The Family Word Cards

These The Family Word Cards provide a clear, durable resource for teaching and revising vocabulary related to family members using written language only.

Designed to support vocabulary development and early sentence building, each card displays one family-related word in bold black text, helping students recognise, read, and recall vocabulary during whole-class and small-group instruction.

What’s included

• Set of 13 word cards
• One family member word per card
• Bold black text for high visibility
• Clear, uncluttered layout focused on written language
• Fully laminated for durability

How these word cards are used

• Explicit instruction and teacher modelling
• Vocabulary recognition and reading practice
• Sentence-building and oral language activities
• Revision and retrieval practice

By focusing on text only, these cards support accurate reading and confident use of family vocabulary.

Pair with matching resources

These word cards are designed to be used alongside The Family Chart, Theme Cards, and games to support structured practice with family-related language.

Text: grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, uncle, auntie, older sister, younger sister, older brother, younger brother, baby, cousin, me.