Prairie River Academy

English Language Arts

Grade 1Unit 1Lesson 5

Short vowels and continuous consonants

Read a Short-A Story

Today: Apply short-a decoding in a connected original text.

A

Begin

Warm-up

  1. 1.Read: sack.

  2. 2.Read: scan.

B

Learn

Read a Short-A Story

Connected reading uses the same sound-by-sound work as word reading. Rereading makes the voice smoother after the words are secure.

First read accurately. Stop and blend unfamiliar words. Then reread the sentence in meaningful phrases.

Study the model

A cat / sat on a mat. → A cat sat on a mat.

C

Read

Original PRA passage

Sam has a tan sack. A map is in the sack. Sam and Nan scan the map. At last, Sam taps a path.
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Read a Short-A Story

Grade 1Practice and apply
D

Practice

Read, think, and respond

  1. 1.What is in the sack? ELA-1-01-05-Q1

  2. 2.Who scans the map? ELA-1-01-05-Q2

  3. 3.What does Sam tap? ELA-1-01-05-Q3

  4. 4.Underline three short-a words. ELA-1-01-05-Q4

E

Apply

Use the lesson

Reread the story and draw the map inside Sam's sack.

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