Description
AB Word Family Phonics Crafts and Activities
Make -ab word family practice fun, hands-on, and easy to differentiate with this Science of Reading aligned collection of short a CVC activities. This resource includes engaging phonics crafts like word family houses alongside versatile print-and-go worksheets that work perfectly for phonics centers, anchor charts, or classroom bulletin board displays.
This versatile resource gives you a full toolbox of options, so you can mix and match pages and craft pieces to meet your students right where they are. Students will explore the same -ab picture words through varied practice methods: coloring, tracing, writing, sound mapping, and word building. Each activity reinforces phonics skills while building toward a memorable finished craft that doubles as meaningful classroom display work.
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Versatile and flexible:Â Choose the activity style your students need and pair it with craft toppers.
- Easy differentiation:Â Provide a tracing option for one group, writing and word mapping for another.
- Craft + learning in one:Â Students build strong phonics skills while creating something they are proud of.
- Color + black-and-white included: Use BW for student pages and color versions as phonics posters or anchor charts.
What’s Included in the AB Word Family Packet
- Word Family Crown Craft (3 options)
- Color the pictures
- Trace and color
- Write the word under each picture and color
- Word Family Watch Craft (students color, cut, and wear)
- Word Family House Crafts + Posters
- Activity pages (multiple worksheet options)
- Mix and match craft topper options
- Phonics Games for reinforcing word families
Activity Page Options
Use these pages to practice -ab CVC words in different ways:
- Color the pictures
- Read and color
- Trace the CVC words
- Write the CVC words in boxes
- Word mapping (orthographic boxes)
- Word building (cut and paste letters to build each word)
- Tap, blend and read
- Tap, blend, read, and paste (match the picture)
Mix and Match for Easy Differentiation
Pick the practice style your students need (trace, write, map, build), then add a topper to turn the activity into a finished phonics craft. Use the same word family visuals across different page types so students get repeated exposure without the worksheets feeling repetitive.
Skills Covered
This resource supports students as they practice:
- Short A vowel pattern in word families
- Blending and reading CVC words
- Segmenting and mapping sounds to letters
- Building words and strengthening phonics spelling
- Developing automaticity with common word family patterns
- Fine motor skills
Perfect For
- Phonics centers
- Small groups
- Morning work and early finishers
- Whole group phonics practice
- Sub plans
Printing Notes
- Print in black-and-white for student-friendly pages.
- Print the color pages to use as posters or simple word family anchor charts.
- Laminate games for reuse in centers (optional).
If you are building short a word family skills, this ab word family pack is a fun, structured way to practice decoding, encoding, and word mapping through engaging phonics crafts, phonics practice pages and games.
