---
title: Word Families & Root Words
created: 2026-05-25
updated: 2026-05-25
type: lesson_topic
subject: ela
tags: ['ccss', 'ela', 'grade-2', 'homeschool']
weeks: [17]
source: Home_School/2nd_Grade/Ela/
---
## Overview
Word Families & Root Words — Ela curriculum topic for 2nd grade.
**Weeks covered:** Week_17
## Description
Word families and root words. Students explore how words relate through common roots and patterns.
## Related Topics
- [[multiple-meaning-words]] (previous week)
- [[context-clues]] (next week)
- [[ela-curriculum-map]] (full Ela curriculum overview)