Phonics

LESSON 6 Letter Tt /t/

CARDS WORKSHEETS DECODABLE BOOK
Tt sound/symbol card Phonemic awareness A Tap and a Pat
Tt letter cards Phonics
Decodable word cards: Practice sheet
teacher and student sets Workmat
High-frequency word cards

Phonemic Awareness
Materials: Phonemic awareness worksheet
• Say the word toe and emphasize the /t/ sound. Have students listen for the /t/ sound at
the beginning of the word as you repeat it. Then have them say the word.
• Tell students you are going to say some words. Some of the words begin with /t/ and
other words do not. Tell them they should say /t/ whenever they hear the /t/ sound at the
beginning of a word. Say the following words one at a time, allowing time for student
response: ball, table, tomato, watch, turtle, zebra, toy, pickle, ten.
• Say the word boot, emphasizing the /t/ sound, and ask students what sound they hear at
the end. Tell them that sometimes they can hear the /t/ sound at the end of words. Say
the following words one at a time, and ask students to say /t/ whenever they hear the /t/
sound at the end of a word: jet, deep, pot, cane, hat, suit, chick.
• Slowly read the verse below, emphasizing the /t/ sounds in the words, and have students
stomp their foot and say /t/ each time they hear the /t/ sound at the beginning or end of
a word.
Todd the toad sat in a boat.
He tried to row to see Tommy.
But he couldn’t get the boat to float
So he called to Tommy, “Come get me.”
Repeat the above activity until you are confident that students are able to identify each
/t/ sound in the words in the verse.
• Give students the phonemic awareness worksheet for extra practice.

Introduce the Sound/Symbol Relationship for Tt /t/

Materials: Sound/symbol card
• Show students the sound/symbol card for Tt. Read the word tiger and point out that the
letter t stands for the /t/ sound in tiger. Have students listen for the /t/ sound as they read
the word with you.
• Have a volunteer come up and point to the letter in the word tiger that stands for the
/t/ sound.

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LESSON 6 Letter Tt /t/ continued
Blend the Sounds
Materials: Decodable teacher word cards
• Place the decodable teacher word cards tan and taps in a pocket chart or along the
chalkboard ledge. Ask students what the two words have in common. If students don’t
respond, point out they both begin with the /t/ sound. Ask them to tell you the letter that
stands for the /t/ sound.
• Demonstrate sounding out the first word by saying each sound as you run your finger
under the word: /t/ /aaa/ /nnn/. Hold the sounds, except for stop sounds, for one second.
Then say the word quickly: tan.
• Have students sound out the word with you, holding the sounds for one second.
• Repeat the process with the word taps.
• Place the word sat in the pocket chart. Ask students where they see the letter Tt in
this word. Sound out the word, letter by letter, as you run your finger under the word:
/sss/ /aaa/ /t/. Hold all sounds except the /t/.
• Have students sound out the word with you, holding the sounds for one second.
• Repeat the process with the words at, mat, and pat. Hold all sounds except for stop
sounds such as the letters p and t.

Cumulative Review/Practice Sounds

Materials: Decodable student word cards
• Line up the decodable student word cards in the pocket chart or along the chalkboard
ledge. Tell students that they have already learned the sounds to say these words. Point
to each word and read it with students. Then have individual students read the words. If
students have difficulty reading a word, model how to blend the sounds to sound it out.
• Have students take turns sorting the decodable student word cards into groups according
to the beginning sound. Repeat, having students sort the words according to final sounds
and patterns of sound within the words. Students can also sort the words according to
those that begin or end with /t/ and those that don’t.
• If time allows, put the decodable student word cards into a pile. Have students pull
a word card from the pile, read it out loud, and use it in an oral sentence.

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LESSON 6 Letter Tt /t/ continued
Spell Decodable Words
Materials: Letter cards, workmats
• Give students the letter cards and a copy of the workmat. Have them line up the letters
s, a, and t under the boxes on their workmat. Say the word sat slowly. As you say the
sounds, demonstrate how to push up each sound into a box on the workmat. Repeat and
have students do theirs along with you.
• As you model, have students line up the letters t, a, and p under the boxes on their
workmat. Say the word tap. Ask students what sounds they hear in the word. Then have
them push up the letters one at a time as they say the sounds. Have them read the word
they have made.
• Ask students what letters they need to spell the word Pat. Remind them that this is a
name and it needs a capital letter. Have students use their workmat to spell the word Pat.
Repeat with the words tan, at, and mat.
• If time permits, make different words with the letter cards and have students spell words
they have learned in previous lessons.

Introduce New High-Frequency Words: from, is, with

Materials: High-frequency word cards
• Tell students they are going to learn two new words that they need to be able to
recognize and read quickly. Hold up the high-frequency word card from and read the
word. Have students read it with you. Have them write the word from in the air with
their finger as you spell it out loud with them, pointing to each letter on the card as you
say the letter name.
• Repeat the process with the words is and with.

Practice High-Frequency Words

Materials: High-frequency word cards
• Tell students they are going to practice quickly reading the new words and words from
other lessons. Use all the high-frequency word cards. Flash the words one at a time.
If students do not know a word, tell them what it is. Mix up the cards and repeat the
process several times.
• Write several of the words on the board and have students read them with you. Have
students choose one of the words. Without them seeing, erase one of the letters in the
word. Ask students what letter is missing. Replace the missing letter and repeat with the
other words.
• Place a set of the high-frequency word cards in the reading center for further practice,
or provide students with individual sets of words for practice with a partner.

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LESSON 6 Letter Tt /t/ continued
Read Words and Phrases
Materials: Practice sheet
• Before students read the book, use the practice sheet to practice reading the words they
will encounter in the book. Have them sound out each decodable word in rows 1 and 2,
sound by sound, as they run their fingers under the word.
• Have them read each high-frequency word in rows 3 and 4 quickly.
• Then have them practice reading the phrases and sentences.
• If students are having difficulty reading the words, provide more practice in blending and
spelling the words before they move on to the decodable book.

Read the Decodable Book

Materials: Decodable book A Tap and a Pat
• Show students the cover of the book. Have them read the title with you as you run your
finger under each word. Ask students what they see in the picture and what they think
the story might be about.
• Turn to page 6 and ask students what Sam is doing in the picture.
• Give students their books.
• Point to the word taps on page 6. Cover the s with your finger and ask students what the
word is. Then uncover the s and cover the word tap. Ask students what sound this letter
stands for. Uncover the whole word and ask students to read the whole word.
• Read the first page together as you model how to sound out decodable words and read
high-frequency words quickly. If you think students are able to read the book on their
own, have them continue reading the book independently. If you think students need
more support, continue to read the book with them.
• After reading the book, ask volunteers to read their favorite sentences in the book.
Have them tell you who mopped up after Sam spilled the water. Ask what Pat did then.

More Practice
Materials: Phonics worksheet
• Have students complete the phonics worksheet.

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SOUND/SYMBOL CARD Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/

T t
tiger
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LETTER CARDS Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/
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P p a n

S s m t

P p a n

S s m t
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WORD CARDS Decodable Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/
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Pat pat

tan mat

sat taps

at
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WORD CARDS Decodable Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/
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Pat pat Pap pan

tan mat Nan an

sat taps man Pami

at map sap Sam

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WORD CARDS High-frequency words 1 Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/
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the get

and I

on in

can a
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WORD CARDS High-frequency words 2 Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/
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from is

with

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WORKSHEET Phonemic awareness Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/

Name:_________________________ Date:____________

Teacher Instructions: Have students color the pictures that begin or end with /t/.

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WORKSHEET Phonics Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/

Name:_________________________ Date:____________

p t n m

p t m s

n t n m

a s n t

Teacher Instructions: Have students look at the picture, circle the beginning sound, and
write the letter.
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PRACTICE SHEET Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/

1 Pat • pat • at • tan

New
words
mat • sat • taps

2 Sam • pan
Reviewed
words

3 from • is • with
New
h-f words

4 a • can • get • on • the

Reviewed
h-f words

at the tan mat

5
Phrases
get a pat

Pat can pat Sam.

6
Sentences
Sam is at the pan.
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WORKMAT Phonics Lesson 6: Tt /t/

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