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3 & 4 Letter Word Families Curriculum Map

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Twenty-four-word families featuring 3 and 4 letter word families for each of the 5 vowels. There are twenty-one lessons for 3 letter word families and three lessons for 4 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.

Students become familiar with the rhyming words in the family on the first page by completing and printing the sound block letters. They will recognize the part-to-whole approach by printing the letters that represent the sound block. The second page enables students to make a visual connection between picture cues and the words formed. The third page has a variety of exercises to complete to reinforce knowledge of letter patterns and sound blocks.

Introduction: 

  • At A Glance – List of Learning Expectations

  • Teaching Suggestions

  • Word Family Assessment Rubric

  • Student Rubric: Tracking Form

  • Vocabulary Lists: 3 & 4 Letter Word Families

Worksheets for the following word families:

Three Letter Word Families:

Lesson One: The _ack Word Family

Lesson Two: The _ail Word Family

Lesson Three: The _ain Word Family

Lesson Four: The _ake Word Family

Lesson Five: The _ame Word Family

Lesson Six: The _are Word Family

Lesson Seven: The _ash Word Family

Lesson Eight: The _ave Word Family

Lesson Nine: The _ear Word Family

Lesson Ten: The _eed Word Family

Lesson Eleven: The _eep Word Family

Lesson Twelve: The _ice Word Family

Lesson Thirteen: The _ick Word Family

Lesson Fourteen: The _ide Word Family

Lesson Fifteen: The _ine Word Family

Lesson Sixteen: The _ink Word Family

Lesson Seventeen: The _ one Word Family

Lesson Eighteen: The _ore Word Family

Lesson Nineteen: The _ung Word Family

Lesson Twenty: The _unk Word Family

Lesson Twenty-One: The _ush Word Family

Four Letter Word Families:

Lesson Twenty-Two: The _ight Word Family

Lesson Twenty-Three: The _itch Word Family

Lesson Twenty-Four: The _ound Word Family

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