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What are CVC words?
CVC words are three letter words spelled with a consonant, a vowel, and a final consonant. They are typically among the first words that a child learns to sound out as eatery learn how to read. I chose to teach the alphabet phonetically and focus on short vowel sounds first, so that’s how I’m teaching CVC words. This is because short vowel sounds are more common in English than long vowels. Long vowel sounds “say their name” like the o in snow, toe, and go.
How to use this CVC word activity
It’s easy to print and use these short a CVC worksheets with your child or students. The PDF can also be used on a tablet with a note-taking app or with the markup feature.
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The word search is simple so even preschool and kindergarten children can solve it. Words are only written in normal reading order from left to right. Words are not hidden diagonally or backwards. If you haven’t used this type of activity sheet with your child before, you may want to show them how to work the word search. Don’t assume your child won’t be able to solve the word search. At 4.5 years old, my daughter caught on very quickly when I explained the word search to her. She finds it easiest to circle each individual letter. Your child may prefer this, too. It’s easy to make these short o worksheets reusable. Place each printed page in a secure page protector or dry erase pocket. We like to use heavy duty, “secure” page protectors. They are easy to keep tidy in a 3 ring binder and they have a tab to keep the pages from accidentally sliding out.
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