Beginner Reader
Lesson 64Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 64: The -ad Family

Focus: Word family -ad

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words in the -ad word family.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Words that end with -ad all rhyme. Blend the first sound with -ad to make each new word.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Point to each word. Say the first sound, then say -ad. Blend it together!

Words

Word list

baddadhadmadsadpadlad

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the bad.
  • We can see the dad.
  • You can see the had.
  • They can see the mad.

Story time

Zoe and the Bad

Zoe went to the yard. Zoe saw a bad and a dad.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The had is by the mad."

Max came to help. Together they played with the sad and the pad.

At the end of the day, Zoe and Max smiled. What a wonderful Word family -ad adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 animal

Meaning: a living thing that moves and eats other living things

Example: A rabbit is a fluffy animal that hops.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • dadA dad is something we can talk about or see.
  • dadA dad is something we can talk about or see.
  • dadA dad is something we can talk about or see.
  • dadA dad is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Word family -ad pattern.

Which word belongs with Word family -ad?

Which word belongs with Word family -ad?

Which word belongs with Word family -ad?

Stretch

Try more words

baddadhadmadsadpadlad