These free little CVC books are a quick and easy way for kids to practice _ad and _ug word families. With just one word per page, children can really focus on that beginning sound to sound out each new word. Putting them together Download these books from the highlighted link at the bottom of this […]
Magnetic Letters: From Beginning Sounds to CVC Words
Using magnetic letters as manipulatives is a fun way to practice literacy. And with these free cards, kids can work on their beginning sounds in order to discover the ‘hidden’ CVC words. You’ll find 15 more letter activities at the bottom of this post so don’t forget to scroll down and check those out! Getting […]
CVC Cookie Match with Pictures and Words
Practice reading with this CVC cookie match activity. Each hand has a picture and each cookie has a matching word so they’re perfect for putting together! Scroll down to find links to lots more awesome cookie activities. The words and pictures included in this set are: Animals pig, hen, dog, cat rat, ram, cow, bat […]
24 Free Fall Word Puzzles
Today we have 24 free fall word puzzles for your kids to enjoy! Whether they’re just starting CVC words or if they’ve progressed to long vowels you’ll find words to suit. Scroll right to the bottom of this post to download these puzzles, past lots more fall activities from some of your favourite bloggers! Fall […]
Little Books with CVC and Sight Word Sentences
Reading predictable sentences gives early readers confidence and helps with reading fluency. These cutey ‘books’ are perfect for little hands and the CVC and sight word sentences mean they’re practicing essential words. CVC and sight word sentences The phrases used in these free little books are: Look at her… / look at his… Where is […]
CVC to Magic E Word and Picture Puzzles
Do your kids get mixed up between CVC and CVCe words? These CVC to Magic E word and picture puzzles are designed to help young readers and writers transition more easily between short vowel sounds and long vowel sounds. Included CVC to Magic E puzzles wag to wage bit to bite pop to pope cut […]
CVC Self-Checking Clip Cards: Beginning and Final Sounds
Kids can work independently with these CVC self-checking clip cards! Reading 3-letter words is a huge milestone and a huge confidence booster for young readers, and when they can check the answers for themselves they don’t have to worry about making a mistake. Preparing the cards Print off the pages you want to use onto […]
Alphabet Spinners with Beginning Sounds
Time for more alphabet fun with these alphabet spinners. They focus on specific sounds and 3 letter words your child can have a go at sounding out! Prep Download your alphabet spinners at the bottom of this post. Print off the required pages onto card or paper. Cut around the outside of the circles and covers. […]
Word Family Rhyming Clip Cards
Since word families end with the same sound they’re basically rhyming words. These rhyming clip cards encourage children to think about sounds that are quite similar to decide if and how they’re different. When they decide which word does not rhyme with the others, it’s clipped! Being able to hear the sounds in words and […]
Long Vowels and Short Vowels to Sort and Read
Being able to distinguish between long vowels and short vowels is super important when learning to read and write. And being able to hear the difference is a good place to start. This simple activity is designed so that kids just learning to hear the difference can use it for sorting, and children further ahead […]