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Cartoon Strip Is that a ram on the beach? What is that crablooking at? Let s take a trainto visit Snake. I ll pack my bags! Do we need a map? Hi Snake! Hi Crab and Ram! Do you want to play jacks? Sure! We can play on my beach mat. This was fun! Let s take a picture. Good Idea. I ll put it in my new frame.
Writing Sort Long a Short a Skate Frame Train Crane Snake Ram Crab Mat Bat Jack bag
Cursive Sort Long a Short a Skate Frame Train Crane Snake Ram Crab Mat Bat Jack bag
Dictionary 1. Crab -- pg. 16, car-cry 2. Bat pg. 10, bag-bet 3. Frame pg. 23, Fly-Fry 4. Skate pg. 40, Scrap-Sky
Vowels/ Consonants Long a Short a Skate Frame Trai ain Crane Snake Ram Crab Mat Bat Jack bag
Draw and Label 1. Skate 2. Frame 3. Train 4. Crane 5. Snake 6. Ram 7. Crab 8. Mat 9. Bat 10. Jack
Rainbow Words 1. 1. Skate 2. Frame 3. Train 4. Crane 5. Snake 6. Ram 7. Crab 8. Mat 9. Bat 10. Jack
ABC Order Long a Short a Crane Frame Skate Snake Train bag Bat Crab Jack Mat Ram
Poetry There was a crab sitting on a mat He saw a snake holding a bat The snake was waiting for the train That was being fixed with a crane There was also a ram Stuck in a traffic jam The ram needed the train That was being fixed with a crane The ram decided to skate So he wouldn t be late The train Got fixed by the crane
Speed Sort Sort 1: 2 minutes and 30 seconds Sort 2: 2 minutes and 22 seconds Sort 3: 1 minute and 45 seconds Sort 4: 1 minute and 37 seconds
Speed Word sort Hunt Long a Short a Late plane Stain cake Cat Math Draft task
Spelling Riddles 1. I have a long a I rhyme with state I begin with the letter s I am something you might put on your feet. Answer: Skate 2. I have a short a I can be an animal or something you play baseball with I rhyme with cat Answer: bat 3. I have a long a The long a sound is made with an ai I am a form of transportation I have a chunk at the beginning Answer: train 4. I have a short a I am an animal you might see at the beach. I have a b at the end of my word Answer: crab 5. I have a long a I am a form of precipitation ai is what makes my long a sound Answer: rain
*This may not be a goo d choice for all sorts* This example does not use the sample word list. If you choose this activity, use your word study words. Antonyms/ Synonyms Antonyms 1. Big-Small 2. Tall-Short 3. Heavy-light 4. Black-white 5. Sunny-cloudy Synonyms 1. Smile-grin 2. Nice-kind 3. Huge-enormous 4. Come-arrive 5. Rich-wealthy
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Tongue Twister 1. Cool crabs cook cake. 2. Scared snakes skate slowly. 3. Bats bite big bags of bananas.
Sentences 1. The train still runs in the rain. 2. I used a map to find the skate park. 3. The red crab was walking on the beach. 4. I put a picture of a ram in a picture frame. 5. Please wipe your feet on the mat. 6. A crane helps lift heavy things. 7. The bag needed to be big enough to carry all my things.
Story Once upon a time, a bat was hanging in his cave. A snake slithered by. The two animals talked about all the rain they had gotten lately. They were sad that they could not go outside. They decided to play with jacks inside bat s cave to pass the time. After playing with jacks, the two animals got bored. They wanted to go on an adventure. Snake showed bat a treasure map he found. They decided to follow the map. They followed the map. It led them outside in the rain. They walked past snake s home. They walked past a giant cactus. They walked along the train tracks. Finally, they were standing in front of a giant crane. The crane operator lifted the snake and bat up in the crane. When they reached the top of a building they saw a bag. Inside the bag, they saw a brand new skateboard. The skateboard was such a treasure to the two friends. They had become so bored with the rain, and this gave them something new to do. Bat and snake skated home. When they reached bat s cave they were tired. They took a picture to remember the day, hung it in a frame, and went to bed.
Setting: At the Beach Play Tom: Look a crab!! Mary: Where? I didn t see it, I was looking in my bag for something. Tom: It was right over there next to our beach mat. Mary: I hope I see it again. Tom: Me too. I ll take a picture of it. Mary: That would be cool. I can hang it in my new picture frame. Tom: Look, there it is again. Mary: I see it! I see it! Quick, grab your camera. Tom: (taking a picture) It s hard to take a picture, it is moving so fast. Mary: It kind of moves like a snake. Tom: You re right. A kid walks by Kid: What are you guys looking at? Tom and Mary: A crab, look over there. Kid: Neat! Hey, do you want to play jacks with me? Tom and Mary: Sure. Kid: Okay let s go. Do you have skates? We can skate to my house. Mary: I do, but Tom doesn t. Can we just walk? Do we need a map to get ther Kid: We can walk. I know how to get there. We don t need a map. At the kid s house Tom: I like your baseball bat. Maybe we can play baseball after jacks. Narrator: The kids play jacks and then go outside to play baseball. The End