There are many components of reading. The main five are Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. For the purposes of this post, we will be focusing on Phonological Awareness and Phonics to build a beginning reader that is able to decode CVC words and read common high frequency words.
STEP 5 Read CVC Words.
The Texas End of Year TPRI Assessment for Kindergarten expects students to be able to decode CVC words accurately.
Free CVC Word Lists
My Word Lists FREEBIE includes a page full of CVC words.
I like to print mine out on colorful Astrobrights paper.
CVC Matching Mats
The CVC Matching Mats are my go to for practicing reading CVC words. These mats have only 5 words each. The first one focuses on the short a vowel sound. Colorful visuals support learners and color coding on the mats helps little ones keep them organized.
These CVC Matching Mats are quick and easy to assemble. Each page will become one mat. Laminate for durability and add velcro dots if desired. Use them again and again! I store mine in a large plastic bin with many other reading activities. This way I can place the box at a table or on the desktops of a group of students and they are ready to begin center activities. Each student works on a mat. When they finish, they mix up the words, so it is ready for someone else and return it to the box.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I use this resource for small group and centers. Great resource for my struggling students. I use exit tickets in mini lessons. Thanks for sharing. – Sharon B.
FREE CVC Matching Mat and CVC Words Page
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome CVC matching resource! Great for teaching my emerging readers!! – Kendra W.
Watch the video below to see how easy it is to assemble this FREE CVC Matching Mat.
At 1 minute and 18 seconds.
This NEW CVC words freebie also includes a list of CVC words with pictures.
CVC Words Cut and Paste Worksheets
Includes over 200 Print and Go pages to practice reading CVC words. Cut and Paste activities are fun for kids and help develop fine motor skills.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This resource is engaging for my students. They love using the these worksheet in small groups. The visuals are perfect and most of my students love coloring, making this resource motivating for my students. – AIDA V.
Making Words with Magnetic Letters
Making Words with Magnetic Letters is another fun activity many students enjoy. The Florida Center for Reading Research has a similar activity called Make-A-Word using magnetic letters. It is available here. You’ll need any magnetic letters. I use AlphaMagnets from Amazon (affiliate link) because they are on Prime and a cookie sheet from Dollar Tree. I created these Magnetic Letters Activities that are easy to use just print on thin paper and laminate with thin lamination film. This will help the magnets still be able to stick to the metal cookie sheet.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an excellent resource for a classroom center. It effectively allows students to apply their phonemic awareness skills to practice word construction, reinforcing the concepts taught in the Kindergarten curriculum. – Bengy E.
CVC Bingo
My favorite method for practicing CVC words is to play CVC BINGO! The teacher calls out the word and students need to read the words on their card. Kids win by making a straight line like in Tic-Tac-Toe.
Differentiation: As students develop cvc reading they can play until someone fills their card or with multiple CVC Bingo cards.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My students beg me to play this BINGO game. They were blending the sounds and saying all the CVC words! – Meredith H.
See all of my Bingo Games, including Alphabet Bingo and Sight Word Bingo.
