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englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 SCHOLASTIC and WORD FAMILY TALES and associated designs are trademarks of Scholastic Inc Illustrated by Rusty Fletcher Produced by Brown Publishing Network ISBN: 0-439-26263-1 Copyright © 2002 by Scholastic Inc All rights reserved Printed in the U.S.A englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources There once was a tot whose name was Scot He had a dog whose name was Spot englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources They lived together in a flowerpot, the tot named Scot and his good dog Spot englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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 englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources There once was a tot whose name was Dot She had a cat named Apricot englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources They lived together in a big teapot, the tot named Dot and sweet Apricot englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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 englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Nice teapot! Thanks a 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!) englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Then Scot told Dot, right on the spot, all about his home in the flowerpot englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources “I love your house!” Dot told Scot (As a matter of fact, so did Apricot!) englishtips.org Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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!) englishtips.org 10 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources It’s nice and hot! This hits the spot! On chilly days, Scot visits Dot for tea and cake in the big teapot englishtips.org 11 The kids who once teased them, now not englishtips.org 12 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources They wish they had homes like Scot and Dot! englishtips.org 13 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources -ot Word Family Riddles Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter or letters to the -ot sound to finish each one We planted the daisies in a flower _ot In the winter it is cold In the summer it is _ot Scot says his tea really “hits the _ot!” My mom said she liked my drawing a _ot To tie a bow I must first tie a _ot englishtips.org 14 The clown’s white shirt had one pink polka _ot Cats climb trees, but dogs _ot The peach is a week old and has started to _ot Horses can gallop and they can _ot 10 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources When the package arrived I shouted, "Look what I _ot!" Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ot englishtips.org Answers: pot, hot, spot, lot, knot, dot, not, rot, trot, 10 got 15 ot ack Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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 –ot Make a list of other – ot words Then use them in the cheer! englishtips.org 16 Reading Tips -ot Here are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family -ot 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 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”) englishtips.org 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 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources 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  ... englishtips.org 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 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot ( -ot) © Scholastic... had homes like Scot and Dot! englishtips.org 13 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot ( -ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources -ot Word Family Riddles Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot ( -ot) © Scholastic... sentences using - ot englishtips.org Answers: pot, hot, spot, lot, knot, dot, not, rot, trot, 10 got 15 ot ack Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot ( -ot) © Scholastic