CVC Word Scavenger Hunt

In a first grade reading group, we have been working on using our letter sounds to read and write consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. To help us review this, after spring break, the students took a scavenger hunt around the room to find pictures of consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words that were posted in different places. The students had a recording sheet and a pencil and then off they went to find the pictures!

Once the students found a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) picture hanging up in the room, they stopped and said the name of the item in the picture. Each picture had a number on it, so next the students found the matching number on their recording sheet. Then the students worked on sounding out the word using their letter sounds and writing the letter for each sound in a sound box on their recording sheet. Each word had three sound boxes since each letter in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) word makes its own sound. After the students recorded a word, they continued their search for the next picture.

After the students finished their scavenger hunt, we went over the words the students wrote for each picture. This helped us to review our letter sounds as a whole group and correct any mistakes we may have made. This activity was a fun way for the students to move around the room and use letter sounds to write and read words!