🍎 Back to School Short Vowel Phonics Activities

CVC Word Work • Science of Reading Aligned • Print & Digital

Looking for authentic Short Vowel phonics activities that build strong phonemic awareness, blending, and segmenting skills — all aligned with the Science of Reading?

This Back to School Welcome Set includes engaging, no-prep CVC short vowel activities designed specifically for First Grade learners. Perfect for Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 intervention, RtI, and ESL support.

Build confident readers from day one with research-based phonics instruction!

📚 What Makes This Resource Powerful?

✔ Explicit phonics instruction

✔ Structured blending & segmenting practice

✔ Word family connections

✔ Multiple exposures to key spelling patterns

✔ Differentiated learning opportunities

✔ Print AND digital options

These activities complement any spelling or phonics program and can be used as a stand-alone curriculum or supplemental resource.

📦 What’s Included

Each short vowel set (a, e, i, o, u) includes:

⭐ Short Vowel Posters

⭐ Word Family Posters

⭐ CVC Spelling Patterns

⭐ Word Families Practice

⭐ Short Vowel Word Work

⭐ Interactive Notebook Activities

⭐ Printable Worksheets

⭐ Assessments

⭐ Words of the Week

⭐ Homework

⭐ Centers

Five complete short vowel sets are included — one for each vowel.

💻 PRINT & DIGITAL

✔ Print-and-go worksheets

✔ Digital overlay for student responses

✔ Assign easily through Google Classroom

✔ Ideal for in-person, hybrid, or virtual learning

Use the Digital Activities Tool for seamless online practice.

🎯 Perfect For:

✔ First Grade Classrooms

✔ RtI & Intervention

✔ Tier 2 & Tier 3 Support

✔ ESL Learners

✔ Homeschoolers