Easter Egg Word Family Activities

Easter egg word family activities are the perfect way to get your students excited Spring!  In addition to your free CVC worksheets, this DIY plastic egg spelling activity will build strong readers.  Get your kindergarten and first grade students engaged in this Easter egg word family activity.

Materials Needed to Make Easter Egg Word Family Activities

• Plastic Easter Eggs
• Permanent Marker
• Easter Egg Word Family worksheet (if you plan on having kids record the words)

How to Make Easter Egg Word Families

1. Pull the plastic eggs apart. 
   
2. Write the CVC word family on the bottom half (ex. _at) 
   
3. Write 4-6 beginning sounds on the top half (ex. s, b, m, c) along the edge line of the egg. 
   
4. Put the egg back together.
5. Twist the egg around until all beginning sounds have matched with the word family. 
   
6. Write the CVC word on the printable Easter Egg Word Families recording sheet. 

Learning Standards for Easter Egg Word Family Activities

• Follow words from left to right
• Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
• Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. 
• Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.
• Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
• Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
• Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

It's amazing how kids can build so many skills with this fun Spring phonics game!  Combine learning with Easter crafts for kids, and it's a sure win!  Along with the Easter egg word family activities, think of the endless DIY learning games you can make with these plastic eggs!