CONNECTIONS

Reading CVC Words

Phonics
Skill Sequence 1 Consonant vowel consonant (CVC) words are closed syllables. As
students learn to recognize CVC words, they are able to move toward
• Letter Matching becoming more accurate and fluent readers.
• Letter Names
Classroom Ideas
• Consonant Sounds
Teach or Review
• Matching Sounds & Letters
As necessary, teach or review closed syllables. Display a CVC word
(e.g., log). Point to each letter as you sound out the word and then
• Short Vowel Sounds
run your finger underneath the letters as you blend them together.
Have students practice reading additional examples.
• Medial Vowels

• Simple Word Chains Listening Lab

Place two word cards on a table and read one of the words to the
• READING CVC WORDS students. Have the students point to the word that you say. Once
the students have selected an answer, have them check their
• Consonant Digraphs answer as you sound out and blend the word with them.

• Building Words Make a Match

Divide students into pairs. Give each pair four word cards and four
• Long Vowel Sounds matching pictures, all shuffled together. Students should set out
the pictures and find the word to match. Continue with multiple
• Reversible Letters
sets of cards. Students can also practice writing the words after
matching the word cards and pictures.
•  ords with Blends
W
& Digraphs
Go Fish
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• Word Families Create a deck of cards with CVC words and corresponding pictures
for students to play a version of Go Fish. Students should try to
• Contractions collect pairs of words and pictures. When all cards have been
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matched, challenge students to generate oral sentences that use

• Silent E Recognition the words they collected.
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Mystery Word
Give each student a card with a CVC word to sound out. Then, give
a clue (e.g., “I’m thinking of something a baby might wear during
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dinner”). The student who has the correct word (e.g., bib) should
raise the card and read the word.
Present a few sentences
from a classroom text,
story book or poem.
Have students highlight
CVC words. Tell students
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how many words they

are looking for (e.g.,
Look for three CVC
words on this page).

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Sample CVC Words

b bug, bit, bad

c cat, cop, cud

d dig, dot, dad

f fit, fog, fan

g got, gum, gal

h ham, hip, hot

j jet, job, jam

k kid, kip, kin

l lid, lap, log

m man, map, mod

n nut, nap, not

p pan, pod, pin

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r ram, rug, rip

s sad, set, sip

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t top, tag, tin

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v vet, van, vat

w wet, wax, wig

y yam, yet, yip

z zip, zag, zit

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