-ush Word Family

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective

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

Vocabulary

rush, hush, brush, crush, flush, blush

Teaching Notes

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

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🧒 Student Worksheet

Helping Material

Reading Story with Word Family

I rush to brush my hair. Mom says hush and don’t crush the toy. I flush water to clean the dish. We blush when we hear a joke. We rush to school after breakfast.

Word Play

ush, ush, ush, ush, ush, ush

Word Family to Learn

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Sentences to Fill In

I to b my hair.

Mom says and don’t c the toy.

I water to clean the dish.

We when we hear a joke.

We to school after breakfast.

Activities

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