cate Here are some suggestions:
-at: cat, rat, bat, hat, mat
-ug: rug, bug, hug, mug
-in: fin, pin, tin, bin
-en: den, hen, men, pen, ten
-0ck: rock, sock, lock, dock
*Other word families can be found at http://www.mrsalphabet.com/wordfamilies.html
If possible, label each picture so that your child can see the words when he is categorizing. This will help him make connections between sound and print.
In order to make your game more durable, glue your pictures onto card stock. Write the word families on card stock and use them to show your child the groups he will be making.
Start with two word families at a time. Spread out the pictures of all of the words that belong in those two word families. Read the word family title cards together so that he can hear the sounds that he is trying to identify. Then, with as little help as possible, allow him to place the pictures under the correct labels. Once he has try with two other categories, and then add three categories at a time.
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Written by BRWI Staff on April 13, 2010
Word families are groups of words that have the same ending sound. They are typically three or four letter words such as hug, bug, jug, mug, etc. You can help your child gain confidence in reading using simple word families because he will quickly realize he can read a lot of words when he knows the ending sound. Here is a quick activity you can do with your child to create word family flip boo
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Written by Laura on February 28, 2010
Rhyming is one of those skills that you can’t really describe for your child. Sure, you can tell your child that rhyming words are those that sound alike, but a definition can be a bit vague for a youngster. Instead, preschool children tend to learn much better through examples and actually using the concepts you are trying to teach. The following activity is a great way to introduce, rei
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Written by BRWI Staff on September 4, 2009
In a family, the people who belong to it all have something in common. They are all related in some way. The same is true for word families. These are groups of one-syllable words that have the same ending sounds. Examples include cat, bat, sat, rat….and bug, tug, rug, dug… Although not all preschoolers may be ready to be introduced to the concept of word families, most children wh
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Written by BRWI Staff on July 24, 2009
