Word Family Write and Wipe Cards

This engaging set of Word Family Write and Wipe Cards helps students practice reading, building, and writing CVC and CCVC words using clear picture cues and writing lines. These cards are easy to prep, hands on, and perfect for literacy centers, small groups, and morning tubs. These cards support early readers through repetition, phonics practice, and predictable word family patterns.

✨ What’s Included in the Word Family Write and Wipe Cards

• 32 word family sets
• 3 card versions for each word family:
  • With onsets and without rimes
  • Without onsets and with rimes
  • Without onsets and without rimes
• Cover card for each word family

📝 How to Use the Word Family Write and Wipe Cards

• Print the card versions you wish to use along with the matching cover card.
• Laminate the pages and cut along the dashed lines.
• Punch a hole in the top left corner of each card and place the cards on a ring.
• Provide students with a dry erase marker to trace, build, and write each word.
• Mix different word families for an extra challenge or keep sets together for focused practice.

🎯 Educational Benefits

• Builds phonemic awareness
• Strengthens sound to letter correspondence
• Supports blending and segmenting
• Reinforces word family recognition
• Encourages reading and writing CVC and CCVC words
• Develops vocabulary
• Promotes fine motor and handwriting skills

🖍️ Classroom Tips for the Word Family Write and Wipe Cards

• Keep card sets on rings for quick grab and go centers.
• Store word families in small tubs so students can independently choose a set.
• Use blank cards for quick phonics checks or dictation.
• Encourage students to say each sound as they write to strengthen blending skills.

Word Families Included

• ab: cab, dab, jab, lab, tab, crab
• ad: bad, dad, lad, mad, pad, sad
• ag: bag, lag, rag, sag, tag, wag
• am: bam, dam, ham, jam, ram, yam
• an: can, fan, man, pan, tan, van
• ap: cap, gap, map, nap, sap, tap
• at: bat, cat, hat, mat, pat, rat
• ax: fax, Max, sax, tax, wax, flax
• ed: bed, fed, led, red, wed, sled
• eg: beg, keg, leg, Meg, peg
• en: den, hen, men, pen, ten, yen
• et: jet, net, pet, set, vet, wet
• ib: bib, fib, jib, nib, rib, crib
• id: bid, hid, kid, lid, rid, skid
• ig: big, dig, fig, pig, rig, wig
• im: dim, him, rim, skim, swim, trim
• in: bin, fin, kin, pin, tin, win
• ip: dip, lip, rip, sip, tip, zip
• it: bit, hit, fit, kit, lit, sit
• ix: fix, mix, six
• ob: bob, cob, fob, job, rob, sob
• od: cod, nod, pod, rod, sod, trod
• og: cog, dog, fog, hog, jog, log
• op: bop, cop, hop, mop, pop, top
• ot: cot, dot, hot, pot, rot, tot
• ox: box, fox, pox
• ub: cub, hub, nub, rub, sub, tub
• ud: bud, dud, mud, sud, spud, stud
• ug: bug, hug, jug, mug, rug, tug
• um: gum, hum, mum, sum, yum, drum (two mats included for two “mum” images)
• un: bun, fun, nun, run, sun, sun
• ut: cut, gut, hut, nut, rut, shut

These Word Family Write and Wipe Cards provide meaningful phonics practice that supports confident early reading. They are simple to prep and ideal for everyday literacy instruction. Happy Teaching! 😊