Chances are if you are a kindergarten or first grade teacher you will spend a lot of time working with CVC words. To keep things interesting for your students as they are practicing this skill, you’ll want to vary your instruction. Below, I’ve given you five suggestions for CVC words activities that your students can use to work on this concept. (And you may just find your students’ favorite activity on this list!)

As your students begin to learn how to read, one aspect of phonics that is particularly helpful for beginning readers to learn is the concept of CVC words. CVC stands for consonant, vowel, consonant and refers to one-syllable, three-letter words that follow this pattern. In this blog post, we will explore what CVC words are, why they are important to teach, and how to effectively teach them to young readers.