AG Words Fluency Activities

AG word family fluency practice moves from word lists to sentences to the short decodable story 'Mag has a bag', which students read three times.
Grades
Preschool–Grade 1
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Updated Sep 27, 2026

Subject
Phonics, Reading, Language Development, ELA
Topic
Reading Fluency, Fluency Passages
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These AG word family activities are the perfect way to practice reading fluency. Students will read words, simple sentences, and short stories with CVC words from the AG word family. This allows for students to practice reading the target words in isolation and in context.

Suitable for Kindergarten and Grade 1 students who are learning CVC words, these fluency activities allow students to practice reading CVC words as well as have fun and stay engaged during literacy time in centres or small group settings. The variety of activities allow teachers to differentiate the activities for students who are on different learning levels.

Fluency Activities

  • Three Word Fluency Strips

  • Seven Sentence Strips

  • One Sentence Fluency Page

  • One Reading Passage and Comprehension Questions

  • Eight Sentence Pyramids with Pictures

This reading fluency resource contains both no prep and low prep activities for practicing CVC words. The sentence pyramids and reading strips are designed to be cut apart for students to use, but can remain on the full page if so desired. These pages can be laminated for students to use over and over in a literacy centre or reading centre.

When to Use:

  • Literacy Centres

  • Small Group Activities

  • Independent Practice

  • Homework

  • Fluency Assessment

This fluency packet can be completed by students independently or with teacher assistance in small groups or one on one. The different activities provide a fun and engaging way for teachers to practice reading fluency with students. The sentence pyramids include easy to recognize images to go along with each sentence and they make the perfect addition to any reading centre. The reading comprehension and sentence fluency pages can be utilized as independent work or homework.

Skills Assessed:

  • Reading AG words in isolation.

  • Reading AG words in sentences.

  • Reading AG words in a short story.

  • Fluency with AG words in various contexts

  • Reading Comprehension

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Read AG family words accurately in isolation and in sentences

  • Reread a decodable story to build fluency

  • Answer multiple-choice questions about the decodable story Mag has a bag

Teaching tips

  • The running word count beside each line of the story makes it easy to compare how far a student reads on each of the three readings.

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