Short A

Kinder - Reading
Cat on the Mat
The Fat Cat
The Fat Rat
The Fat Bat
The fat rat sat on a mat.
The bat and the rat on a mat.
The bat and the rat and the cat sat on a
mat.
The cat sat on the mat.
Let’s answer!

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. What happened to the rat and the bat?
What do you notice with these words?

cat rat
bat mat
Monosyllables

Let’s read letter “a” with a partner!

We put together a consonant and the letter “a”.
We will read these letters together.
All About A: Short Consonants

ca
All About A: Short Consonants

ma
All About A: Short Consonants

na
All About A: Short Consonants

ra
All About A: Short Consonants

sa
All About A: Short Consonants

va
All About A: Short Consonants

wa
All About A: Short Consonants

xa
All About A: Short Consonants

za
All About A: Tall Consonants

ba
All About A: Tall Consonants

da
All About A: Tall Consonants

fa
All About A: Tall Consonants

ha
All About A: Tall Consonants

ka
All About A: Tall Consonants

la
All About A: Tall Consonants

ta
All About A: Tailed Consonants

ga
All About A: Tailed Consonants

ja
All About A: Tailed Consonants

pa
All About A: Tailed Consonants

qua
All About A: Tailed Consonants

ya
Short A Words
Let’s practice reading some of the words with short
“a” sound.

bag fan map pan

Short A Words
Let’s practice reading some of the words with short
“a” sound.

can tag ham bat

 Let’s recite!

ca va da ta ya
ma wa fa ga
na xa ha ja
ra za ka pa
sa ba la qua
Let’s Try!
Directions: Encircle the correct word that matches
the picture.

mat cat
Let’s Try!
Directions: Encircle the correct word that matches
the picture.

fat rat
Let’s Try!
Directions: Encircle the correct word that matches
the picture.

cat bat
Let’s Try!
Directions: Encircle the correct word that matches
the picture.

bat pat
Let’s Try!
Directions: Encircle the correct word that matches
the picture.

hat cap
Let’s Answer!
Directions: Circle the correct picture that has correct
word.

pan
Let’s Answer!
Directions: Circle the correct picture that has correct
word.

can
Let’s Answer!
Directions: Circle the correct picture that has correct
word.

tag
Let’s Answer!
Directions: Circle the correct picture that has correct
word.

jam
Let’s Answer!
Directions: Circle the correct picture that has correct
word.

ham
See you on our next class!
Reference List:
Trent, J. (n,d.) Cat on the Mat. The Early Reading Company.

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