Who’s At Home?

Worksheet Description

This Word Ladders worksheet involves a story-based puzzle where Anna is looking for someone at home to help her get cookies. The student begins with the word “mom” at the bottom and follows a series of clues to change one letter at a time, creating a new word at each step. The changes are guided by the clues on the sides of the ladder, which instruct the student to alter the beginning, middle, or end sounds of the word. The objective is to reach the top of the ladder by following the clues in sequence to uncover who is at home to assist Anna.

The worksheet aims to develop students’ phonemic awareness by having them manipulate individual sounds within words to form new words. It encourages critical thinking as students must interpret the clues and determine how to correctly alter the word. The exercise also strengthens spelling skills and reinforces the concept of word families by showing how words can be related through common letters or sounds. Additionally, the worksheet offers a playful way to enhance vocabulary as students may encounter new words through this transformation process.