1. Sam, Come Back! Author: Susan Stevens Crummel
Illustrator: Janet Stevens
Genre: Fiction

2. Word Work - Short a a Is a a consonant or a vowel? sat s a t am a m
ham h a m
ran r a n
cat c a t
gas g a s
dad d a d

3. Blend and Build Words - CVC
t a n
j a m
p a t
b a g
s a d
c a b
When a is the only vowel in a word, it usually stands for the short a sound.
man man map map cap cap can can cab cab tab

4. Word Reading - Short a fan pal yak zap wag bat had lad gas sag van jab
rat
tap
mat

5. Workbook
Workbook page 3

6. Word Reading
Jack’s Cat Jack has a really good pet - A black cat he named Mack. Mack sits on Jack’s lap And they eat a snack. Jack grins and giggles When Mack does a trick, And Jack takes such good care of Mack That he is never sick.

7. Character A character is a person or animal in a story.
Good readers look for clues about what characters do and how they feel.
Knowing about characters can help a reader better understand a story.

8. Workbook
Workbook page 4

9. Phonics Reader

10. Sing with Me
Please Get Me a Pet Pets are great, but they all have Needs, needs. Dogs and cats need shelter and Songbirds must have seeds. Mommy, Daddy, please, Get a pet for me. I am old enough to take Responsibility.

12. Sam, Come Back! Day 2

13. Word Work - Final ck
The letters ck at the end stand for the sound /k/. s a ck p a ck r a ck J a ck qu a ck

14. Blend and Build Words s a ck t a ck b a ck Z a ck
The letters ck at the end stand for the sound /k/.
pack pack back back rack rack sack sack quack quack tack

15. Word Reading - Final ck Jack cab jam back bat van sack ran lack Zack
tack
rack
pack
sad
wag

16. Wordbook

17. Poem Jack’s Cat Jack has a really good pet -
A black cat he named Mack.
Mack sits on Jack’s lap
And they eat a snack.
Jack grins and giggles
When Mack does a trick,
And Jack takes such good care of Mack
That he is never sick.

18. Phonics Reader

19. Read the Words
Sam the cat is on my lap.
He ran that way.
Sam ran in the sack.

20. Sam, Come Back! Day 3

21. Short a and Final ck sat fan tack ham Jack pack
CVC = short vowel sound
pack
ck = /k/ sound
fan tack ham Jack

22. Words to Read
tap
bat
sat
pan
jam
sack
Jack

23. Vocabulary
Sam - a cat that runs away
Jack - a boy who chases Sam

24. High - Frequency Words on
come
way is in my
that
see

25. up down left right over under in out Sam is in the sack.
Descriptive Words
up down left right over under in out Sam is in the sack.

26. One kind of animal we learned about is a cat
One kind of animal we learned about is a cat. We are about to read a story about a cat named Sam. We’ll find out what happens one day when Sam begins to play.

27. Amazing Words needs - Needs are things people must have to live.
shelter -
The place in which you live is your shelter.
responsibility -
When you have responsibility, there are things you are expected to do.

28. Amazing Words
cuddle -
When you cuddle something, you hold it close. When you are holding somebody or something for warmth or love, you are cuddling.
tickle -
When you tickle someone, you touch them lightly and make them laugh.

29. Amazing Words fetch - When you fetch something, you go get it. heel -
Heel means “to follow closely at your heels.”

30. Sam, Come Back! Day 4

31. Word Reading
cat is
fat
the
have
Matt
pass
back
that
are I
jam
you
van

32. Sentences I have a cat. The cat is fat. Pass that jam back, Matt.
Are you at that van?

33. High - Frequency Words
way in on Sam ran away ___________ a sunny day. Which __________ did Sam go? Sam was _________ the yard.