Cat on the Mat Early Reader No. 1 Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company. Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com No part of this Publication can be reproduced without a license Cut ‘n Page 1a Staple Single Syllable Words Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate sounds into a continuous word (c--a--t, c-a-t, c-aaa-t, cat). Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorized/recognized. Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new sentence. Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘cat’ ---- Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’ Try These New Words cat rat fat bat mat The the a Page 2 The cat. Cut ‘n Page 2a Staple The fat rat. Page 3 The fat bat. Cut ‘n Page 3a Staple The fat rat sat on a mat. Page 4 The bat and a rat sat on a mat. Cut ‘n Page 4a Staple The cat sat on a mat. Page 5 The bat and a fat rat sat on a cat. Cut ‘n Page 5a Staple The fat cat sat on a mat. Page 6 Extra Words pat hat Comprehension 1. What animal sat on the mat first? 2. How many animals are in this story? 3. Who sat on the mat next to the fat rat? 4. Who sat on the cat? 5. What happened to the rat and the bat? Parents : download stories from www.early-reading.com, or get the ‘hi-rez’ CD version with 60 stories, worksheets and more. Educators : apply for a license to reproduce the stories for your students. Contact [email protected] Cut ‘n Page 6a Staple Complete the sentences with these words. rat, mat, bat, rat, cat The fat ___ sat on a ___. The ___ and ___ sat on a cat.