Free Roll and Read Beginner Word Family Worksheets

I have two kids working on word families right now and after scouring the internet for resources to help them practice in a game-like setting, I ended up just making my own. I've had to divide them into smaller files to offer for free on Teachers Pay Teachers, so I currently have two options featuring beginner word family fluency sheets for free. I also have my entire collection of 30 word families available in one easy download for $1.

These word family sheets are great for some aspects of speech therapy as well. Quinn (5) has a range of speech delays including some beginning and final sound deletions and these worksheets are great practice for her.

I made these without pictures, but there is enough space that your kids can have fun drawing a picture or two to go with the group of words.

To play, have your child roll a die and read the words in the line with the same number. Repeat as many or as few times as your child wants. We do a minimum of three rolls, but probably average five.

I am a fan of keeping these sorts of activities in page protectors in binders with other activities that work on similar skills. I keep all of my short vowel words together, because it makes it so much easier to work on the skills, because I can always flip over to one more activity if they need the work and attentions can handle it.

Click here for the beginner a,e, and i word family sheets.
Click here for the beginner o ad u word family sheets.




These are the items I use with these worksheets.



What's your favorite way to practice word families?

Funny Bunny: a review

Funny Bunny is a fun and simple game designed for children and their families.
We were given a copy of Funny Bunny in exchange for an honest review.
My husband put together this video to show how the game is played and why he likes it.

Here are my thoughts:
Who should play this game?: 
Funny Bunny is marketed as a 5+ game, but younger kids can play too. My 2 year old loves it, but doesn't always sit through a whole game. My 3 year old will sit down with my 5 year old and play this several times in a row. Our 7 year old enjoys playing too, but likes to change games more frequently

What does it teach?
Funny Bunny works on counting, motor skill, following directions, and taking turns. The carrot is challenging enough that my two year old cannot twist it, but easy enough that my three and a half year old can. The spaces are just slightly bigger than the bunny bases, so it does take a small amount of concentration for little ones to place them correctly.

I love that my kids love this game. I like that the classic move-a-pawn-around-the-board game has found a more interesting board. I appreciate that this game allows for strategy and luck. Players can choose how many bunnies are in play, but only need one to be the winner.


Have you played Funny Bunny? Tell me about it in the comments below.