Reading · Ages 5–6 · 12 minutes

Short A CVC Word Family Map

Children listen for the ending chunk in short-a words, then organize -at, -an, and -ap families on one printable map.

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Today I am practising: sorting short-a CVC words by rime

Read: cat, fan, map. Underline the vowel in each word.

Write cat and hat under the -at roof.

Write fan and man under the -an roof.

Write map and cap under the -ap roof.

Add one new real word to any family.

Choose two words from one family and write a rhyming sentence.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

Step 1Say the three rimes (-at, -an, -ap) together before the child reads.
Step 2If a word is difficult, cover the first letter and blend the ending chunk first.
Step 3Finish by asking which two words rhyme and why.