Sounding Out Fun: Learning CVC Words!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 4:09 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn to sound out words using a fun, hands-on method! We'll focus on CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant) to build reading skills.

Video Resource

A fun way to teach kids to sound out words. (Homeschool)

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Duration: 4:09
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Key Concepts

  • Letter sounds
  • Blending sounds
  • CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant)

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the sounds of individual letters.
  • Students will be able to blend individual letter sounds together to form CVC words.
  • Students will be able to read simple CVC words.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about letters and sounds. Briefly review some common letter sounds (e.g., 'A' says /a/, 'B' says /b/). Show a few examples of CVC words.
  • Step 1: Sounding Out Letters (10 mins)
    Using CVC word cards (download from the provided link or create your own), show a card to the students. Point to each letter individually and have them say the sound it makes. Repeat this process slowly and clearly.
  • Step 2: Blending Sounds (10 mins)
    After sounding out individual letters, guide students to blend the sounds together to form the whole word. Start slowly, emphasizing the transition between each sound. Example: C-A-T becomes /c/-/a/-/t/ which blends to "cat".
  • Step 3: Reading the Word (10 mins)
    Once the students have blended the sounds, have them say the whole word clearly. Encourage repetition and practice with various CVC word cards.
  • Wrap-Up (5 mins)
    Review the CVC words learned. Play a quick game where you say a CVC word and the students point to the corresponding card (if available) or write the word (if developmentally ready).

Interactive Exercises

  • Sound Scramble
    Give each student three letter cards (consonant, vowel, consonant). Have them arrange the cards to make different CVC words and then sound them out.
  • Word Bingo
    Create bingo cards with CVC words. Call out letter sounds and have students mark the corresponding squares if they can blend them into a word on their card.

Discussion Questions

  • What sound does the letter 'A' make?
  • Can you think of any other words that start with the same sound as 'cat'?

Skills Developed

  • Phonemic awareness
  • Sound-letter correspondence
  • Blending
  • Reading readiness

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What sound does the letter 'a' usually make?

Correct Answer: /a/ as in apple

Question 2:

Which word is a CVC word?

Correct Answer: Dog

Question 3:

If we put the sounds /c/, /a/, and /t/ together, what word do we get?

Correct Answer: Cat

Question 4:

What is the first sound in the word 'sun'?

Correct Answer: /s/

Question 5:

What is the last sound in the word 'bed'?

Correct Answer: /d/

Question 6:

Which of these words has the /i/ sound like in 'igloo'?

Correct Answer: Pig

Question 7:

What comes after the letter 'c' in the word 'car'?

Correct Answer: a

Question 8:

Which of these starts with the sound /b/?

Correct Answer: Ball

Question 9:

What sound does the letter 'o' make in the word 'dog'?

Correct Answer: /o/ as in octopus

Question 10:

Which word is made up of three sounds?

Correct Answer: Run

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The word 'cat' starts with the letter ___.

Correct Answer: c

Question 2:

The last letter in the word 'dog' is ___.

Correct Answer: g

Question 3:

A CVC word has a consonant, a _____, and a consonant.

Correct Answer: vowel

Question 4:

The sound of the letter 'b' is /___/.

Correct Answer: b

Question 5:

You can find short vowel CVC word cards on ________.

Correct Answer: TeachersPayTeachers

Question 6:

If you add the letter 't' to 'ca' you get the word ________.

Correct Answer: cat

Question 7:

The sound /a/ is in the middle of the word h__t.

Correct Answer: a

Question 8:

The three letters that make up the word fun are f, u, and ___.

Correct Answer: n

Question 9:

In the word 'red', the vowel is ___.

Correct Answer: e

Question 10:

We read the letters in order from left to ____.

Correct Answer: right

Educational Standards

PK.2.PA.4:Students will isolate the common initial sound when given a set of alliterative spoken words (e.g., the puppy pounces). PK.2.PWS.3:Students will produce some sounds represented by letters. PK.2.F.2:Students will chorally recite familiar texts (e.g., rhymes, songs, poetry, etc.). PK.4.R.3:Students will begin to acquire new vocabulary and relate new words to prior knowledge. PK.1.L.2:Students will follow simple one-step oral directions.

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