Build-Your-Own Phonics Rule – CVC Words (Short Vowels)

This Build-Your-Own Phonics Rule activity encourages children to actively explore and understand CVC words by discovering the phonics pattern for themselves. Pupils read and sort words, notice the vowel sounds, and describe the rule using their own language before applying it to new words.

Rather than being told the rule, children are guided to observe, think, and explain, helping to develop secure decoding skills and deeper phonics understanding.

Ideal for:

• Reception

• Year 1

• Phonics lessons and consolidation

• Independent work or small groups

• Intervention and catch-up support

Skills covered:

• Reading and decoding CVC words

• Recognising short vowel sounds

• Identifying phonics patterns

• Applying phonics knowledge to new words

What’s included:

• 1 printable phonics worksheet

• Clear, child-friendly instructions

• Low-prep, print-and-go format

This engaging phonics activity supports systematic phonics teaching while encouraging children to think carefully about sounds and patterns.