10 A snack for mack

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell For all of the words that we can spell With an A, C, and K that make the sound -ack, Three little letters, that's all that we need To make a whole fa

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This is Jack and his black dog Mack.

Jack has a knack for forgetting things.

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Mack has a knack for bringing them back

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When Jack hit the ball with a WHACK

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-Mack brought it back.

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-When Jack left his books in a stack

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Mack brought them back.

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Mack brought it back.

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When Jack left his bike in the rack

Mack brought it back.

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But when Jack dropped his

snack sack

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Mack did NOT bring it back!

Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter

or letters to the -ack sound to finish each one.

J The opposite of front is ack

~ The books on my desk are piled in a ack

The plate was so old, it had a ack

~ Watch out for the lion! He might ack

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e When I come home from school, I eat

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell

With an A, C, and K that make the sound -ack,

Three little letters, that's all that we need

To make a whole family of words to read.

Make a list

words Then use them in the cheer!

Here are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family -ack.

Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ac sound, made by the letters A, C, and K.All these words belong to a group called a word family

Ask children to find the -ack word ending attheto of the front cover Review aloud with children the sound these three le ers make together Can they find two words inthetitle with the -ack sound

Flip over the book and read the story summary onthe back cover Ask children to point out the words th y hear with the -ack sound Explain that the story you are about to read includes ma y more words that end in -ac Can they help you find them?

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Read aloud the story once for pleasure and e joy the whimsical illustrations Then reread the book, emphasizing the -ack word ending in the appropriate words Ask children to liste closely and identify allthe words that end in -ack (t ey might raise their hand or cla when they hear one,

or you might choose a volu teer to point to the word on the page) As they do so, make a list o chart paper of allthe -ack words

Write each of the words from your list ona unlined index card Use a diferent color for -ack than the rest

of the word Read each word on the cards with children On another reading of the story, distribute the cards to children and have them h ld up their card as their word isread

Pages 1 -15 of th book feature 10 riddles with answers that require a word ending in -ack Read each

rid le aloud and have children volunteer answers

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Read aloud the cheer on page I6 several times, with lots of energy and enthusiasm Invite chidren tojoin you inreciting the cheer when they feel ready (you might even choose a"cheerleader")

: Other words in : : the -ack fami l y: :

: fla c drawback :

•• ha c flapjack "

: l ack haystack :

•• pa c setback "

: qua c s i detrac k :

•• shack unpack ••

: crack l umberjack : : tack paperback :

; attack p i ggyback :

-ack Jack always counts on his b l ack dog Mack

to bring all the things he forgets right back

But in the end, will Mack be able to resist the

temptation of Jack's lunch sack? Read and find out!

early phonics skills by t eachi n g children to recognize " families " of words that share the same spelling pattern This key reading stra t egy helps k i ds decode new words w i th

ease-and become stronger readers , writers , and spellers Set lea r ne r s on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales-one for each of the top 25 word famil i es!

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