Cat on the Mat

Early Reader No. 1

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com
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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

The the a
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The cat.
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The fat rat.

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The fat bat.

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The fat rat sat

on a mat.
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The bat and a rat

sat on a mat.
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The cat sat

on a mat.
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The bat and a fat

rat sat on a cat.
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The fat cat sat

on a mat.
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Extra Words

pat hat

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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Complete the sentences with these words.

rat, mat, bat, rat, cat

The fat ___ sat on a ___.

The ___ and ___ sat on a cat.