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A Bat Named Pat
by Betsy Franco
Illustrated by Bari Weissman
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For my sister Hari,
who always wears a “hat”
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But I told her, “I REALLY want a bat—
not a fish or a bird or a dog or a cat.”
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If I had a bat, I would name her Pat.
Her collar would say, “Pat the Bat.”
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I’d make her some supper—
two spiders, one gnat,
and all sorts of spooky bugs like that.
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I'd pet her little head—pat, pat, pat.
Id sing lullabies as she sat on her mat.
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She'd sleep all day
with her wings folded flat—
I would always know
just where she was at!
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But when the moon got round and fat,
she'd leave our bedroom habitat...
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..-and swoop out the window,
just like that—
to meet her pals,
a nice bunch of bats.
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then sit in my tree for bat chitchats.
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On Show-and-Tell Day,
I'd wear a tall hat,
and on my shoulder,
there’d be Pat!DocPtayer
At first some kids
might want her to scat,
but after a while,
they’d start to love Pat.
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I REALLY hate to be a brat,
but I want a bat,
and that is that!
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Try as I might, Mom said no to the bat.
So I'd like you to meet
my new cat...named Pat!
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Listen to the riddle sentences. Add the right letter
or letters to the -at sound to finish each one.
When my kitten grows up she will be a __af.
When it’s cold outside I wear gloves, a scarf,
and a __at.
been a __at!
My cat eats so much that she is growing
rather __at.
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The car could not move because
the tire was at.
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*& This is my high chair from when I was a
baby. It’s where I always __at.
My aunt calls on the phone each night
so she and Mom can at.
I know my baseball mitt is in the yard,
but I still can’t find my __at.
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Please wipe your feet on the __at.
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im cheer.
Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell
For all of the words that we can spell
With an A and aT that make the sound —at,
You'll find it in mat and cat and bat.
Two little letters, that’s all that we need
To make a whole family of words to read!
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Reading Tips
Here are some quick and fun ways to use this
story to help children learn the word family —at.
S§¢_ Piola 10 children thot you re going o read a story thot has mony words with the -ct sound,
made by the letters A ond T. All these words belong to a group called a word family.
IC Ask children to find the -at word ending ot the top of the front cover. leview aloud with children
the sound these two letters make together. Can they find two words in the title with the -at sound?
‘If Flip over the book ond read the story summary an the back cover. Ask children to point out the
words they hear with the -t sound. Explain that the story you are about to read includes many
more words that end in -at. Gan they help you find them?
Sf Feed cioud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsica|ilustrations. Then reread the
‘book, emphasizing the -ot word ending in the appropriate words. Ask children to listen closely
‘ond identify all the words that end in -ot (they might roise their hand or clap when they hear one,
or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page). As they do so, make a list
on chart paper of all the -at words.
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SYK Witoooch ofthe words from your fist on an unined gn mmm nnn,
index card, Use o different color for at than the rest Other words in
of the word. Read each word on the cards with re
children. On onother reading of the story, distribute the -at family:
the cards to children and have them hold up their ot Meera
coord os their word is read, raat anes
9 Paves 144-15 of the Book feature 10 rides with rat wildeat
‘answers that require a word ending in -at. Read sat wombat
teach riddle cloud and have children volunteer answers, spat democrat
Read aloud the che 6 several times, with Spi ata
SK Food cou the cheer on page 16 several times, wi vot ae
lots of energy. Invite children to join you in reciting
the cheer when they feel ready (you might even
choose a “cheerleader’).
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doormat thermostat
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