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Lesson 1 – Short “a” Sound
Target Time: 2 hours total
Focus Sound: /ă/ as in cat
Age Group: Grade 2–3 (6–8 years old)
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Part 1: Word List (20 Words)
> cat, bat, mat, rat, hat, fat, sat, pat, nap, gap
map, tap, cap, man, fan, pan, jam, can, bag, wag
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Part 2: Reading Practice
Sentences to Read Aloud:
1. The cat sat on the mat.
2. I can nap with my hat.
3. The man has a fat bag.
4. Pat and Sam ran with a pan.
5. Can you tap the map?
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Part 3: Dictation (Say slowly, ask child to write)
1. cat
2. bat
3. nap
4. map
5. pan
6. The man has a cap.
7. Tap the can.
8. A rat sat on a mat.
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Part 4: Exercises
A. Match words to pictures (draw or print images)
B. Fill-in-the-blank
1. The ___ ran (bat, mat)
2. I see a ___ (hat, map)
3. We sat on a ___ (cat, mat)
C. Word Sort
Group by ending:
at: cat, bat, rat
ap: nap, map, cap
an: man, pan, fan
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Break (5–10 min)
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Lesson 2 – Short “e” Sound
Focus Sound: /ĕ/ as in bed
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Part 1: Word List (20 Words)
> bed, red, fed, led, wed, net, pet, wet, set, get
met, jet, vet, hen, pen, men, ten, den, leg, peg
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Part 2: Reading Practice
1. The red hen sat.
2. Get the pet on the bed.
3. Ten men met a vet.
4. I fed the hen and set the net.
5. Peg has a wet leg.
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Part 3: Dictation
1. bed
2. pen
3. vet
4. net
5. red
6. Get the jet.
7. The pet is wet.
8. Ten men fed a hen.
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Part 4: Exercises
A. Circle the /e/ words in a paragraph
B. Fill-in-the-blank
1. The ___ is red (bed, fed)
2. I ___ the dog (get, fed)
3. The vet met the ___ (pen, hen)
C. Group by sound family
ed: bed, fed, red
et: wet, get, pet
en: hen, ten, men
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Break (5–10 min)
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Lesson 3 – Short “i” Sound
Focus Sound: /ĭ/ as in sit
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Part 1: Word List (20 Words)
> bit, fit, hit, pit, sit, lit, kit, zip, tip, lip
rip, sip, dip, fin, pin, tin, win, sin, bin, kid
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Part 2: Reading Practice
1. I sit with the kit.
2. Tim hit the tin.
3. The kid did a dip.
4. Can you zip the bag?
5. I win with a big tip.
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Part 3: Dictation
1. sit
2. lip
3. zip
4. pin
5. bin
6. I fit in the kit.
7. Hit the tin.
8. Sip from the cup.
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Part 4: Exercises
A. Match rhyming words
B. Fill-in-the-blank
1. I ___ on the mat (sit, sip)
2. The ___ is in the bin (kit, lip)
3. Can you ___ the bag? (zip, pit)
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Break (5–10 min)
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Lesson 4 – Short “o” Sound
Focus Sound: /ŏ/ as in pot
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Part 1: Word List (20 Words)
> pot, dot, hot, lot, rot, not, got, top, hop, pop
mop, cop, sob, job, log, fog, bog, dog, jog, box
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Part 2: Reading Practice
1. The dog got in the fog.
2. Pop the top off.
3. I jog with my dog.
4. The mop is in the box.
5. A cop has a job.
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Part 3: Dictation
1. dog
2. top
3. log
4. mop
5. fog
6. The pot is hot.
7. I jog in the fog.
8. The cop got a job.
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Part 4: Exercises
A. Fill-in-the-blank
1. The ___ is hot (pot, fog)
2. ___ the top off (Pop, Log)
3. The ___ is on the job (cop, dog)
B. Match opposites
hot — cold
got — lost
job — play
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Break (5–10 min)
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Lesson 5 – Short “u” Sound
Focus Sound: /ŭ/ as in cup
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Part 1: Word List (20 Words)
> cup, pup, mud, bug, rug, hug, dug, jug, sub, sun
fun, bun, run, gum, nut, cut, tub, cub, sum, bus
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Part 2: Reading Practice
1. I cut the bun.
2. The pup is in the tub.
3. The bug is on the rug.
4. We run in the sun.
5. The cub had fun.
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Part 3: Dictation
1. cup
2. rug
3. sun
4. bug
5. fun
6. The pup is in the tub.
7. Cut the bun.
8. I dug in the mud.
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Part 4: Exercises
A. Fill-in-the-blank
1. The ___ is in the tub (pup, gum)
2. I run in the ___ (sun, bus)
3. The ___ is on the rug (bug, cut)
B. Word Sort by rhyme
ug: bug, rug, hug
ub: cub, tub, sub
un: sun, bun, run
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Lesson 6 – Review of Short Vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
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Part 1: Word Mix (20 Review Words)
> cat, pen, bin, pot, cup
bat, red, hit, log, sun
map, vet, kid, dog, nut
man, ten, zip, box, bus
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Part 2: Reading Sentences
1. The kid hit the bin.
2. The vet has a red pen.
3. A dog sat on a rug.
4. Pat cut the bun.
5. I got a box of gum.
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Part 3: Dictation Challenge
1. cat
2. pot
3. zip
4. log
5. sun
6. The red cup is hot.
7. Can you hug the pup?
8. I sat on the rug.
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Part 4: Game & Quiz
A. Vowel Sound Sorting
Place each word in a box for the vowel it has.
Short a → ___
Short e → ___
Short i → ___
Short o → ___
Short u → ___
B. Rhyming Memory Game
Match words like: cat–bat, pen–ten, dog–log
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