Kindergarten Phonics: Spelling with Movable Letters (CVC Words)

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How To Look at the picture. Tap each sound dot: /c/ ... /a/ ... /t/. Slide your finger across to blend: "cat!"

#1 Word Challenge Short -a- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“c - a - t”

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#2 Word Challenge Short -o- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“d - o - g”

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#3 Word Challenge Short -u- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“s - u - n”

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#4 Word Challenge Short -u- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“c - u - p”

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Sound Isolation Listen to the middle vowel sound! Is it /ɪ/ in pig, /e/ in bed, /ɒ/ in fox, or /e/ in pen? Tap and slide to read!

#5 Word Challenge Short -i- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“p - i - g”

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#6 Word Challenge Short -e- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“b - e - d”

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#7 Word Challenge Short -o- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“f - o - x”

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#8 Word Challenge Short -e- Vowel

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Say it slowly:
“p - e - n”

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✂️ Cut-Out Movable Letter Tiles (Use for Page 1 & Page 2!) 🔴 Consonants (Red) | 🔵 Vowels (Blue)

✅ ANSWER KEY & PHONEME BREAKDOWN — FOR TUTOR / PARENT USE ONLY

📖 Complete Word & Phoneme Segmentation Map

#	Word	Vowel Family	Phonemes (Sounds)	Letter Spelling	Montessori Color Pattern
1	🐱 cat	Short -a-	/k/ • /æ/ • /t/	c - a - t	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
2	🐶 dog	Short -o-	/d/ • /ɒ/ • /ɡ/	d - o - g	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
3	☀️ sun	Short -u-	/s/ • /ʌ/ • /n/	s - u - n	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
4	🍵 cup	Short -u-	/k/ • /ʌ/ • /p/	c - u - p	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
5	🐷 pig	Short -i-	/p/ • /ɪ/ • /ɡ/	p - i - g	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
6	🛏️ bed	Short -e-	/b/ • /e/ • /d/	b - e - d	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
7	🦊 fox	Short -o-	/f/ • /ɒ/ • /ks/	f - o - x	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)
8	🖊️ pen	Short -e-	/p/ • /e/ • /n/	p - e - n	Red - Blue - Red (CVC)

🧠 Multisensory CVC Blending Routine

• Step 1: Oral Segmentation: Point to the picture and say the word slowly. Ask: "What is the first sound you hear? What is the middle sound? What is the ending sound?"
• Step 2: Letter Retrieval: Child searches the cut-out tiles or wooden box to place the correct red consonant and blue vowel tiles into the boxes.
• Step 3: Continuous Blending: Sing the sounds together smoothly (/sss-uuu-nnn/) instead of choppy breaks to form "sun".

⚠️ Common Early Reader Hurdles

• b / d Letter Reversals: In bed, remind the child that the word "bed" looks like a little bed frame with headboard (b) and footboard (d)!
• Medial Vowel Confusion: Short /e/ (bed, pen) and short /i/ (pig) can sound similar. Watch lip shape: /e/ is a small grin, while /i/ drops the chin slightly.
• Ending Consonant Dropping: Encourage firm tapping of the 3rd sound dot so the final sound (/t/, /g/, /p/) is never swallowed.

📋 Kindergarten CVC Readiness Check

✔ Sound Isolation: Identifies beginning, middle (short vowel), and ending phonemes in spoken 3-letter words.
✔ Letter-Sound Association: Correctly maps phonemes to movable letter tiles without guessing.
✔ Blending & Handwriting: Synthesizes the 3 phonemes into a fluent word and writes on 3-line primary ruling.

⭐ OFFICIAL KIDDIE BLOCKS AWARD ⭐

🏆 CVC Movable Letter Champion!

This certifies that ___________________________________ has successfully sounded out, built, and written 3-letter CVC words!

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Movable Letters: CVC Words!

Movable Letters: CVC Words!

Movable Letters: CVC Words!

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