AN Word Family Activities with Real Photographs

Students can practice reading AN words with these AN word family activities. The real photographs show students these easy to use words with an image that they can easily recognize and identify.

What is Included:

• Guidelines on how to print poster pages.

• Full-page word family posters/cards - ideal for display or whole or small group instruction.

• Tracing Cards - Laminating these allows repeated use in a writing center, helping students practice writing word family words.

• Beginning Sound Cards - Students identify and fill in the correct initial sound for each picture.

• Spelling Cards -Students practice spelling the words depicted on the word cards.

• Digraph Clip Cards - Students select and clip the correct AN word or picture on each card.

• Sorting Activity - Students distinguish between pictures that are part of the word family and those that are not.

• Word Family Puzzles - Engage students in assembling 3-piece puzzles that spell out AN words.

• Word Family Word Poster - An effective reference poster incorporating numerous AN words.

These activities allow students to read AN words, spell at words, and to sort images to gain a better grasp of rhyming and other literacy skills.

When to Use:

• Early Finishers - When students finish their work, they can complete this activity while waiting on their classmates to finish their assignments.

• Quiet Time Activity - Students who have trouble napping can complete one of these worksheets during quiet times.

• Independent practice - Students can work on these centers alone at their desks.

• Literacy Centers - Students can work alone or with a partner to complete these activities in a literacy or phonics center.

• Reference Cards - The reference cards are a great way to introduce or review AN words.

Dry erase markers can be used with beginning sound and spelling cards for a write-and-wipe activity, while magnet letters or letter tiles can facilitate a hands-on spelling activity.

Skills Evaluated:

• Reading AN Words

• Writing AN Words

• Spelling AN Words

Each center requires minimal preparation. Just print, cut out, and laminate if desired. Once prepared, each center can be used repeatedly.