-est Word Family

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective

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

Vocabulary

best, nest, pest, rest, test, west

Teaching Notes

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

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🧒 Student Worksheet

Helping Material

Reading Story with Word Family

The bird built a nest up west. She did her best to rest. A pest came to test the nest. She chased it off with zest. The bird’s nest is safe again.

Word Play

est, est, est, est, est, est

Word Family to Learn

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Sentences to Fill In

The bird built a up .

She did her to .

A came to the .

She chased it off with zest.

The bird’s is safe again.

Activities

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