State and Model the Objective                                                                                       
Tell the children that they will make a dot-to-dot robot and will read and write words that end in -ot, such as spot, dot, robot, and trot. 

Literacy Activities
Make a “dot-to-dot” robot

• Engage the children in reading That’s Not My Robot by Fiona Watt (optional).
• Give the children the dot-to-dot picture of a robot (see below) and have them connect the dots.
• Have the children say phrases like "make a dot-to-dot robot," or "dot to dot to dot." 

Robots trot from dot to dot

• Put dots on the floor to form a pathway.
• Pretend the dots are hot.
• Let the children trot from dot to dot until they get to a spot.
• Read the text Robots Trot from Dot to Dot (see below) and have the children find words that end in -ot.

Play “Hot or Not Hot”

• Select a child to be the “finder” and send the child out of the room.
• Hide the robot.
• Bring the finder back to search for the robot. Have the children help by saying,
  • “You’re getting hot!” when the finder gets closer to the robot, and
  • “Not hot! Not hot!” when the finder gets farther away from the robot.
• When the finder finds the robot, have him or her say, “I got to the Robot’s spot!” 

Write about a robot

• Pass a paper robot around and have the children say an -ot word. 
• Write each -ot word on the board.