CVC Phonemic Awareness Freebie – Science of Reading Aligned Segmenting Practice to Bridge Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

This CVC Phonemic Awareness Freebie helps students strengthen one of the most essential early reading skills — hearing and breaking apart sounds in words. The resource bridges phonemic awareness and phonics, guiding students to segment individual phonemes and connect those sounds to letters through decoding and encoding tasks.

Students practice isolating and mapping sounds in CVC words such as cat, bed, sun, and dog, using visual mats, word cards, and recording sheets. The included activities support mastery of the alphabetic principle, helping learners transition from oral sound play to reading and spelling fluency.

View a demo video for the free download HERE.

Ideas for use:
• Use during small-group instruction for targeted segmenting practice.
• Integrate into daily phonemic awareness warm-ups.
• Pair with phonics lessons for sound-to-letter transfer.
• Add to literacy centers for hands-on decoding tasks.
• Use for intervention or RTI support to build foundational decoding skills.

What’s Included:
• Phonemic awareness mats for CVC words
• Printable word cards for oral segmenting and writing practice
• Recording sheets for students to spell and encode CVC words
• Comprehensive guidance for bridging oral and written phonics
• Supports Science of Reading instruction and sound-symbol mapping