21 Free Word Family Printables to Help Beginning Readers
Storytime Standouts features 21 free word family printables for kindergarten, grade one and homeschool
I have always been a great fan of teaching Word Families. It is like a light bulb goes on when young children discover the magic of word families. I helped both of my sons learn to read by emphasizing word families. I have tutored many, many young readers and I always started with short vowel word families. In my Beginning to Read program, every session featured a word family.
Introducing the concept of Word Families helps kindergarten and first grade students understand that elements of words are the same. Three words may have different parts but they may also be very alike. Once a child learns to decode the word “RING,” he can be encouraged to substitute the beginning sound and read, “SING,” “KING,” or “BRING” with word family materials.
The idea of substituting a beginning sound (or an ending sound) can be introduced long before a child is learning to read. Phonemic Awareness activities will encourage preschool and kindergarten children to play with sounds. A young child with good phonemic awareness skills will grasp the idea of decoding Word Families very quickly.
If you are working with a child who is not reading at the expected level, we think that phonemic awareness should be one of the very first things that is assessed.
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10 Printable Word Family Flip Books for Kindergarten and First Grade –
An easy way for children to learn and practice the an, at, ed, ell, ick, ing, op, ot, ug and uck word families
I use these Word Family flip books in my Beginning to Read program. I find they are terrific for encouraging young children to see the relationship between BAT, CAT, FAT, MAT, PAT, RAT and SAT.
For good readers, it is very obvious that bed, fed, led, red and Ted are related. They all end the with “ED.” For a beginning reader, the relationship between these words may not be understood. When children create and use a Word Family flip book, they will notice the relationship between the letters and the words and they quickly learn to substitute the beginning sounds. Before long, they discover that they can read several words quite easily.
Word family flip books are easy to make* and can be tucked into a pocket or a backpack for extra practice at home or on the road.
We really recommend that children make the flip books themselves.
10 Word Family Flip Books
10 printable Word family flipbooks, great learning resources for children in kindergarten and first grade.
Printable PDFs for the an, at, ed, ell, ick, ing, op, ot, ug and uck word families
How to Make a Word Family Flip Book
Instructions for assembling a word family flip book for beginning readers. Great for kindergarten and first grade.
Free Word Family Printables – Words with Pictures for Kindergarten and Grade One
I also use these Word Family printables in my Beginning to Read program. For children who are not quite ready to decode words, the picture clues provide additional support.
Short A Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers
The "All" Word Family
Free - all word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "An" Word Family
Free -an word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ap" Word Family
Free -ap word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "At" Word Family
Free -at word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Am" Word Family
Free -am word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
Short E Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers
The "Ed" Word Family
Free -ed word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ell" Word Family
Free -ell word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "En" Word Family
Free -en word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Et" Word Family
Free -et word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Est" Word Family
Free -est word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
Short I Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers
The "Ig" Word Family
Free - ig word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ip" Word Family
Free -ip word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "It" Word Family
Free -it word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ill" Word Family
Free -ill word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
Short O Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers
The "Og" Word Family
Free -og word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Op" Word Family
Free -op word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ot" Word Family
Free -ot word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ock" Word Family
Free -ock word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
Short U Word Family Printables for Beginning Readers
The "Ub" Word Family
Free -ub word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
The "Ug" Word Family
Free -ug word family printable for young readers in kindergarten and grade one.
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10 Word Family Flip Books
