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Bowling Game - CVC Words

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    Updated:  23 Nov 2021

Bowl your way through reading 36 CVC words!

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    Grades:  PK - 1

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teaching resource

Bowling Game - CVC Words

  • Updated

    Updated:  23 Nov 2021

Bowl your way through reading 36 CVC words!

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  16 Pages

  • Curriculum
  • Grades

    Grades:  PK - 1

Bowl your way through reading 36 CVC words!

Striking out with reading activities?

Wondering what you can give your students to do in their spare time?

Now you can go bowling for CVC Words!   

🎳 This Reading Game Is Right Up Your Alley 

Through CVC word (consonant, vowel, consonant) bowling activity, students will show they can decode regularly spelled single-syllable words.

To play, the students will choose a bowling ball card and read the word. If they have the matching CVC bowling pin, they’ll remove it from their set. 

The list of CVC words your students will identify in this activity include: 

  • bed
  • red
  • fed
  • tag
  • rag
  • tug
  • bag
  • ten
  • pig
  • pop
  • cup
  • rug
  • cat
  • bat
  • hat
  • dog
  • fog
  • log
  • pet
  • set
  • let
  • sit
  • pit
  • fit
  • sun
  • fun
  • run
  • ran
  • tan
  • peg
  • beg
  • sip
  • lip
  • hot
  • lot
  • bug

Scaffolding + Extension Tips 

Challenge fast finishers who already understand the concept to produce rhyming words for each CVC word. 

Support students who need help understanding the concepts by using an anchor chart or poster as a visual reference while working through the CVC words.  

Get our 10 Best Scaffolding Strategies here! 

Get More CVC Games Out Of ONE Activity! 

We created this resource for your reading center as an independent practice activity. You can also use it for small group and full-class instruction through scoot activities, lesson reviews, formative assessments, and more! 

We suggest these: 

👟 CVC Match Relay Race

Split the class into two teams and have them line up in their group on one side of the room. Place the bowling pins in a central location between teams. Shuffle and divide the CVC cards between teams, putting the card piles face-down in front of each line. When you say, “Go!” the first player in each line will grab the top card, run to the other side of the room, read it, and bring the matching pin back to their team. Then the next person in line does the same, and so on. The team that correctly matches the pins to their cards first wins.

🎭 Charades

Divide your class or small group into 2 teams and project the word cards for referenceTeams will take turns sending up 1 student to act out the CVC word on the card for their team while you keep score and hand the cards to the players. If after 30 seconds, their team guesses the correct word, they get 1 point. Once every student has had their turn to act out a card, the game is over, and the group with the highest points wins. 

🃏 Memory Match

Bonus points for this version of the game as it helps students with their memorization skills! Print 2 sets of bowling ball cards and lay them all face down. Each player takes their turn flipping 2 cards at a time until either finds matching CVC words and sets the pair aside to keep score. 

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Print on cardstock for added durability and longevity. Place all pieces in a folder or large envelope for easy access. 

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This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and Teach Starter Collaborator. 

 

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