Rhyme Town Teacher Guide
Rhyme Town Guide
Teacher Facilitation & Lesson Plan
Level: Kindergarten
Learning Objective
Students will be able to blend individual sounds (onset) with common rimes (-at, -ap, -an, -am, -ad, -ag) to read CVC words and identify words that belong to the same word family.
Target Families
- - at
- - ap
- - an
- - am
- - ad
- - ag
1. Introduction: The Rhyme Town Neighborhood (10 min)
Use the Rhyme Town Slides to introduce the concept of "families." Just like people in a house share a last name, words in a family share the same ending sound.
- Show the "-at" family. Model blending: /c/... /at/... Cat!
- Ask students to think of other "neighbors" who might live in the -at house (bat, mat, rat).
2. Guided Practice: Slider Blending (15 min)
Distribute the Rhyme Town Sliders. Model how to pull the onset strip through the rime frame.
- "Slow blend" it: say each sound as it appears.
- "Fast blend" it: say the whole word quickly.
- Check for nonsense words vs. real words!
3. Hands-On Centers (20 min)
Station A: Sorting Neighborhood
Sort the picture cards into the correct Word Family Houses. (Use the Sorting Mats & Cards).
Station B: Writing Residents
Complete the Word Family Workout worksheet to practice spelling and recognition.
Materials Needed
Slider Printables (cardstock)
Scissors & Glue
Picture Sorting Cards
Workout Worksheets
Pocket Chart (Optional)
Laminator (Optional)
Rhyme Town Slides
Rhyme Town
Blending Short 'a' Word Families
-at -ap -an
What is a Word Family?
Words in a family share the same ending.
It's like having the same last name! They all rhyme together.
-at
The Boss!
The -at House
cat
cat
bat
bat
mat
mat
Meet the Neighbors
-ap
cap, map, tap, nap
"Let's take a nap!"
-an
can, fan, man, pan
"The fan is fast!"
Meet more Neighbors
-am
ham, jam, ram, yam
"Bread and jam!"
-ag
bag, rag, tag, wag
"The dog wags!"
Can you blend it?
d
ad
dad
D-AD... DAD!
Blending Slider Printable One
Rhyme Town Sliders
Hands-On Blending Tool: Part 1 (-at, -ap, -an)
Assembly Instructions
- Cut out the three House Cards below.
- On each house, have an adult help cut the solid black horizontal lines to create two slits.
- Cut out the Letter Strips on the next page.
- Slide a strip up through the bottom slit and down through the top slit!
The -at House
Slit 1
Slit 2
at
HOUSE 1
The -ap House
ap
HOUSE 2
The -an House
an
HOUSE 3
Letter Strips
Cut vertically along the dashed lines!
c
b
m
r
h
m
t
n
c
l
f
p
r
c
v
Tip: Laminate these strips for a long-lasting center!
Blending Slider Printable Two
Rhyme Town Sliders
Hands-On Blending Tool: Part 2 (-am, -ad, -ag)
The -am House
am
HOUSE 4
The -ad House
ad
HOUSE 5
The -ag House
ag
HOUSE 6
Tip: Use a craft knife to cut the black horizontal slits in each window.
Letter Strips
Cut along dashed lines!
h
j
r
y
s
d
s
m
l
b
b
r
t
w
s
Word Family Workout Key
Answer Key
Word Family Workout Worksheet
1. Blend and Write
c + ap =
cap
f + an =
fan
h + am =
ham
b + ag =
bag
3. Odd Word Out
Family: -at
cat mat can sat
Family: -ag
tag wag bag cap
Teacher Guidance
For Task 2 (Drawings), look for student understanding of word meanings. A bat could be the animal or baseball equipment. Sad should show an unhappy face. Map should show paths or a grid.
Neighborhood Sorting Cards
Sorting Cards
Cut these out and sort them into the correct Rhyme Town Houses!
π
cat
π¦
bat
π§’
cap
πΊοΈ
map
π₯€
can
π³
pan
π
ham
π
jam
π¨
dad
π
sad
π
bag
π·οΈ
tag
fan
nap
wag
ram
Teacher Tip: Print on one side only so the reverse is blank for cutting.