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AT.M.LPHABETTIBOOKSEASY READING SERIES#7T.M.MIZ KATZ N. RATZcatsmndh eIntroducing the letter ‘e’
Alphabetti Book #7Ed and TedWritten and illustrated by Miz Katz N. RatzAcknowledgmentsFor Scott. Thank you for listening.Copyright 2015 by Miz Katz N. RatzAll rights reserved. This book or any portion thereofmay not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoeverwithout the express written permission of the publisherexcept for the use of brief quotations in a book review.Produced in the United States of America.First Edition, 2015Progressive Phonics LLCLos Angeles, CAwww.ProgressivePhonics.com2
TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Start Guide .4Lesson One, the letter ‘e’ .5Ed and Ted.93
Quick Start GuideRead the book WITH your child.You read the “regular” text, andhe/she reads the big, red words,sort of like reading the differentparts in a play.Help your child soundout the words asneeded.Read the book several times.This helps develop the eye musclesand left-to-right reading patterns.Don’t rush it. Bodybuilders don’t train ina day – neither does a child.And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!4
Lesson 1This is the letter ‘e’ –eThe letter ‘e’ says “-eh- forelephant.” Can you say“-eh- for elephant”?5
Lesson 1We use the “-eh-” sound in lotsof words, like:Elephantelevator.Endless eggs.Empty envelopes.6
Lesson 1Show me the pictures that startwith the “-eh-” sound.eAnswer: Elbow, egg, elephant, envelope.7
Lesson 1Here are two words we can makewith the letter ‘e’ – can you readthem?edted8
ed and ted weretwo teddy bears, bbin Never-Ever-Where. bwho lived at the park9
One day,ed andted saw Dan,stomping his feet andshaking his hands.bb10
ted, as hehitched up his pants, “if bthere’s one thing I hate bit’s dance, dance, dance.” b“Ugh,” said11
edthought it looked blike fun. bDeep inside,12
tedsaid was the way bit was done. bBut whatever13
ted frowned andb“You have to go away. bYou can’t dance here.” bcalled out to the deer.14
bheadphones were on, bDan just waved – hisand the radio was playinghis favorite song.bb15
ted.“You have to stop!” bted was so angrythat he started to hop. b“Hey, deer!” said16
bbear was dancing too, bso he smiled at tedand said, “Whoo, hoo!” bAnd Dan thought the17
ted ran at Dan tobHe did not see the rock bthat tripped his toes. bpunch him in the nose.18
ted went flyingthrough the air – ba whirling, twirling bteddy bear. b19
yelp!ted landed ina bush with a bthump and a yelp.b20
His fancy, schmancypants landedbbsomewhere else.b21
ted.“I must get my pants. bNo one can see bme – no they can’t!” b“Oh, no!” thought22
So whenedran over to helphis friend,bb23
ted said, “ed!Who are those bcrazy men?” b24
“What men? Where?”ed looked over his bshoulder. bb25
ted hid bbehind a bigger, bbetter boulder. b.asA boulder is a large rock.26
“Where did he go?”Dan said tobed.27
.asted crawledaway with a branchon this head.bb28
tedreached his pants, bAnd just before29
Dan jumped out,b“Hey! Do you wantto dance?”bb30
ted screamed insurprise. “I don’t bknow. maybe later.b31
“But look overbthere – an alligator!”b32
ted grabbedhis pants to bput them on. b33
In his hurry,bted got itall wrong. b34
ed said, “ted,what happened toyour pants?”bb35
ted lied again,“I was trying to bdo a dance.” b36
So when Dan said,b“Let’s all do a dance,”b37
ted couldn’t sayno, and he couldn’tsay, “I can’t.”bb38
Allted could dowas dance, dance,dance.bb39
And before verybted startedto have fun, blong,40
bfriends danced all bday in the sun.band the three newTHE END41
in Never-Ever-Where. b 9. One day, and ed ted saw Dan, stomping his feet and b shaking his hands. b 10 "Ugh," said , as he ted . ted lied again, "I was trying to b do a dance." b 36. So when Dan said, b "Let's all do a dance," b 37. ted couldn't say no, and he couldn't b
