Kindergarten Unit 5 Week 1 Word Ladder Kindergarten Unit 5 Week 1

Teacher Directions Have the students spell the words on dry-erase boards or paper. You can keep a recording of the words by sketching a ladder and writing the words from the bottom up. Read the clues to the children as you go. Feel free to provide more hints if the children can’t figure out the word with only the given clue.

The first word for your word ladder is… jet

Change the first letter in jet Change the first letter in jet. Make a word for what you get when water gets on you. jet

The word is… wet

Change the first letter in wet. Make a word for an animal friend.

The word is… pet

Change the vowel in pet. Make a word for something that you use for cooking.

The word is… pot

Change the first letter in pot Change the first letter in pot. Make a word for writing down a note really quickly. pot

The word is… jot

Change the last letter in jot. Make a word for slow running.

The word is… jog

Change the first letter in jog Change the first letter in jog. Make a word for what you can call a tree part after it’s cut down. jog

The word is… log

Change the vowel in log. Make a word for hanging back, being behind.

The word is… lag

Way to Climb the Word Ladder! You went from jet to lag! Way to Climb the Word Ladder!