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CVC Short Vowel Snap Game

A spot-the-match picture game for 1st grade CVC words. Any two cards share exactly one picture. Students find it, snap their fingers, and say the word and its vowel sound. Covers short a, e, i, o and u.

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What’s included

CVC Short Vowel Snap! is one of our CVC games for 1st grade. Every card has 6 pictures, and any two cards share exactly one picture. Students find the match, snap their fingers, and say the word and its sound pattern: “Cat! Short a!” You get 31 game cards for short a, e, i, o and u, with directions for three games.

Student Benefits

Students learn to hear the vowel in the middle of a word and identify words that share the same vowel sound.
Students connect each vowel sound to its letter, which helps them decode new CVC words on their own.
Students group words by vowel sound, which builds the pattern awareness they need for word families and spelling.

What’s Included

How to Play page: directions for Snap Race, The Tower and Partner Practice, plus the Snap Rule.
Picture Key: every picture in the game, sorted by vowel, to preview before you play.
31 picture and word cards: in color and in black and white.
31 picture cards: the same cards without words, in color and in black and white.
Card backs: optional, to print back-to-back with the cards.
My Snap Sheet: a recording page with one column for each vowel.
Short Vowel Detective: a color-by-sound page with an answer key.

Differentiation

Level 1 is the picture and word cards. Level 2 is the picture cards. It has the same 31 cards, so students at both levels can play the same game.

Standards

RF.1.2b
Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2c
Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2d
Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
RF.1.3b
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
L.1.2d
Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
L.1.2e
Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

FAQ

How many students can play? Snap Race and The Tower are for 2 to 4 players. Partner Practice is for two students at a center.

How do I prep the cards? Print in color or in black and white, on cardstock or on regular pages. Then laminate, and cut out the cards.

Is it included with the Library Card? Yes.

How do I get my files?

Right after checkout you’ll get a download link on screen and by email. Your files also stay in My Account → Downloads, so you can download them again anytime.

Is this in the Library Card?

Yes. Library Card holders get this resource, and everything else in the shop, for $0 for 12 months. See what’s included.

Can my school pay?

Yes. You can pay by card at checkout, or contact us for a quote your school can pay with a purchase order.

What does the license cover?

Every purchase is a single-classroom license. Use it with your own students, and reuse it every year. Please don’t share the files with other teachers. Each teacher needs their own copy, and team Library Cards make that easy. See the terms for details.

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