Get creative with word families! Word families are a great way to hit many different areas of phonological awareness (ex. rhyming, onset & rime, initial sounds, final sounds, counting phonemes, and letter recognition) while providing kids with necessary repetition.
There are many ways to teach word families. One way is to create visuals that go with the family. For example, a "hat," for the, "-at," family. Using words and visuals supports letter recognition and allows you to gradually increase