Get lots of valuable information and resources to support CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) learning. Students will practice blending initial, short vowel, and final sounds as they decode and encode CVC words.
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Get 5 CVC Word Booklets for practice reading and blending words with short vowels! There are 40 word cards in total to practice connected phonation, plus a cover page for each short vowel with anchor picture. Why We Love It These booklets were created with research in mind! They support phonemic awareness and decoding in a fun and engaging way. They help students blend individual phonemes (beginning, middle, and ending sounds)…
Get tons of information and printable worksheets to help you teach the -an word family! Find out why the vowel sounds a little whiny, and get 7 engaging no-prep printables to help kids master the concept! Teaching Info The term “word families” refers to groups of words that share the same rime—meaning they have the same vowel…
Get 7 FREE printable -am Word Family Worksheets for young readers! These materials are designed to help kindergarteners develop essential phonics skills through a variety of engaging, research-backed, multimodal activities. Teaching Info Mastering word families helps students see common patterns and sounds in words. But what are word families? They’re groups of words that look…
Get FREE printable holiday-themed Christmas worksheets for Kindergarten. They’re no-prep, so simply print and kids will practice reading, writing, and building CVC words and short vowel sounds. 🎄 Why We Love It Get four Christmas and holiday-themed Science of Reading aligned worksheets designed for kids in Kindergarten. The worksheets cover CVC words and all middle…
These FREE pumpkin-themed printables are great for short vowel sounds practice with CVC words. Kids “place the pumpkins” to build real and nonsense words, then write them on the recording sheet. Why We Love It No Prep, High Impact: Busy teachers love resources like this that require no prep but still deliver solid educational value….
Get 5 FREE Halloween CVC word Roll & Read printable game boards! This is a great activity for kindergarteners and first graders to practice decoding CVC words. Why We Love It Gamification is all about making lessons fun and increasing engagement. With these free printable games, kids have Halloween fun while decoding CVC words! Kids…
Get a free printable list of 121 one-syllable words with the short U sound. Read all about teaching the short U sound, get ideas for working with students, and then download a free pdf printable! About the Short U Sound Short /ŭ/ is a vowel sound. The sound is represented by the letter U, and…
Learn about the short O sound and get a FREE printable list that includes 119 short O words, organized by word families. 🐙 All About Short O The written letter O (called a grapheme) can represent different sounds (phonemes). The letter O can be both long or short. But the most common sound the letter O will…
Learn all about teaching the short i sound to students, and get a free printable list that includes 125 short i words, organized alphabetically by word family. All About Short I The letter i can represent multiple sounds, including short or long sounds. When the letter I represents it’s short sound, it will spell /ĭ/ – the…
Learn all about the Short E sound following research-backed, Science of Reading-aligned best practices, and get a free printable list of 114 short e words, organized by word family. 🍳 All About Short E The letter E represents a vowel sound. It can be a long or short vowel sound (or schwa). Short vowels are usually taught…