Building words letter by letter helps kids connect sounds to spelling. These word building activities include themed CVC mats, letter tiles, scavenger hunts and hands-on games that make reading and spelling practice fun in preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade.

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CVC Words Thanksgiving Activities for Kindergarten

Turkey CVC Word Building Mat

A hands-on Thanksgiving literacy activity.

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CVC Word Printables

30+ activities for centers and small groups.

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CVC Christmas Printables for Kindergarten

Christmas Tree CVC Mat

Build CVC words with a Christmas tree theme.

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free Valentine's Day cvc word building mat with catci in heart decorated pots. Picture of cvc word in a heart and alphabet magnets spelling the word 'hat'

Valentine CVC Word Building Mat

A festive mat for building words.

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Hands-on Word Building Activities for Kids

Word Building Printable Activities

Fall Word Building Activities

seed activities for preschoolers

3 Fun, Easy Activities with Seeds

Seeds are the star of these activities!

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Kindergarten students will love practicing short vowels and making CVC words with these fun pumpkin theme word building mats.

Pumpkin Theme CVC Word Building Mat

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Free printable fall scavenger hunt for kids with fall items pictured

Fall Scavenger Hunt Printable

Pumpkin, leaves, apples- these are just a few of our favorite fall things!

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Fall Themed Word Building Mat Printable

Fall Leaves CVC Word Building Mat

Bring some fall fun to your literacy centers with this fall leaves CVC word building mat.

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