Word Families: Short Vowels

About this curriculum

Building Word Families #1 (Short Vowels) is a complete Grades 1–2 phonics resource that teaches students to decode and spell using short‑vowel word families. Through a structured five‑day sequence, students learn to hear sounds, identify rimes, build words, sort patterns, and apply these skills in reading and writing. The program includes word building cards, rhyme charts, missing‑chunk worksheets, literacy centers, and multisyllabic transfer activities. This resource meets Canadian provincial and territorial early literacy expectations for phonological awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and sentence writing. It also aligns with U.S. Common Core Grade 1 Foundational Skills , including RF.1.2, RF.1.3, RF.1.4, and L.1.2. Perfect for whole‑group instruction, guided reading, or literacy centers, this program builds confident, fluent early readers. More than   100 Multi-Sensory Activities!   Empower your students to recognize the common chunks or "families" in words and use these to read and spell new and multi-syllable vocabulary. A complete 5-day lesson plan provides step-by-step instructions for using the six activities for each word family.…