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Short Vowel “A”
had
can
cat am
Written and illustrated by
Miz Katz N. RatzT.M.
Short Vowel “A”
ProgressivePHONICS
Beginner
1 Book T.M.
ProgressivePHONICS
Beginner
1 Book T.M.
atcat hat
mat rat sat
amram Sam
haddadsad
c a t s m n d h r Letters & words used in this book
canmanrannan
Copyright © 2004–2015 by Miz Katz N. Ratz All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
Produced in the United States of America.
Fifth Edition, 2015.
Progressive Phonics Co Los Angeles, CA
www.ProgressivePhonics.com
Acknowledgements:
For my Mom, whomade it all possible.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Start Guide 5 .............................. b
“at” word family 6 ................................. at, cat, hat, mat, rat, sat
“an” word family 27 ................................ can, man, nan, ran
“ad” word family 39 ................................ dad, had, sad
“am” word family 49 ............................... am, ram, Sam
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Don’t rush it. Body-builders don’t train in a day – neither does a child.
And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!
Read the book WITH your child. You read the “regular” text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play.
Help your child sound out the words as needed.
Read the book several times. This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns.
Quick Start Guide
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Today we are going topractice the “ah” sound.
The “ah” sound is in lots of words, like --
(Read this page TO your child.)
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animal alphabet
angry ant
act like an alligator.
atcathatmatratsat
”at” family
6
Look, look, bwould you look bat that?
Look At My Cat
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That is not ba hat, that bis my .cat
8
My silly is catscared of mice, so bshe hides on my head ball day and night. b
9
I tell my , cat“Don’t be scared. bMice can’t catch byou way up there.” b
10
Then one day bmy said, cat
“Mice!” b
11
I got so scared bthat I screamed btwice. b
12
“The in the windowcatis looking me,” said ata bird who on the satbranch of a tree. b
The Cat In The Window
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“No, no, no!” a second bbird said. “The cat
is looking me atinstead.” b
15
“The looks cat atme because I am better,” bsaid bird number three as bshe flapped her feathers. b
But the cat was a
toy with glass eyes and bstuffing, so the catin the window was blooking nothing. at
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We have three cats, bbut only one .mat
Three Cats And A Mat
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So one cat sat on the
mat.
18
Then the second bcat sat on the
cat sat that
on the .mat19
Then the third cat sat cat on the
who on the satcat mat on the .
20
And then they bwere happy. b How about that? bb
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A went toratthe store to buy ba . hat b
The Rat’s Hat
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The first hatwas too big. b
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The second hatwas too small. b
24
The third hatwas just right, b
25
so the ratate it bite bby bite. b
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canmannanran
”an” family
Note 1: The word “an” will be in an Intermediate Phonicsbook because it is a grammatical lesson.
Note 2: Nan is a child’s name for a grandmother.27
Can I jump
higher than a tree? bCan Can I? I?
Little, tiny me? b
Can I?
28
Tee, hee, hee is a silly way of laughing.
Yes, I jump higher canthan a tree. A tree can’t bjump, tee, hee, hee! b
29
Can Of Corn
See this of corn canin my hand? I caneat it, yes, I . can
30
But a of corncandoesn’t taste very good, band a of corn is canas hard as wood. b
31
A Man Ran
A pair of shoes bran down
the street. b
32
A too, man ranbut he had bare feet. b“Hey!” said the , man“Come back to me.” b
33
stinky!
“We ,” said thecanshoes, “when you wash byour feet.” b
34
My nan canmake good cookies. b
My Nan
“Nan” is a child’s name for Grandmother. 35
My nan canmake a cake, oh, yes! b
36
My said nanI could make bsomething. b
37
So, look! I bbmade a mess!
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dadhadsad
”ad” family
Note: The word “bad” will be in Beginner Book 2 because the letter “b” is a difficult letter, and
Beginner Book 2 addresses this problem.39
When I was a baby, bI a yellow duck. hadWhen I was two, I bhad a red truck. b
Had
40
When I was three, I b
a chimpanzee. hadLook him, he looks at
like me! b41
I to brush my hair, hadand I to brush my hadteeth. Then I to put hadsocks and shoes on my feet. b
Had To
42
Then I to put a had on top of my head.hat
Is this what you wear bwhen you go to bed? b
43
Dad Shoes
My said I dadcould try his shoes. bHis shoes dadfit me fine. b
44
But I would like to bsee my dadtry to walk in mine. b
45
So Sad
I down satto sing a song. b
46
It was a ,sad song. sad
47
And the sadsong was too long. b
48
amramSam
”am” family
49
I as tall amas a !man
I Am Tall
50
Well... when I stand bon a chair, I .am
51
I . am Sam a , I am cat
and I stuck aminside a . hat
I Am Sam
52
The is nice hatwhen it is snowing, bbut I can’t see where bI going.am
53
A and a ratram ran
a race. b
A ram is a boy sheep.
Rat Race
54
The ram ran faster, b
55
so the ratput on skates. b
56
“Cheater!” said the b as the ram rat
rolled by. b
57
“I the winner!” am b
said the . rat“Bye-bye!” b
58
But the wasn’tratlooking, and he b
into a tree.ran
59
“No,” said the bram, “the
winner is me!” b
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The End
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