CVC (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) words are fantastic for kindergarten ESL learners to study because they not only help build phonemic awareness, but also the relatively simple decoding process helps boost reading confidence and bridge the gap between letter recognition and meaningful reading. Here are some videos, songs, and games focusing on letter 'i' CVC words that you can use in your class to make your lessons more fun and varied!
The resources are divided into three:
1. Songs - The first two videos are full alphabet chants for warm-up and practicing all letter sounds. The rest are songs specifically for 'i' CVC words
2. Educational Videos - Letter 'i' and 'CVC e' pronunciation videos and cartoons.
3. Educational Games - CVC word games to play.
The first video here is a short beginning phonic song for letters Aa-Zz, as it's great to warm up by practicing the beginning sounds of all the many consonant sounds you will use when teaching CVC. Get singing!
Aa-Zz chant! A catchy chant ,great warm-up and practice for learning all the phonic sounds for CVC words.
Practice some CVC 'i' words with a Jack Hartmann song with actions!
A short simple song to practice some 'i' CVC words. Have fun!
About 7 minutes long and with plenty of CVC 'i' words to practice. Be sure to pause and go through the video slower as it goes through the CVC words quite fast.
Fun and entertaining cartoon practicing CVC 'i' words!
Although the video goes through the 'i'CVC words quickly, the rhythm and rhymes make it great practice for young learners.
A long 15 minute video with lots of 'i' CVC words and cartoon skits featuring sentences to practice. Some parts more suitable for older or higher-level students.
Find the missing CVC 'i' word as the train passes!
A great game to build letter 'Ii' recognition and you can also pause and practice the short 'i' sound.
Let's Get up and move and do the actions that relates to the 'i' CVC word!