Lesson 4 • the letter t

Learning objectives sound. Give these students opportunities to practice

the /t/ sound with their tongue tapping their top
Children will:
teeth in a short burst of sound.
• identify the sound t.
• identify words that begin with t. Extra assistance
• recognize the letters t and T.
A fun way to practice a sound repetitively is with
Common Core State Standards tongue twisters. You should say it first, then ask the
Reading student to repeat it after you. Break the sentence
Print Concepts: into sections of 3 to 5 words if that is easier to start
RF.K.1.B Recognize that spoken words are with. For the sound /t/ try these ones:
represented in written language by specific Mr. Tongue Twister tried to train his tongue to twist
sequences of letters. and turn to learn the letter “T”.
RF.K.1.D Recognize and name all upper- and Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Phonics and Word Recognition: Classroom activities
RF.K.3.A Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to- Which Hat?
one letter-sound correspondences by producing the Place three hats on the floor with the labels m, s,
primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds and t. Discuss the sounds. Have a pile of objects or
for each consonant. pictures of objects that start with m, s and t. Each
Language student chooses one and works out which hat it
Conventions of Standard English: must go in. Discuss their choice with the class.
L.K.1.A Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
Bingo!
L.K.2.C Write a letter or letters for most consonant
and short-vowel sounds (phonemes) Give students a laminated board with 10 squares
on it. Ask them to write a letter in each square from
Vocabulary words the list m, s, i, t (use whiteboard markers). Hold up
tent, toe, turtle, table, teeth, triangle, train, tractor, pictures of items starting with m, s, i, t and say the
tap, tomato, tooth, teepee, three, tv, ticket, toy, top, name of the item in the picture. Students put a cross
tiger, tie, ten, truck, telephone on that initial letter on their board. First one to 10
calls out ‘bingo’ and wins!
ESL/ELL
Many Russian, Spanish or French speakers
pronounce their ts softly, unlike the hard English /t/

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTICE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the sound /t/ identify and read /t/ sound in Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson through words and the song isolation and as a sound in Phonemic awareness
To the Top. words.

Find: Recognize t in both upper locate lower case t and capital Worksheet 2
Letter Grid, Birds, and Trains and lower case. T. Handwriting

Match: Match pictures to spoken and match pictures to their initial Worksheet 3
In the Box written words. letter. Initial sounds

Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: understand key vocabulary Worksheet 4

Label It and Letter Book Match pictures to spoken and and apply it in reading. Check
written words.

Read: Read aloud book. listen, follow the reading, and Reading Eggs Alphabet book
Book read along. t

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Name

Phonemic awareness
Lesson 4 • Worksheet 1

Circle the thing in each row that begins with t. Color them.

t
t
t
t
t
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Name

Handwriting
Lesson 4 • Worksheet 2
1 Finish Tiger turtle’s trees.

Tiger turtle
is terrific!
2 Trace.

1 1
2 2 Circle
your best
letter.

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Name

Initial sounds
Lesson 4 • Worksheet 3
Ten tiny toes
1 Add t. Read the word.

t iger urtle

ent ree

oes eddy

op ap
2 Draw some teeth.

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Name

Check
Lesson 4 • Worksheet 4

1 Trace the letter. Join to a picture that begins with that sound.

2 Circle the beginning sound. Write the letter.

t m s i m s
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t Draw Trace Write

tiger
• • ttt
tap
• ttt
tent
• ttt
table
• • ttt
tooth
• ttt
toe
• ttt
train
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Activity 1
ttt
Activity 2
Write a t each time you read the book. Wiggle your toes for
every t word.
I read t _____ times!
I counted _____ t words.

Activity 3 Activity 4
Draw two things that start with t. Use twigs to make the letter t.
I know words that start with t. I can read the letter t!

Able to read independently

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fold
Tt
staple

Level Word count Lexile

0 8 NP

Vocabulary words

tiger table
ten tooth
tomato toe
tent train

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