Ways to Practice CVC Words
Suggestions Requiring Limited or No Supplies
Easy peasy – all kids needs are their hands. Students say a word and tap out sounds with fingers (segmenting), or show them a word like “cap” and they say each sound and then blending: /c/ /a/ /p/ “cap”.
Try sound boxes (some call them Elknonin boxes) like these simple ones. Students can touch each box while they say a sound, if laminated, you or the student can write a letter for each sound in each box. Example: the second row of three boxes could be used to tap out cap. Or write cap, one letter in each box. Students say each sound and blend.
Another strategy for segmenting words is to use chips or other objects (like pom poms show in the pic above) that students can push up for each sound. This helps solidify 1:1 sound correspondence for students.
A very easy strategy is to write CVC words (real and nonsense) on flash cards (plain index cards are fine) and have them practice. Or you can use words from the 2 TPT resources I will share below.
Keep reading for more ideas of how to help students learn CVC words!
Word Chains: Write word chains on white board for students to read. In this case, one sound is changed each time student moves on to read next word. Example of a CVC word chain: bed-Ben-Bet-met-men-pen-pet- set
TPT Resources
Pop it Phonics CVC Words
This resource has tons of fun and engaging CVC word reading practice and also has differentiation options for students to count how many phonemes are in a word.
One of the happy teachers who tried it says “This was a great resource for CVC words. Helped to keep my students active and aligned nicely with SOR!”
Click here or on any of the images below to check it out at TPT (PSST: on sale until July 8!) .
Feed the Bunny CVC Words
Check out some photos of the bunny! You can cut out her mouth and students can feed the real and nonsense words (on yummy carrots) right into her mouth. Or your students might be silly like my first graders snd want to drop the carrots right into her “brain” (the top of the paper bag! Click here or any any image to learn more!
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You might also be interested in these blog posts:
- Reading Intervention: 10 Phonics Tips
- What is Phonemic Awareness
- 8 Ways to Use Pop Its to Engage Learners
- Reading Intervention: Sounding out Words
- Reading Intervention all in one Place
