Teach beginning spellers that words contain and share patterns. Use this word family list to introduce the sound of words ending with -AY.

AY word family worksheets help young readers gain reading fluency and move on to higher reading level. These worksheets can be used in small groups, with the whole class, in literacy centers or as a homework. Find a variety of hands-on worksheets and activities.
Teach beginning spellers that words contain and share patterns. Use this word family list to introduce the sound of words ending with -AY.
This sight word PLAY worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word PLAY, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
Practice reading and spelling AY family words in interactive and engaging way. AY word family words: lay, play, say, ray, hay, way, pay.
This sight word SAY worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word SAY, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
This sight word worksheet gives kids a lot of exposure to sight word PLAY. Kids practice reading sight word and sight word sentences, writing and spelling it.
Help baby animals get to their mamas! Take turns rolling a die and moving around the board. Read the words from the AY word family when you land on.
This sight word worksheet gives kids a lot of exposure to sight word SAY. Kids practice reading sight word and sight word sentences, writing and spelling it.
Combining games with learning is a win-win situation. This AY word family activity is ready-to-use in your spelling station!
This reading passage focuses on sight word PLAY and great for morning work, literacy centers, homework, and guided reading.
Word searches are great activities and help kids develop spelling, problem-solving, and analytical skills. AY family words in this puzzle: play, say, lay, hay, pay, ray, way.
This AY family words activity is perfect for independent practice. Kids stretch out the words and write them in boxes. Words: play, say, way, pay, hay, day, ray, lay.
AY word family reading fluency activity helps kids understand word patterns and see “chunks” in words. Words: day, lay, say, pay, hay, ray, play, way.
Kids learn to write sentences with AY word family words using the word bank. Encourage kids to share their writings with classmates.Â
This sight word worksheet gives kids a lot of exposure to sight word MAY. Kids practice reading sight word and sight word sentences, writing and spelling it.
With this worksheet, kids write eight words ending AY. Examples of AY word family words: play, pay, say, lay, hay, ray, way.
This scrambled puzzle is one of the best AY word family games that promotes critical thinking and spelling. Scrambled words: way, hay, say, play, lay, pay, ray.
This reading passage focuses on sight word MAY and is great for morning work, literacy centers, homework, and guided reading.
The AY family words segmenting and blending cards allow students to isolate individual sounds within words and blend them together.
Keep students excited discovering a mystery word that they can blend. This worksheet includes eight AY family words: lay, way, day, play, hay, ray, pay, say.
This worksheet helps young students read words by using chunks. Students break down AY family words. They apply these skills to read each word aloud.
This reading passage focuses on sight word SAY and great for morning work, literacy centers, homework, and guided reading.
With this printable activity, kindergarteners learn to read and spell AY family words. Great addition to your literacy center and AY word family word work.
Sort AY family words in alphabetical order! Great for assessments, homework, and independent practice. Words: day, lay, say, pay, way, play, ray, hay.
With this sight word PLAY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word PLAY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word PLAY when teaching or reviewing vowel digraphs, beginning blends.
This sight word MAY worksheet encourages kids’ brains to look for patterns in the word MAY, extract the spelling and store it in long-term memory as a sight word.
With this sight word SAY play dough mat, kids learn how to read and spell the sight word SAY in a hands-on and interactive way. Great for literacy centers.
Orthographic mapping extracts the word’s spelling and stores it in long-term memory as a sight word. Include the word MAY when teaching or reviewing vowel digraphs.
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