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Letter Sounds Mini-Unit: CVC Words in 5 Days
Short vowels a, i, o, u, e with sound boxes, picture matching, word building, and a game
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About this resource
A complete five-day phonics mini-unit that teaches children to hear, spell, and read short-vowel CVC words. Each day focuses on one vowel (a, i, o, u, e) with sound boxes, picture matching, and sentence completion, followed by mixed review, a letter-tile word builder, a dictation exit ticket, and a partner game.
The Teacher Guide gives a day-by-day plan, the exact language to use, common stumbling blocks, and supports for English learners.
Large print and picture supports make it easy for beginning readers.
Why teachers use it
- Five days of explicit short-vowel instruction
- Sound boxes, picture matching, and dictation
- Cut-out letter tiles for hands-on word building
- Partner game for centers
- Teacher guide with sound-production tips and ELL supports
Questions
What grade is it for?
Kindergarten and early first grade, and useful for intervention in grade 2.
Do I need letter tiles?
Page 12 includes printable tiles. Magnetic letters work too.
Are the pictures clipart?
They use clear, simple emoji-style pictures from an open-licensed font so the file prints cleanly.
What’s inside
- Teacher Guide with five-day flow
- Pages 1-10: sound boxes and read-and-match pages for short a, i, o, u, e
- Page 11: Mixed review
- Page 12: Word builder with cut-out letter tiles
- Page 13: Exit ticket and dictation
- Page 14: Short Vowel Race game
- Answer key and standards page
Standards
Always check your own state and district standards. These are the common standards this resource was written against.
