Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 1Unit 1Lesson 1

Short vowels and continuous consonants

Hear and Read Short A

Today: Hear, identify, and read short a in simple words.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Say the first sound in apple.

  2. 2.Blend /m/ /ă/ /p/.

B

Learn

Hear and Read Short A

The short a sound is /ă/, as in apple. In a consonant-vowel-consonant word, the middle vowel often has its short sound.

Touch under each letter, say each sound without adding extra vowels, then sweep and blend the word.

Study the model

m a p → /m/ /ă/ /p/ → map

C

Read

Original PRA passage

A cat sat. A man ran. The cat ran to the man.
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Prairie River Academy

Hear and Read Short A

Grade 1Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.Circle the word with short a: map or mop. ELA-1-01-01-Q1

  2. 2.Build the word sat. ELA-1-01-01-Q2

  3. 3.Read: A cat ran. ELA-1-01-01-Q3

  4. 4.Who ran to the man? ELA-1-01-01-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Write one short-a word from the lesson.

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