2. Spelling Words
(featuring short a & i)
•Flag •Sat
•Fin •List
•Ran •Sit
•Has •Bag
•Fill •Win

3. Challenge Words
(Featuring Short a & i)
•Picnic
•Plastic
•Rabbit
•Fabric
•Napkin

4. Look at the poem on the
next slide. Can you find
all the short a & i words?

5. Dad fed the snack to the cats
That is a fat cat!
The cats nap on Dad’s back.
I hope the cats do not slip!
The cats can lick the milk.
The cats lick my chin.

6. Dad fed the snack to the cats
That is a fat cat!
The cats nap on Dad’s back.
I hope the cats do not slip!
The cats can lick the milk.
The cats lick my chin.

7. Vocabulary
• Ignore • Challenge
• Dangerous • Underestimate
• Style • Proficient
• Passion • Heed

8. Ignore
•To refuse to pay
attention to something

9. Dangerous
•Likely to cause harm or
injury

10. Style
•A certain way of doing
something

11. Passion
•Energy and strong
feelings

12. Challenge
•To ask someone to be in
a contest

13. Underestimate
•To think something will
be easier than it really is

14. Proficient
•To be very good at
something

15. Heed
•To listen to warning and
use it to help you do
something

16. Why do you think Marc
Brown wrote this story?
A.To tell about different kinds
of reading races.
B.To tell a fun story about
Arthur.
C.To explain why Reading is
important.

17. Author’s Purpose
•Marc Brown wrote this
story to entertain you.
This is a story you will
read and enjoy.

18. Genre
•This story is fiction.
Fiction books are made-
up.

19. Comprehension Strategy
• When you read a fiction story
such as “Arthur’s Reading Race,”
pay attention to the characters’
actions and the important things
that happen in the
beginning, middle, and end.

20. Social Studies
A bank is a business
where money is
kept. Bank
customers
deposit, or put
in, money for
safekeeping. The
bank is the safest
place to save money.
How do you save
money?

21. Robust Vocabulary
in Context

22. D.W. accepted Arthur’s _______ to
read ten words.
•Challenge
•Underestimated
•Proficient
•Heed

23. Arthur _______ D.W.’s talents.
•Challenge
•Underestimated
•Proficient
•Heed

24. Arthur became a ______ reader by
reading all the time.
•Challenge
•Underestimate
•Proficient
•Heed

25. Arthur did not ______ the warning on
the “Wet Paint” sign.
•Challenge
•Underestimate
•Proficient
•Heed

26. Heed or Ignore?
• Wear a jacket on a cold day.
• Never put ketchup on your
hotdog.
• Keep your ice cream in the oven?
• Read the directions for the test.

27. Challenge or Proficient?
• Catching a ball
• Tying a shoe
• Doing a handstand
• Eating an apple
• Jumping rope 50 times in a row

28. Dangerous or Safe?
• Walking across the street
• Playing on train tracks
• Picking up a stray animal
• Borrowing a pencil

29. High Frequency Words

30. ALREADY

31. EIGHT

32. POLICE

33. PROVE

34. SIGN

35. BUY

36. EAT

37. KNOW

38. MONEY

39. READ