1 Decodable Reading Passage
A short, decodable story embedding word families words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.
Pat's Stolen Mat
Pat the cat felt hot. She did want a nap on her mat. But a rat ran off with the mat! Pat saw the rat run past. "Oh, no!" said Pat.
The rat ran, ran, ran. Pat ran after the rat. The rat went to a man. The man had a cap on. He did not see Pat. The rat sat on the mat.
Pat felt mad. She ran to the man. She did hiss, hiss, hiss. The rat did not like that. It ran off, fast. The rat did not have the mat.
Pat sat on her mat. "My mat!" said Pat. The man saw Pat. He had a big lap. Pat did not go to the man's lap. She had her mat and did a nap.
Circle all the -at words in red, all the -an words in blue, and all the -ap words in green. How many of each did you find?
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2 Word Sort
Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: -at Family vs -an / -ap Family.
-at Family
-an / -ap Family
cat
bat
hat
mat
sat
rat
flat
brat
can
man
pan
ran
fan
van
cap
map
nap
tap
gap
lap
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards
Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.
the cat on the mat
a man and a van
a cap and a map
the rat sat
ran to the fan
a nap on his lap
tap the pan
the bat and the hat
zap the gap
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)
Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!
Decodable RAN Chart — Word Families
cap
rat
man
cap
cat
man
fan
rat
fan
rat
cat
cat
cap
cat
man
fan
Target words: cat, man, cap, rat, fan
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📖 Decodable Readers
Printable mini-books for Word Families practice. Each reader includes a story + coloring page illustration.
