an Samantha by Illustrated Berger by Rick Brown Want to hear a secret about my dog Stan? He thinks he can do everything that I can! 1)t , );A, ,. \ He loves to play soccer with my friend Fran. , He drinks orange soda right out of the can. o He lies in the sun to get a nice tan. He cools himself off with a little fan. s)t He likes his food heated up in a pan. He reads comic books. His favorite's Catman! 7)1"- He sits right up front when we ride in the van. 1(8 ! He talks on the phone to Grandma Nan. JAN Want to hear another secret about my dog Stan? He can't really do everything that I can. 1(10 f He can't play checkers with my brother Dan. ~ ", He can't make music ./, 'like I can. ..... And he definitely can't build a snowman. 1(12 1 I can't? Oh yes I can! "'\ "-&"". - c::--- ,.3" '\. ""'- ...•....."..~ - , .~ 13)1- Listen to the riddle sentences. Add the right letter or letters to the -an sound to finish each one. 1 Soda comes in a shiny tin _an. 2 When you move to a new home, you need a moving _an. 3 When the race began, we all_an. 4 To cool off in the summer, try sitting near a _an. 5 When you play at the beach, you might get a sun_an. 1(14 6 Eggs really sizzle when you fry them in a _an. 7~ My dad's friend Stan is a very tall_an. "Once upon a time," is how my book an. 9 When your room is really tidy, it's spic and __ an. ~o To sweep the floor, you need a broom and ___ an. Now make up some new riddle sentences using - an uodisnp "01 'uodsv, 'uo6eq "8 'UOW"L 'uod "9 'UO~"S 'UOJ"h 'UOJ "S 'UOA"G 'UO::)" 1 :SJaMsu'd 1S)t Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell For all of the words that we can spell With an A and an N that make the sound -an, You'll find it in man and can and van. Two little letters, that's all that we need To make a whole family of words to read! Make a list of other -an words. Then use them in the cheer! 1(16 Here are some quick and fun ways to us