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What is a blend?\u003Cbr>2. Short a and i vowel sort\u003Cbr>3. Word Puzzles (with blends)\u003Cbr>4. Picture and Word Cards\u003Cbr>5. Bottle Cap Spelling Cards\u003Cbr>6. Blend-a-Word Game\u003Cbr>7. Color by Vowel Pattern\u003Cbr>8. Sight Word Search\u003Cbr>9. I Spy Sight Words\u003Cbr>10. Word-Wac-Woe Game\u003Cbr>This printable pack was created for use with your child at home or in the classroom setting. Permission was granted from BOB Books to use their logo.\u003Cbr>Created [by Becky @](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](by Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)\u003Cbr>©2013 All Rights Reserved. |\n\nA blend is…  \ntwo letters  \ns t  \nput together  \nand you hear BOTH sounds  \nst  \n[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \ns t  \nShort a and i Word Sort  \nDirections: Cut apart the a and i mice and use as headers. Cut apart the word cards in the sort. Read each word. 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Use red tops for vowels, or write the vowels with red marker.  \n*Print the Bottle Cap Spelling mat (1 for each student) & pictures onto cardstock To make this activity self-checking, write the word on  \nthe back of each laminated picture.  \nCreated by  \ntops, and use them to spell these and laminate for durability.  \nBOB Books: Set 4  \n[Becky @](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[www.thisreadingmama.com](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)[ ](Becky @ www.thisreadingmama.com)©2013 All Rights Reserved.","cbCaisOtx3k4dDaI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisOtx3k4dDaI","pdf",1760718,24,"English","# Book 3: Cat and Mouse\n## What is a blend?\n## Short a and i vowel sort\n## Word puzzles (with blends)\n## Picture and word cards\n## Bottle cap spelling cards\n## Blend-a-Word game\n## Color by vowel pattern\n## Sight word search\n## I Spy sight words\n## Word-Wac-Woe game","[{\"question\":\"What does the document say a “blend” is?\",\"answer\":\"A blend is two letters put together that you hear as BOTH sounds (for example, st).\"},{\"question\":\"How do you complete the Short a and i vowel sort activity?\",\"answer\":\"Cut apart the a and i mice as headers, cut the word cards, read each word, and sort it under the correct mouse based on the vowel pattern (either short a or short i).\"},{\"question\":\"What is the bottle cap spelling activity and what materials are needed?\",\"answer\":\"Students gather bottle caps, write letters for blends on the bottle-cap words, and use red tops for vowels (or red marker for the vowels). 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