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FREE Apple-Themed Word Sort {for Short a and other a Sounds}

By thisreadingmama 4 Comments

Bad Apples - FREE Word Sort | This Reading Mama So far this school year, ALuv {currently 2nd grade} has been studying the vowel patterns of a that don’t have the short a sound (such as AR, AW, AL, or WA), comparing them to words with the short a sound.

I created this apple-themed word sort called Bad Apples for him. It contains short a patterned words such as glad, trash, and stack {with the short a sound}. But watch out for the “bad” apples!  Mixed among the “good” apples are words that contain patterns that might look like they would make the short a sound, but they don’t (words like small, crawl, or start)! {If you’re teaching younger kids, don’t miss the free Apple PreK/K Pack that was just released as well!}

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Here is the sort in action…on our pocket chart. {Sorry for the blurry picture.}

Feel free to download this apple-themed word sort HERE!

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Comments

  1. sarahelisabeth says

    September 6, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Thank you. Printing this off to use. I’m from the South of England and for me”glass” is a bad apple. I would this as gl-are-ss not gl-a-ss. This will just be recategorised here!

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  2. critters and crayons (@critterscrayons) says

    September 6, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    i like the “good apples/bad apples”! ha! so fun!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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