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Word Family
Poetry Pages
Kama Einhorn
Word Family Poetry Pages © 2011 by Kama Einhorn, Scholastic Teaching Resources

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 For a family who loves words:
Daniel and Jesse
and their parents, Rachel Schwarz and Marc Schiffman

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 C onte nts
Introduction: It’s a Family Affair!...................... 4 -ink........................................................... 38
Using This Book............................................... 5 -ip............................................................. 39
Word Family Games & Activities...................... 6 -it.............................................................. 40
Word Banks...................................................... 8 -ice............................................................ 41
-ide........................................................... 42
-ight.......................................................... 43
Poetry Pages -ine........................................................... 44
Short- and Long-a Phonograms Short- and Long-o Phonograms
-ab............................................................ 12 -ock.......................................................... 45
-ack........................................................... 13 -op............................................................ 46
-ad............................................................ 14 -ot............................................................. 47
-an............................................................ 15 -oat........................................................... 48
-ank.......................................................... 16 -oke.......................................................... 49
-ap............................................................ 17 -ose........................................................... 50
-ash........................................................... 18 -ow........................................................... 51
-at............................................................. 19
-ail............................................................ 20 Short-u Phonograms
-ain........................................................... 21 -ub............................................................ 52
-ake........................................................... 22 -uck.......................................................... 53
-ale............................................................ 23 -ug............................................................ 54
-ame.......................................................... 24 -ump......................................................... 55
-ate............................................................ 25 -unk.......................................................... 56
-ay............................................................. 26 -ush.......................................................... 57

Short- and Long-e Phonograms R -Controlled and Variant Vowel

-ed............................................................ 27 Phonograms
-ell............................................................ 28 -all............................................................ 58
-end.......................................................... 29 -are........................................................... 59
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-est............................................................ 30 -aw............................................................ 60
-eat............................................................ 31 -ore........................................................... 61
-eed........................................................... 32
-eep........................................................... 33 R eproducibles for Word Family Games
& Activities
Short- and Long-i Phonograms Word Family Cheer (2-letter phonograms)..... 62
-ick........................................................... 34 Word Family Cheer (3-letter phonograms)..... 63
-ill............................................................. 35 Word Family Tree........................................... 64
-in............................................................. 36
-ing........................................................... 37
 It’s a Fa mily Affair!
W
ord families, also known as phonograms, are a Word Family
Name: ______________________________

great way to recognize common spelling patterns. Write the word family on the lines. ab
///

For instance, in the -at family, there’s bat, cat, hat, Gabby the Crab
fat, sat, mat, and so on. Almost 500 primary-grade words can Gabby the Crab
be derived from a very small set of word families. just loves to g /// .
He thinks he’s so f/// .
When children learn that words contain recognizable chunks He loves to bl /// .
that always sound the same, they’ve taken an important step “Bl /// , bl /// , bl /// !”
on the road to reading fluency. Focusing on word families g /// s Gabby the cr/// .
enhances children’s understanding of how words work. As

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///////
children begin to encounter longer words, they will quickly Gabby
///////
recognize these chunks. Quick recognition leads to faster
Color Gabby the Crab. What two -ab

decoding, which leads to increased fluency, which leads to words would you like for him to say?
Write them in the speech bubble.
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better comprehension (when the brain is not focused on Name: ______________________________

Word Family

Write the word family on the lines. ush

///
decoding, it is freed up for more higher-level thinking).
Winter Hush
This book introduces, teaches, and reinforces 50 common On a cold winter night,
word families. Each page focuses on a specific word family through snow and sl ush ,
and invites children to write the phonogram on lines to make r///// home, r///// home,
words that complete the poem. Children will benefit from the in the dark’s chilly h///// .

repeated practice in writing the phonograms on the lines and

reading the resulting words.
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These poems are great for flexible use and work well for any
group configuration, whether whole group, small group,
one-on-one, or independent. However you use each page, the Draw yourself as you rush home.

final result is a fun, engaging poem with plenty of sight words

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Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ose
////
and easy-to-decode words—perfect for read-aloud practice.
Choosing a Rose
Poems feature predictable, rhyming text and tie in to popular I was supposed
themes such as seasons, animals, shapes, all about me, to pick a rose .

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feelings, and numbers. You’ll even find some favorite familiar I didn’t know
nursery rhymes and traditional poems and chants sprinkled which r///// to pick.
throughout. But my n ///// ,
it ch ///// a r///// ,
To further reinforce the target word family, an interactive
and that’s the r/////
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extension activity based on the poem is provided at the

I ch ///// to pick!
bottom of each page. Children can use crayons or markers to
complete these activities and personalize their learning.
Color the rose your nose might pick.

With these fun, motivating poems, you’ll enjoy watching 50

children’s reading confidence grow as they work their way

though each page!

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 Using This Book
T
he word lists on pages 8–11 contain almost Word Family
Name: ______________________________
exclusively one-syllable words for the Write the word family on the lines. ed
///
phonograms in this resource and are organized Red, Red, Red
alphabetically by word family. N ed had a r/// b/// .
T/// had a r/// sl /// .
For each phonogram, the words are listed in
Fr/// had a r/// sh /// .
alphabetical order: first by words that begin with
N /// , T/// , Fr/// .
a single consonant, then by words beginning with B /// , sl /// , sh /// .
Ned’s bed

consonant blends or digraphs. It is helpful to introduce R/// , r/// , r/// !

the single-consonant words before moving on to words Ted’s sled

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with consonant blends or digraphs.
Each poetry page in this book represents one of the
Color Ned’s bed, Ted’s sled, and Fred’s shed.

50 word families on the list. Simply reproduce the

Fred’s shed
Use red. Then draw something of yours that is red.
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pages and give them to children to create their very Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines.
Word Family

ub
///
own word family poem and picture. You might follow The Clean Cub Club
these five steps: R ub -a-d/// -d/// ,

1 Give each child a copy of the same page. Ask: What

word family do you see on this page? (Children can
Three c/// s in a t/// .
Scr/// , scr/// , scr/// —
find the target word family at the top right corner of They’re the clean c/// cl /// !
the page.)

2 Now say: This poem is missing some important words.

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Write the word family on the lines to finish the words.
Then you’ll have a complete poem.

3 Read the completed poem aloud as a group.

Encourage children to track the print with their
Color the cubs in the tub.
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Word Family
Name: ______________________________
ide
///
fingers. Read the poem aloud several times until all
Write the word family on the lines.

Slide, Glide, Hide

children are reading along fluently.
Penguins on ice sl ide .
4 Introduce the activity at the bottom of the page and
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Birds in the air gl //// .

encourage children to complete it with crayons or Turtles in their shells h //// .
colored pencils. Kids on their bikes r//// .

5 Children
This all happens
might keep all their completed word
outs //// , outs//// .
family poem pages in a folder. When they have
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completed all 50 poems, the pages can be bound

together into a book for children to take home and
read with their families. Draw something that you do outside.
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 Word Fa mily
Ga m es & A ctivities
Use the word banks on pages 8–11 for any
of these games and activities.

Word Family Forest • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a

Choose about four word families and write several words from each on index cards (one word per
card). Then distribute the cards—one per child. Have children stand in an open space. When you
say “Word Family Forest!” children find the other members of their “family tree” and stand together.
When all “family trees” have gathered, stand near each one and have each child read his or her
word aloud.

Poem Scramble • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a
Take one completed poem page and cut the lines of the poem apart into strips. Challenge children to
put the strips back into the order of the original poem. Try the same thing using individual lines of
the poem only (cut apart the words and have children put them in order to recreate the line).

Make a Word • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a
Use magnetic letters or a flannel board and felt pieces to create the words in any word family of your
choice. Let children manipulate the letters to form all the words in that list.

Word Family Listening Center • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a

Tape-record selected word family poems and let children listen to them in the listening center as
they read along.

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Word Family Poets • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a
Challenge children to make up their own original poems, independently or collaboratively, using
the words in one word family list. Have a poetry reading!

Pocket-Chart Families • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a
Write each line (minus the target word) from the poem on a sentence strip. Using a different color
marker, write the missing target words on index cards, labeling each card with a different word.
Have children help you reconstruct the poem and put the strips and cards in the right places in a
pocket chart. Read the completed poem together, tracking the print with your finger or a pointer.
You might also invite a child to track the print for the group.

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 Duck, Muck, Luck! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a
Play this adapted game just as you would “Duck, Duck, Goose,” but use word family words. Tell
children which trigger word to listen for. For instance:
Duck, muck, stuck . . . luck!
Bump, lump, pump . . . jump!
Ring, sing, thing . . . zing!
Cap, tap, flap . . . zap!
Dock, rock, sock . . . shock!

Mystery Word • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a
After children are very familiar with a poem, have them turn their papers over so they cannot see it.
Read the poem aloud, pausing when you come to a word family word. Challenge children to call out
the word that belongs there. If they need help, you can give them the first letter in the word.

Three Cheers for Word Families • • • • a Name: ______________________________

Write a word family that has two letters: -________

Copy pages 62 and 63 for each child. (Page 62 is for two- Now fill in the blanks with the word family.
Write words with the word family in the boxes.

letter phonograms like -ap, and page 63 is for three-letter Word Family Cheer
Hey, hey,
phonograms like -ake.) Help children choose an appropriate
what do you say?
word family to use in the cheer. Then have them fill in the
Can you make words with
word family and words to complete the cheer. Finally, invite
-/// , -/// , -/// ?
children to share their cheer and lead the class in reciting it a
few times together. I can make ,

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, and .
Word Family Tree • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •a Good for me —
Hooray! Hooray!
Distribute a copy of page 64 to children. Invite them to Name: ______________________________
Write a word family that has three letters: -____________
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write a word family at the top of the tree. Then have them
Now fill in the blanks with the word family.
Write words with the word family in the boxes.

fill in the blanks with words belonging to that word family. Word Family Cheer
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Let’s cheer and shake

for the words we can make
Name: ______________________________
with -//// , -//// , -//// .
It’s all we need
Word Family Tree
These words belong to make words we can read
to the -///// family. like ,
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, and !
//////// ////////
//////// ////////
//////// ////////
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//////// ////////
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 Word Banks
-ab glad flake man
cab grad quake pan
dab shake ran
fab -ail snake tan
gab bail stake van
jab fail bran
lab hail -ale clan
nab jail bale plan
tab mail gale scan
blab nail male span
crab pail pale than
drab rail sale
flab sail tale -ank
grab tail scale bank
scab wail stale lank
stab flail whale rank
frail sank
-ack quail -all tank
back snail all yank
hack trail ball blank
lack call clank
pack -ain fall crank
rack main hall drank
sack pain mall flank
tack rain tall plank
black vain wall prank
clack brain small spank
crack chain squall thank
quack drain stall
shack grain -ap
slack plain -ame cap
smack slain came gap
snack sprain dame lap

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stack stain fame map
track strain game nap
whack train lame rap
knack name sap
-ake same tap
-ad bake tame yap
bad cake blame zap
dad fake flame chap
fad lake frame clap
had make shame flap
lad rake scrap
mad sake -an slap
pad take an snap
sad wake ban strap
tad brake can trap
clad drake fan wrap

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 -are splat -eat sheep
bare that beat sleep
care feat steep
dare -ate heat sweep
fare date meat
hare fate neat -ell
mare gate peat bell
pare hate seat cell
rare late bleat dell
ware mate cheat fell
blare rate cleat jell
flare crate pleat nell
glare grate treat sell
scare plate wheat tell
share skate well
snare state -ed yell
spare bed swell
square -aw fed shell
stare caw led smell
jaw red spell
-ash law wed swell
bash paw bled
cash raw bred -end
dash saw fled end
gash claw shed bend
hash draw shred fend
lash flaw sled lend
mash slaw sped mend
rash squaw send
sash straw -eed tend
brash gnaw deed vend
clash feed blend
flash -ay heed spend
slash bay need trend
smash day reed
stash gay seed -est
thrash hay weed best
trash jay bleed jest
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lay creed lest

-at may freed nest
bat nay greed pest
cat pay speed rest
fat ray tweed test
hat say vest
mat way -eep west
pat clay beep zest
rat fray deep chest
sat gray jeep crest
vat play keep quest
brat pray peep guest
chat slay seep wrest
flat spray weep
gnat stay cheep
spat stray creep
tray

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-ice flight shine chip
ice fright shrine clip
dice plight spine drip
lice knight swine flip
mice whine grip
nice -ill quip
rice ill -ing ship
vice bill bing skip
price dill ding slip
slice fill king snip
spice gill ping strip
thrice hill ring trip
twice kill sing whip
mill wing
-ick pill zing -it
kick sill bring it
lick till cling bit
pick will fling fit
sick chill sling hit
tick drill spring kit
wick frill sting lit
brick grill string pit
chick quill swing sit
click skill thing wit
flick spill wring flit
quick still grit
slick thrill -ink quit
stick trill ink skit
thick twill kink slit
trick link spit
-in mink split
-ide in pink knit
hide bin rink
ride fin sink -oat
side kin wink oat
tide pin blink boat
wide tin brink coat
win clink goat

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bride
glide chin drink moat
pride grin shrink bloat
slide shin slink float
snide skin stink gloat
stride spin think throat
thin
-ight twin -ip -ock
fight dip dock
light -ine hip hock
might dine lip lock
night fine nip mock
right line rip rock
sight mine sip sock
tight nine tip tock
blight pine zip block
bright vine blip clock

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 crock store hub chump
flock swore nub clump
frock rub frump
shock -ose sub grump
smock hose tub plump
stock nose club slump
knock pose flub stump
rose grub thump
-oke chose scrub trump
coke close shrub
joke prose snub -unk
poke those stub bunk
woke dunk
yoke -ot -uck hunk
broke cot buck junk
choke dot duck sunk
smoke got luck chunk
spoke hot muck drunk
stoke jot puck flunk
stroke lot suck plunk
not tuck shrunk
-op pot cluck skunk
bop rot pluck slunk
cop tot stuck spunk
hop blot struck stunk
mop clot truck trunk
pop plot
sop shot -ug -ush
top slot bug gush
chop spot dug hush
crop trot hug lush
drop knot jug mush
flop lug rush
plop -ow mug blush
prop bow pug brush
shop low rug crush
slop mow tug flush
row chug plush
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-ore sow drug slush

bore tow plug thrush
core blow shrug
fore crow slug
gore flow smug
more glow snug
pore grow thug
sore show
tore slow -ump
wore snow bump
chore stow dump
score know hump
shore jump
snore -ub lump
spore cub pump
dub rump

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ab
///
Gabby the Crab
Gabby the Crab
just loves to g /// .
He thinks he’s so f/// .
He loves to bl /// .
“Bl /// , bl /// , bl /// !”
g /// s Gabby the cr/// .

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///////
Gabby
///////
Color Gabby the Crab. What two -ab
words would you like for him to say?
Write them in the speech bubble.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ack
////
Mack’s Snack Shack
M ack really has a kn /////
for making pancakes in a st///// .
He will put them in a s /////
and let you carry them b ///// ,
so you can have them at home
for a yummy late-night sn ///// .
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Mack’s
Snack
Shack
Help Mack paint the sign for his snack shack.
Use the color black somewhere in the sign.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ad
///
Feelings
Brad felt m /// .
T/// felt s /// .
They both felt b/// ,
but Ch /// felt gl /// .
M /// , s /// , b/// , gl /// —
these are all feelings
that the friends h /// .
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Chad
Draw a picture
of something
that might make
Chad feel glad.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. an
///
A Plan and a Van
Dan is a m ///
with a pl /// .
St/// is a m ///
with a v/// .
What might these two do,
D/// with his pl ///
and St/// with his v/// ?
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Draw what you think Dan and Stan

might do with their plan and their van.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ank
////
Thank You!
Put a penny in the bank .
Feed the fish in the t//// .
Fix the floor
with the broken pl //// —
just give it
a nice big y//// .
For all the things
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that you do,

I th//// you!
Draw a picture to show the last
time you said “thank you.”
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ap
///
Zap the Firefly
Z ap didn’t want to n /// .
He wanted to fl ///
and sn /// and y/// .
But soon Z ///
was a tired little ch /// ,
so he turned off his light
and took a n /// ,
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snuggled deep
in his p///’s l /// .
Color Zap the Firefly.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ash
///
Birthday Bash
Bam! Cr ash !
Boom! Cl //// !
Bang! Sm //// !
Why all the noise, you ask?
I’m getting pans to make a cake
for your giant birthday b //// !

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Decorate the cake for your own birthday bash.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. at
///
Pat the Bat
Meet Pat the B/// ,
and her friends, C /// and R /// .
But whatever you do,
don’t step on her m /// . . .
P/// the b///
doesn’t like th /// .
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Pat’s
Mat
Color Pat’s mat any way you like.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ail
///
Two Snails
One sn ail goes to get the m /// .
Another sn /// picks
flowers to put in a p/// .
Each sn /// stops
to watch a boat lift its s /// .
Then each sn /// moves
along its own little tr/// .
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Color each snail purple.

Color each trail green.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ain
///
I Love Trains
I love riding on a train ,
hearing “choo choo”
in my br //// .
In the sun or pouring r //// ,
fast or slow, fancy or pl //// —
I love riding on a tr //// !
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Color the train. Then add some rain!

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ake
////
Make a Cake
Find sugar and flour,
whatever it take s.
Mix them together,
for goodness s //// !
Put the batter in the oven
and let it b//// .
That’s how you m ////
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a yummy c //// !

Draw a cake you would like to make.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ale
///
Whale on a Scale
Don’t let a wh ale
stand on your sc //// .
If it does, you’l l turn p //// ,
and end up with a t////
of how a wh ////
broke your sc //// !
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How many pounds do you think the whale weighs?

Write the number next to the scale. Then color the picture.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ame
/////
Game Room
Come play a g ame .
Do you know everyone’s n ///// ?
Play the n ///// g ///// .
Can you make a lion behave?
Play the t///// g ///// .
Do you want to play again?
play the s ///// g ///// !
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1 2

Play tic-tac-toe with a friend.

Who won each game?
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ate
////
Kate and Nate
K ate and N ////
love to sk //// ,
and they h //// to stop.
But show them spaghetti and
gr//// cheese on top—
they’ll take a pl ////
and sit down with a flop.
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Draw spaghetti on the plate.

What else might you eat with spaghetti?
Draw that too.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ay
///
Go Away, Rain!
Rain, rain, go away .
The children s ///
they want to pl /// .
Sun, Sun, come and st/// .
The children s ///
They’re tired of gr/// !

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Draw what you might do on

a rainy day and on a sunny day.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ed
///
Red, Red, Red
N ed had a r/// b/// .
T/// had a r/// sl /// .
Fr/// had a r/// sh /// .
N /// , T/// , Fr/// .
Ned’s bed

B /// , sl /// , sh /// .

R/// , r/// , r/// !
Ted’s sled
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Color Ned’s bed, Ted’s sled, and Fred’s shed.

Fred’s shed
Use red. Then draw something of yours that is red.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. el l
///
Spelling Test
Tell me, t /// me:
Can you sp /// b /// ?
Can you sp /// f/// ?
Can you sp /// s /// ?
Can you sp /// sh /// ?
Give a great big y/// !
You can sp ///
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very w /// !

What else can you do well?

Draw it here.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. end
////
Spelling Tricks
Read this word: bend.
Add an l : bl ///// .
Read this word: s ///// .
Add a p : sp ///// .
B ///// , bl ///// .
S ///// , sp ///// .
Now you’re at the very ///// !
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To whom do you want

to send a letter in the mail?
Write the person’s name and
decorate the envelope.
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Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. est
////
The Nest of -est
The n est of -////
is really the b//// .
Each bird wears
a cool feather v //// .
If you’ve flown in
far from the w//// ,
then come in, sit,
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and have a r//// !

Draw yourself having a rest in the nest.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. eat
////
Beat the Heat
How can you beat
summer h //// , h //// , h //// ?
Have an ice pop
for a tr//// , tr//// , tr//// .
Then jump in the pool—
N //// , n //// , n //// !
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Draw something you do to beat the heat.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. eed
////
Plant a Seed
Plant a s eed .
Pull a w///// .
What else does a garden n ///// ?
Soil, sun, water, and time.
A gardener works hard—
there are people to f///// .

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Draw vegetables in the garden.

Draw some weeds, too!
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. eep
////
Counting Sheep
If you really can’t sl eep ,
then try to count sh ///// .
Keep counting sh /////
’til you fall asl ///// .
But don’t count baby birds—
they’ll keep you awake,
because they p /////
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and ch ///// and ch ///// !

Color the sheep. Then count them.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ick
///
Sick Rick
My dog R ick got s //// .
He wouldn’t chase his st////
or do his tr//// .
Then Dr. N //// pulled
a t//// off of R //// !
And R //// felt better
very qu //// .
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//////
Color Rick. Write his name on his bowl.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ill
//
The Hill of -ill
What w ill you do
on the H /// of -il l?
You w/// see Jack,
and you w/// see J /// .
You w/// even help
cook on the gr/// .
The H /// of -il l
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is really a thr/// !

What else will you do on the Hill of -ill? Draw it here.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. in
//
Chicken Pox!
I have so many
all over my sk in .
I’ve got six of them
just on my ch /// .
I’m itching so badly,
it makes my head sp /// !

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Draw something that might make your head spin!

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ing
////
Sing, Bird!
Sing , bird, s //// .
It’s time for spr //// .
The flap of your w //// ,
and the song that you s ////
will br//// z ////
to everyth //// .
Then I can play
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all day on my sw//// .

Help the bird sing for spring. Color in the notes.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ink
///
Wink and Blink
One eye can w ink .
Two eyes can bl /// .
Can you, can you
w/// and bl /// ?
Tell me what you
th /// , th /// , th /// .

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Color in the eyes to match your eye color.

Cover up one eye and say “wink.”
Cover both eyes and say “blink.”
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ip
//
A Trip to Blip
Take a trip
to Planet Bl // .
Zoom around
in a spacesh // .
You’ll love it there.
You’ll really fl // !
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What does Planet Blip look like?

Color the circle to look like Blip.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. it
//
In the City of -it
In the trees, you can see
the butterflies fl it .
At the diner, you can make
a banana spl /// .
On the park benches,
you can s /// and kn /// ,
You can do all of this
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in the City of -it!

What would you like to do in the City of -it?

Draw it in the box.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ice
///
Soup Is Nice
On cold nights, soup is n ice .
First boil water.
Get vegetables to d //// .
Add some r //// ,
then find some sp //// .
Stir once, stir tw //// .
Mmmm, that’s n //// !
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What might be nice to put in your soup?

Draw the items around the pot.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ide
///
Slide, Glide, Hide
Penguins on ice sl ide .
Birds in the air gl //// .
Turtles in their shells h //// .
Kids on their bikes r//// .
This all happens
outs //// , outs//// .

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Draw something that you do outside.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ight
////
Wishing
Star l ight , star br///// .
First star I see
at n ///// .
I wish I may,
I wish I m /////
have the wish
I wish this n ///// .
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Color the star a bright color.

Then draw what you wish for.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ine
///
Number Nine
Here comes special Number N ine .
Going down the railroad l //// .
When she’s polished,
she will sh //// .
There goes special
Number N //// !

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Trace the number nine on the train.

Then color the train.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ock
///
Tick Tock
My play date is at 2 o’cl ock .
At the door I hear a kn //// !
We build a tower
bl //// by bl //// .
And make a puppet
from a s//// .
I don’t want
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the fun to stop.

Tick, t//// ,
tick, t//// .
Draw something you might be doing at two o’clock.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. op
///
The Land of -op
There’s a place where you
can watch popcorn pop ,
or h /// on a hil l
way up to the t/// .
Even when you’re ready to dr/// ,
in the Land of -op,
you just can’t st/// !
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Color the sign.

Then draw a shop at the top of the hill.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ot
//
Dot’s Spots
Dot the leopard
is proud of each sp /// .
They’re small and black,
like a domino d /// !
Sp/// , d /// , sp/// , d /// .
D/// the leopard
really has quite a l /// .
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Draw dots and spots

on Dot the leopard.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. oat
////
Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
gently in the lake.
Don’t forget
to wear your c ///// .
It’s cold,
for goodness’ sake!

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Draw yourself in the boat.

Don’t forget your coat!
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. oke
////
A Joke?
I woke up when I felt a poke .
My sister sp///// :
“It’s just a j///// !”
I told her “No . . .
a p///// is real ly NOT a j///// !”
My Joke
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Draw or write a joke or something funny in this book.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ose
////
Choosing a Rose
I was supposed
to pick a rose .
I didn’t know
which r///// to pick.
But my n ///// ,
it ch ///// a r///// ,
and that’s the r/////
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I ch ///// to pick!

Color the rose your nose might pick.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ow
///
Growing Words
Do you kn ow about -ow?
There’s a garden of words
it can help you gr//// :
B//// , l //// , t//// , sl//// .
Bl //// , cr//// , gl //// , fl//// .
Inch by inch, r//// by r//// ,
-ow can make a garden gr//// .
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know, bow, low, tow,

slow, blow, crow, glow
Make the garden grow. Trace the -ow words.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ub
///
The Clean Cub Club
R ub -a-d/// -d/// ,
Three c/// s in a t/// .
Scr/// , scr/// , scr/// —
They’re the clean c/// cl /// !

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Color the cubs in the tub.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. uck
///
Chuck and Huck
Ch uck ’s tr /////
got st ///// in m ///// .
Chuck said, “I’m out of l ///// .”
Then along came H /////
with a tow tr///// .
Chuck’s

And he pulled
Trucking

the st///// tr/////

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out of the m ///// . Huck’s

Towing

Color Chuck’s truck red.

Color Huck’s tow truck yellow.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ug
///
A Snug Bug
How does a bug
get sn /// in a r/// ?
First he drinks cocoa
from a nice warm m /// .
Then from his dad,
he gets a big h /// .

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Draw a bug in the rug.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ump
////
Bumpy the Hippo
Bumpy the hippo
is big and pl ump .
Bumpy runs,
and takes a j///// . . .
Bumpy makes
a great big th ///// !
J///// , b///// !
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Th ///// , b///// !

Color Bumpy the Hippo. Then thump

your hand on your desk when you
are finished. Thump, thump, thump!
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. unk
///
Chocolate Dunks
I can make good cookies.
I call them “chocolate d unk s.”
I take a h ///// of chocolate,
and cut it into ch ///// s.
I bake the cookies, get some milk . . .
and d ///// , d ///// , d ///// !

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Draw chunks of chocolate

in this cookie.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ush
///
Winter Hush
On a cold winter night,
through snow and sl ush ,
r///// home, r///// home,
in the dark’s chil ly h///// .
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Draw yourself as you rush home.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. all
///
Play Ball!
Throw your ball
against the w//// .
Bounce your b////
down the h //// .
Listen up, hear the c//// :
“Play b//// , play b//// !”

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Color each ball. Then draw your own ball.

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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. are
////
S uare City
In Squ are City, people sh ///// .
They are kind, they really c ///// .
And everything is really squ ///// !
Do you have a squ /////
to sp///// ?
Sh ///// your squ ///// —
show you c ///// !
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Draw a house you might see in Square City.

Use only squares to make the house.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. aw
///
The -aw Café
At the greatest place
you ever s aw ,
you can eat
the best cole sl //// .
Paper’s on the table
where you can dr//// .
And each drink comes
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with a curly str//// —

here, it’s the l //// !
Draw a curly straw in the glass.
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 Word Family
Name: ______________________________
Write the word family on the lines. ore
////
Snore or Adore?
It makes me sn ore
when all is a b//// ,
when I’m sick at home
and my throat is s //// .
But here’s what I ad //// :
Going out to expl //// ,
shopping in a st//// ,
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and fun games

when I keep sc //// .
Draw something you adore.
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Name: ______________________________
Write a word family that has two letters: -_____ _____
Now fill in the blanks with the word family.
Write words with the word family in the boxes.

Word Family Cheer

Hey, hey,
what do you say?
Can you make words with
-/// , -/// , -/// ?

I can make ,

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, and .
Good for me —
Hooray! Hooray!
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 Name: ______________________________
Write a word family that has three letters: -_____ _____ _____
Now fill in the blanks with the word family.
Write words with the word family in the boxes.

Word Family Cheer

Let’s cheer and shake
for the words we can make
with -//// , -//// , -//// .
It’s all we need
to make words we can read
like ,
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, and !

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Name: ______________________________

Word Family Tree

These words belong
to the -///// family.

//////// ////////
//////// ////////
//////// ////////
//////// ////////
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