a fat bat

Objective
Recognize words that rhyme with bat (e.g., "Do bat and fat rhyme?") and produce rhyme words (e.g., "Think of a word that rhymes with bat.").
Lesson Plan
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Target Words:
- bat
- fat
- hat
- sat
- flat
Materials:
- Balloon
- Whiteboard or chart paper
- Black permanent marker
Overview
The children will play with a fat bat balloon as they recognize words that rhyme with bat, such as fat, hat, sat, and flat.
Literacy Activities
Play with a balloon bat
- Blow up the balloon, draw a bat (the animal) on the balloon with a black marker, and then deflate the balloon again.
- Read the Fat Bat Story with the children, following the suggested actions.
Fat Bat Story
Say: | Suggested Actions: |
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This bat's name is Fat Bat, but Fat Bat looks a little flat! | Show the children the flat balloon. |
Fat Bat can't fly when he is flat. So he sat and sat and sat. | Have the flat balloon sit in your hand. |
Fat Bat wanted to change that. One day, he decided to try to fly. | Blow up the balloon. As you blow it up, have the children chant, "fat bat, fat bat!" |
But Fat Bat wasn't watching. Fat Bat went splat! | Let go of the balloon and let it fly around the room. |
He fell flat on a mat. Now, Fat Bat is not fat. | Show the children the flat balloon. |
Poor Fat Bat. He went splat! Now, Fat Bat is a flat bat! | Have the children repeat after you, "Fat Bat is flat!" |
More Practice
Identify target words in text
- Read through the Fat Bat Story again.
- Invite the children to flap their arms like a bat whenever they hear a word that rhymes with bat.
SEEL At Home
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Print
Objective:
Recognize and produce words that rhyme with bat.
Materials:
- Fat Bat Story (see below)
- Balloon
- Black marker
Activity: Fat Bat Story
- Blow up the balloon, draw a bat (the animal) on the balloon with a black marker, and then deflate the balloon again.
- Read the Fat Bat Story (see below) to your child and do the suggested actions.
- Read through the story again and encourage your child to flap their arms like a bat whenever they hear a word that rhymes with bat.
Fat Bat Story
Say: | Suggested Actions: |
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This bat's name is Fat Bat, but Fat Bat looks a little flat! | Show the children the flat balloon. |
Fat Bat can't fly when he is flat. So he sat and sat and sat. | Have the flat balloon sit in your hand. |
Fat Bat wanted to change that. One day, he decided to try to fly. | Blow up the balloon. As you blow it up, have the children chant, "fat bat, fat bat!" |
But Fat Bat wasn't watching. Fat Bat went splat! | Let go of the balloon and let it fly around the room. |
He fell flat on a mat. Now, Fat Bat is not fat. | Show the children the flat balloon. |
Poor Fat Bat. He went splat! Now, Fat Bat is a flat bat! | Have the children repeat after you, "Fat Bat is flat!" |
Standards
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.A: Recognize and produce rhyming words.

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A Fat Bat