Description
This Science of Reading-aligned CVC Roll Say Keep Game gives students a simple, engaging way to build CVC word reading fluency one roll at a time. Roll the dice, take a word card from the matching section, read it aloud. Read it correctly and you keep it. Miss it and it goes back. The player with the most cards at the end wins.
What’s Included
Game mat and 182 CVC word cards.
- Short A set — 49 word cards
- Short E set — 29 word cards
- Short I set — 40 word cards
- Short O set — 34 word cards
- Short U set — 30 word cards
Word families covered:
- Short a: -ab, -ad, -ag, -am, -an, -ap, -at, -ax
- Short e: -ed, -en, -et
- Short i: -ib, -id, -ig, -in, -ip, -it
- Short o: -ob, -od, -og, -op, -ot
- Short u: -ub, -ug, -um, -un
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Pure decoding practice:Â Students read every card before they keep it
- Works for any word family or vowel focus:Â Use the Short A set during short a instruction, pull out specific vowels for review, or mix sets for mixed review.
- Low prep, reusable:Â Print once, laminate the mat and cards, and the set lasts all year
- Flexible group size:Â Works as a two-player partner game or a small group game
How to Use This Resource
CVC Roll Say Keep is ideal for:
- Literacy centers and phonics rotations
- Partner games and small group instruction
- Morning bins / soft start
- Sub plans
Skills Covered
This resource supports students as they practice:
- Decoding CVC words across all five short vowels
- Word family pattern recognition
- Blending and segmenting
- CVC word reading fluency
If you are teaching CVC words and want a word reading game that keeps students decoding, this Roll Say Keep game gives you 182 ready-to-use word cards for decoding practice in a game format students love to play.
