Sam, Come Back!

Author: Susan Stevens Crummel

Illustrator: Janet Stevens

Genre: Fiction

Word Work - Short a

aIs a a consonant or a

vowel?sat s a tam a m

ham h a mran r a ncat c a tgas g a s

dad d a d

Blend and Build Words - CVC

• t a n• j a m• p a t• b a g• s a d• c a b

When a is the only vowel in a word, it usually stands for the short a sound.

manman mapmap capcap cancan cabcab tab

Word Reading - Short a

• fan• pal• yak• zap• wag• bat• had• lad

• gas• sag• van• jab• rat• tap• mat

Workbook

• Workbook page 3

Word ReadingJack’s CatJack has a really good pet -A black cat he named Mack.Mack sits on Jack’s lapAnd they eat a snack.

Jack grins and gigglesWhen Mack does a trick,And Jack takes such good care of

MackThat he is never sick.

Character

• A character is a person or animal in a story.

• Good readers look for clues about what characters do and how they feel.

• Knowing about characters can help a reader better understand a story.

Workbook

• Workbook page 4

Phonics Reader

Sing with Me

Please Get Me a PetPets are great, but they all haveNeeds, needs.Dogs and cats need shelter andSongbirds must have seeds.

Mommy, Daddy, please,Get a pet for me.I am old enough to take Responsibility.

Sam, Come Back!Day 2

Word Work - Final ck

The letters ck at the end stand for the sound /k/.

s a ckp a ckr a ckJ a ck

qu a ck

Blend and Build Words

s a ckt a ckb a ckZ a ck

The letters ck at the end stand for the

sound /k/.

packpack backback rackrack sack

sack quackquack tack

Word Reading - Final ck

• Jack• cab• jam• back• bat• van• sack• ran

• lack• Zack• tack• rack• pack• sad• wag

Wordbook

Poem

Jack’s CatJack has a really good pet -A black cat he named Mack.Mack sits on Jack’s lapAnd they eat a snack.

Jack grins and gigglesWhen Mack does a trick,And Jack takes such good care of MackThat he is never sick.

Phonics Reader

Read the Words

1. Sam the cat is on my lap.2. He ran that way.3. Sam ran in the sack.

Sam, Come Back!Day 3

Short a and Final ck

sat

CVC = short vowel sound

pack

ck = /k/ sound

fantackhamJack

Words to Read

tapbatsatpanjamsackJack

Vocabulary

• Sam - a cat that runs away• Jack - a boy who chases Sam

High - Frequency Words

• on• come• way• is

• in• my• that• see

Descriptive Words

up downleft right

over underin out

Sam is in the sack.

One kind of animal we learned about is a cat. We are about to read a story about a cat named Sam. We’ll find out what happens one day when Sam begins to play.

Amazing Words

• needs - Needs are things people must have to

live.• shelter -

The place in which you live is your shelter.

• responsibility - When you have responsibility, there

are things you are expected to do.

Amazing Words

• cuddle - When you cuddle something, you hold

it close. When you are holding somebody or something for warmth or love, you are cuddling.

• tickle - When you tickle someone, you touch

them lightly and make them laugh.

Amazing Words

• fetch - When you fetch something, you go

get it.• heel -

Heel means “to follow closely at your heels.”

Sam, Come Back!Day 4

Word Reading

• cat• is• fat• the• have• Matt• pass

• back• that• are• I• jam• you • van

Sentences

I have a cat.

The cat is fat.

Pass that jam back, Matt.

Are you at that van?

High - Frequency Words

way in on

Sam ran away ___________ a sunny day.

Which __________ did Sam go?

Sam was _________ the yard.