These free little CVC books are a quick and easy way for kids to practice _ad and _ug word families. With just one word per page, children can really focus on that beginning sound to sound out each new word. Putting them together Download these books from the highlighted link at the bottom of this […]
5 Word Family Writing Activities
Learning about word families helps kids progress in their efforts to read and write. After all, if they can read and write ‘Sam’ they can read and write ‘Pam.’ These word family writing activities are a quick and easy way to practice and are perfect for Kindergarten and Grade 1 kids! Getting Ready Just print off […]
10 Free CVC Word Puzzles
Reading 3-letter CVC words is a big step in learning to read. These CVC word puzzles are a fun way to practice blending sounds into words as the puzzles are put together! Short vowels There are 10 puzzles for you to download, 2 for each short vowel. The word families include: -at, -et, -ig, -og […]
Word Family Rhyming Clip Cards
Since word families end with the same sound they’re basically rhyming words. These rhyming clip cards encourage children to think about sounds that are quite similar to decide if and how they’re different. When they decide which word does not rhyme with the others, it’s clipped! Being able to hear the sounds in words and […]
Word Family Dice and Board Games
Today’s focus is word families and these two board games will give your little ones tons of practice with -in words. They’ll be having so much fun they won’t realise they’re learning! There is one game for three-letter -in words, and one for four-letter -in words which will help you differentiate for your kids and […]
Rhyming Words When You Only Have A Minute
This month’s when you only have a minute post is focused on rhyming words. Giving children the time and opportunity to practice rhyming can truly help their literacy skills; research has proven it. For information on why rhyming is important for little ones and for practical ideas, pop over to Fun-A-Day for a series of easy-to-read […]
Word Family Origami Pinwheel
A month ago I shared these free little math books with you. They came about because I was gathering ideas for a word family series and thought the little books were too cute not to share. Well… I’m still working on creating hands-on word family activities for kids and this week I decided that a […]
CVC Words When You Only Have A Minute
I’m really enjoying creating these monthly …when you only have a minute… posts. Student learning doesn’t have to happen only in our longer dedicated teaching blocks, there are plenty of opportunities to squeeze in reinforcement activities at other times – especially if they literally only take a minute. These make great hands-on activities for doing […]