Description
These Science of Reading-aligned CVC Words Bump Games get students reading CVC words over and over without it ever feeling like a drill. Spin a word, read the word, and cover it with a counter. If your partner is already there, bump them off. If you’ve got two counters on the same word, it’s locked and they can’t touch it.
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 Bump game mats: color and black-and-white versions of all 56 mats included (112 pages total)
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
- High-repetition, low-boredom:Â Students read the same CVC words many times across a game without the practice ever feeling repetitive
- Easy to differentiate:Â Assign word family mats for students who need focused practice and mixed CVC mats for students who are ready for a challenge
- Color and black-and-white options
How to Use This Resource
These CVC bump 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
- CVC word reading fluency
Printing Notes
- Laminate color mats for repeated use
- Each game requires two colors of counters and one die
If you are teaching CVC words and want a partner game that delivers repeated word reading practice in a format students actually ask to play again, these Bump Games give you 56 ready-to-use mats.
