-ig Word Family
👩🏫 Teacher’s Guide
Objective
Students will read and use -ig family words to build phonics and fluency.
Vocabulary
pig, dig, wig, big, fig
Teaching Notes
- Blend onsets with -ig.
- Read the story aloud and highlight -ig 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 big pig did a jig. He can dig near a fig tree. The wig on the pig is big. He finds a fig and gives a giggle. The pig naps after the jig.
Word Play
ig, ig, ig, ig, ig
Word Family to Learn
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Sentences to Fill In
A did a jig.
He can near a tree.
The on the is .
He finds a and gives a giggle.
The naps after the jig.
Activities
- Act out or illustrate the story.
- Write two new sentences with -ig 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 -ig word today is:
- Now make your own sentence using some of the -ig words you learned.