The '-at' Word Family

The 'at' word family includes simple CVC words like cat, bat, mat, hat, rat, sat, and fat. These words all share the same ending sound '-at' which makes them easy for children to learn together.

The '-at' family is often the first word family taught because it uses the short 'a' sound which is one of the easiest vowel sounds for young children to produce and recognize. The words are also very common and easy to illustrate with pictures.