Book 20 - Nat Sits
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Book 20: Nat Sits
Nat Sits
New Words fit - Decodable Nat - Decodable Plot Summary One day Nat the Baby Kangaroo falls out of his mother’s pouch and hops off on his own. Mama Kangaroo does not know her baby is missing until she goes to show him to Sam. When Sam finds Nat hopping along with Sis, Mama Kangaroo is very happy. She makes sure that her baby will not get lost again. Story Questions (Comprehension) 1. page 1: Where does Nat the Baby Kangaroo sit? 2. page 2: What happened to Nat? 3. page 5: Who does Mama Kangaroo meet? 4. page 9: How does Mama Kangaroo feel when she discovers that her baby is missing? 5. page 14: Why is Mama Kangaroo happy?
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books. In 1972, the federally funded Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Development & Research and Ginn and Company published The Sam Books of early readers as part of a Beginning Reading Program. Because it was federally funded, federal law required the program be placed in the public domain in 1977.
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Sam Books
Book 20
Nat Sits Book 20
“This is Nat. See Nat and me.” 14
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ONE
Level
Book Title 1 I See Sam 2 3 4
TWO
5 6 7 8
THREE
9 10 11 12
FOUR
13 14 15 16
FIVE
17 18 19 20
SIX
21 22 23 24
SEVEN
25 26 27 28
EIGHT
29 30 31 32
NINE
33 34 35 36
TEN
37 38 39 40
THIRTEEN
TWELVE
ELEVEN
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Sam See Sam See Me Mat See Mat Meet Mit See It Sit On It Sis Sam Sat It Is Ann
Ann and Nan Nan and the Man Sam is Mad Sid We Will See Sid and the Mess Sis in a Mess Nat Sits Nat Mat in the Sun Run, Feet, Run Who Am I? Nell and Ed Sis in the Well Ann is Sad Ed and the Sheet Mat Did it The Shell Sell the Shell The Hat Mat in the Hat Mat and the Net Mat the Rat See Them Mit is Wet Will We Win? The Seed Mat and the Weed Was It Wet? Fun With the Sheet The Men The Bad Men
New Words
I, see, Sam am me
Mat Mit, Sis meet in, it
sit, on is sat Ann, this
and, Nan a, the, man mad, that at, Sid
New Sounds
Special Words
/a/ /s/ /m/ I, see
/t/ /i/ /n/
/o/
/d/
me meet is
this a, the that
we, will, with fell, mess
/w/ /l/ /f/ /e/
we, with
sun, them, us, what
/u/
what, them
6it, Nat
feet, fun, run Nell, who, yes
did, Ed, let, well need, she net, ran, sad, no 6ill, sheet, shut mud sand, sell, shell 6ish, hat, he
/r/ /ee/ /y/
who
/sh/
/h/
nut, rat, set feel, not
fat, if, wet fan, needs, sits, win fans, hand(s), hill, seed, weed 6ills, runs met, hit(s), was, to bad, him, men, be
Mat at Bat The Bat Rat Mat is Wet The Fun Fish
bat, his, wish, ball
The Bus Ben the Ant The Bee The Ant and the Bee
ant(s), Ben, bus, had
/b/
“See that! Nat sits and fits.”
bell, but, has,
bed, bee, Bill, hid
13
“Nat will sit.
“See Nat.
Nat will fit.”
Nat sits. Nat fits.”
12
1
Nat fell.
“That is Nat! That is Nat with Sis.”
2
11
“See Sis.
“We will meet Sam.”
Is that Nat with Sis?” 10
3
“Sam will see Nat and me.”
4
“Sam, will I see Nat?”
9
8
“See that!
“Meet me.
Nat fell.”
I am Sam.” 5
6
“Meet Nat.
“Nat! Nat!
Nat sits.
Nat sits in this.
Nat fits.”
Nat fits in this.” 7
Book 20: Nat Sits
Nat Sits
New Words fit - Decodable Nat - Decodable Plot Summary One day Nat the Baby Kangaroo falls out of his mother’s pouch and hops off on his own. Mama Kangaroo does not know her baby is missing until she goes to show him to Sam. When Sam finds Nat hopping along with Sis, Mama Kangaroo is very happy. She makes sure that her baby will not get lost again. Story Questions (Comprehension) 1. page 1: Where does Nat the Baby Kangaroo sit? 2. page 2: What happened to Nat? 3. page 5: Who does Mama Kangaroo meet? 4. page 9: How does Mama Kangaroo feel when she discovers that her baby is missing? 5. page 14: Why is Mama Kangaroo happy?
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books. In 1972, the federally funded Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Development & Research and Ginn and Company published The Sam Books of early readers as part of a Beginning Reading Program. Because it was federally funded, federal law required the program be placed in the public domain in 1977.
This version copyright © 2013 Rapsey Enterprises, llc
ReadingTeacher.com
Sam Books
Book 20
Nat Sits Book 20
“This is Nat. See Nat and me.” 14
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ReadingTeacher.com UNIT ONE
ONE
Level
Book Title 1 I See Sam 2 3 4
TWO
5 6 7 8
THREE
9 10 11 12
FOUR
13 14 15 16
FIVE
17 18 19 20
SIX
21 22 23 24
SEVEN
25 26 27 28
EIGHT
29 30 31 32
NINE
33 34 35 36
TEN
37 38 39 40
THIRTEEN
TWELVE
ELEVEN
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Sam See Sam See Me Mat See Mat Meet Mit See It Sit On It Sis Sam Sat It Is Ann
Ann and Nan Nan and the Man Sam is Mad Sid We Will See Sid and the Mess Sis in a Mess Nat Sits Nat Mat in the Sun Run, Feet, Run Who Am I? Nell and Ed Sis in the Well Ann is Sad Ed and the Sheet Mat Did it The Shell Sell the Shell The Hat Mat in the Hat Mat and the Net Mat the Rat See Them Mit is Wet Will We Win? The Seed Mat and the Weed Was It Wet? Fun With the Sheet The Men The Bad Men
New Words
I, see, Sam am me
Mat Mit, Sis meet in, it
sit, on is sat Ann, this
and, Nan a, the, man mad, that at, Sid
New Sounds
Special Words
/a/ /s/ /m/ I, see
/t/ /i/ /n/
/o/
/d/
me meet is
this a, the that
we, will, with fell, mess
/w/ /l/ /f/ /e/
we, with
sun, them, us, what
/u/
what, them
6it, Nat
feet, fun, run Nell, who, yes
did, Ed, let, well need, she net, ran, sad, no 6ill, sheet, shut mud sand, sell, shell 6ish, hat, he
/r/ /ee/ /y/
who
/sh/
/h/
nut, rat, set feel, not
fat, if, wet fan, needs, sits, win fans, hand(s), hill, seed, weed 6ills, runs met, hit(s), was, to bad, him, men, be
Mat at Bat The Bat Rat Mat is Wet The Fun Fish
bat, his, wish, ball
The Bus Ben the Ant The Bee The Ant and the Bee
ant(s), Ben, bus, had
/b/
“See that! Nat sits and fits.”
bell, but, has,
bed, bee, Bill, hid
13
“Nat will sit.
“See Nat.
Nat will fit.”
Nat sits. Nat fits.”
12
1
Nat fell.
“That is Nat! That is Nat with Sis.”
2
11
“See Sis.
“We will meet Sam.”
Is that Nat with Sis?” 10
3
“Sam will see Nat and me.”
4
“Sam, will I see Nat?”
9
8
“See that!
“Meet me.
Nat fell.”
I am Sam.” 5
6
“Meet Nat.
“Nat! Nat!
Nat sits.
Nat sits in this.
Nat fits.”
Nat fits in this.” 7
