Get students sounding out CVC word families with this fun spelling board game. A great way to get them reading! All with a fun Christmas/Winter theme. Great for a partner or small group center! This game is great for sounding out CVC words.

CVC word game

Tools you’ll need

Nuova laminating pouches set of 200 3 mil sheets

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Students will read and spell up to 90 CVC words!

To set up the game:

Print and laminate Pages 3-10.

I strongly recommend using card stock for the playing cards, so that students will not be able to see through them. I love to print on the white side of one-sided scrapbook paper as this makes the cards opaque and attractive.

For 2-6 players

Instructions:

  • Shuffle word cards and place them upside down on the card box of the playing board. -Choose the first player.
  • Player 1 places their marker on the gingerbread boy and girl start position. The player to the left of Player 1 draws a card from the pile and without showing it to Player 1, reads the word aloud. Player 1 must spell the word either aloud or by writing it out.
  • If Player 1 spells the word correctly on the first try, he/she spins the spinner and moves ahead the number of spaces indicated. The game continues to the next player with the player to his/her left reading the word for the player to spell.
  • If a player does not spell the word correctly on the first try, they remain on the same square without spinning the spinner. The game continues to the next player.
  • The first person to reach the gingerbread house wins!

**When playing with only 2 players, the opposite player reads the card to the person spelling.

Ways to Differentiate:

  • Focus on beginning sounds instead of the entire word. You can have your students recall the letter that the word begins with rather than spell the whole word.
  • Focus on end sounds. Have students recall the letter that the word ends with rather than spell the whole word.
  • Only use one short vowel sound in the game. For example: only include words that have a medial “a” or “e”.
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