Word Family Dice

 

I made word family dice on this free programmable app. The students shook the dice and wrote the word under real word or not real word on a large piece of butcher paper.

We also used it to add 3 digit numbers.

Make Dice Preview

Word Family Word Cloud

 

I gave each student a word family and they came up with a list of words that they thought fit into that word family. They each typed them and created a word cloud on the IPAD. I printed out each word family and then gave the students a different word family. I put their word clouds on the desks so they had to walk around and find the words that went with their word family. When they were done we used it as a matching center during reading stations.

 Word Cloud is a free, easy to use app...they were finished typing in minutes!

 

Word Collage Preview

 I put this on a document camera and they had to write words that had that sound in them.

 

We also made our own word family spinner and then came up with a list of words that fit that word family.

Short Vowel Flip Book

Fun Flap Spelling

Thanks to a fun reminder from my sons second grade teacher, we used fun flaps to practice spelling. I was a little nervous about them being able to do each fold but every student was able to make it. I did the first two folds to make sure that the square was perfect and then we folded and wrote the spelling words together. We thought of fortunes for the middle and then wrote them in.

 

First the student asks to pick a word and then the student spells the word, then he/she asks again and spells the next word. On the third time they ask the student opens up the flap and tells their fortune. This was sooo much fun! They practiced for a good 15 minutes and then wanted to take them out to recess! Here's a little video in case you've forgotten how to make this blast from the past:

 

This is a great book I use but if you don't want to make copies it's just as easy to make your own. Just start with a plain 9x9 piece of paper.

Click HERE  for a direct link. You can purchase them by word family or you can buy the whole book.

 

My Coworker also had a great idea... it's a little like slap it with a spelling twist. In groups or centers you lay out spelling words or sight words. The teacher calls out the spelling word. The student who slaps it the first has to spell the word. If they spell it correctly they get to keep the word. Keep playing until all words are taken. The one with the most wins.

 

 

 

 

Word Family Wheels

We made a word family wheel, read each word and then chose four words to illustrate.

 

Printable Word Wheels from super teacher worksheets.

 

ABC Teach Word Wheels

Word Family Post Its

The students drew a picture on a Post It and then made a list of at least four words that belong with that word family.

Word Family Videos/Songs

 

-ig



 

Short a

-at -an -ack

 

Short o

-op -ox -ot

 

Short u

-un -ut -ug

 

 

 

Short e

-et -en -ed

 

 

Literacy Center Games

Word Family Scattergories™:
This activity is named after the Scattergories™ board game. Spin one of the word wheels below. They then use the worksheet to record words that can be made in the time the sand timer takes to empty. They can use initial consonants or consonant blends to make words. Students then read the words they have made. They must cross out any words that other players also made. They get a point for each word they make that no one else made. (Use a paper clip and pencil to spin the wheels)

Printable Word Family Candy Land:

Magic "e" UNO:

Click HERE to print.

Words Their Way Games and Word Work Activities

Here are some wonderful ideas including a printable for this long vowel game:
Word Study in Action

Phonogram Connect Four

Fishing for Vowel Digraphs

Consonant Digraph Game

Education Extra Sorts
Letter Name Alphabetic Sorts

Within Word Pattern Sorts

Great Words Their Way Freebies from Second Story Window

Words Their Way Recording Sheets from DillyDabbles Blogspot.

Click HERE to print other working with words activities.

Word Study Game boards
from Flamingo Fabulous in Second Grade.

Word Family Mats

 Some other activities:

Word Wall Menu

Making Words Template

Click HERE to print these activities from sanjuan.edu word work collection

 

I love this easy game board idea for digraphs from

 Meaningful Mama

 

 

ABC Teach Word Slides

 

Digraph Go Fish

Click HERE to get Words Their Way games from April Brown

Great online games and activities from:
Literacy Connections
 

Word Family Race

The students were split into three groups. I wrote 3 different word families on the wipe board. They had to think of a word for that word family, write it on the board and then pass the marker to the person next in line. They had two minutes and then we read the words and counted up their points. They got one point for each real word they made. We played four times because they were having soooo much fun with it. The longer we played the better they got at coming up with more words. I LOVED this one.  

Word Family Mats

Directions: Cut apart the letter cards. Use the word family mats to make words. Write each word you make.

Click below to get each word family mat and letter cards:

a

-an mat          -an letter cards

-at mat          -at letter cards

-all mat          -all letter cards

-ag mat          -ag letters cards

-ack mat     -ack letter cards

-ay mat       -ay letter cards

-ate mat       -ate letter cards

-ap mat       -ap letter cards

-ake mat      -ake letter cards

e

-eep mat      -eep letter cards


-ell mat     -ell letter cards


-est mat      -est letter cards

i

-in mat      -in letter cards

-ig mat       -ig letter cards

-ight mat     -ight letter cards

-ink mat     -ink letter cards

-ip mat     -ip letter cards

-ing mat     -ing letter cards



o

-ow mat          -ow letter cards

-ock mat           -ock letter cards

-op mat     -op letter cards

-ot mat     -ot letter cards

-ow mat     -ow letter cards


u

-uck mat         -uck letter cards

 -ug mat            -ug letter cards
 

Word Way: Word Family Activities

Here's a GREAT book to read: