Western CVC Words

A fun way to learn CVC words is with this exciting new Western CVC Words Activity.

 

Check out the list of materials that we use with these printables.

What are CVC Words?

CVC words are short, simple words that contain consonant-vowel-consonant sounds. These short words are easy for children to learn to break down into individual sounds, making them perfect for beginner readers to learn.

Why are CVC Words Important?

Learning CVC words help show children that letters translate into sounds. These sounds can then be blended into words. Once children work this out, their reading skills really start to improve greatly.

Due to the ease of decoding these short words, they become a powerful motivator for children as they become more experienced at reading.

Once they have the ability to sound out these simple words, they begin to use these skills on more complex words with more sounds.

CVC words are a great place to start when teaching children to become fluent readers.

Western CVC Words

There are 42 different CVC words that children can practice with, using one of two different sets of cards – a colour set and a black and white set.

To Prepare Using Multiple Times:

• Print out the pages on white cardstock or on white paper. Cut out each pencil and then cut the pencil out into four parts. Laminate for durability.
• If using the black and white version ~ colour in the pictures after printing out and before laminating.
• You could add a velcro dot onto the middle of each piece and four dots onto a piece of coloured card so that children can build the word onto the card.

To Use:

• Have children pick up the piece of the puzzle that contains the picture. After saying the name of the picture, they can spell it out as they search for the letters to build the word.
• They could also colour in each piece of the puzzle if they wish. 
• The pencils could be kept whole and used as cards for the children to read and spell the word. This would make a great activity for busy bags. Keep them together with a binder ring punched through the top left hand corner.

Other CVC Activities:

• Western CVC Words
• Build a CVC Word – Crab Theme
• CVC Pencil Puzzles
• CVC Tracing Strips
• Build a CVC Word – Construction Theme
• Build a CVC Word – Beach Theme
• CVC Christmas Tree Match
• CVC Easter Basket
• CVC Short A Activities
• CVC Short E Activities
• CVC Short I Activities
• CVC Short O Activities
• CVC Short U Activities
• Short A CVC Printables

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