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Short i CVC words: complete unit

Two weeks of short i practice: hearing it, reading it in CVC words, spelling it and reading it in a story.

For: Kindergarten and 1st grade teachers and parents

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Why CVC words first

  • Consonant-vowel-consonant words are the first words children can sound out on their own.
  • Each sound has one letter, so blending and spelling work the same way.
  • Short vowels are the hardest sounds to hear; focusing on one vowel at a time helps.

How to use the unit

  • Start with the word families: one chunk, many words.
  • Use sound boxes to spell by sound before writing words from memory.
  • Finish with the story: real reading with only known sounds.

The planstep by step.

  1. 1Days 1–3: families

    Word families and read and match.

    -IG Word Family WorksheetKindergarten – Grade 1-IN Word Family WorksheetKindergarten – Grade 1CVC Words Read and Match: Short IKindergarten

  2. 2Days 4–6: sounds

    Sound boxes and the missing vowel.

    Sound Boxes (Elkonin Boxes) Worksheet: Short iKindergarten – Grade 1Missing Vowel CVC Worksheet: Short a and short iKindergarten – Grade 1

  3. 3Days 7–8: read fast

    Roll and read.

    Roll and Read: Short i CVC wordsKindergarten – Grade 1

  4. 4Days 9–10: spell and read

    Dictation, spelling and the story.

    Dictation Worksheet: Short i WordsKindergarten – Grade 1Spelling List 3: Short i words (Look, Cover, Write)Grade 1Spelling List 3 Word Scramble: Short i wordsGrade 1Decodable Story: The Big Pig (short i)Kindergarten – Grade 1

Questions

Questions about short i cvc unit

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Which short vowel should come first?
Short a is the usual start, then i, o, u and e. Short e and short i are the easiest to confuse, so do them apart.

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