About the Book
THE READING ADVENTURES CONTINUE!
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In this FUN, CHEAPER, BLACK & WHITE BOOK, Block 2 of our four-block series, your child will get:
- ENGLISH LESSONS IN FUN STORIES - Whether you are homeschooling, teaching, or getting your kids ready for school, the Rat The Cat Reading Accelerator is the most fun a child can have while growing as a reader. OVER 100 PAGES OF FUN.
- FULL STORIES, NOT JUST SENTENCES - Rat and Dan have crazy adventure after crazy adventure. Rat is always getting into trouble!
- PROGRESSIVE PHONICS - We use progressive phonics, not to teach a bunch of rules, but as a sensible method for introducing new letter combinations. We start easy, and each story builds on the previous story.
- VOCABULARY, WEIRD WORDS, AND SENTENCES/DICTATION FOR EACH STORY - At the end of each story are two pages with the vocabulary/spelling words for that lesson, plus a list of "weird words" used in the story. Weird Words are just words that have not yet been introduced.
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- MAGIC - Rat The Cat is a great product, but it's not the magic. You are. We know that. Our goal at RATTHECAT.COM is to aid you, with fun products, in producing that magic.
Here are the ten stories from Block 1 of the Rat The Cat Reading Accelerator:
11 "The Vile Toad" - some long-vowel sounds - A vile toad challenges Rat to a race in the rain. Will Rat win, or will the vile toad's many tricks leave him dry?
12 "Rat Gets A Job" - -ll, -ff, -ss - Rat can't sell his junk to anyone, not even the vile Toad. How will Rat's boss take it?
13 "Going Fishing" - ck and sh - The fish are biting for Dan, but other things are biting Rat The Cat!
14 "The White Whale" - th and wh - Captain Rat has to deal with a mutinous crew as he searches for his nemesis.
15 "Chicken Thugs" - ch, tch, ng - Rat needs to call for help when a gang of chicken thugs comes to town.
16 "Rat Gets A Loan" - nk, sk, nd, ld, mp, ay - What happens when Rat gets a loan to fund all the things he wants, and the loan comes due?
17 "This Job Stinks!" - nt, pt, st, ct, ft, xt - Having lost Dan's land, Rat gets a job with Ranger Tim. A stinky job.
18 "A Bumpy Ride" - sc/scr, st/str, sk, sl, sp - Rat says he's 'The best bike dude, ' but what does the mountain say?
19 "Stork Lake" - dr, tr, sm, sn, sw, or, er, qu - Stork Lake is a dangerous place. Will Rat do as he's told? Of course not!
20 "Farmer Rat" - bl/br, cl/cr, pl/pr, gl/gr, fl/fr - Is Rat brave enough to farm in the land of the Black Snake?
