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.