Secret Code Phonics Center – CVC

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Add excitement to your short vowel review with CVC Mystery Word Sentences! This no-prep literacy centers activity lets students uncover a mystery word by isolating the first phoneme of each picture, gradually revealing a secret sentence. It’s a fun and effective way to reinforce short vowel sounds while engaging students in phonics practice.

Resource Features:

•No Prep: Just print, cut if you’d like, and go! For a reusable center, put the whole sheet into a page protector and pair with a dry erase marker. You can also cut the sentence strips apart to place in a basket or around the room.

•Ink Friendly: No need for color ink with this resource!

•Easily Differentiated: Sentences are sorted by short vowel and follow a systematic scope and sequence. Students can work with sentences that focus on the vowel(s) they need more practice with and read sentences that are decodable for them.

Key Benefits:

•Engages Students: The mystery aspect of the activity adds an element of excitement, encouraging students to participate actively in the short vowel review.

•Builds Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Skills: Students will review and strengthen their phonemic awareness skills when isolating the first sound of each picture. After they have uncovered the mystery words using sound-letter knowledge, they’ll use their phonics decoding skills to read the sentences.

•Versatile Use: Ideal for use in literacy centers, small group instruction, or as a phonics station, offering flexibility in how you incorporate it into your lesson plans.

What’s Included:

• 1 Student-friendly directions page
• 80 CVC Secret Code Sentences (10 for each vowel, 30 mixed review)
• 1 Secret code key for support and self-check
• 1 Answer Key

Skills:

• short a
• short i
• short o
• short u
• short e
• mixed review (3 sets)

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