In this short a vocabulary building learning exercise, 2nd graders write down 6 words as the teacher dictates them, unscramble the words, and write sentences with the words. They write a sentence with 1 review word.

Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. They listen to a list of words and identify the words containing the short /a/ sound, and write the letter A. Students listen to the book "Cat Nap" and identify...

First graders compare the /a/ sound to that of a baby crying. They practice making the sound and then say the tongue twister as it is written on a sentence strip and then using the overhead and letters, name words with that sound in them.