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Easter Egg Word Families — ed, en, et Worksheet

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About the Easter Egg Word Families - ed, en, et Worksheet

Easter Egg Word Families is an engaging holiday-themed phonics activity that combines seasonal fun with essential reading skills practice. This interactive and printable worksheet, that aligns with the Common Core State Standards, Easter Egg Word Families - ed en et helps students identify and categorize short 'e' word families through a creative coloring exercise. The worksheet presents nine simple CVC words within decorative Easter egg shapes, which students must color according to their word family using yellow for '-ed' words, pink for '-en' words, and orange for '-et' words.

The worksheet features beautifully designed Easter eggs with various patterns that make the learning process more enjoyable. Each egg contains a clearly printed word in a label-style format, making it easy for students to read and identify the word endings. The spring-themed background with a fence and grass creates an inviting learning environment while helping students develop their phonemic awareness skills through visual discrimination and color-coding activities.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

  • Recognition of short 'e' word families and patterns
  • Understanding of word endings and sound patterns
  • Color-coding as a learning strategy
  • Visual discrimination of similar word endings

Learning Outcomes

  • Students will categorize nine words into three word families with 90% accuracy
  • Students will identify and differentiate between -ed, -en, and -et endings
  • Students will demonstrate understanding of word patterns through color-coding
  • Students will complete the coloring activity following specified color codes

Cognitive

  • This interactive worksheet develops word pattern recognition skills
  • Students learn to analyze and group words by their endings

Psychomotor

  • The worksheet enhances fine motor skills through careful coloring of patterned eggs
  • Students practice color selection and staying within boundaries

Affective

  • This interactive worksheet builds confidence in reading through festive activities
  • Students develop positive associations with learning through holiday themes

Reinforce

  • The worksheet encourages peer interaction through comparing color choices
  • Students practice explaining their word sorting decisions

Tags

word families, phonics, Easter activities, CVC words, short e words, reading skills, elementary education, language arts, color coding, interactive learning, holiday worksheets, phonemic awareness, early literacy, seasonal learning, pattern recognition

Common Core Standards Covered

L.1.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.1.2.d
Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
L.1.2.e
Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

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