Beginner Reader
Lesson 81Beginner Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 81: The -un Family

Focus: Word family -un

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and spell words in the -un word family.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

bunfungunnunpunrunsun

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the bun.
  • We can see the fun.
  • You can see the gun.
  • They can see the nun.

Story time

Bo and the Bun

Bo went to the pond. Bo saw a bun and a fun.

"Look!" said Bo. "The gun is by the nun."

Zoe came to help. Together they played with the pun and the run.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Bo go?

2. What did Bo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 code

Meaning: instructions we write for a computer to follow

Example: I wrote code to move my robot.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • punA pun is something we can talk about or see.
  • punA pun is something we can talk about or see.
  • punA pun is something we can talk about or see.
  • punA pun is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

bunfungunnunpunrunsun