First Grade Common Word Families - Printable Resources

The expectation is that students know 16 out of 18 Word Families with fluency by the end of first grade.  They consist of short vowels, long vowels  and r-controlled vowels.  This post provides a printable reference chart to slide into students' homework folders that display these word families.  In addition short word vowel family activities are included in this post.   They are: reading words, reading words in sentences, writing words in sentences and putting cut-up sentences in order.  These activities are  provided for all eight short vowel word families. 

Templates to download for activities

Short Vowel at Family

Short Vowel an Family

Short Vowel ed Family

Short Vowel id Family

Short Vowel ig Family

Short Vowel ot Family

Short Vowel ug Family

Short Vowel ut Family

Cut-Up Sentence Templates

Reference chart to place in the cover of students' homework folders

Of Short Vowel Word Families 

Word Family Chart for the Entire Year