Simple Reading KG

Cat on the Mat
Early Reader No. 1

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © Fantastic Phonics.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Single Syllable Words

Sound the Words: pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate
sounds into a continuous word (c--a--t, c-a-t, c-aaa-t, cat).

Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorized/recognized.
Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new
sentence.

Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘cat’ ---- Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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cat rat fat bat mat
The the a

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The cat.

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The fat rat.

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The fat bat.

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The fat rat sat
on a mat.

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The bat and a rat

sat on a mat.

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The cat sat
on a mat.

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The bat and a fat
rat sat on a cat.

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The fat cat sat
on a mat.

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Extra Words

pat hat

Comprehension

1. What animal sat on the mat first?
2. How many animals are in this story?
3. Who sat on the mat next to the fat rat?
4. Who sat on the cat?
5. What happened to the rat and the bat?

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rat, mat, bat, rat, cat

The fat ___ sat on a ___.

The ___ and ___ sat on a cat.

Dan And A Van
Early Reader No. 2

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Sound the Words : pronounce each letter separately, then blend the separate
sounds into a continuous word (r--a--n, r-a-n, r-aaa-n, ran).
Whole Words: - Explain that these must be memorised/recognised.
Punctuation : Explain "full stop" ( . ) - Stop, take a breath, then start new
sentence.

Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘van’ --- Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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Dan man ran van
his had wet the

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Dan.

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A van.

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Dan is a man.

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Dan has a red van.

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Dan is a man and
he has a van.

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Dan ran to his van.

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Dan sat in his

red van

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Dan sat on his hat
in the van.

Page 6

Extra Words

can fan pan

Comprehension

1. What was the man’s name?
2. What did he have on his head?
3. Did Dan walk to his van?
4. What colour was Dan’s van?
5. What happened to Dan’s hat?

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Dan, man, ran, van

___ is a ___.

Dan ___ to his red ___.

The Pet in a Jet
Early Reader No. 5

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Sound the Words : as previously discussed.
Short Vowel : ‘e’ as in ‘pet’
Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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jet met net
pet vet

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The pet.

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The jet.

Page 3

The vet.

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The pet is
in the jet.

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The vet is
in the jet.

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The vet met the
pet in the jet.

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The pet is in a net.

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The vet and the pet
in a net in the jet.

Page 6

Extra Words

bet get let set

Comprehension

1. What was the pet ?
2. Where was the pet ?
3. Who else was in the jet?
4. What did the vet use to catch the pet?
5. What is a vet?

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vet, pet, net, in, the.
The ___ is in ___ jet.
The ___ is __ the ___.

The Hen in a Pen
Early Reader No. 6

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Single Syllable Words

Sound the Words : as previously discussed.
Short Vowel : ‘e’ as in ‘hen’
Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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hen men pen ten
The the and is in

Page 2

The hen.

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The men.

Page 3

The pen.

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The hen is in
the pen.

Page 4

The hens in
the pen.

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Ten hens in
the pen.

Page 5

The men in the pen.

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Ten men and ten
hens in the pen.

Page 6

Extra Words

den Ben Ken

Comprehension

1. Where was the hen ?
2. What is a pen?
3. How many hens were in the pen?
4. Where were the men?
5. How many men were in the pen?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

hen, in, pen, ten, hens

The ___ is __ the ___.

___ men and ten ____.

Pip the Pup
Early Reader No. 7

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © The Early Reading Company.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Sound the Words : as previously discussed.
Short Vowel : ‘i’ as in ‘pip’ | ‘u’ as in ‘pup’
Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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dip lip pip nip rip
pup has his the

Page 2

Pip is a pup.

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Pip has a sip.

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Pip has a dip.

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Pip has a tip.

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Pip has a nip.

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Pip has a big rip.

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Pip has a big
rip of a zip.

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Pip has his lip
in the zip.

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Extra Words

bip cup hut nut rut

Comprehension

1. What is Pip?
2. What did Pip do with the food?
3. What does Pip nip?
4. What does Pip rip?
5. What does Pip get his lip caught in?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

Pip, rip, pup, Pip, zip.

___ is a ___.

___ has a ___ of a ___.

Dan and his Cap
Early Reader No. 4

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © Fantastic Phonics.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Sound the Words : as previously discussed.
Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘cap’ | ‘i’ as in ‘his’ | ‘e’ as in ‘wet’

Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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cap lap map nap
tap is his wet

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A cap.

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A map.

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A tap.

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Dan had a cap
on his lap.

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The map is
in the cap.

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Dan had a nap.

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The tap ran on the
cap and the map.

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Dan has a
wet cap

and a wet
map on
his lap.

Page 6

Extra Words

zap rap sap gap

Comprehension

1. What type of hat did Dan wear?
2. What did the map show?
3. Where did Dan put his map?
4. What did Dan do under the tree?
5. What happened to Dan's cap and map?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

cap, lap, tap, map

Dan had a ___ on his ___.

The ___ ran on the ___.

The Lad
Early Reader No. 3

Story by Jennifer Cooper-Trent © Fantastic Phonics.
Illustrations by Anthony Mitchell www.early-reading.com

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Sound the Words : as previously discussed.
Short Vowel : ‘a’ as in ‘lad’
Whole Words : ‘The’, ‘the’

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lad dad bad sad
The has a

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The lad.

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The dad.

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The dad has a lad.

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The lad has a dad.

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The lad is bad.

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The dad is mad.

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The lad is sad.

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The dad has
a sad lad.

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fad had pad

Comprehension

1. What is another word for lad?
2. What did the lad do that was bad?
3. Was the dad happy when the lad was bad?
4. What did the dad do?
5. How did the lad feel when he broke the window?

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Complete the sentences with these words.

dad, lad, bad, The
The ___ has a ___.

___ lad is ___.