Roll and Read Word Families – Fluency Work Pack

🎲 Roll and Read Word Families – Fluency Work Pack

Ages: 5–8 years | Grades K–2 | Phonics, Fluency & Word Family Practice

Make phonics practice interactive and effective with this engaging Roll-and-Read Word Families pack by Karen Jones. Perfect for early readers, this printable set turns word family fluency into a game-like experience using dice, spinners, and playful challenges. With dozens of word families covered, this no-prep fluency resource helps reinforce phonics decoding, sentence reading, and writing skills—one fun roll at a time!

📚 What’s Included:

• Over 60 printable Roll-and-Read sentence pages, organized by short vowels and word families
• Word families covered:
• 🔤 Short A: -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -ar, -at, -ake, -ain, -ate
• 🔤 Short E: -ed, -en, -et, -ell, -ent, -est, -eat, -eep
• 🔤 Short I: -in, -ip, -it, -ick, -ill, -ing, -ice, -ide, -ine, -ight
• 🔤 Short O: -op, -ot, -ock, -ore, -ow
• 🔤 Short U: -ug, -un, -uck, -ump

🎲 Activity Types:

• Roll and Read: Students roll a die and read the corresponding sentence
• Spin and Read: Use a pencil and paperclip to spin for sentence selection
• Snip, Mix, and Match activities for hands-on learners
• “Color in a star” system for repeated fluency practice (read 3x)
• Challenge extension: Students write all word family words from the page

🧠 Skills Developed:

• Phonics and word family recognition
• Oral reading fluency and accuracy
• Sentence structure and comprehension
• Confidence through repetition and independent practice

🎯 Perfect For:

• Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students
• Literacy centers, small groups, tutoring, or homework
• RTI/intervention, ESL learners, and decodable sentence fluency work

This resource turns phonics into a game, helping students build fluency and confidence with every roll and read!