Thanks for stopping by and checking out the Response to Intervention- Short Vowels/CVC Activity Pack and Intervention Kit. This activity pack is the third in a series of activity packs designed specifically for targeted small group instruction. The activities align with the DIBELS Next assessment as well as assessments commonly administered in schools. Most activities can be easily differentiated to meet the needs of all learners. The Short Vowels/CVC Activity Pack contains 16 activities- 5 activities for teaching those tricky vowel sounds and 11 activities for CVC words. We know that children learn best using a hands-on approach to teaching so you’ll have to gather some materials to assemble the activities if you purchase the printable activity pack. The following activities are contained within this pack/kit:
Step-by-step directions for each activity are provided in the 17 page teaching manual. The simple and explicit directions makes the activities perfect for use in either teacher or para-professional led groups.
The Vowel Sticks and Vowel Snatch activities are ideal for introducing the short vowel sounds. Picture cues for the Vowel Sticks activity are provided for the initial introduction of the vowels and then sticks without the picture cues are included as your students become more proficient at identifying the vowel sounds. Both activities are discrimination activities where you provide either the sound itself (e.g. /a/) or a word (e.g. cat) and the students either hold up the stick or “snatch” the vowel with their magnetic wand. A complete list of words is provided for you in the appendix of the teaching manual. This activity is easily differentiated as you choose which and how many vowels to use during your session.
There are 35 colorful short vowel pictures that can be used to create Which Vowel? sticks. The self-checking feature makes this activity perfect for transferring into literacy centers! Students use the clothespin to “clip” the correct vowel. Turn the stick over and if the clip is covering the red dot, their answer is correct.
The Clip the Vowel activity is another activity that can easily be used both with your small group instruction and as an activity for your literacy centers. When you download the activity pack, you’ll receive 19 colorful Clip the Vowel cards.
A fun game of dominoes can be helpful in learning those short vowel sounds. 50 colorful dominoes are included.
Now it’s time to begin putting those vowels into words. The Word Building, Roll A Word and the Blend It! cards are all beginning consonant-vowel-consonant activities.
It’s also very important that our kiddos begin to identify patterns within words. The best way to do this is to introduce the word families. When you download this activity, you’ll receive the printables to create 10 word family flip books. If don’t have access to a book binder, a stapler will work just as well.
The Bingo is a fun activity for practicing reading CVC words. The colorful pics are a hit with both teachers and students.
18 colorful word family sliders are included in the activity pack/intervention kit. Another fun activity for teaching patterns within words.
Your student will have fun building words with the Snapping Words activity. There are 16 colorful Snapping Words cards included in this file. Simply write vowels and consonants on Unifix cubes and your activity is ready to go. Great for both small group instruction or as a center activity.
The 4-In-A-Row activity is great for students who need a little bit more practice decoding CVC words. Students try to be the first player to get 4 of their colored chips in a row while at the same time blocking their opponent.
Two popular card games designed to practice reading CVC words are included! Students read CVC words while playing the Rats! game- be careful not to choose the Rats! card or all the cards must be put back into the pile. Students flip cards while trying to make words with the CVC Make a Word card game. The first player to create 10 words wins the game!
It’s important that we help our students transfer the phonics skills they are learning into writing. A phonics skill is not fully mastered until students can spell words containing the target skill correctly. Having students use dry erase boards and markers is an easy way to elicit multiple response opportunities. Again, you can use the list of the CVC words contained in the appendix.
When you download the Response to Intervention- Short Vowels/CVC Activity Pack you’ll receive 103 pages- that’s 16 activities designed to teach and practice short vowel sounds and blending CVC words. These are hands-on activities so you’ll need to gather some materials to assemble your games- I’ve included a shopping list and assembly directions for you. The activity pack is available through my TpT store.
If you’d perfer, I’ve done the shopping and printing for you. All activities are printed in color and on 90 lb cardstock and the materials are provided in this sturdy Sterilite container. Several of the activities are printed in triplicate for use during small group.
The Short Vowels/CVC kit is available through my TpT store. Purchase orders are gladly accepted, too!
It’s always helpful when parents can work with their child at home- that’s why a parent version of the SV/CVC kit was developed! The parent kit contains 10 activities printed for single use. A parent manual with step-by-step directions is provided.
The SV/CVC parent kit can also be purchased through my TpT store .
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