Box Blending

Erin from Royal Baloo and Logi Bear Too linked a fun idea on the Show & Tell! Her son created a “new” way to practice Word Families by their Education Cubes and a box! Click on the photo below to check out Baloo’s idea! He spent 30 minutes of blending sounds all while having FUN!

{Photo used with permission from Erin @ Royal Baloo and Logi Bear Too}

Have you blogged about how you are using the different insert cards with your Education Cubes? If so, be sure to link up at the Show & Tell! I would love to feature your idea!

Hot Potato Word Families

Heidi from Starts At Eight linked a fun idea on the Show & Tell! How about practicing your Word Families by playing Hot Potato! Click on the photo below to check out Heidi’s idea! She even includes a video so that you can see the game in action!

{Photo used with permission from Heidi @ Starts At Eight}

Have you blogged about how you are using the different insert cards with your Education Cubes? If so, be sure to link up at the Show & Tell! I would love to feature your idea!

Final Word Families!

I have completed all of the Word Families! The final Word Family additions to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the remaining “o” word families and the “u” word families:

–oon, –oop, –oat, –op, –ore, –orn, –ot, –ought, –ould, –ouse, –out, –ow, –own

-uck, –ug, –ump, –un, -unk

Practice reading word families by rolling a word on the cube and saying it! Then use it in a sentence. For more of a challenge, roll two words and make a rhyming sentence!

You can access the word family insert cards as well as many, many more by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site.

View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

“O” Word Families (Part 1)

The most recent additions to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the “o” word families:

–oat, –ock, –og, –oil, –oke, –oo, –ood, –oof, –ook, –ool, and –oom

Practice reading word families by rolling a word on the cube and saying it! Then use it in a sentence. For more of a challenge, roll two words and make a rhyming sentence!

FYI: The remaining “o” and “u” word families are coming soon!

You can access the word family insert cards as well as many, many more by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site.

View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

“I” Word Families

The most recent additions to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the “i” word families:

–ice, –ick, –ide, –ife, –ight, –ile, –ill, –in, –ine, –ing, –ink, –ip, and –it

Practice reading word families by rolling a word on the cube and saying it! Then use it in a sentence. For more of a challenge, roll two words and make a rhyming sentence!

FYI: The remaining “o” and “u” word families are coming soon!

You can access the word family insert cards as well as many, many more by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site.

View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

“E” Word Families

The most recent additions to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are the “e” word families: –eat, –eel, –eep, –eet. –ell, –en, –ent, and –est

Practice word families by rolling a word and saying it! Then use it in a sentence. For more of a challenge, roll two words and make a rhyming sentence!

You can access these word family insert cards as well as many, many more by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site.

View a complete list of all the insert cards currently found on the Members Only Site.

Word Family Fun

Keri from The Home Teacher shared two terrific, action-packed games that she used to work on Word Families with her daughter! Click on the images below to head over to her blog for instructions on how to play!

{Pictures used with permission from Keri @ The Home Teacher}

Have you blogged about using using your Education Cubes and insert cards? Please let me know! I would love to feature you and showcase your ideas!

More Word Families…

I have been plugging away at the Education Cubes Word Family insert cards. The most recent additions to the Members Site are:

–ap, –ar, –at, –ate, –aw, –ay

Plus, I added a set of insert cards with all of the Word Families. This set includes all of the 37 most common used word families, plus quite a bit more!

These can be used along with the Lower Case Alphabet cards to make words! Insert some word family cards in one cube and some consonants in another cube. Roll both cubes and sound out the word that is formed!

These insert cards can be accessed by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site.

More Word Families {am, ame, ank}

The most recent additions to the Education Cubes Members Only Site are more Word Family insert cards. In addition to the word family cards already on the site, –am, –ame, and –ank have been added!

Practice word families, by rolling a word and saying it. Then, use it in a sentence!

You can access the –am, –ame, and -ank insert cards as well as many others by joining the Education Cubes Members Only Site.