Word Families

What do a man, a can, and a fan have in common? They are all in the same word family! Young readers practice adding the first letter or letters to each word within a particular word family.

Engage children in learning about rhyming words with this printable book on the -ing word family. Including six words with supporting pictures, young learners practice reading and writing the words before adding their own word and...

Keep young readers engaged in learning to read and spell with this printable book on the word family -eep. Focusing on the words sheep, jeep, beep, and sleep young learners practice reading and writing these terms with the support of the...

Scholars show what they know about word families with a worksheet that requires them to list as many words with a specific word ending as possible. Word families in focus are -at, -et, -ap, and -ip.     

These silly penguins are just asking to be colored in! Similar to paint-by-numbers, kids color in these penguins based on the words written on the drawing. They color in anything in the -it family black and the -in family orange.

In this word families worksheet, students cut out 12 beginning sounds and put them in front of letters in a strip to create words in the "at" word family.

In this word families instructional activity, students cut out 6 beginning sounds and put them in front of letters in a strip to create words in the "ar" word family.

Practice using word blends and learning about word families by participating in a class game. Learners will collaborate as teams in a game by throwing beanbags onto a shower curtain with word blends on it. They will say the sound their...

Youngsters will love the adorable cat image on this worksheet as they practice writing words from the -at family. The resource includes several penmanship lines and a word bank of -at words, leaving a variety of options for use.

First graders pretend to be spiders and flies to create new words. In this beginning sounds lesson plan, 1st graders use word cards to study word families. Students each have a card with the beginning sound or the ending of a word....