October Word Families Activities | CVC Phonics Worksheets for K–2

Build phonics fluency with these October-themed word family worksheets! Includes 8 fun printable activities for K–2: CVC decoding, tracing & more. Perfect for literacy centers or morning work.

Get your students excited about reading and writing from Day 1 with this engaging October Word Families Activity Pack — perfect for Kindergarten through 2nd grade! These no-prep printable worksheets are ideal for literacy centers, morning work, sub plans, or small-group instruction during the month of October.

With hands-on activities like Draw & Write, Trace the Sentence, Cut & Paste Sorting, Roll and Write, and Phonics Rhymes, your students will practice phonics, spelling, and fine motor skills—all while having fun with themes!

✅ What’s Included:

8 Printable October Word Family Literacy Activities

• Draw and Write Sentences (4 pages): Students practice drawing and writing four festive sentences, such as "Ten little pumpkins sat in a row" and "The black cat sat on a mat."
• October Trace the Sentences (1 page): Five Halloween-themed sentences for tracing and handwriting practice.
• Graveyard Word Match (1 page + Answer Key): A cut-and-paste activity focusing on CVC word families like -ig, -at, -in, -ot, -un, -an, -it, and -ut.
• Pumpkin Word Rhymes (1 page + Answer Key): A cut-and-paste activity where students match rhyming words (e.g., cat/bat, drip/trip).
• Ghostly Roll and Rhyme (1 page + Answer Key): A fun, repeatable center activity where students roll a die and write rhymes for words like ghost, cat, and hop.
• October Word Families Journal (9 pages): Themed writing prompts and tracing activities for words like web, moon, spooky, pumpkin, and ghost.
• October Phonics Rhyme (1 page + Answer Key): A final cut-and-paste rhyme matching activity.
• October Word Family Spin and Write (1 page): A station activity using a paperclip and pencil to spin and write October-themed words like bat, trick, web, leaf, moon, and ghost.
• Word families covered
• Kid-friendly sentence practice with vocabulary
• Fun prompts and story starters

Skills Targeted:

• Phonics and decoding
• CVC word fluency
• Sentence structure and punctuation
• Fine motor development
• Early writing stamina
• Rhyming

Perfect For:

• Literacy Centers
• Daily ELA Warm-Ups or Exit Tickets
• Sub Plans or Homework
• Independent Practice
• Early Finishers
• Intervention and RTI