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Family Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: -At Family
Grade: Kindergarten
Student: Ms. Jasmine Vazquez

1. Objectives: CCSS.ELA-Literacy R.F.K.2.A (SWBAT) Recognize words that
rhyme with –at words. Create words that are in the same –at word family.
Students will be able to differentiate between words that are in different
word families.

2. Materials and Preparation:
• Computer connected to SMARTBOARD, Elmo, or projector.
• Pictures that rhyme with –at file/document.
• Student letter manipulative set (1 set per student or pair).
• Rhyming word house (1 for each student).
• Pencils/crayons or markers.
• -at word Family Book.
• Index cards (with one rhyming word written on each card).
• Meet the Family worksheets.

3. Instructions:
a. Introduction
i. Introduce lesson with a warm-up of pictures that rhyme with –
at.
ii. Invite the students to name the words and to stand up if the
words sound like cat.
iii. Tell students they will be working on creating their own sets of
rhyming words that belong in the same family.

b. Teacher Instruction
i. On board or in your own set show how to create words with
the manipulative set.
ii. Show the house and how they will write their word in the
house.

c. Student Activity
i. Distribute student manipulative letters.
ii. Call out various –at words that can be created with the letters.
–an is also included, to help students differentiate between
rhymes.
iii. Have students practice forming the words using their letter as
you call out the words. Walk around to check.
 iv. Distribute the word book family to each student
v. Have students create words to match the pictures in the book
and then write the corresponding letter beside each picture.
Have student color the pictures.
vi. Cut out and staple book.
vii. For additional reinforcement provide the “at” Family
worksheets.

d. Closure
i. Evaluation: On family house have student create three words
that go with the –at family (if needed they can use the letters).
ii. Have student sit in a large circle.
iii. Distribute 5 index cards to each student, with one rhyming
word written on each card.
iv. Place one card in the center and have them place one card each
that rhyme with the card in the center