Word family tales scot and dot ot

Two little letters, that’s all that we need To make a whole family of words to read.. Here are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family -ot.. Expl

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There once was a tot

whose name was Scot.

He had a dog whose name was Spot.

They lived together in a flowerpot, the tot named Scot and his good dog Spot.

The girl who lived next door to Scot

teased him for living in a flowerpot.

But this didn’t bother Scot one jot—

he liked his home an awful lot.

There once was a tot whose name was Dot.

She had a cat named Apricot.

They lived together in a big teapot,

the tot named Dot and sweet Apricot.

The boy who lived next door to Dot teased her for living in a big teapot But this didn’t bother Dot one jot— she liked her home an awful lot.

One day when Scot was walking Spot,

he passed right by the big teapot.

“I love your house!” Scot told Dot.

(As a matterof fact, so did Spot!)

Thanks a lot!

Nice teapot!

Then Scot told Dot, right on the spot, all about his home in the flowerpot.

“I love your house!” Dot told Scot.

(As a matter of fact, so did Apricot!)

Now, when the weather is sunny and hot, Dot visits Scot in his flowerpot.

They plant petunias and forget-me-nots (Apricot and Spot help out a lot!)

On chilly days, Scot visits Dot for tea and cake in the big teapot.

It’s nice and hot!

This hits the spot!

The kids who once teased them, now do not.

They wish they had homes like Scot and Dot!

-ot W W ord ord F F amily amily R R iddles iddles

Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter

or letters to the -ot sound to finish each one

The clown’s white shirt had one pink polka

The peach is a week old and has started to

When the package arrived I shouted, "Look

Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ot

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- ack -ot

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell

With an O and a T that make the sound –ot ,

You’ll find it in hot and pot and Scot

Two little letters, that’s all that we need

To make a whole family of words to read.

Make a list

of other – ot

words Then use them in the cheer!

–ot

Here are some quick and fun ways to use this

story to help children learn the word family -ot.

Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ot sound,

made by the letters O and T All these words belong to a group called a word family

Ask children to find the -ot word ending at the top of the front cover Review aloud with children the

sound these two letters make together Can they find two words in the title with the -ot sound?

Flip over the book and read the story summary on the back cover Ask children to point out the

words they hear with the -ot sound Explain that the story you are about to read includes many

more words that end in -ot Can they help you find them?

Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations Then reread the

book, emphasizing the -ot word ending in the appropriate words Ask children to listen closely

and identify all the words that end in -ot (they might raise their hand or clap when they hear one,

or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page) As they do so, make a list on

chart paper of all the -ot words

Write each of the words from your list on an unlined

index card Use a different color for -ot than the rest

of the word Read each word on the cards with

children On another reading of the story, distribute

the cards to children and have them hold up their

card as their word is read

Pages 14–15 of the book feature 10 riddles with

answers that require a word ending in -ot Read each

riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers

Read aloud the cheer on page 16 several times, with

lots of energy and enthusiasm Invite children to join

you in reciting the cheer when they feel ready (you

might even choose a “cheerleader”)

-ot

R eading T ips

Other words in the -ot family:

blot clot cot dot got knot plot rot shot slot

spot trot boycott cannot forgot inkblot mascot robot snapshot