-en Word Family

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will read and use -en family words to build phonics and fluency.

Vocabulary
Ben, hen, pen, ten, men

Teaching Notes

• Blend onsets with -en.
• Read the story aloud and highlight -en words.
• Practice onset-rime segmentation with students.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Helping Material

Reading Story with Word Family
Ben and a hen sit with a pen. Ten men clap for Ben. Ben picks up the pen again. The hen pecks the pen then rests. Ben grins at the hen and men.

Word Family to Learn

, , , ,

Word Play

en, en, en, en, en

Sentences to Fill In

and a sit with a .
Ten clap for . picks up the again.
The pecks the t rests. grins at the and .

Activities

• Act out or illustrate the story.
• Write two new sentences with -en 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 -en word today is:
• Now make your own sentence using some of the -en words you learned.