Description
This Science of Reading-aligned CVC Words Race to Cover Partner Games turns word reading practice into a two-player game that students want to play again and again. Students take turns spinning a picture, reading the matching CVC word on their list, and covering it with a counter. First player to cover all their words wins.
With 56 unique game mats organized into word families, short vowels, and mixed CVC words, there is a mat for every stage of CVC instruction.
What’s Included
56 CVC Spin and Cover Partner mats: color, black-and-white, and two versions (with blending dots and without blending dots) of all 56 mats included
- Color mats:Â Laminate and use at centers with counters
- Black-and-white mats
- With blending dots:Â Supports students who are still building decoding fluency
- Without blending dots:Â For students ready to read independently
Word Family Mats (26 mats)
- 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
Short Vowel Review Mats (20 mats)
- Short a: 4 mats
- Short e: 4 mats
- Short i: 4 mats
- Short o: 4 mats
- Short u: 4 mats
Mixed CVC Mats (10 mats)
Why Teachers Love This Resource
- Built for partner play
- Two versions for easy differentiation:Â Use the blending dots version for students who need extra decoding support and the standard version for students who are ready to read without scaffolding
- Built-in progression
- Easy to run as a center
How to Use This Resource
These CVC partner games are 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
- Matching pictures to written words
- CVC word reading fluency
Printing Notes
- Laminate color mats for repeated use with counters
- Print black-and-white mats for low ink
- Students need small counters or bingo chips to cover words
If you are teaching CVC words and want a partner game, these Spin and Cover mats give you 56 ready-to-use games each one built around purposeful decoding practice across common word families, short vowels, and mixed CVC words.
