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2 & 3 Letter Word Families Curriculum Map

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Twenty-four-word families featuring 2 and 3 letter word families for each of the 5 vowels. There are sixteen lessons for 2 letter word families and eight lessons for 3 letter word families.

Students will become familiar with the rhyming words in each word family by completing the worksheets that focus on printing the sound block and using picture cues to write the letter pattern. A reinforcement activity will check their knowledge of the sound block and their ability to decode words. The exercises will also strengthen reading, writing, and spelling skills. For each family, three parallel activities are included.

Lessons start with a simple printing exercise, followed by an exercise for the use of words in context to draw out meanings. Picture matching is used to enhance connections. The third activity focuses on deeper understanding and use of the words in context, spelling, and grammar skills.

Games like picture bingo, riddles, and silly poems and stories make this a resource that is both practical as well as enjoyable for students.

Introduction: 

  • At A Glance – List of Learning Expectations

  • Teaching Suggestions

  • Word Family Assessment Rubric

  • Student Rubric: Tracking Form

  • Vocabulary Lists: 2 & 3 Letter Word Families

Worksheets for the following word families:

Two Letter Word Families:

Lesson One: The _an Word Family

Lesson Two: The _at Word Family

Lesson Three: The _ad Word Family

Lesson Four: The _ay Word Family

Lesson Five: The _am Word Family

Lesson Six: The _ap Word Family

Lesson Seven: The _aw Word Family

Lesson Eight: The _ew Word Family

Lesson Nine: The _et Word Family

Lesson Ten: The _ip Word Family

Lesson Eleven: The _in Word Family

Lesson Twelve: The _ow Word Family

Lesson Thirteen: The _ot Word Family

Lesson Fourteen: The _op Word Family

Lesson Fifteen: The _ow Word Family

Lesson Sixteen: The _ug Word Family

Three Letter Word Families:

Lesson Seventeen: The _ank Word Family

Lesson Eighteen: The _ell Word Family

Lesson Nineteen: The _est Word Family

Lesson Twenty: The _ill Word Family

Lesson Twenty-One: The _ing Word Family

Lesson Twenty-Two: The _ock Word Family

Lesson Twenty-Three: The _uck Word Family

Lesson Twenty-Four: The _ump Word Family

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