Phonics Book 1 (short vowel a)

• Each phonics book is a collection of sentences highlighting a particular phonics pattern. These are not actual stories like you might find in a purchased series or the Rhyme to Read app. However, you’ll find that the bright and engaging pictures will keep your child’s attention • Each book features both a phonics pattern and sight words that your child can learn by reading our free sight word readers. You’ll find the featured sight words listed on the back of each book.

Written and illustrated by

Copyright (c) 2004 2005 by Miz Katz N Ratz Patent pending

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Miz Katz N Ratz

A Progressive Phonics bookT.M.

Book One

Don’t rush it Body builders

don’t train in a day – neither

does a child.

If your child is having difficulty, he/she might need more practice with the alphabet Get a fun book about the alphabet, and

read that lots of times Then come back

to Progressive Phonics.

Quick Start Guide

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.

c - a - t cat

Read the book several times This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns that are necessary for reading.

ABC ABC

BC

A

Short vowel “a” contents

I am looking at my little cat

I want to buy a baseball bat

Do not throw a ball at me

You tell me I can pat your rat

My cat so very big and fat

Pat mud pies with a baseball bat

When I was a baby

My mother said I had to be quiet

My sister says my manners are bad

I am mad at my dog

My cat is very sad today

My dad says he had a lot of hair

A little dab of green

I like to ride in a taxi cab

I do not want to eat this stuff

I gag when I eat tomatoes

I’ve got a bag of candy

at bat cat fat hat mat pat rat sat

bad dad had mad sad

cab dab gab

bag gag wag

an can Dan man pan ran van

cap lap map nap rap tap yap

has as

a an

mix it up

My brother, Dan

A man ran down the road

This map shows where the treasure is buried

I always wear my favorite baseball cap

My brother has a lot of toys

My cat has eyes

Johnny has to wash his face

My cat is as big as a dog

The word “a”

I like to play a silly game

I wish I had a puppy

The word “an”

I saw an alligator eat an apple

I had an idea

I am an ugly toad

I can run as fast as your feet

I am looking my little – she is not the behind the tree;she is not the

with the cup of tea

cat

cat

b

I want to buy a baseball

I want to buy a baseball

I need a so I can play

baseball, baseball every day

hat bat bat

b

Do not throw a ball me –

because of this , I cannot see.The is so big it covers my eyes

I need a that’s more my size

at hat hat

hat

You ask if I want to your ,but I don’t want to your I’m sure your is very nice,

but he’s a and we are mice

rat rat

My , so very big and ,

and smiling with her big, teeth,

she dreamed of the day when she could eat

my brother’s , so warm and fuzzy

She wanted to eat the because he

was a and she was a ,

rat fat cat

Pat bat pat

Pat pat pat

bat bat bat pat

mud pies with a baseball – until they’re nice and flat

, ,

with the , , –

until they’re nice and flat

When I was a baby,

I have a lot more

b b b

b b

had

had

had

My mother said I to be quiet.

My sister said I to go away

My brother said I to share

My other brother said I to stay

Why does everyone tell me what to do?

I think I’ll scream until I turn blue

had had had

had

b b

My sister says my manners are She says it all the time –

it’s to spit, it’s to burp,it’s to run when you’re inside

But then she said I no manners,which really made me –

b

b

My cat is very today – she is very, very

She is because

our fish is gone,

and she found his bones

out on the lawn

sad sad sad

b

b b

My says he a lot of hairwhen he was really young

He says he a nose so funny

he also a lot more money

But then my kids,

and it’s really rather

I got the hair, Jim’s nose is funny –

but we want to know,

who got the money?

had had

dad had

sad

b

b b

b

dab dab

b b

b b

gabgab gab

TAXI

I like to ride in a taxi

I like it when the driver

likes to

When I grow up,

I will drive my own

I will talk as I drive,

I will , ,

cab gab

cab gab gab gab

b b

b

I do not want to eat this stuff –

it makes me want to

and throw it up

Let’s put it in a garbage –

if I don’t see it, I won’t

b b

gag bag gag

I when I eat tomatoes.

I when I eat French fries

I when I eat most anything,except banana pies

gag

gag

gag

b

I’ve got a of candy.

I’ve got a of treats

And if my dog can his tail,he’ll get the to eat

But if I had no of candy,and nothing else to eat,

my dog would still

his tail

bag bag

wag bag

bag

wag

b b

I Sam.

I five years old

I very, very glad

that I eating from this bowl.After I have eaten,

I going to brush my teeth.But now,

I much too hungry

My name is I a cat.

I glad I so nice and fat

I have a friend, his name is ,

he eats a lot of honey

likes to share his with me

He says, “ , have some –

it is so yummy”

Sam ham

b

A down the road.

A dog too, but said, “No.”The as fast as he could

The dog faster – boy, he was good

“Go away,” said the

as he out of breath

But the dog didn’t listen –

the dog was deaf

b b

This shows where treasure is buried.

I got the from someone scary

I asked my mom to help me with the –

she said it was time to take my

It’s hard to be a pirate when you’re only three It’s hard to use a when you can’t even read.It’s hard to take a when you’re never sleepy

map

map

map nap

map nap

I always wear my favorite baseball

I never take it off, not even for a

One day the wind blew off my –

I did not know, I was taking a

cap cap

b

My brother a lot of toys,

so why does he play with mine?

My brother a lot of books,

so why does he chew on mine?

I am glad my brother a cage –

I can’t wait until he’s more my age

has has

has

b b b

Sometimes an “s” at the end of a word

sounds like “zzz” like in buzz fuzz and was

Let’s try it

My cat eyes.

My cat teeth

My cat a name – Miss Furry Feet

has has has

B

Johnny to wash his face.

Johnny to brush his teeth

Johnny to go to say goodnight,and Johnny to go to sleep

has has has

has

My cat is big a dog.

My dog is big a wall

My dad is big a tree,

and I’m smaller than them all

b

When you’re reading, and you see an “A” all

by itself, it usually means ONE of something.

Like a dog, a mouse, a car, a house

This kind of “a” doesn’t sound like other A sounds

it usually sounds like this

“uh” dog, “uh” mouse, “uh” car, “uh” house

I like to play silly game – the game is so silly

it doesn’t have name

You climb tree,

you pretend you’re bird,you eat lot of worms

that you dig from the dirt.Just kidding!

a

a a

a a

b

b b

I wish I had puppy

I wish I had

I wish I had monkey

I wish I had

But where would I keep them?

My room is very small

So I drew picture of them all,

a

a cat a

a rat

a

b b

airplane alligator animal

When a word starts with a letter “e,” we don’t say “a elephant” – we say, “an elephant.”

And same with words that start with the letters “i,” “o” and “u” –

orange umbrella

I saw alligator eat apple

as he sat by empty pool

The alligator laughed and didn’t jump in –

he needs awful lot of water to swim

an an

b

I had idea –

awful idea –

stuck inside my head

So I put the idea

on piece of bread,

and I swallowed it down

with orange and egg

b

M ii x ii tt

uu pp

When a child is comfortable reading the

“big red words” in this book, he/she is

ready for “Mix It Up” – the part of the book where the child practices reading a variety

of short vowel “a” words.

“I ugly toad,”

said the toad to his wife

“I ugly, ugly toad.”His wife gave smile

I run fast

your little feet

I have two little holes

so that you breathe

I smell good

your little toes –

you guess what I ?

I your nose!

can as

as

can can as

cat had yap yap

b

b

yap yap yap

Put the in the

with some of that Add little of butter,little of –

I my

They away with my baseball

They were told to take ,

but instead they took the –

they took of peas, and

So if you see and big, , driving in with baseball ,tell them, please, to hurry back –

am mad at cat

am mad at rat

a nap van

A cat a nap

at rap tap tap

little was taking

when someone the door

“Who’s there?” said the ,

still half asleep

“Go away,” said the ,

“I in the shower.”

But the wolf went , ,

for hour

Finally the dialed 911 –

“There’s wolf my door, and it isn’t any fun.”

When the police showed up,

no wolf was there –

cat

am

rap tap tap an

cat

a at

b

b b