C a t c h Up

Fr i d a y
 Reading Stories

CVC Words with Short A

Vowel Sound
 Pre-reading
Activities
Name the picture by putting a on the
blank. Then read the words naming each
picture.
b__g
a m__n
a f__n
a
c__p
a v__n
a b__t
a
c__t
a m__p
a c__n
a
m__t
a h__m
a j__m
a
DURING
READING
Read the story:

Dan and Bam

 Dan and Bam

Dan has a cat.

Dan calls his cat Bam.
Bam likes to nap on a mat
Bam taps Dan to get a jam.
Dan and Bam likes jam.
 QUESTIONS

1. Who has a cat?

2. What is the name of the cat?
3. What does Bam like to do?
4. Why did Bam tap Dan?
5. Did Dan like jam too?
Read the following words.
Dan cat mat
Bam jam

What short vowel sound do you hear?

Read the following words.
Dan cat
Bam jam
mat
These are examples of words with short
a middle vowel sound. The sound of
short a is /ah/.
bag man fan
cap van bat
cat map can
ham mat jam
rat cab dad
sad tag rag
 Short /a/ Family
-ab -ad
cab dab bad cad
Gab jab fad dad
lab nab had sad
tab lad pad
mad wad
-am -an
dam Ban
ham can
jam Dan
lam fan
Pam man
Ram wan
Sam van
 -ap -ar
cap gap -ar
lap rap bar jar
map sap car far
nap yap gar tar
pap tap mar par
war
Teacher Leany L.
 -at -ax
-at -ax
bat pat fax
cat mat lax
fat hat Max
vat rat Tax
tat sat
 -as/-ass -ack
has Cass hack Jack
gas lass lack pack
rack sack
mass tack
a fat man a lass with a hat
pass the glass ham in the pan
a cap with a tag a lad on the mat
a bag on my back nag the bad lad
nab the bad lad a sack and a wax
Sad Sam sat.
Sam had a rag.
Can a rag sag?
Al had a hat.
Hal had a cap.
 Mac had a map.
Pam had a pal.
Pam can tag Sam.
Nat had a tan cat.
The bag had a tan tag.
DIFFERENTIATED
ACTIVITIES
Game 1 – Intervention Group
Game 2 – Enhancement Group
Game 1 – Enrichment Group
 Game 1
READ MY LIPS
Prepare set of pictures and strips of paper
with short a middle vowel sound words .
PRINT THE MATERIALS
MECHANICS:
Group into 2.
The teacher will pick a word then say it
without sound, the pupils will look for the
picture of it and the first one to get it will
have to spell it correctly for them to get a
point.
 Game 2
SHORT A BINGO
MECHANICS:
Have the pupils write 9 cvc short a vowel on
the grid. They may copy on the list on the
next slide
Give a pattern to determine the winning
cards.
dad jar war lab bad
tab fan fat pad jam
had gap sat cat hat
sad yap tax rap bat
ham nap has tap lad
bar far gas cab man
 Game 3
SENTENCE
BUILDERS
MECHANICS:
Each group will be given set of words that
they will arrange to form a sentence. Give 5
sets.
 PAIRED READING
You can pair one independent reader to a
instructional or struggling reader.
Read the poem and answer the
questions.

My Pat, the Cat

by Mark Fil L. Tagsip
REFLECTIO
N
Reflect on your experiences today on
reading.

Today I read about ____________.

The best part of my experience today is
______________.