The Fat Cat
Written by Cheryl Ryan Illustrated by Signe Nordin www.readinga-z.com
ELEMENTS USED IN THIS BOOK New phonic element c
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Reviewed phonic elements n, a, p, m, s, t, o, d, e, h, f, g, i, Story word table New high-frequency words none Reviewed high-frequency words a, are, do, from, get, has, he, her, is, like, put, she, the, they Special considerations inflectional ending -s, double consonats (Matt)
The fat cat is Matt. The pig is Pam. They are at the table in the den. 3
Matt the Cat has a hat. It is a top hat. 4
Matt the Cat likes cod from a can. He puts the cod in a pan. The cod gets hot. 5
Matt the Cat has the hot cod at the table in the den. He likes the cod. 6
Pam the Pig has a hat. Her hat is not big. 7
Pam the Pig has a can. She puts the cob from the can in a pot. The cob gets hot. 8
Pam the Pig has the hot cob at the table in the den. She likes the cob. 9
The cat and the pig do not like the hats. They do like caps. 10
The cat and the pig get caps. They put on the caps.
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Matt and Pam sit on a cot in the den. They sit on the hats they do not like. The caps they like sit on top. 12