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Short A Reading Fun

Short A Adventures

Day 45of 180
Week 9of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Read CVC words with short a sound

2

Understand story context with short a words

3

Practice reading fluency

4

Connect reading to God's love

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Learning to read helps children grow in knowledge and understanding

📦 Materials Needed

  • Short a decodable book
  • Letter tiles
  • Whiteboard
  • Markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather children and review short a sounds. Ask children to make the /a/ sound and think of words with short a.

💭 Review Question: What words do you know that have the /a/ sound?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce today's decodable book, pointing out short a words. Preview pictures and discuss what might happen in the story.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look for short a words
  • Listen carefully to the story
  • Think about what the characters are doing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do you see in the pictures?
  • Can you find any words with /a/ sound?
3Activity: Short A Decodable Book Adventure (7 min)
read-aloud

Read the decodable book together, encouraging children to point out short a words and help sound out words.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Read slowly and clearly
  2. Point to words as you read
  3. Ask children to repeat tricky words
  4. Discuss story elements
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Read book twice, helping children more

Challenge: Have children read parts of the book independently

4Closing (3 min)

Recap story and celebrate reading success

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite part of the story?
  • What short a words did you hear?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for helping us learn to read and understand your wonderful world.

Coming up: Next week, we'll explore more exciting short vowel adventures!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 119:105

“Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”

— Psalm 119:105 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Mime holding a lamp while reciting verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are developing phonemic awareness and decoding skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage patience during reading
  • Celebrate small reading victories
  • Make reading fun and interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Blending sounds and maintaining focus during reading

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Emerging confidence in sounding out short a words

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a word hunt for short a words in other books
  • Draw pictures of short a words
  • Play a short a sound matching game

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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