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 Word Family Tales: Scot and Dot (-ot) © Scholastic Teaching Resources

There once was a tot

whose name was Scot.
He had a dog whose name was Spot.
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They lived together in a flowerpot,

the tot named Scot and his good dog Spot.
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The girl who lived next door to Scot
teased him for living in a flowerpot.
But this didn’t bother Scot one jot—
he liked his home an awful lot.
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There once was a tot

whose name was Dot.
She had a cat named Apricot.
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They lived together in a big teapot,

the tot named Dot and sweet Apricot.
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The boy who lived next door to Dot

teased her for living in a big teapot.
But this didn’t bother Dot one jot—
she liked her home an awful lot.
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Nice teapot!

Thanks a lot!

One day when Scot was walking Spot,

he passed right by the big teapot.
“I love your house!” Scot told Dot.
(As a matterof fact, so did Spot!)
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Then Scot told Dot, right on the spot,

all about his home in the flowerpot.
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“I love your house!” Dot told Scot.

(As a matter of fact, so did Apricot!)
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Now, when the weather is sunny and hot,

Dot visits Scot in his flowerpot.
They plant petunias and forget-me-nots.
(Apricot and Spot help out a lot!)
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 It’s nice and hot!

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This hits the spot!

On chilly days, Scot visits Dot

for tea and cake in the big teapot.
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now do not.
The kids who once teased them,
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like Scot and Dot!
They wish they had homes

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 -ot Word Family Riddles
Listen to the riddle sentences. Add the right letter
or letters to the -ot sound to finish each one.

1 We planted the daisies in a flower ___ot.

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2 In the winter it is cold. In the summer it is ___ot.

3 Scot says his tea really “hits the ___ot!”

4 My mom said she liked my drawing a ___ot.

5 To tie a bow I must first tie a ___ot.

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6 The clown’s white shirt had one pink polka

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___ot.

7 Cats climb trees, but dogs do ___ot.

8 The peach is a week old and has started to

___ot.

9 Horses can gallop and they can ___ot.

10 When the package arrived I shouted, "Look

what I ___ot!"

Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ot

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Answers: 1. pot, 2. hot, 3. spot, 4. lot, 5. knot, 6. dot, 7. not, 8. rot, 9. trot, 10. got

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 --ot
ack

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell

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With an O and a T that make the sound –ot,

You’ll find it in hot and pot and Scot.

Two little letters, that’s all that we need

To make a whole family of words to read.

–ot
Make a list
of other – ot
words. Then
use them in
the cheer!

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 Reading Tips -ot
Here are some quick and fun ways to use this
story to help children learn the word family -ot.
Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ot sound,
made by the letters O and T. All these words belong to a group called a word family.

Ask children to find the -ot word ending at the top of the front cover. Review aloud with children the
sound these two letters make together. Can they find two words in the title with the -ot sound?

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Flip over the book and read the story summary on the back cover. Ask children to point out the
words they hear with the -ot sound. Explain that the story you are about to read includes many
more words that end in -ot. Can they help you find them?

Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations. Then reread the
book, emphasizing the -ot word ending in the appropriate words. Ask children to listen closely
and identify all the words that end in -ot (they might raise their hand or clap when they hear one,
or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page). As they do so, make a list on
chart paper of all the -ot words.

Write each of the words from your list on an unlined

index card. Use a different color for -ot than the rest Other words in
of the word. Read each word on the cards with
children. On another reading of the story, distribute
the -ot family:
the cards to children and have them hold up their blot spot
card as their word is read. clot trot
cot boycott
Pages 14–15 of the book feature 10 riddles with
answers that require a word ending in -ot. Read each dot cannot
riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers. got forgot
knot inkblot
Read aloud the cheer on page 16 several times, with plot mascot
lots of energy and enthusiasm. Invite children to join
rot robot
you in reciting the cheer when they feel ready (you
might even choose a “cheerleader”). shot snapshot
slot
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