Build and Read -at Words
Combine beginning-letter cards with -at, read and record the words, then think of further examples. A completed page supports checking.
- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 2–3 (Key Stages 1–2)
- Pages
- 3
- File type
- Subject
- Phonics, Language Development, English
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Word reading
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About this resource
This AT word family worksheet is a great way for students to practice making new words by matching each onset to the rime. This is a great resource for teachers who are looking for a way to help their students improve their reading and spelling skills.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Combine an onset with the -at rime to form a word
- Record words made from movable phonics parts
- Generate another word that shares the same rime
Teaching tips
- Model sliding one onset beside -at and blending the resulting word from left to right.
- Keep the checking page aside until children have built, read, and recorded their own word set.
Skills covered
- Onset-rime blending — movable parts are joined into a spoken word.
- Word-family generalisation — the recurring -at ending supports new examples.
- Encoding — constructed words are transferred to writing lines.
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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
England expectations
- Official curriculum expectation · Word reading — read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught
Core concepts
Core concepts
- AT word family
- Onset and rime
- Word building
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