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Color the Chunk – Short a Word Families

By thisreadingmama 5 Comments

Today, I’m sharing new color the chunk pages for seven different short a word families! There are TWO LEVELS of learning to make it easier for you to differentiate!

Find all our free Color the Chunk Phonics Pages or grab our Color the Chunk Phonics Bundle! They are a fantastic way to help beginning or struggling readers use word chunks to read words.

By the way, I’ve enjoyed reading emails from several readers who are using our color the chunk pages and having great success with their dyslexic readers! Woot!

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Color the Chunk – Short a Word Families

Once learners understand the skill of sounding out CVC words like this c-a-t, introducing word families is a great way to help them chunk and read new words.

And these color the chunk pages are a fun way to give it a go! These short a word family pages include -at, -ad, -ag, -an, -ap, -ack, & -ash.

Learners find the short a word chunk in each word, color it in, and use that chunk to read the words. There are two levels of color the chunk pages included, so read about those below.

Level 1 {pictured above} has simple, CVC short a word family words in the top section. Below the line are more difficult word family words with blends and digraphs. Learners may need more support with those words.

 

color the chunk -at word family level 2 page

Level 2 has words takes it a step further with short a word families. The top still has CVC short a word family words and the bottom still has harder words with blends & digraphs. BUT, level 2 pages include nonsense words, too. This requires learners to read the words AND circle only the real words. This adds a component of comprehension to the task!

If you don’t understand why I used nonsense words, you might want to read my article, Using Nonsense Words with Readers. You can even download a free page with nonsense words for several phonics skills!

 

Keep scrolling to grab the freebies or grab the entire bundle pack at my shop.

 

 

Download these free Color the Chunk Pages below:

 

 

Enjoy teaching!
~Becky

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Filed Under: Phonics and Word Study, Struggling Readers Tagged With: Color the Chunk, WF

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Comments

  1. Brenda says

    December 11, 2017 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks so much for everything you do for me and my students. God’s blessings upon you and your loved ones!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      December 18, 2017 at 8:39 pm

      You’re so welcome! It’s such a blessing to share. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sheena Grace says

    February 4, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    I love these color the chunk word family pages. My kiddos love them and they really help reinforce their learning in a fun activity. Is there any way you could make one for the -am word family?

    Thanks so much for sharing such great resources!

    Reply
    • thisreadingmama says

      February 6, 2018 at 10:09 pm

      I have one for the -am family in my welded sounds pack -> https://thisreadingmama.com/color-chunk-welded-sounds/

      Reply
      • Sheena Grace says

        February 11, 2018 at 7:27 pm

        Thank you! Your resources are a life saver!

        Reply

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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