Parent's Guide: Sight Words and CVC Words Activities
This parent's guide offers a set of hands-on activities for children ages 3-5 that build early reading skills through sight word and CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) word practice, using letter blocks, storytelling, and even a color-mixing experiment to keep learning varied and engaging. Practicing sight words and simple three-letter words together builds the foundation for sounding out and recognizing whole words while reading.
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Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5
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- Topic:
- Parent Guide
- Skill:
- Beginning Sounds (Phonics - Letter Sounds): Identify the beginning sound of words.
- Pack:
- Page 2 of 28 in Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages 4-5.
How to use this worksheet
Read through each activity section and gather the simple materials listed, like letter chits, paper, and everyday household items. For the word-building activities, use letter blocks or chits to physically form CVC words, having your child sound out each letter before blending them together. For the storytelling activity, read a simple story aloud and ask your child to retell it in their own words, and for the color-mixing activity, let your child observe and describe the changes as colors blend.
Materials needed
- Letter chits or blocks
- Paper
- Pencils
- Crayons
- Water
- Different colored paints or food coloring
Extension activities
- 1Make flashcards pairing pictures with their matching CVC words and practice reading them together.
- 2Read more short stories together and encourage your child to retell each one in their own words.
- 3Experiment with mixing different colors of paint or food coloring and talk about the new colors created.
- 4Build a word using letter blocks, then challenge your child to change just one letter to make a new word.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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