At word family lessons

The AT word family is one of the first sets of words young children learn to read, usually in kindergarten. These words are practiced as part of a word family.

What is a word family?

A word family is a set of words with the same ending. The words in a word family always rhyme.

Here is a downloadable list of words from the AT word family. Just click to download and read on for some great printable worksheets and activities to teach the words in the AT word family.

The first words kids usually read…

When kids are first starting to read, they usually begin reading CVC words. CVC stands for consonant vowel consonant words.

The AT word family is one of the first, if not THE first, family of words children practice reading in school. Since “a” is the first letter of the alphabet, children are usually most familiar with its sound out of the vowels: a, e, i, o, and u. “T” is also another sound kids more easily remember.

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AT Word Family Worksheets Packet

These FREE downloadable worksheets will help your child build fluency with the words in the AT family.

When working with the list and flashcards in the printable packet, I recommend using the 3 letter CVC words for beginning readers. The 4 letter words (CCVC words) are only for a challenge.

There are so many hands-on ways to use the AT word family flashcards for activities and games that your kid will love. I find that just going through the flashcards can be boring, so check out the activities we played with them below!

flashcards for AT word family

Page 1 of 2 Flashcards

Picture flashcards that match the word flashcards above
Match and Write. Children connect the picture to the word and then trace the word
Beginning sound worksheet where students determine which of two words matches the picture

Hands-On Activities Using AT Words

AT Word Family SPLAT!

Okay so I usually call this game, SWAT it, but it didn’t rhyme, SPLAT the AT word it is!

Use those flashcards you just printed out and call out a word. Kids love getting permission to make something go SPLAT! Make sure to use blue painters tape so you don’t ruin your walls!

2 kids using fly swatters to hit AT words on a white wall and smiling

Muffin Pan Spelling with the AT word family

Kids absolutely love muffin pan spelling so if you’re looking to try this with other word families you can find more picture cards there. We use any muffin pan and these soft and magnetic Coogam letters.

Try this game with one of two ways:

  1. Beginning sounds version- match the initial sound to the word from the picture card
  2. CVC spelling full version- spell the AT word that matches the picture in it’s entirety
muffin pan next to pictures of bat, rat, mat, and hat. in left veresion the muffin pan includes only the -at ending of each word and the beginning letters are under the pan. The second picture on the left has all the words spelled to match the AT words on the right

Word Ladder for the AT Family

Create a word ladder listing all the words you can think of that rhyme with at! Display them with Post-its, flashcards, or these cute paint chip cards.

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Memory Matching Game- Pictures + Words

Using the picture and word flashcards from the AT word packet, play a classic game of memory. Take turns flipping two cards and if they match, you keep them. Continue flipping them over till all are gone.

AT Family Word Sort

This is pretty intuitive, but a simple sorting game can be great practice. Read the word and match it with the picture.

As kids sound out the words, they’re practicing their phonics letter/sound association, but they also need to be able to BLEND those three sounds together to make the word, which is a very important phonemic awareness skill that lots of people don’t know to practice.

each word flashcard is matched with its picture. words/pictures are: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat

The AT Word Family House

Let’s really lean in to that family part of «word family.» All these words live together! So let’s give them a house.

a paper craft house with AT on the room and paint chips with different rhyming at words on the bottom

The Cat and the Rat Book, A First Reader

I created this printer friendly (black and white) decodable book to help kids practice reading words in the -at family. It’s FREE to print and use with your child. They can even color it in. Maybe it’ll be the very first book they read!

Parents often ask…

When are kids supposed to be able to read the words in the AT word family?

Kids are expected to read most CVC (consonant vowel consonant words) at the end of kindergarten based on Kindergarten Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.D. Since the AT family is usually the first set of words children learn to decode (sound out) independently, they are likely to begin reading these words around the middle of kindergarten.

But I want to make sure I say that everyone is different and that’s okay! Not all kids will read these words in kindergarten.

According to understood.org, «Not all kids develop reading skills at the same rate. Taking longer doesn’t mean they’re not on track to become good readers.» That’s a very important reminder for parents in this world where we are constantly comparing ourselves and our kids.

What are other word families at the same reading level?

Other families to work on after the -at word family would be the -ag, -ad, -am, and -an families.

I’ve created these activities and printables for the -an word family just for you!

The letters in all these families use the usual phonetic sounds for each letter so they don’t confuse beginning readers (unlike the -ar and-as word families where there are letters making irregular sounds like the “a” in far and the “s” in has).

15 FREE Resources Exploring the “-at Word Family”

The cat is fat. Matt is a bat. Teaching short /a/ specifically the -at family, is a logical beginning point when students are learning phonics. The letter /a/ is after all the first letter in the alphabet. This blog post contains some pretty good free resources that your children might enjoy as you plan your -at word family lessons.

“Phonics is the relationship between sounds and the spelling of the words.” You can read more in the simple article from Scholastic.

The resources include mostly CVC (consonant vowel consonant – as in C-A-T) pertaining to short /a/ sound and the -at word family. These FREE resources are suggestions you might want to add to your lesson plans. Included in this post are online books, videos and free printables. Enjoy!

Online Books

Outside of phonics readers, it can be challenging to find books that are specific for the -at word family. For older students, you can add books like “The Gingerbread Man” or “Green Eggs and Ham” and have students look for the short /a/ words as you read. The following online books I chose because they are introductory to the learning process and the -at word family.

The Fat Cat Sat on a Mat

“The fat cat sat on the mat. “Get off!” said the rat. But the fat cat just sat. Will the rat get the fat cat off the mat? This funny, phonetic Level One I Can Read is perfect for kids learning to sound out words and sentences.” – Excerpt Amazon

Pat the Cat

This book was published in 1995 and is out of print. However, the link here will suggest used copies should you decided to bring it into your classroom or home library. It truly is a wonderful resource for introducing -at word family to students.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

This is a fun book to read to children around Halloween.

There Was an Old Lady Who Had a Fat Cat

Online Videos

There are thousands of short /a/ learning videos on YouTube. Here are some of my top picks for sharing with young learners. And these resources are related to the -at word family.

Cat on the Mat

This first video is an interactive video where the story is told three times, and the last time young learners do their best to read the words. This would be good for repetition.

The Cat Sat on the Mat – Alphablocks

This is “Alphablocks” created by the BBC for children. It is a cute catchy song and excellent learning video for teaching the -at family. The video for “The Cat Sat on the Mat” ends at about five minutes, yet the video is longer and explores other word families.

Word Family -at Phonics Song – Jack Hartmann

“Learn about the at word family. Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern. Word families, sometimes called phonograms or chunks, can help emergent readers by providing predictable patterns within words. Sing along with this at word family song.The first time through we give the beginning sound and the at word family ending sound. The second time through we give a chance for independent practice of the at word family.” – Excerpt Jack Hartmann

Learn How to Read -at Rhyming Words – SandZ Academy

“Learn how to read Bat, Cat, Fat, Hat, Mat, Pat, Rat, Sat, Vat with this fun song!! Great for 2-5 year olds!” – Excerpt SandZ Academy

Word Families 1 “The Cat Sat” – Little Fox Stories and Songs for English Learners

“Word Families 1: The Cat Sat Learn some words that end with “-at”! Word Families help kids to learn ʺfamiliesʺ of words that appear frequently in English. It introduces a new word family, with a simple, easy-to-read story!” – Excerpt Little Fox Stories

Starfall -at Word Family (sample) – PFamily Channel

Finally, there are many wonderful learning applications for young learners. Starfall is one of the tried and true when incomes to safe and expedient learning. Kids love it as it’s fun for them to play as they learn. This video is a small sample of one of the exercises pertaining to the -at family. Some of the app is free, however to access the entire application Starfall does charge a monthly fee.

Printable Resources

The last few resources are from some of my peers at Teacher Pay Teacher. Even if you are not a traditional classroom teacher, any caregiver can download free and/or purchase these teachers created resources from the TpT website.

CVC Puzzle Center Featuring Short /a/ – STEMHAX

Check out this FREE sample from the “Rhyme & Couplet” packet from STEMHAX. This download includes seven rhyme pair puzzle cards and a recording sheet. Included in this freebie are some pairs from the -at family. Simply, download, print, laminate and cutout for an easy center, also great for the early finishers, too.

Source: STEMHAX

Short a CVC Board Game – Games 4 Learning

“This Short a CVC Board Game from Games 4 Learning can be a game for 2 players or can be used for teacher directed activities. It includes the game board and 4 activity cards that suggest different games and activities for the game board. The board provides practice at blending onset and rime in short a CVC words. It is ideal for reading intervention or phonics intervention. This phonics game can be printed on card stock or it can be projected onto your smart board.” – Excerpt Games 4 Learning

Source: Games 4 Learning

Short a CVC Clip Cards – The Chocolate Teacher

“These clip cards offer a perfect opportunity for your students to practice reading short a CVC words. There are a total of 24 cards with short a words. All the cards have a picture and 3 words underneath it. The words for each card start with the same initial & medial sounds- only the final sound is different. This will encourage your students to read through a word to determine which one is correct.” -Excerpt The Chocolate Teacher

Source: The Chocolate Teacher

cvc Writing of the Week – From the Pond

“This resource will help you sequence a whole week of reading and writing for your WORD FAMILY lessons! Print the pages and make each of your students their own mini writing book for the week. This book has a focus on the “at” word family. The ‘at’ words are all in cvc formation.” – Excerpt From the Pond

Source: From the Pond

Word Family Sliders – Make Take Teach

The last resource us from Make Take and Teach. “You’ll receive 18 colorful word family sliders when you print this activity! Ideal for small group instruction when teaching your students identify “chunks” in words.” – Excerpt Make Take Teach

Source: Make Take Teach

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Worksheets

This cute little book contains the words: hat, mat, and cat. Cut, color, and assemble.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

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Students shall complete each section to practice learning about words ending with -at.

1st Grade

There are three sections of this worksheet to finish featuring words from the -at word family.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Cut out the words along the dotted lines and paste them to the boxes below the pictures matching each word.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Cut out the words and make sentences. Make sure to use at least one «at» word in each sentence. Use the lines provided to practice writing your sentences.

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

Write in the missing letters for each of the words. Use the pictures as hints and then rewrite the word below it.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Students fill in the missing initial sound for each word and then use the lines below to rewrite the word again.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Use a crayon or pencil to color in the circles that makeup the word. Then write that word on the line.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Find and circle the «at» word in each row of letters.

1st Grade

This graphic organizer includes some pictures as hints to a few of the -at words. Then there are a few more spaces for any other -at words you can think up.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Follow along the dotted lines with pencil to trace each -at word. Then write the word again on the lines to the right.

1st Grade

This worksheet has space for up to eight words to write as many words ending with -at as you can think of.

1st Grade

Children can use letter stampers and an ink pad to make the following words: flat, hat, pat, mat, and sat.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Word Games

Have your students match up pairs of words ending in -at. This can be played alone or in pairs.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Use this word spinner for a variety of learning center activities and small group games. Words include: mat, sat, rat, bat, hat, and cat.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Word Slider, Flashcards, and Word Wheel

Kids will love learning their -at words on this cute bear-shaped word slider. Full color version available by clicking the ALT button below.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

There are 11 -at words in this word family to practice with these printable flashcards.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

Spin the wheel and read the words. Print this on cards stock for best results.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade

See Also:

Word Family Unit Index

We have lots of word family units available, such as: -ack, -ag, -am,
-ate, -eal, -eat, -eep, -end, -ere,
-ick, -ing, -oat, -ow, and -ug.

Phonics: Short-A Words

These phonics worksheets will help kids learn to read, write, and spell words with the short-a vowel sound.

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Short Story. The Cat and the Rat.

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Help your kindergartener build a strong reading comprehension skills. With this an word family story, she will read and spot some words.

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CAT Worksheet | The AT Word Family

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Cat sat on the mat! Teaching short vowel sound becomes a fun experience. Finish this one? Get more short vowel practice.

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AT Word Family List

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Teach beginning spellers that words contain and share patterns. Use this word family list to introduce the sound of words ending with -AT.

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AT Word Family Flashcards

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AT word family flashcards help children learn to read, identify initial, medial, and ending sounds and increase vocabulary. Words: mat, sat, cat, rat, fat, pat, bat, hat.

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The AT Word Family Workbook

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This at word family pack, combines 13 hands-on worksheets and activities for independent and guided learning. Great for kindergarten students!

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HAT Worksheet | The AT Word Family

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With this hat worksheet, kindergarten students will practice the CVC word. Getting busy, she completes a bunch of hands-on activities.

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AT Word Family Reading Comprehension

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AT word family reading comprehension simple story for kindergarten kids! This worksheet has 6 activities, including reading passage and focuses on words ending -at.

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SAT Worksheet | The AT Word Family

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With this ‘sat worksheet,’ kindergarten students practice the short vowel a word. They complete a bunch of hands-on activities.

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AT Family Words Review Worksheet

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With this at word family worksheet, kindergarten kids review five words. Great for independent practice and reinforcing phonics skills.

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AT Word Family Activities – Roll Read Trace

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Practice reading and spelling AT family words in interactive and engaging way. AT word family words: cat, fat, sat, pat, hat, bat, mat.

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Sorting Words From the AT & AD Word Families

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This sorting activity helps kids to recognize word patterns. Words from the AT & AD word families: bad, bat, cat, dad, fat, glad, hat, lad, mad, mat, pad, pat.

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AT Word Family Poster

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Do you have visual learners in your classroom? Hang the at word family poster for their reference! And for all students in class as well.

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MAT Worksheet | The AT Word Family

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With this mat worksheet, kindergarten students practice the short sound word and complete many hands-on activities.

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AT Word Family Clip Cards | Clip the Picture

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Students will say aloud the short vowel a sound word with these fun clip cards, find another word from that family, and attach the clothespin!

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RAT Worksheet | The AT Word Family

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With this worksheet, the student will practice the short sound word ‘rat.’ Getting busy, she will complete many hands-on activities.

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Cut and Paste AT Family Words

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Looking for ap word family activities for your next class? Here is a great one! Sort out the ap word family cards (pictures and words!).

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Reading AT Word Family Words

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This Four-in-a-Row game is ideal for helping young learners read AT word family words: rat, sat, hat, cat, mat, bat, pat, fat.

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Building Words – AT Word Family Printables

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With this worksheet, kids write eight words ending AT. Examples of AT word family words: fat, mat, sat, cat, hat, pat, bat.

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Elkonin Boxes – AT Word Family

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These AT word family words Elkonin boxes help students build phonological awareness by segmenting words into sounds and counting the number of phonemes.

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AT Word Family Spelling Worksheet

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This spelling dictionary is excellent for learning at family words! Tracing, writing, spelling, coloring, listening, and more skills to practice!

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AT Word Family Reading Fluency

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AT word family reading fluency activity helps kids understand word patterns and see «chunks» in words. Words: rat, cat, sat, mat, hat, pat, fat, bat.

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The AT Family Words – Segmentation Cards

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The AT family words segmenting and blending cards allow students to isolate individual sounds within words and blend them together.

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AT Family Words | Chunk Detective

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This worksheet helps young students read words by using chunks. Students break down AT family words. They apply these skills to read each word aloud.

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AT Word Family Printable Game

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Help the Dino get to his baby! Take turns rolling a die and moving around the board. Read the words from the AT word family when you land on.

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Read and Spell AT Family Words

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With this printable activity, kindergarteners learn to read and spell AT family words. Great addition to your literacy center and AT word family word work.

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AT Word Family Clip Cards

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A fun activity for kindergarten students! Have your student identify words with a short a sound and pick the right word family.

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Making AT Word Family Sentences

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Kids learn to write sentences with AT word family words using the word bank. Encourage kids to share their writings with classmates. 

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AT Family Words – Kindergarten

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This AT family words activity is perfect for independent practice. Kids stretch out the words and write them in boxes. Words: fat, sat, bat, mat, hat, rat, pat, cat.

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Lesson 2

Laura Torsey

Subject: English Language Arts

Grade 1 (22 Students)

Time 35 minutes

What this lesson is about:

This lesson introduces students to the concept of word families with the CVC (consonant, vowel, and consonant) pattern.

New York State Standards

Phonics and Word Recognition

3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word

analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.

b. Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words

Core Concepts / Big Ideas that guide this lesson:

This lesson introduces students to the concept of word families with the CVC (consonant, vowel, and consonant) pattern.

Observable student outcomes:

1. Students  will read the book “Chat the Cat” as a class on the white board.

2.  Students  will find words in the story “Chat the Cat” that belong to the (CVC) word family ending in “at”.

Materials:

– Smart Board (computer)

– Magnetic board

– Magnetic letters

– White Board Markers

– Poster Boards

– White Boards

– Sequencing cards

– 23 copies of the book, Chat the Cat

– Each student will have a white board to write their ideas on.

Resources: Book, Chat the Cat, written and illustrated by: Laura Torsey.

Chat the Cat Book Final Version

Chat the Cat Good Copy

Sequencing Cards

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Lesson opening:

1. Students will be placed in a semi-circle. I will start a discussion about the students’ prior knowledge about word families end in “at”.

2. I will write their answers on a large sheet of lined paper.

3. We will discuss the students’ answers.

4. I will read the book, Chat the Cat. (Each student will have a copy of the book)

5. I will make meaning stops during the reading to discuss the content of the book.

6. First Stop: I will discuss the cover of the book and ask students to predict, what do you think the story is about?

7. Second Stop: I will ask the students, why do you think the bat and rat did not invite Chat the cat to walk with them?

8. Third Stop: I will ask the students, what type of footprints they think are in the story? I will ask them, have you ever seen footprints in the mud or snow?

9. Fourth Stop: I will ask the students, who they think the purple hat belongs to?

10. Fifth Stop: I will ask the students, have you ever found something that belonged to someone else and what did they do with the item?

11. After discussing the story, I will place students with partners. I will tell them to look through the story Chat the Cat and circle with a highlighter all the words that rhyme with “cat”. I will model how to do this by placing the book up on the white board and circling the words that rhyme with “cat” on the first and second page. Students will work with partners to  circle the remaining words on the other pages of the book.

12. When, students have completed circling the words. I will put the remaining pages on the white board and call on students to come to the front of the class and circle the words they chose. We will have a class vote to see if the word he/she circled was correct.

11. After discussing the words that rhyme with “cat” in the  story, I will give out the sequencing each of the students in groups of five. (One group will have to two students and will receive all five sequencing cards.

12. I will give the students a chance to look at the pictures and see if they can collectively put them in order.

13. I will walk around the room and tell the students they can look at their book, Chat the cat, to figure out what order the events took place in the story. What happened first? What happened second?

14. I will ask one group to line up in front of the class with their cards, so that we can figure out if they got the order correct.

15. As a class, I will ask for a show of hands how many students think the first sequence picture is correct. I will do this for the five sequencing cards, until they are in the correct order, answering all the students’ questions as we progress.

16. Next, the students will be paired up to find all the words in the story, Chat the Cat, that belong to the word family (CVC) pattern with an “at” ending.

17. Students will be instructed to circle with a highlighter all the words that belong to the word family (CVC) pattern with an “at” ending.

18. I will model how to do the assignment using the first page of the book. I will write the word “cat” on the board and explain the word “cat” has and “at” ending and “c” is the beginning consonant sound.

19. I will write all the words from the first page on the board and one by one ask the students if the word rhymes with “cat”. I will sound out each word and ask the students to say the word with me the second time. After we have discussed the first page and come up with the words that rhyme with “cat”, the students will work with a partner on the remaining four pages. They will be instructed to circle all the words that rhyme with “cat”, even if they have already circled them on another page.

20.  Students will work with partners to  circle the remaining words on the other pages of the book.

21.  When, students have completed circling the words. I will put the remaining pages on the white board and call on students to come to the front of the class and circle the words they chose. We will have a class vote to see if the word he/she circled was correct.

22. As a class, we will discuss the words that the students circled on the other pages.

23. Closure: As a class, we will popcorn read the, Chat the Cat, twice.  I will ask each student to write on their white boards the words they can remember that rhyme with “cat”.

Formative Assessment:

3 points – Can correctly name the three rhyming words.

2 points – Can correctly name two rhyming words.

1 point – Can correctly name one  rhymi

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