Rat The Cat Reading Accelerator is forty FULL-STORY, FUN adventures with lessons, each story building on the previous using progressive phonics.
Rat The Cat uses progressive phonics, not to teach a bunch of rules, but as a sensible method for introducing new letter combinations to new readers.
The stories start very simple—mostly "short a" words— and with each lesson the vocabulary and stories grow. Each story comes with lessons.
The stories are broken down into four Blocks of ten-stories each. Block 1 is roughly equivalent to First Grade.
The stories are available free as slideshows and as PDF files you can print. What's neat about the PDF format is now some PDF viewers have a "Read Aloud" function that works with Rat The Cat. The stories are also available as paperback books. The paperback books are full-page color, but we do have cheaper black & white paperback versions. Each book, in any form, is roughly 120 pages, 10 STORIES X 12 PAGES EACH, though in the reflowable ebooks the stories may take up many more "pages."
What makes us different is the FULL, FUN STORIES. Our stories are just better. Your child will be entering a whole new world of characters who have adventure after adventure, and because of the fun, your child will return to the stories again and again.
When your child can read an entire Block, your child is an official Blockhead and you can download a FREE 8"x10" PDF certificate and print it to hang on the wall.
Forty Fun Adventures!
( In 4 Blocks of 10 stories each )
Whether you are teaching, homeschooling, getting your kids ready for school, or just want good, fun stories for your kids to read, the Rat The Cat Reading Accelerator is the most fun kids can have while growing as readers.
WHAT RAT THE CAT
LOOKS LIKE INSIDE
BLOCK 1
BLOCKS 1 AND 2 ARE PICTURE BOOKS WITH ONE PICTURE PER PAGE
COLOR PAPERBACK
BLOCK 1, STORY 8
"THE RUDE MULE" PAGE 92
KINDLE REFLOWING
BLOCK 1, STORY 8
"THE RUDE MULE"
B&W PAPERBACK
BLOCK 1, STORY 8
"THE RUDE MULE" PAGE 92
COLORING BOOK
BLOCK 1, STORY 8, PAGE 92
ALL COME
WITH LESSONS!
BLOCK 2
COLOR PAPERBACK
BLOCK 2, STORY 17,
"THIS JOB STINKS" PAGE 77
KINDLE EBOOK
BLOCK 2, STORY 17
"THIS JOB STINKS"
B&W PAPERBACK
BLOCK 2, STORY 17,
"THIS JOB STINKS" PAGE 77
BLOCK 3
BLOCKS 3 AND 4 ARE STORYBOOKS WITH ONE PICTURE PER STORY
KINDLE REFLOWING EPUB
BLOCK 3, STORY 21
"THE BEAST"
COLOR PAPERBACK
BLOCK 3, STORY 21,
"THE BEAST" PAGE 43
B&W PAPERBACK
BLOCK 3, STORY 21,
"THE BEAST" PAGE 43
BLOCK 4
KINDLE REFLOWING EPUB
BLOCK 4, STORY 35
"THE VACATION STATION"
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ALL 40 STORIES
BLOCK 1
1 "Cat In A Bag"
short a
Rat and Dan are in a van when Sam comes along and things get fun.
2 "The Tame Ape"
long a
consonant - vowel - consonant - e
Rat and Dan go to the lake, where they encounter Dave, a tame ape. But how tame is Dave really?
3 "The Big Pig"
short i
Jane and Ranger Tim must save the day when the tame ape goes, well... ape.
4 "Pine Lake"
long i
consonant - vowel - consonant - e
Rat goes to Pine Lake, but will he be safe? Probably not.
5 "The Big Dog"
short o
Rat and Dan are on a log in a hot bog. Up comes a big dog. What could go wrong?
6 "The Mole Hole"
long o
consonant - vowel - consonant - e
Rat discovers a big mole-hole, with a giant mole in it! Something HAS to happen!
7 "The Mud Bug"
short u
Rat is digging holes in the mud, when up comes a giant mud bug. Oh no!
8 "The Rude Mule"
long u
consonant - vowel - consonant- e
Sam takes Rat to Pine Lake to ride mules. Rat's mule is big and rude, while Sam's mule is tiny.
9 "The Ten Men"
short e
Ten men, led by Ted, demand to pet Rat The Cat.
10 "The Peep"
long e
consonant - ee - consonant
Did Rat take something home from the zoo that he shouldn't have?
BLOCK 3
21 "The Beast"
-endings-
-er, -ing, -ed
with v-c-e words
Rat and Dan go to Pine Lake and find a beast in a cave.
22 "Long John Shorty"
-endings-
-er, ing, -ed
with short v, single c words
Rat and Chicken Fred find a treasure map with a curse!
23 "Jailbird Dan"
-more endings-
short v, consonant clusters
When a sleepy Dan gives Rat a driving lesson, things get crazy and Dan is put in jail!
24 "Rat On His Own"
Compound Words
Dan has had enough! Rat must move out! A tale of huge roaches.
25 "Cinder Rat"
Two-Syllable Words
Division Between Consonants
Can Rat become the Belle of the Ball?
26 "Vampire Rat"
Two-Syllable Words
Division Between Consonants
Rat and Dan work at Big Cactus Ranch. But why is Rat suddenly a vampire?
27 "The Evil Empire"
Two-Syllable Words
single C between V's
Long Vowels
Rat and Fred must go on a dangerous journey to vanquish the Evil Empire
28 "Modern Art"
Two-Syllable Words
single C between V's
Short Vowels, Colors
Dan takes Rat to an art gallery, and Rat is certain he can do better.
29 "The Flim Flam Bird"
final -le
On a trip deep into the jungle, Rat and Dan encounter headhunters!
30 "The Puppet Show"
final -y, er sound
Rat puts on a puppet show. Dan thinks the puppets are a tad bit mean.
BLOCK 2
11 "The Vile Toad"
some long-vowel sounds
A vile toad challenges Rat to a race in the rain. Will Rat win, or will the vile toad's many tricks leave him dry?
12 "Rat Gets A Job"
-ll, -ff, -ss
Rat can't sell his junk to anyone, not even the vile Toad. How will Rat's boss take it?
13 "Going Fishing"
ck and sh
The fish are biting for Dan, but other things are biting Rat The Cat!
14 "The White Whale"
th and wh
Captain Rat has to deal with a mutinous crew as he searches for his nemesis.
15 "Chicken Thugs"
ch, tch, ng
Rat needs to call for help when a gang of chicken thugs comes to town.
16 "Rat Gets A Loan"
nk, sk, nd, ld, mp, ay
What happens when Rat gets a loan to fund all the things he wants, and the loan comes due?
17 "This Job Stinks!"
nt, pt, st, ct, ft, xt
Having lost Dan's land, Rat gets a job with Ranger Tim. A stinky job.
18 "A Bumpy Ride"
sc/scr, st/str, sk, sl, sp
Rat says he's 'The best bike dude,' but what does the mountain say?
19 "Stork Lake"
dr, tr, sm, sn, sw, or, er, qu
Stork Lake is a dangerous place. Will Rat do as he's told? Of course not!
20 "Farmer Rat"
bl/br, cl/cr, pl/pr, gl/gr, fl/fr
Is Rat brave enough to farm in the land of the Black Snake?
BLOCK 4
31 "Captain P.P."
long a sound
-ible ending
Rat becomes a superhero - with a strange name.
32 "King Rat"
long o sound
-able ending
King Rat and his castle are under assault by Joe The Barbarian and his hordes!
33 "The Ballet Performance"
long i sound
ight, -ance ending
Victor Victor invites Rat and Dan to a famous ballet - Duck Lake. Rat isn't thrilled.
34 "The Cruise"
long u sound
ew diphthong
-ence ending
A Mystery! Rat and Dan are on a cruise, but who caused the ship to run aground?!!
35 "The Vacation Station"
long e sound
i before e
-tion ending
Rat invents a Time Machine and ends up at Sir Bragalot's Castle.
36 "Television Head"
oo, oi, oy
-sion ending
Rat is made Sheriff of Pine Gulch just as the evil Television Head comes to town.
37 "The Circus Part 1"
ou, ow
eigh
Rat and Dan join the circus!
38 "The Circus Part 2"
au, aw
all, alt, ald, alk
tu = chu
Will Death Drop Dan and Shooting Star Rat survive the circus?
39 "The Video"
the hiatus- syllable
division between vowels
some gh words
All Dan wanted was to watch a movie.
40 "Wonder Man"
ph as f
-ion and ior
What are Rat and Dan gonna do now?
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