Build your students’ spelling and phonics skills with these fun, engaging “If I Can Spell…” worksheets. Each worksheet provides a vowel team focus word and picture clue that students use to make and write five other words in that word family. The worksheets cover 40 word families and are perfect for phonics instruction or literacy centers.
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What’s Included?
1. “If I Can Spell…” worksheets for 40 vowel team word families
2. Answer Keys
Tell Me More About the Worksheets!
What Materials Can My Students Use to Make the Words?
The third column of each worksheet has students make or draw the word. Students might make the words using:
You might choose for students to only use one method for the “Make or Draw It” column or let them use several.
How Do I Use These in My Classroom?
Why Aren't There Many Word Families for I and U?
There just aren't enough words that have vowel patterns that begin with i or u. I chose to use word families that have at least six words: one focus word and five more words that can be made from it. If you're looking for long i word family practice, be sure to check out my "If I Can Spell..." CVCe product.
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