Video narration
Ally the ant spots a big red apple. "A, a, apple!" she cheers. You can almost hear her feet patter as she runs toward it. She trots past a cat in a hat. "A, a, apple!" says the cat. Then a bat swings by with a bag and echoes, "A, a, apple!" Listen: apple, cat, bat, bag. They all have the short /a/ sound-the sound you hear at the start of apple. You can hear it too. Ally sits on a mat and opens her snack. Snack! That same sound is there. Now it's not just a chant. You can spot /a/ in words you know. Yum, yum! Ally smiles. "A, a, apple! I am glad!" From apple to snack, each short /a/ is a little reading win. Caregivers, explore The English Planet's Phonics Classes today.