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6 Fun Ideas to teach CVC Words

1. The whole class can get involved in saying some fun words where the last sound can be drawn out. This would be the next logical step after students are able to hear and identify the basic letters/sounds. Examples of words that work well for this are Tom, sun, bun, Dan, sat, and pat.

2. Word walls are always a great way to practice word sounds and vocabulary. Get students to add any new CVC words they recognize to the wall. Challenge your class to see how many they can get added by the end of a certain time frame.

3. Games are always fun! Try playing I Spy with your students. Pick any object in your classroom that is a CVC word, like mat or pen. Spell out the word, saying “I spy with my little eye a m-a-t.” They should blend the sounds together to identify the object. Students will love it if they have a name that works for this!

4. This practice idea is fun if you have white boards for your students. Ask them to substitute sounds in CVC words to make new words. They should write a word on their board, such as “sat.” Then ask them to change that word to another word such as “mat.” See if they can tell you which sound they’re changing. Is it the first, middle, or last?

5. Another way to use white boards is to ask students to change one of the sounds of a word. You can do this by writing a CVC word on the board and then underlining one of the letters. Challenge a student to write a new word by changing that letter.

Example:

Write “pat” on the board and underline the “a,” the student could change the “a” to a “u” and make the word “put.” Now use the new word and underline a different letter. Challenge students until they’ve each had a turn.

6. Try a bingo game! Make some bingo cards with pictures of CVC words, or use the words themselves. Call out the words and see if students can find the matching picture or word. The winner is the first to get a row in any direction.

CVC Words Resources you may be interested in:

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