👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

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

Vocabulary
sound, letter, pattern

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
These words share the spelling ending -am. Blend the beginning sound or sounds with the ending.

Model
Read jam and change its beginning to make ham.

Practice words
jam, ham, ram, yam

Try it
Read each word, cover it, build or write it, and compare it with the model. Say each word again after checking.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — something we hear in spoken words
• — a written symbol used in words
• — a spelling arrangement that appears in several words

Words to Learn

sound, letter, pattern

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for something we hear in spoken words is ____.
2. The term for a written symbol used in words is ____.
3. The term for a spelling arrangement that appears in several words is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. Read the practice words aloud.
2. Which letters spell the focus word jam?
3. Find the word jam in the list and copy it.
4. What pattern is this lesson practicing?
5. Put the first three practice words in alphabetical order.
6. Write or say a sentence containing jam.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Write the practice words on cards. Sort them by the target sound or spelling. Read a card, hide it, and rebuild the word with letter cards. Check each letter. Then use two words in a spoken sentence.

Reflection

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