Word Family

What is a "word family", basically, they are words that rhyme - but more than that, they are spelled the same with a rime and you can switch out the beginning letter to change the word.  So far this year we have worked on the "at", "et", "ig" and "op" rimes.

AT

bat

hat

cat

fat

sat

mat

rat

ET

met

pet

let

jet

IG

pig

fig

dig

jig

OP

cop

mop

top

bop

pop

stop

Practicing these words at home will help get your child ready to read.  It will also help them identify and connect letters to their sounds.  There are two students in class that can get them right every time...is your your kid one of them?  If they are, they know 21 words already! And more than that, they are begging to know how to sound things out! WOW!