Phonics: Short a Sound


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Online "Short a" Activities

Activity: What are some words that have a short a in it?  apple, dad, ...

Misc. 
Jackal
Zac the Rat Activity Sheets and Printable Book @ Starfall Including other short a sound words.
Family Works! Coloring Book Page: Basket, Castle

"ack"

Books
Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Jack and the Beanstalk

Online ack Activities

Jack and the Beanstalk Story @ BBC

For Readers
Clickety-clack, Clickity-clack! Story @ PBS
Piggyback, Piggyback Story @ PBS

Jack-in-the-Box
Alphabet Teddy Bear Coloring Pictures
Family Works! Coloring Book Page: Jack-in-the-Box

"ad" Online Activities
For Readers: The Sad Dad Story


"an" Online Activities

Online Man Activities and Songs
Music: This Old Man

This Old Man Story @ PBS

"at" Online Activities, Games & Stories

Between the Lions: Chicken Jane Story QuickTime or RealPlayer
Pre-Study: Positions - Pat My Cat @ kidzclub
Pat My Cat Story @ kidzclub


"at"

Music Theme: Thump, Thump, Rat-A-Tat-Tat

Beginning Phonics @ abcteach: "at" Family

Look at the picture. Fill in the missing beginning sound.

Dr. Seuss: Cat In The Hat: "at" words @ abcteach
Write as many words as you can think of that have the letters "at" (in the hat).

Practice writing your "at" words @ activityvillage Bat, cat, hat.

Hat
Books:
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat - Hear it Online @ Goodnight Stories
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss
The Hat by Jan Brett
    Various coloring pages and activities are located at Jan Brett's web site.

The Hat Project @ Jan Brett (Including activities for: Reading/Language Arts; Math, Science, Social Studies, and Music/Art/Drama - The Mexican Hat Dance.)

Three Corner Hat
Cut a piece of newspaper (or butcher paper) to be about 14x20 inches (make it larger for a teenager or an adult). Fold the longer length in half.  Fold the top corners towards the center (where they join each other).  Fold the bottoms up.  Tape the middles together.  Decorate using kids paints, crayons, markers, water colors, etc.

If you want other hat options, go to: One Way to Make a Paper Hat.

Music and Purim Resources
My Hat, It Has Three Corners This can be sung if you are talking about hats (or celebrating Purim).  

Purim takes place in February or March.  It is celebrated on March 18, 2003.
Hallmark Purim 2003 Fact Sheet 
Holiday Spot : Purim Activities, recipes (Hamentaschen recipe for Purim - three cornered pastry) online games, and other resources.

Find other hat activities and printables at: my Dr. Suess Theme page.

Color the Letters @ KidsRCrafty: G-H Puzzle (Hat)

Arthur: Party Hats

Online Hat Activities & Songs
The Cat in the Hat Hear it Online @ Goodnight Stories
Daddy Wheres A Funny Hat @ Lil' Fingers Storybooks
Red Hat, Green Hat Story@ PBS
My Hat, It Has Three Corners Song
The Cat's Concentration Game
The Farmer in the  Dell Song

Ham, Cat, Hat, etc.
"at", "am",  and "gr" words The Cat In The Hat and Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss Activity Pages @ abcteach

Bat
Cat

Cat and Rat
Going to St. Ives Number 7
Jack's House


Online Rat Activities and Songs

The Farmer in the  Dell Song

Older Children
Rats Story @ PBS


Pat
Music: Pat-a-Cake

Pat-a-Cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B"
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!

Note: You can change the letter.

"Short A" Online Activities

ack
ad
Man
Cat
Hat
Pat-a-Cake Song
Rat

Other Online Activities
Chicken Stacker Game @ PBS
"Stack five hens by clicking on words with a short a sound.
Green Eggs and Ham: Online Scramble (a puzzle)
Jack and the Beanstalk Story @ BBC
Look Out @ PBS
Reading-n-Phonics: Short Vowel a
Zac the Rat @ Starfall

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