👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply write the at family using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
spelling, word family, revise

Teaching Notes

• Read directions and text aloud. Let the child point, draw, or dictate; independent reading is not expected.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Keep sessions to 10–15 minutes; revisit the words through play.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
The practice words share -at. Say the beginning and blend it with the ending.

Words
cat, hat, mat, sat

Model
Read cat. Cover it. Say its sounds while writing. Uncover and check every letter.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — the order of letters in a written word
• — words sharing a sound and spelling pattern
• — change writing to improve it

Words to Learn

cat, hat, mat, sat

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for the order of letters in a written word is ____.
2. The term for words sharing a sound and spelling pattern is ____.
3. The term for change writing to improve it is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. Complete c____ with the family ending.
2. Complete h____ with the family ending.
3. Complete m____ with the family ending.
4. Complete s____ with the family ending.
5. Which word comes first alphabetically?
6. Say a sentence with one practice word.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Build the words with letter cards. Change only the beginning to make a new family word. Dictate or write a short sentence and draw it.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Say one new example and draw it.