-an Word Family
👩🏫 Teacher’s Guide
Objective
Students will read and use -an family words to build phonics and fluency.
Vocabulary
man, can, pan, ran, fan, van
Teaching Notes
- Blend onsets with -an.
- Read the story aloud and highlight -an words.
- Practice onset-rime segmentation with students.
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🧒 Student Worksheet
Helping Material
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Reading Story with Word Family

A man can fix a fan in his van. He ran to get a pan for the plan. The fan can cool the van. The man packs a can in the van. He waves a fan at the sand.
Word Play
an, an, an, an, an, an
Word Family to Learn
, , , , ,
Sentences to Fill In
A class='hidden-answer'>man> class='hidden-answer'>can> fix a in his .
He to get a for the plan.
The class='hidden-answer'>can> cool the .
The class='hidden-answer'>man> packs a class='hidden-answer'>can> in the .
He waves a at the sand.
Activities
- Act out or illustrate the story.
- Write two new sentences with -an words.
Games
- “Missing Letter”: fill in the hidden onsets in Word Play.
- “Speed Build”: say each full word out loud after filling in.
Reflection
- My favorite -an word today is:
- Now make your own sentence using some of the -an words you learned.