Free sampler · Short a (a_t, a_p, a_n)
Sam and the Bat Map
Sam finds a map a bat left behind. Tap, tap — what is the bat trying to say?
Word warm-up
Sambatmaptapnapbagranhad
Sight / heart words
theahasistoI
Read along
Page 1
Sam has a map.
A bat sat on the map.
The bat is not big.
The bat is not bad.
Page 2
Tap, tap, tap.
The bat taps the map.
Sam can see a dot.
Sam can see a path.
Page 3
Sam ran.
The bat ran too.
Tap, tap — this way!
What can the bat see?
The end!
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Pip in the Pit →
Pip looks in a pit and sees a fin. A fin? In a pit? What is it?
Weird fact (for the grown-up)
Bats can “see” in the dark by sending out tiny sound clicks and listening for the echoes — it’s called echolocation.
Parent / teacher prompt
Ask: what do you think the bat wants Sam to find? Try drawing your own bat map.