Little letters. New discoveries.
CVC blending gameGrow a little word garden.
Point to the letters. Say their sounds together. Discover a whole word, one small step at a time.
Let’s grow some wordsFree · Kindergarten & grade 1 · Play with a grown-up
A little word garden
Point. Blend. Discover.
Play with a grown-up who can model the sounds. Blend six words together, or change one letter at a time to walk through a word family.
Change one letter
Say tap aloud, then hide it again. Stretch the sounds if it helps: say cap, then tap.
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Ready to change one letter at a time.
Let’s read this word
Grown-up help for this word
Point from left to right and model the sounds in mat, then join them into the word. Use letter sounds rather than letter names. Let your child try again with you.
Choose words with letter sounds your child already knows. Explain an unfamiliar word and use your usual pronunciation. If this set feels difficult, keep it to one or two words today.
0 of 6 words explored together
Ready for a little reading together.
No signup or microphone. This activity does not save your choices or revisit list.
Take the word garden to the table: download 60 word cards and seven games (Free PDF · 8 pages)
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How to use it
- Choose one familiar short vowel, or mix the vowels for a new challenge.
- Point to each letter and slide beneath the letters as you say their sounds together, then talk about the whole word.
- Or choose Change one letter: a grown-up says the next word in a word-family chain, and your child swaps the one letter that changed. Continue away from the screen with the free word-card pack.
The thinking behind it
7 CVC Blending Games for Kindergarten and Free Printable Word Cards
Help a beginning reader connect known letter sounds into whole words. Seven short games include printable cards, small steps, and help for the moment blending stalls.