Word Families

The link above is to a pdf file with a sample lesson on word families entitled "Word Family Friends." The lesson introduces students to the concept of phonetically regular words with similar ending patterns (rimes).

Word Family Friends

Come over to meet the an family,
Here’s m and r and c.
And next to them is the at family,
Here’s c and f and b.
Be sure to meet the ap family,
Here’s m and c and t.
It’s fun to meet word families,
How many can you see?