h
High-frequency sight words: the, boy, father, say
New vocabulary: magician, ostracized, slobbery, staggered

Episode 206: Clickety-clack, Clickety-clack!
Theo borrows a cow's typewriter and doesn't want to give it back.

Key word: click
Word family: -ick, (-ing, -ix)
Target sound: short i
Consonants: p, k, l, st-, cl-
High-frequency sight words: nothing, dear
New vocabulary: typewriter, pixie

Episode 207: Poetry Day
Two pigeons named Walter and Clay learn all about poetry on Poetry Day!

Key word: train
Word family: -ain, (-aint, -ail, -air)
Target sound: ai combination
Consonants: s, p, h, ch, tr-, dr-, pl-
High-frequency sight words: and, has, is, it, on, is, push, pull, the
New vocabulary: pail, poetry, poultry, entertainment, transport, rhythm, rhyme, spotlight

Episode 208: Bobby the Hopping Robot
Why is Bobby the Hopping Robot not hopping?

Key word: hop
Word family: -op (-ot)
Target sound: short o
Endings: -ing, -ed, -er, -y
Consonants: b, p, h, st-, dr-, fl-
High-frequency sight words: at, of, to, the, now
New vocabulary:

Episode 209: Teacher's Pet
Cleo has the I-can't-hear-or- tell-or-smell-if-someone's- sneaking- up-on-me flu.

Key word: teacher
Word family: -each (-eat, -eam)
Target sound: ea as long e
Endings: -ing, -ed, -er, -y
Consonants: t, p, b, l, m, ch, sn-, tr-
High-frequency sight words: please, me, he, or, can't, on, my
New vocabulary: pride, reunion, competition, journal, undefeated, unbeatable

Episode 210: The Last Cliff Hanger
Lionel is very unhappy because author Livingston Dangerously has written "The Last Cliff Hanger."

Key word: last
Word family: -ast (-at, -an, ant)
Target sound: short a
Endings: -er, -est, -ed
Consonants: l, f, bl-
High-frequency sight words: and, the, of, by, can't, a
New vocabulary: stapler, tackle, paddle

Episode 211: Pebble Trouble
Leona is under a table and won't come out.

Key word: pebble
Word family: -eb (-en, -ent, -et, -est, -ess)
Target sound: short e
Consonants: p, b, t
High-frequency sight words: and, yes, no, on, he, his, the, was
New vocabulary: perturbed, agitated, distressed, pebble, ceased

Episode 212: Oh, Yes, It Can!
Can yams, gloves, and hammers talk? Oh, yes, they can!

Key word: can
Word family: -an (-at, -ant, -am, -ack)
Target sound: short a
Consonants: c, cl-, scr-
High-frequency sight words: it, in, can, can't, yes, you, that, I, they, has
New vocabulary: Ashanti, yam, gasped, commanded, fabric, yammering

Episode 213: Five, Six, and Thistle Sticks
Can Lionel and Lenny still be best friends if they don't like the same things anymore?

Key word: six
Word family: -ix (-ick, -it, -ing)
Target sound: short i
Consonants: s, p, t, th, sl-, sp-
High-frequency sight words: when, this, was, my, is, best, it
New vocabulary: pixie, hammock

Episode 214: Bug Beard
A woodcutter and his wife, played by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, need the lions' help with a man who has bugs, bugs, bugs in his beard.

Key word: bug
Word family: -ug (-ud, -un, -up, -unk)
Target sound: short u
Consonants: b, d, j
High-frequency sight words: in, he his, how, to
New vocabulary: infected, disinfected, proper, natural

Episode 215: Trains and Brains and Rainy Plains
Lionel and Leona ride a train into a book called "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain."

Key word: rain
Word family: -ain, (-ail, -aint)
Target sound: -ai- long a
Consonants: t, r, p, pl-, sn-, tr-, dr-, br-
High-frequency sight words: the, this, is, big, all, that, with, on, no
New vocabulary: drought, plain, slender, pierce, sacrifice, blaze, illustrated

Episode 216: Quest, Quest, Quest!
Faith Prince stars in an adventure about Lady Esther, her jester, and a nasty villain, written by Babs Caplan with a little help from the lions.

Key word: quest
Word family: -est (-ess, -et, -en, -ed)
Target sound: short e
Consonants: qu-, v, b, j, w, t, ch-, gu-
High-frequency sight words: the, of, for, best
New vocabulary: quest, dungeon, villain, armor, siesta, jester, tenderloin, kettle

Episode 217: The Spider and the Lie
It's up to Judge Click the Mouse to find out who's telling the truth-Leona or a shady monkey named Monkey C. Monkeydew.

Key word: spider
Word family: -ide (-ile, -ime, -ipe)
Target sound: long i
Consonants: k, m, sm-, t, ch
High-frequency sight words: was, she, her, said
New vocabulary: genre, chump, temporary, witness

Episode 218: Why the Baboon's Balloon Went Ka-boom!
A little bug goes ka-choo! and a baboon's balloon goes ka-boom.

Key word: ka-choo
Word family: -oo (-oom, -oot, -oose)
Target sound: double o
Endings: -y, -er, -est, -s
Consonants: b, l, n, d, t, z, br-
High-frequency sight words: because, he, that, she, and, the
New vocabulary: anchor, taboo, baboon, hullabaloo, kazoo, maroon, snagged, vamoose

Episode 219: But, Mama, But...
Cleo is going away for a few days, and Leona thinks she's too big to miss her mother.

Key word: but
Word family: -ut, (-un, -unk)
Target sound: short u
Endings: -y, -ier, -iest
Consonants: b, n, f, r, sk-, tr-
High-frequency sight words: and, away, but, if, I'll, is, going, the, what, you
New vocabulary: perfect, cheetah, gangplank, supersonic

Episode 220: Dreaming Shakespeare
Can Anthony Asbury help a chicken looking for a book about plumbing become a star in a Shakespeare play?

Key word: dream
Word family: -eam (-eat, -eak)
Target sound: -ea- as -ee-
Endings: cr-, squ-, dr-, cr-, scr-
Consonants: please, welcome, easy
New vocabulary: plumbing, mallard, chariot, sneak, visions

Episode 221: Rats
Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can never hurt you. Or can they?

Key word: rat
Word family: -at (-ag, -an, -ant)
Target sound: short a
Consonants: r, c, t, sc-
High-frequency sight words: in, that, they, to
New vocabulary: flatter, insult, bard, fabulous, eulogy, insult words contributed by Heath

Episode 222: Tweet! Tweet!
Walter and Clay Pigeon meet face to face with Tyrannosaurus rex!

Key word: tweet
Word family: -eet (-eeze, -ee, -eep)
Target sound: ee is long e
Consonants: f, b, fr-, squ-, sw-
High-frequency sight words: go, little, see, sleep, to
New vocabulary: descendant, flee, extinct, ancestor, meteorite, parakeet, eel, names of dinosaurs

Episode 223: Good Night, Knight
Orlando Furioso, the brave knight, will save the fair Angelica and lift the curse of Fallerina if he can be put back together again!

Key word: knight
Word family: -ight (-ide, -ime)
Target sound: long i
Consonants: l, kn-, n
High-frequency sight words: Ten Little Words song: I, he, was, for, on, are, as, with, his, they
New vocabulary: delightful, nightingale, audience, curse, lair, sorceress

Episode 224: The Chess Mess
It's Alice Day! It's Alice Day! Callooh! Callay! Hooray!

Key word: chess
Word family: -ess (-est, -et, -egg, -etch)
Target sound: short e
Endings: -y, -ness
Consonants: ch-, str-, m, t, z, b, sl-
High-frequency sight words: all, it, day, we're, up
New vocabulary: checkmate, zesty, bishop, rook, pawn, rematch, logic, chessboard, rematch

Episode 225: Stop That Chicken!
It's poultry in motion when Chicken Jane flies out of her book into the library.

Key word: stop
Word family: -op (-ot, -ox)
Target sound: short o
Consonants: st-, h, t, n, g
Ten Little Words song: I, he, they, with, was, his, are, on, as, for
New vocabulary: colonial, illustrated, plop

Episode 301: Hay Day
Can Lionel, Leona, and Gus help a girl named Fay turn hay into gold in just one day?

Key word: hay
Word family: -ay (-ade, -ame, -ake)
Target sound: ay (long a)
Consonants: h, p, cr, spr
High-frequency sight words: away, day, don't, I, if, name, no, say, way, you
New vocabulary: bales, bracelet, dungeon, rhino, spun, troll

Episode 302: Pigs Aplenty
Theo and Cleo leave Marmy in charge of the cubs, and she throws a big pig party in the library. Uh-oh...

Key word: pig
Word family: -ig, -ick (-in, -ing, -ink, -ip, -it)
Target sound: short i
Consonants: p, b, k, w, sk, sl, sp
High-frequency sight words: do, we, what, give
New vocabulary: aplenty, apostrophe, disaster, galore, jig, hippo, snout, sprig, stagger

Episode 303: What Parakeets Need
Theo and Cleo give the cubs a pet parakeet...but will Sweety Tweety talk?

Key word: parakeet
Word family: -eet, -eep
Target sound: ee (long e)
Consonants: b, f, m, p, s, w, sh, sw, tw
High-frequency sight words: come, didn't, ever, is, known, my, name, our, she, talked, that, to, up, we've, won't, would, you'll
New vocabulary: flee, parakeet, peep, responsible, responsibility, screech, sprinkled, weep, wheeze

Episode 304: Too Cool
Lionel thinks the new kid at school, Derek Cheetah, is too cool to be on his baseball team. But what does Derek think?

Key word: cool
Word family: -ool, -oop
Target sound: oo (long sound)
Consonants: c, t, p, ch, th, sm
High-frequency sight words: as, be, for, he, me, too
New vocabulary: apostrophe, pooch, pretend, role-playing, tango

Episode 305: You Can't Catch Me!
Lionel gives Leona "The Gingerbread Man" book for her birthday. Will it spoil her party?

Key word: catch
Word family: -atch, -at (-an, -and, -ant)
Target sound: short a
Consonants: c, t, tch, h, sc
High-frequency sight words: a, and, as, can, can't, couldn't, he, I, I'm, in, me, said, the, they, you
New vocabulary: character, flabbergasted, gingerbread, streamers

Episode 306: Huff and Puff
Whatever happened to the three little pigs after the wolf received his just deserts? Leona and Lionel want to know...so they write their own sequels to the story!

Key word: puff
Word family: -uff, -ug, -uck, -ump
Target sound: short u
Consonants: h, p, b, j, st
High-frequency sight words: come, I'll, in, me, my, no, of, said, the, you, your
New vocabulary: allergies, sequel, comma, period, quotation marks

Episode 307: Out in Outer Space
Grandpa Lion visits the library to tell the cubs a true story about a friend who traveled out in outer space.

Key word: out
Word family: -out, -ound, -outh, -ow
Target sound: /ou/ spelled ow or ou
Consonants: b, m, fl, cl
High-frequency sight words: how, in, now, our, out
New vocabulary: astronaut, biography, chowder, homophone, ingredient, outstanding, space shuttle, comma, period, punctuator

Episode 308: Help!
The search for a lost book helps Theo and Cleo teach the cubs about responsibility.

Key word: help
Word family: -ell, -elp (-en, -ent, -ess, -est, -et)
Target sound: short e
Consonants: b, h, n, p, t, dr, pr
High-frequency sight words: all, and, any, at, do, help, I, it, give, not, said, the, then, very
New vocabulary: herring, impressive, mill, selfish, smelt, swell, testy, wrench, yelp, zesty

Episode 309: Two Coats, One Goat, and One Boat
Lionel's copy of a very rare Cliff Hanger book is missing! Did some bunny take it?

Key word: coat
Word family: -oat, -oan (-oad, -oak, -oast)
Target sound: long o spelled oa
Consonants: c as /kih/, g, b
High-frequency sight words: a, had, he, it, little, of, out, so, was
New vocabulary: autograph, chorus, enchanted, handkerchief, private, protective, scarf, suspenders, valuable

Episode 310: Treats!
An advertising Dream Team - creators of the Lions' favorite "Wheaty Meat Treats" spot - is hired to create a commercial for the library. But it seems the team needs a little help...

Key word: treat
Word family: -eat (-eam, -ear)
Target sound: ea (long e)
Consonants: t, n, s, h, tr, dr, cr
High-frequency sight words: by, don't, eat, have, it, love, read, to, you'll
New vocabulary: advertising, commercial, farewell, librarian, rhinos, comma, period, punctuator, quotation marks

Episode 401: Art Party
Can Lionel and Leona make sense of a mysterious painting?

Key word: party
Word family: -ar, -ark, -arm, -art
Target sound: r-controlled a
Consonants: d, p, y, sc-, st-
High-frequency sight words: a, and, in, sale, the
New vocabulary: aardvark, depart, gypsy, lute, marshmallow, scarf, starfish

Episode 402: Grow, Mane, Grow!
Lionel is still a growing cub, but he'll do anything to grow a grown-up mane like his dad's!

Key word: mane
Word family: -ane, -ake (-ale, -ase); ay
Target sound: long a with silent e; ay
Consonants: m, c, fl-, r, t, w
High-frequency sight words: go, is, it, make, the, to, your, know
New vocabulary: ashamed, assistant, disgrace, guaranteed, panic, scientific, system

Episode 403: Three Goats, No Waiting
Lionel writes and directs a play of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," but who can act scary enough to be the hungry troll?

Key word: goat
Word family: -oat, -oast (-oan)
Target sound: long o spelled oa
Consonants: g, b, c, s, t, fl-
High-frequency sight words: a, his, I'm, in, little, me, the, there, they, you
New vocabulary: director, enchanted, gobble, houseboat

Episode 404: Step by Step
The lions find a treasure map that belonged to Barnaby B. Busterfield III, and go hunting for library treasure.

Key word: step
Word family: -ep, -est, -ed, -et
Target sound: short e
Consonants: n, p, t, r, v, ch-, st-
High-frequency sight words: by, get, take, the, then, to, love, hear/here, no/know
New vocabulary: booklet, directions, entertainment, hammock, homophones, wrench

Episode 405: Dance in Smarty Pants
Lionel tries to teach his parents how to dance in Smarty Pants, the latest dance craze sweeping the library!

Key word: pants
Word family: -ant, -an, -ance (-ack, -at)
Target sound: short a
Consonants: d, a, f, h, sl-, st-
High-frequency sight words: in, no, the, they
New vocabulary: fantastic, flapjacks, flashback, paddle, slant, tackled, titanic, video

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