Phonics tales short a that cat max

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Max can tap and rap and act like an

acrobat Wow! What other fantastic

things can that cat do?

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That Cat Max

by Liza Charlesworth illustrated by Stephen Lewis short a

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short a

That Cat Max

by Liza Charlesworth illustrated by Stephen Lewis

Phonics Fact

The letter a is a vowel A vowel can make

a short sound The short-a sound is found

What other short-a words can you find

in this story? Look at the pictures, too!

Max can play catch

I’m having a blast!

Daffodils

Max can chat with Sandy Blat about her

brand-new tan hat.

That hat is fab!

Sa

Max can do math! He adds and subtracts

super fast!

Phonics Fact

Sometimes the short-a sound comes in the second syllable

Max can cook ham and mashed yams in a little

Yams

Jam

Max can drive the van to the snack stand

The apple pie there is grand!

Try Pam’s Fab Apple Pie!

I’m one cool cat

and that is that!

!

Rat-a -tat-tat

Max can also play sax in my dad’s jazz band.

The

Snap!

Snap!

Clap!

But the best thing Max can do…

Phonics

Listen to the riddles Then match each riddle

with the right short-a word from the box

Word Box

 It is the opposite of slow

 This is a lot like jelly

 It is the opposite of can’t

Short-a Riddles

Hooray for short a, the best sound around!

Let’s holler short-a words all over town!

There’s man and grass and jazz and tap

There’s act and fast and snap and clap

Short a, short a, give a great cheer,

Short-a Cheer

Make a list of

words Then use them in your cheer.

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