This word family sorting activity includes 2 different sets of sorting cards: 1) CVC words and 2) Long vowel words with a "silent e." Each of these sets includes one or more words in each word family with a blend or digraph. Ten word families are included in each set, for a total of 20. Blank crayons and crayon boxes are also included so you can add your own word families and/or words. Since there are no long "e" words formed with a silent e, two sets of "ee" words replace them. Two writing response sheets (one to laminate and one to copy) are included.
These sets of sorting cards are great for centers, small group reading instruction, or as a take home activity. I like to put magnets on them, turning my filing cabinet into a reading center. The bright colors and seasonal theme help to decorate the classroom, too! 


This product addresses the following Common Core* Standards for Kindergarten and First Grade:

F.K.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.
RF.K.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). Recognize and produce rhyming words. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel- consonant, or CVC) words.1 (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
RF.1.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single- syllable words.
RF.1.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs (two letters that represent one sound). Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words. Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.

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*Common Core Standards © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.