Have your class explore the short /a/ sound. They will pronounce isolated consonant and short /a/ sounds and then blend the sounds to make a word.  An assessment sheet is provided.

In this word sorting activity worksheet, students look through a story they have read and identify compound words, long e words, verbs, adjective, short a words, contractions, words with wh, feeling words, and words with -ing in the...

In this short a words instructional activity, students draw a line to match the short a words with their pictures. Students complete 5 matches. 

In this short a worksheet, students write 6 short a words as they are called out, unscramble them and use the words in sentences.

In this short a worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.

For this easy reading worksheet, students read a list of short a words and a story that includes the words. They circle the words cat, mad, hat, and sad before answering three questions about the story.

In this short a worksheet, 1st graders read a story using the high frequency words come, here, is, an, are, and some as well as words with the short a sound. Students create a student made book of the story and the pictures that accompany.