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<\/div>\nThe Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable is part of my subscriber library. You can subscribe to the newsletter<\/a> and get access to the password there. You will find it in the summer or CVC section on the subscriber freebie page. <\/p>\n The Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable is a great addition to the summer printables<\/a> and CVC printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n A short vowel word is any word that doesn’t allow the vowel within it to generate that vowel’s long vowel sound.<\/p>\n The short vowel makes it easy for kids to start learning. Short vowel words like cat. Kids can sound out the letters C A & T. And then blend the sounds together to make the word.<\/p>\n Some CVC words that short vowels are bug, map, sat, dog, pot, pan, etc.<\/p>\n This Ice Cream Cone Short Vowel Matching words on CVC short vowel words. You have short vowel ice cream cones with scoops with pictures of CVC words. This is a fun learning CVC printable for kids in kindergarten (ages 5 to 6) and review for kids in first grade (ages 6 to 7).<\/p>\n You have five ice cream cones with the vowels a, e, i, o, and u on them. These are the cones that kids will be sorting the short vowel picture.<\/p>\n You have three ice cream scoops with the pictures of CVC words. You have a mix of beginning and ending sounds.<\/p>\n Short A Words: cab, jam, map You have a recording worksheet to use with the short vowel sorting. You have space for recording all three short vowel words for each vowel. This helps make this a fun short vowel learning center.<\/p>\n Kids will write the CVC words. Another way to work on the CVC short vowel words.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n You can read CVC short vowel word books with this matching activity. It is a fun way to work on reading CVC words and doing the sorting.<\/p>\n You are going to see a few ways to set up and use the ice cream cone short vowel matching printable. Remember you can work on what works best for you!<\/p>\n If this is the first time you are working on this activity or the child you are working with is just starting on short vowel words. You go through the pictures and say the words for each picture.<\/p>\n After you say the words you can ask what short vowel sound they heard. <\/p>\n You can set up a simple CVC short vowel sorting activity. You can line up the cones and give them a stack of the ice cream scoops to sort. You can give them one scoop for each cone for beginners. Or you could switch it up and give them two or more for kids that are reviewing short vowel words.<\/p>\n If you plan on using this short vowel sorting activity a lot it is recommended that you print it on cardstock<\/a> and laminate<\/a> it. That way it will hold up longer.<\/p>\n You can see how simple matching just one short vowel picture for each vowel is. You can pick the words that work best for the child that you are working with. <\/p>\n You can have kids point to the pictures and say the short vowel words after they have done the matching.<\/p>\n And you can see how fun matching all the short vowel pictures is. Just remember that you use what works best for you.<\/p>\n You can also have them do a matching game with just the scoops. You can give them two pictures for each short vowel. Then have them match the pairs of short vowels that go together.<\/p>\n One way to keep all the CVC short vowel printables together is to put them on rings<\/a>. This makes is easy to store and keep together without losing parts of the short vowel printable.<\/p>\n You want to put one of each of the short vowel pictures on each of the rings.<\/p>\n Our favorite hole punch<\/a> works great for this. It can do three laminated cardstock at a time and not make a mess of the paper. Plus has guides for lining up where you want to punch.<\/p>\n Once the short vowel printables are on the rings you can do the matching. You have them pick a cone with a vowel and then find the matching short vowel pictures.<\/p>\n You can see how simple it is to line up all the scoops on the cone with the short vowel.<\/p>\n Now if you want them to write the CVC words you can. This is a great way to see if they got all the short vowel words correct.<\/p>\n If you are looking for more CVC short vowel printables you can check out the CVC Word Write the Vowel Sound Printable<\/a>. It has a mix of CVC words with different vowel sounds for kids to write the CVC short vowels. It is an easy no-prep CVC short vowel writing printable.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click here to buy the CVC Word Write the Vowel Sound Printable at Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n You have a mix of CVC write the short vowel sound. You have a mix of ending sounds with mixed vowels and mixed vowel and ending sound options.<\/p>\n The CVC Word Write the Vowel Sound are a great way to work on different vowel sound words in an easy to use CVC short vowel worksheets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click here to buy the CVC Word Write the Vowel Sound Printable at Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Click here to buy the CVC Word Write the Vowel Sound Printable at Teachers Pay Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n I Spy CVC Short Vowel Words<\/a> is a great no-prep worksheet with I Spy for short vowel words.<\/p>\n CVC Word Writing Printables<\/a> For Beginning, Ending, Vowel, Full Word, and Mixed Missing for a great set of CVC word writing activities that work great for CVC learning centers for kindergarten and review for first grade.<\/p>\n Pirate CVC Words Write Beginning Sounds Worksheet<\/a> has 5 fun worksheets for kids to work on beginning sounds for CVC words with a worksheet for each short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u.<\/p>\n Monster CVC Word Sorting: AT, AP & AN<\/a> is a simple sorting activity for 3 short a cvc word families. You have a cvc sorting mat and CVC word recording sheet.<\/p>\n Check out all the fun CVC Word Family Printables & Activities<\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n Mini Camping Themed Sequencing & Summer Sequencing Sets<\/a> has 4 new sequencing sets for summer, plus a mini free to check out.<\/p>\n Camping Themed L Blends Sorting<\/a> is a great way to do a hands-on activity working on l blends with 5 sorting mats with pictures for sorting.<\/p>\n Ice Cream Vowel Team Matching Printable<\/a> is a great hands-on matching activity for kids to match the vowel team on the cone with matching pictures of that vowel team with a recording sheet.<\/p>\n Check out all the fun Summer & Camping Activities & Printables <\/a> on 3 Dinosaurs.<\/p>\n Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CVC short vowel words are some of the first words that kids work on when they are learning to read. And having fun short vowel learning centers can be fun to use. 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Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
Ice Cream Cone Vowels Printable<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nIce Cream Scoops Short Vowel Pictures Printable<\/h3>\n
\nShort E Words: bed, hen, wet
\nShort I Words: fin, pig, zip
\nShort O Words: dog, mop, pot
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<\/div>\nIce Cream Short Vowel Worksheet<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nBooks to Read with the Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThings to use with the Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
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Ways to Use the Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
Review the short vowel Words<\/h3>\n
Set Up Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Center<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMatching the Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Cards<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMatching game with just the Scoops<\/h3>\n
Put the CVC Short Vowel Ice Cream Printable on Rings<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMatching the CVC Short Vowel Ice Cream Printable<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nRecording the CVC Short Vowel Words Worksheet<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMore CVC Short Vowel Printables<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nCVC Word Write the Vowel Sound Printable<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhat you will find in the CVC Word Write the Vowel Sound Worksheet<\/h3>\n
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What you will find in the Free Ice Cream CVC Short Vowel Matching Printable<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/div>\nMore CVC Short Vowel Printables for Kids<\/h2>\n
More Summer Learning to Read Printables for kids<\/h2>\n
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