CVC Short 'u' Phonics Support

Do you need extra support to teach your struggling kinders their cvc words? A wide variety of comprehensive activities will help you teach short 'u' CVC words to your whole class or struggling students who need extra practice with fun, hands on materials. 

The activities will have your students enjoying working on their CVC words, supporting phonics for Kindergarten, including:

Segmenting words into syllables

Reading and spelling 20 CVC short 'u' words 

Phonemic awareness 

Sentence building 

Sentence proofreading

Reading & spelling trick words

Included Please Find 98 Pages:

CVC short 'u' words

> Activities & Games

Activity 1: CVC Flash Cards

Students quiz each other using flash cards. Use the printed word side and/or use the picture side. Laminate them so that the words are on one side and the corresponding picture is on the other. 20 Written cards, 20 picture cards.

Activity 2: CVC Puzzle

Mix up the puzzle pieces and have students put the puzzle together matching the word puzzle piece to the corresponding picture puzzle piece. Encourage children to say the word and spell the word as they do each one. 20 two piece puzzles.

Activity 3: CVC 3 In-A-Row(Set 1 and Set 2)

Students try to get 3 in-a-row by matching CVC words to pictures on their game boards. 4 different boards, 2 sets (8 total boards covering 20 CVC words).

Activity 4: Spin A Word:

Students Spin a word family on the spinner and must complete the word to move on the game board.

> Worksheets

Worksheet Activity 1: See It, Sound It, Read It, Write It

Students will be prompted to look at the picture, say the word, read the word and finally to write the word. 20 CVC worksheets.

Worksheet Activity 2: Build A Sentence

Students will be prompted to write a short sentence using one of each of the CVC words. The students are given a sentence starter and a word box to assist them. The students must unscramble the words inside the word box to write the sentence. 20 worksheets.

Worksheet Activity 3: Proofread A Sentence

Students are asked to proofread a sentence and find and fix errors of capitalization, punctuation (period), spelling of three-sound short vowel words (cvc).

10 Worksheets.

Worksheet Activity 4: Word Family Fun

Students must cut and paste given CVC words into their appropriate spaces in their home. 1 Worksheet.

> BONUS: "Trick" Words: Practice trick words by writing them and/or cut out the cards and use as flash cards. 2 Worksheets.