I Am a Little Tea Pot – Word Sorts, Spelling Patterns, Reading Fluency

I Am a Little Tea Pot is one of children’s favorite nursery rhymes. The words are easy to memorize and the rhythm is catchy. Both boys and girls love this song. So, it’s a perfect song to use in order to build reading fluency and to learn spelling patterns and word chunking. Simply read the nursery rhyme to your class. Ideally, you will have the words displayed in large font easy for children to see and read along. Accentuate the repetition and the rhyme, repeat reading of the song, and let the children participate in the read along.

To implement word sorts, write out the words on sticky notes or cards and let the children place words in spelling pattern order(s).

Have Fun!

I Am a Little Tea Pot

I’m a little tea pot,

Short and stout

Here is my handle

Here is my spout.

When I get all steamed up,

Hear me shout

Just tip me over and pour me out!

I’m a clever teapot,

Yes it’s true

Here let me show you

What I can do.

I can change my handle

And my spout

Just tip me over and pour me out!

Word Sorts

-out        -ea  – ot

spout      tea  pot

shout     sea  dot

stout               lot