Lessons 14: Literacy Night Word Family Sort

Standards:

Grade Level: K-3

Preparation: 30 minutes
Implementation: 20 minutes

National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

http://www.pta.org/nationalstandards
Standard 6:
Collaborating with communityFamilies and school staff collaborate with community
members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities,
community services, and civic participation.

World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

English Language Development (ELD) Standards
http://www.wida.us/standards/eld.aspx#2012
English Language Development Standard 1:

English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the
school setting.

English Language Development Standard 2:

English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary
for academic success in the content area of Language Arts.

Materials:
White or colored copy paper
Copy machine or printer
Envelope
Marker
Pencils

Objective:
Families will attend Literacy Night to learn how to encourage and support literacy in
their homes on a daily basis.
Families will make take-home literacy activities to bolster literacy skills at home.

Procedure:

Print the Sign-in Sheet for Literacy Night. The Sign-in Sheet can be found in the
Additional Resources on pages 107-108.
Print the Parent Questionnaire/Survey for the end of the event. The Parent
Questionnaire/Survey can be found in the Additional Resources on page 109.
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Procedure Continued:

Print out the word family sort mats, one of each mat for each family.
Print out the word family word cards, one sheet of word cards for each family.
Provide each family with an envelope for their word cards.
Print the game directions in English/Spanish and provide for families.
Model how to prepare and play the game:
o Each family will need one of each word family circles mats.
o Show families how to cut out the words for sorting.
o The object of the game is to sort each word into the correct word family
circle and say the word.
o Extension: find other possibilities for sorting, such as animals.
o Place the word cards in an envelope labeled Word Family Sort.
Ask parents to complete the Parent Questionnaire/Survey at the end of the
Literacy Night event.

Target Parent Engagement Interactions:

Welcoming families
Communicating effectively
Parent collaboration for student success
Parent literacy support and activities for home

Assessment:
Maintain a Parent Sign-In sheet for your records.
Give the Parent Exit Survey and reflect on the parent feedback.
Maintain the Parent Exit Surveys for your records, and to make improvements if
necessary for future events.

Differentiation:

English/Spanish communication with parents through the materials and flier.

Parent friendly language is used to explain how to use literacy games in the
home.
This resource is hosted online for customization to best benefit the class and
community. bilingualfamilyengagement.weebly.com

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Direction for Families:

Cut out word family cards.
Place word cards in envelope.
Take one of each word family sort mats.
To Play:
o Place each word in the circle with the
word family ending that it belongs to and
say the word.
Take home, play, & enjoy!

Direcciones para Familias:

Corta las tarjetas.
Pon las tarjetas en un sobre.
Toma las dos hojas con crculos de familias de
palabras.
Jugar:
o Pon cada palabra en el crculo que tiene las
mismas ltimas letras y dice la palabra.
Lleva a casa, juega, y disfruta!

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Word Family Sort

- ad

- at

- an

- am

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Word Family Sort

- ed

- et

- ig

- un

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big

pig

dig

rig

fig

twig

jig

wig

bun

fun

nun

shun

run

stun

sun

pun

bed

red

fed

shed

get

led

wed

jet

net

let

pet

let

set

me

yet

am

ham

jam

slam

yam

spam

ram

cram

can

bat

man

plan

fan

mat

cat

than

ran

pat

hat

pan

tan

sat

that

flat

bad

lad

sad

mad

glad

pad

had

tad

rad
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