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AM Words Fluency Practice

Fluency practice with AM words at three levels: word lists, sentences with AM words to circle, and a short passage read three times with two comprehension questions.
Grades
Preschool–Pre-K, Grade 1, Elementary
Pages
8
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, Phonics, Reading
Topic
reading fluency, phonics practice
Resource types
Activities
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What's inside this resource

Kindergartners and first graders will get a ton of practice reading AM words with these fluency activities. All target words are part of the AM word family. Students will practice reading these CVC words in isolation as well as in context of a simple sentence or passage.

What is Included:

  • Word Fluency Strips - These three strips only contain AM words in isolation. Students will practice reading the words on the strips until words are mastered.

  • Sentence Strips - The sentence strips contain AM words in the context of simple sentences.

  • Sentence Fluency Worksheet - Students will read the simple sentences then pick one sentence to illustrate in the box at the bottom of the worksheet.

  • Reading Comprehension Passage - Students will read the story containing AM words three times then answer two comprehension questions and draw a picture to illustrate the story.

  • Sentence Pyramids - There are eight sentence pyramids where students will read each sentence, adding a new word on each line.

How to Use:

  • These activities word very well in a reading or phonics center for students to work on independently or with a partner.

  • They make great small group activities. Teachers can pull aside small groups of students who need extra practice reading AM words with fluency.

  • The sentence fluency worksheets and reading comprehension page can be utilized as homework to send home for students to complete.

Skills Assessed:

These fluency worksheets and activities assess students' ability to read AM words in isolation or in the context of sentences. Students will practice reading comprehension skills with the reading passage page.

The worksheets are print and go, no prep activity for teachers to prepare for students. They just need to be printed out and given to students to complete. The sentence strips and pyramid cards need to be printed and cut apart. These low prep cards can also be laminated for durability if desired.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Read AM words accurately in lists and sentences
  • Answer two multiple-choice questions about the Sam and Pam passage

Teaching tips

  • On the sentence page, students also underline words they needed help with, which shows which words to review next.

Skills covered

  • Repeated reading — reading the passage three times and noting the word count each time
  • Word spotting — circling the AM words in each sentence
  • Phrase building — reading strips that grow by one word per line

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • CCSS.RF.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
  • CCSS.RF.1.3.a — Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.

Core concepts

  • AM word family
  • Reading fluency
  • Reading comprehension

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