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Cat on the Mat
Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell
The Early Reading Company.
www.early-reading.com
Early Reader No. 1
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Single Syllable Words
Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate
sounds into a continuous word (c--a--t, c-a-t, c-aaa-t, cat).
Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorized/recognized.
Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new
sentence.
Short Vowel : a as in cat ---- Whole Words : The, the
Try These New Words
cat rat fat bat mat
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The fat rat.
The cat.
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The fat bat.
The fat rat sat
on a mat.
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The bat and a rat
sat on a mat.
The cat sat
on a mat.
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The bat and a fat
rat sat on a cat.
The fat cat sat
on a mat.
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Comprehension
1. What animal sat on the mat first?
2. How many animals are in this story?
3. Who sat on the mat next to the fat rat?
4. Who sat on the cat?
5. What happened to the rat and the bat?
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Extra Words
pat hat
Complete the sentences with these words.
rat, mat, bat, rat, cat
The fat ___ sat on a ___.
The ___ and ___ sat on a cat.