Word Families

This year I used word families to supplement my reading program.  The students have fun with whole class word family activities, and this brings success in individual practice during work stations.

 I always begin by introducing the word
 family, then completing a word sort .

Our first individual project is completing the mini
book during work stations.  I love these from Scholastic
because they require writing AND reading. They complete
the book and read it to me or a parent helper.

The next day the students add the beginning sound. This is from
www.hubbardscupboard.com. This is a first grade website,
which just shows how much we teach in kindergarten now.

Next is choosing pictures and writing the word
family words. I found this for free on Teachers Pay
Teachers:
 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Word-Families-CVC-CCVC-Mini-Picture-Books-388863

For whole class fun, I find word family flip charts to
use on our Promethean Board.

For ongoing practice, I print off the word family books from
Hubbard's Cupboard.Each word family has a stage 1 and
stage 2 booklet. I organize them into a binder and a parent
volunteer reads them with the students.  

Here is a stage 2 book for the at family.  Differentiation!

I found this freebie from themeasuredmom.com. She has many,
many of these"stick mats" for free.  I printed, laminated and
added velcro.  These are great because they include words beyond CVCs
and add vocabulary discussion.

Lastly, I am lucky enough to have the Heidisongs Sound Blending DVD and CD.  What a fun way to sing and use our bodies to learn word families! Here is the link:

http://www.heidisongs.com/our-products/details.php?id=164&keywords=Sound_Blending_Songs_for_Word_Families_DVD