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This book is filled with lots of short -a words, which
appear in bold type. Here are some to sound out
with your child.
   at              bad             can           catch
   hand            has             hat           man
   pan             plan            rat          that
This book has many sight words, too. Here are some
to read with your child.
   a               from            give          help
   him             in              is            look
   not             the             very
Some longer short -a words appear in this book but are
not in bold. These words may be too hard for your child to
sound out on his or her own, but you can still work together
to identify the short-a sound in the following words:
   imagine _ natural               spatula
Now it’s time to enjoy the story together. Encourage
your child to read some or all of the text with you.
Repeated reading boosts key literacy and phonics skills.
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Look at that rat!
That rat has a spatula.
That rat can use a pan.
That rat is a natural!
Look at that man!
That man can not cook.
That man’s food
is very bad.
Look! That man can
catch that rat.
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The man has a plan.
The rat can give him a hand!
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The rat helps the man
The man learns from the rat.
The man hides the rat...
Imagine that!
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