Family Words Cut and Paste Worksheet for Early Readers
Reading a word family term and then finding its matching picture teaches children ages 4-6 to connect print directly to meaning, an essential bridge between decoding and comprehension. The cutting and gluing component also strengthens fine motor precision, requiring children to align a small picture accurately next to its corresponding word.
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Month 7: Preschool Skills Through Play | Ages 4-5
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How to use this worksheet
Read the first word on the page slowly together, sounding out each letter and blending them into the full word. Have your child look at the picture cut-outs at the bottom and find the one that matches what the word means. Guide them to cut that picture out carefully along its edges. Have them glue the picture into the box beside the matching word, then repeat this read-find-cut-glue sequence for each remaining word on the page.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
Extension activities
- 1Have your child write one of the word family words in a full sentence with your help.
- 2Ask your child to draw their own simple picture for one of the words instead of using the pre-made cut-out.
- 3Create a matching memory game using index cards with the words on one set and pictures on another.
- 4Read a short, simple book that features several words from the same word family and point them out.
- 5Practice spelling the words aloud, letter by letter, without looking at the page.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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