Sam, Come Back!
Author: Susan
Stevens Crummel
Illustrator: Janet
Stevens
Genre: Fiction
Word Work - Short a
a
Is a a consonant or a
vowel?
sat s a t
am a m
ham h a m
ran r a n
cat c a t
gas g a s
dad
dad
Blend and Build Words - CVC
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tan
jam
pat
bag
sad
cab
When a is the only vowel in
a word, it usually stands for
the short a sound.
man
man map
map cap
cap can
can cab
cab tab
Word Reading - Short a
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fan
pal
yak
zap
wag
bat
had
lad
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gas
sag
van
jab
rat
tap
mat
Workbook
• Workbook page 3
Word Reading
Jack’s Cat
Jack has a really good pet A black cat he named Mack.
Mack sits on Jack’s lap
And they eat a snack.
Jack grins and giggles
When Mack does a trick,
And Jack takes such good care of
Mack
That 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 Pet
Pets are great, but they all have
Needs, needs.
Dogs and cats need shelter and
Songbirds 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 ck
p a ck
r a ck
J a ck
qu a ck
Blend and Build Words
s a ck
t a ck
b a ck
Z a ck
The letters ck at the
end stand for the
sound /k/.
pack
pack back
back rack
rack sack
sack quack
quack tack
Word Reading - Final ck
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Jack
cab
jam
back
bat
van
sack
ran
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lack
Zack
tack
rack
pack
sad
wag
Wordbook
Poem
Jack’s Cat
Jack has a really good pet A black cat he named Mack.
Mack sits on Jack’s lap
And they eat a snack.
Jack grins and giggles
When Mack does a trick,
And Jack takes such good care of
Mack
That 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
fan
tack
ham
Jack
Words to Read
tap
bat
sat
pan
jam
sack
Jack
Vocabulary
• Sam - a cat that runs
away
• Jack - a boy who
chases Sam
High - Frequency Words
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on
come
way
is
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in
my
that
see
Descriptive Words
up
left
over
in
down
right
under
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
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cat
is
fat
the
have
Matt
pass
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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.